Forever true to "the Underdog"
Amy is one of the co-directors at Rural Dog Rescue. She started her RDR journey in January 2019 when she adopted her dog, Biscuit. Soon after, she become more involved by fostering and filling several RDR roles over the years.
Savanna is one of the co-directors at Rural Dog Rescue. She started out as a foster with RDR back in 2016 and since then has filled several roles over the years, as well as adopting two dogs — Ruby and Gruner.
Marisa is the Foster Coordinator for Rural Dog Rescue. She first started as a foster with RDR and has helped many dogs find their forever home. She even foster failed with her own pup, Roxy!
Tabitha is the adoption coordiantor for Rural Dog Rescue. She began as an event volunteer with RDR in July 2023 before transitioning to her current role in June 2025 after looking for a way to get more involved in finding our pups their forever homes!
Peter is the adoption event coordinator. He started volunteering with Rural Dog Rescue in 2019 after stumbling across one of their events on his way home from lunch.
Ciera (not pictured) is the Marketing Coordinator for Rural Dog Rescue. She first started as a social media volunteer in 2025 and is dedicated to promoting our pups any and evewhere. Ciera may not have a dog of her own (yet!), her two family dogs Pippa & Quinn are her "furry sisters."
Hadley is the fundraising coordinator at Rural Dog Rescue and joined our team after adopting her second dog, Duncan.
Bethany is the profiles coordinator for Rural Dog Rescue. She began fostering in early 2022 shortly after moving to D.C. from Connecticut, and has fostered 10 RDR pups (pictured: foster #3, Fred!).
Leo is the supply coordinator for Rural Dog Rescue. He monitors our equipment and food, while also working with people who want to make in-kind donations. He and his husband, Ryan, adopted Annabelle from RDR after fostering her for a week.
Erika is the volunteer coordinator, focusing on connecting volunteers with the appropriate team members based on their interests and the organization's needs. She's been volunteering with RDR since 2026.
Bryan is the applications coordinator at Rural Dog Rescue. He started volunteering with RDR in 2017 in various roles before becoming the home visit coordinator in 2021, and then the applications coordinator in 2023.
Kim founded Rural Dog Rescue in 2011 as a small 1-3 person operation and has expanded rapidly over the past 13 years. She owns five foster-failed RDR dogs, a horse, a cat, five Sebastopol geese, chickens, call ducks, and rabbits.
