HEARTS FOR STREET DOGS
Meet the Team
Monica Draves
Founder and Director
Monica Draves is a native to the Reno/Tahoe area. Her passion for animal service has exceeded 30+ years. As a pet groomer, veterinary technician, and boarding manager for a local Humane Society she saw a real need for the ones that have no voice: Our community's homeless street dogs.
My hope is to invoke a spark of action in people, to help change a very real problem. Between politics, the economy, and technology we live in a broken, disconnected world, which leaves many unfortunate people and their pets living in the streets. While there are some resources for the homeless human, there are very little for their pets. Most shelters refuse animals, in need of a meal and a nights, rest, which leaves them, along with their human companions, to sleep out in the elements. There is a great need to provide food, clothing and veterinary care for these pets, in partnering with the community, donations, and volunteers , we can make a difference.
Lisa Petrucci
Chair of the Board
Lisa Petrucci has been an animal rights advocate and animal foster for over three decades. She has worked with various horse rescue organizations across the nation as well as various Humane Societies in California. She is currently an active foster and volunteer at the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe.
Lisa has joined the Board of Hearts For Street Dogs to contribute her business acumen developed through years of work within the high tech sector. She will focus on donation campaigns, marketing and outreach programs.