Originally from Spartanburg, SC, Cassady has always been an animal lover and always had them as part of her family. As a child, her family owned horses, and she would love to ride and help her uncle care for them. For over 15 years, she also showed the horses, winning for both Western and English riding. Cassady moved to St. Louis with her partner in 1999 and became involved with Stray Rescue about 5 years later. Over the next ten years, Cassady supported Stray Rescue both personally and through her business and quickly grew to love the organization and mission. Cassady joined Stray Rescue of St. Louis as a staff member in 2014 as the Volunteer Coordinator. Utilizing her customer service and business skills, she was quickly promoted to Foster & Adoption Manager, Operations Manager and now proudly serves as Stray Rescue’s Executive Director. Cassady brings nearly a decade of experience in Business Management to Stray Rescue, having owned and operated Luvy Duvy’s, a beloved St. Louis grill and meeting space. She is also an active member of the Humane Society in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and served as a Board Member of the Bi-State Pet Food Pantry for over two years. Cassady lives happily with her partner, five dogs and three cats in the Benton Park neighborhood of St. Louis.

Andrea has been with Stray Rescue since December of 2014. She majored in Business Marketing & Communications at Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO. She also played volleyball in college. She is the proud mama of 3 dogs, Lux, Scout, and Archie, and a kitty named Louie!

Kiarra has been with Stray Rescue for seven years. She started working at Stray Rescue fresh out of high school & was hired as a Caregiver. After a couple years she moved to the Training Team where she taught training classes, worked with some of our dogs needing rehabilitation and did private lessons. A few years later she was promoted to the Assistant Shelter Manager position. "Now I am the Shelter Operations Manager here and love it! I oversee the day to day operations of the shelter and shelter staff.  This is truly the most rewarding job I have ever had. Seeing these dogs everyday really brings a smile to my face!" She has three dogs of her own, all from Stray Rescue of course! Chucky (8) , Metra (8) and Macho (1) and she couldn’t imagine her life without them!

After volunteering for several years, Aimee Dearsley has been with Stray Rescue of St. Louis since September 2013. She previously served as a Vice President at Wells Fargo Advisors for 14 years. Aimee joined the Stray Rescue team as the Business Manager before accepting the role of Director of Development several months later. Aimee’s passion for helping homeless animals and talking with other like-minded people about getting involved in a way that’s meaningful to them is what drives her every day. Aimee and her daughter, Elena, have adopted 3 dogs and 3 cats from Stray Rescue and can’t imagine life without them!

Julia has worked at Stray Rescue of St. Louis as the Vet Clinic Director. She plays a key role in coordinating life-saving surgeries, thousands of spay/neuters, and more for the abandoned, abused, and neglected animals we rescue and rehabilitate. She also manages our Pet Food Pantry as well as our SIP (Shelter In Place) Program, which helps beloved pets stay in their homes when they need expensive surgeries their families cannot afford. 
At home she has 2 dogs named Frank and Eve, and 1 cat named Dora.

Natalie has been with Stray Rescue of St. Louis since 2015. She joined the team as the Marketing & Communications Specialist and worked her way to the CCO position. She graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations at Webster University, and went back for her Master’s in Advertising & Marketing. She often hosts interns from Webster University to help them gain real-life marketing experience and build their resumes. She accompanies Donna on rescues, documenting the experience and tells the story on social media, web, and other communications. She has 5 rescue dogs at home and enjoys fostering puppies.

Grant has been with Stray Rescue for 2 years. He worked for his degree in Visual Communications at Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. “I’ve always been a creative and positive minded person and I love making people feel special and important.   I can’t think of a better position for me than being the Volunteer Coordinator at Stray Rescue!   We have a dynamic volunteer program, and it’s my job to motivate them, cheer them on, and to help create a welcoming environment that they want to spend time in and come back to again and again!”

Grant has 3 dogs: Olive, Joey, and Clara, and a kitty named Floyd.

Donna has been at Stray Rescue since the early years. First as a volunteer/foster and then she officially joined the team. Donna is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia and has a BFA with an emphasis in photography. Her love of both animals and photography has been the perfect pairing for her at Stray Rescue.

Donna has seven of her own rescues at home. Her seniors are Kit, Shivers and Kukla. She also has her pittie crew, Geri, Elly May, Brick and her newest member, Odella. 

New to the Stray Rescue Team as of June, 2020, Spencer is a graduate of Missouri Baptist University with a degree in Sport Management. Spencer brings 10+ years of management and leadership experience in ASC/Hospital Revenue Cycle Operations, coaching, education, and facility management. Spencer has been married to Natalie Thomson, the Marketing Director at SR, since 2015. Spencer and Natalie live in the Shaw, St. Louis neighborhood and have 4 wonderful dogs from SR: Luvy Duvy, Cletus, Bitsy, and Auggie. Baseball has been a large part of Spencer's life and he continues to coach at Marquette High School (Chesterfield, MO) where he is the hitting coach and strength coach.​

Shell grew up with dogs their whole life and befriended strays on their many adventures while traveling. They worked in the service industry for 12 years in St. Louis and Florida before a they started working with dogs in 2015. In 2017 Shell started at Stray Rescue as a caregiver. Since then they have been a shift lead, the shy/feral coordinator, was in charge of the REP program, and began shadowing the training department before being promoted to Shelter Manager. They are very excited about becoming the Director of Animal Care as Stray Rescue expands and improves daily. When not at Stray, Shell spends their time at home with their big ol’ mutt Rocky, shy pocket pittie Nellie, and is almost always fostering a dog or puppy in need of the socialization the pup gets from Shell and their dogs.

Loren joined the Stray Rescue team in February of 2021 after graduating from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master’s in Public Administration and nonprofit work. Since childhood, Loren has found comfort in the presence of animals and knew that one day she would dedicate her life to animal welfare. As Donor Relations and Development Coordinator, Loren gets to work with Stray Rescue’s dedicated community of donors. “It is an honor to be able to work with the individuals and organizations that make our work possible. No matter the size, any donation we receive means we can continue our important work within the community. Our donors make it possible to leave no dog behind!”  At Stray Rescue, Loren has truly found her calling. 

When she’s not at Stray Rescue, you can find Loren at home with her three rescue dogs, Jolene, Gracie Lou, and Mummy. Along with her two cats, Timone and Pumba.