Meet our Board of Directors

Dr. Davis is a professor of marketing at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has over 20 years of experience researching, advising and consulting with organizations across the full spectrum of the economy including dozens of non-profit organizations. Dr. Davis became the founding Chair of the only university program in Brand Communication and Management in Canada after spearheading a successful $2 million fundraising campaign to develop the program.

Maleeha currently works for the Ontario Government with a history of providing consulting/assurance services.

Experienced in audit, financial investigations, due diligence, fraud detection and prevention and assessing corporate governance. She has also previously volunteered as a treasurer for other organizations.

Having rescued stray cats and dogs with her family in the past, this role brings both passion and skill together for Maleeha.

Megan works at a publishing company based out of Richmond Hill, where she does marketing and project management. She has been involved in animal rescue and welfare for over fifteen years now, and has volunteered at rescues/shelters in Utah, Mexico, Bahamas, New York and Niagara. She loves animals, especially her own two rescue cats, Murphy and Evan.

Megan is very excited about being involved in Pets Alive Animal Rescue Niagara, and loves watching how the organization grows and evolves, continuously finding new ways to help animals in our community.

Chelsey is a Creative Resource Manager at a GTA-based design agency. A former longtime foster parent herself (with many foster fails) and our current Cat Intake Coordinator, she is now focused on intake management and the future growth of Pets Alive Niagara. She and her husband are proud rescue parents to four senior kitties and a neighbourhood stray which they have claimed as theirs.

Ellen is a Registered Nurse who works with young families, infants and children in Niagara. She is passionate about fundraising in an effort to support Pets Alive Niagara in their continued rescue efforts. Ellen and her husband, and son, have four kitties - Lucy, Tiffany, Winnie and Daphne, and a booming basset hound named Sadie.

Erica works for the Ontario government and has been volunteering with Pets Alive Niagara for 3 years now. She and her two kids have 2 cats (both foster fails), a dog, a rescued bird and a rescued rabbit.

Erica fosters cats of all ages and is also the Cat Medical Coordinator, being the liaison between our fosters and veterinarians, making sure our cats in care are receiving the care they deserve.

Being a part of Pets Alive Niagara has been so rewarding for Erica and her family and their only regret is not joining sooner.