Board of Directors

Donald Castellucci, Board Chair

Donald was most recently the Pet Sustainability Coalition’s Chief Operating Officer and Interim Executive Director. In this role, he led strategy and operations for the Boulder-based nonprofit in an effort to create a more sustainable pet industry for people, pets, and the planet. He has over a decade of experience in small and large organizations, previously serving as a political appointee at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and senior staff member on Capitol Hill.

Donald graduated from the University of Scranton and now lives in Lafayette, CO with his wife, Emily, and their rescue pup, Peach, where they enjoy running, cross country skiing, cooking, and crosswords.

Tiana Kennedy, Co-Founder, Board Vice Chair

Tiana believes that everyone makes an impact, and it’s up to each of us to make sure that impact is positive. An external relations professional whose business background and love for animals collided when she began PawsCo in July 2013, she’s honored to be part of such a talented and compassionate team of volunteers. PawsCo follows her vision of utilizing a business structure for a non-profit mission, and creating an organization that is effective, customer-service driven, a resource to shelters needing assistance with animals in their care, and saves as many animals as possible. Tiana lives in Denver with her husband Matt and their two rescue dogs Elliott and Poe.

Mike Frazho, Board Treasurer

Mike has over 30 years of experience in Operations and Finance in a variety of industries. Currently, he operates the Consulting Firm BoulderSimple LLC. Mike is committed to helping companies and people grow responsibly and support them on being the best version of themselves. He is passionate about helping animals and has served as the Interim CEO and on the Board of Directors of The Longmont Humane Society. Mike has his Bachelors of Arts degree from Michigan State University. He joined the Board of Directors as the Treasurer of PawsCo in 2023 and looks forward to being part of an organization that has and continues to help numerous dogs and cats. In his free time, Mike and his wife enjoy long walks, traveling, and just being in nature.

Amy Bauer, Board Secretary

Amy is an associate dean and member of the faculty at the University of Colorado Law School where, among other things, she serves as the faculty advisor of the Colorado Law Animal League Defense Fund. She has been practicing law for more than 20 years, with experience across a number of practice areas. Amy is a Colorado native who holds degrees from Duke University and the College of William & Mary. A life-long advocate for animal welfare, she joined the PawsCo Board of Directors in 2023 and is honored to be part of a team that shares her commitment to improving the lives of animals. She lives in Denver with rescue pup, Eli, and recue cat, Jelly.

Katie Marshall

Katie serves as the Senior Technologist for Refined Technologies, where she leads teams across North America to bring new product offerings to market and scale business lines. She has extensive business and operations experience specifically in process optimization/design and project management. Katie has an MBA from the University of Colorado and a BS in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Colorado State University. Katie is a Colorado native and began volunteering with PawsCo in 2014, filling numerous roles including Vet Care Team associate, Partnership Director, and Senior Director of Operations before joining the Board of Directors in 2020. She and her husband, Pat, have two Dogs; Mannix and PawsCo Alum Ricky.

Taylor Johnson

Taylor has been passionate about animal welfare and rescue for as long as she can remember and her time as a rescue volunteer truly fills her soul. When Taylor isn’t volunteering with PawsCo, she works in nonprofit management at a human services organization in Denver. She is a Colorado native and she, her husband Aaron, and their two sons adore their rescue pups Lola and Lincoln (a PawsCo alum!)

Amanda Nugent

Amanda is a senior integrated marketing communications professional with over ten years of experience in frontline fundraising, data analytics, annual giving, and volunteer board management for causes she cares about. Her prior work includes an emphasis on higher education fundraising at institutions such as Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, and the George Washington University. Amanda is a graduate of the University of Delaware and Georgetown University. She lives in Arvada with her husband, daughter, rescue dog Penny, and cat Mowgli.

Christine Armstrong

Christine is a Vice President of Credit Specialists for Silicon Valley Bank Private Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank. With extensive experience in personal and small business lending and credit underwriting, she is passionate about helping people and businesses reach their financial goals. Christine is excited to give back to the animal welfare community and serve on the board. She received her MBA from Daniels School of Business, University of Denver and her B.S. in Business Administration from Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado – Boulder. An animal lover to the core, Christine has two cats (Dexter and Lola – PawsCo alum) and one dog (Rosie). She enjoys spending time with her husband and sons going to the mountains, listening to live music and trying out new restaurants.

Mindy Jarvis

Mindy Jarvis is a native to Colorado and die-hard Denver Nuggets fan! She is married with two adult kids, as well as two Boxer dogs, and 6 Chickens. Mindy is also a Certified Dog Trainer & Behavior Consultant, and owner of Noble Beast Dog Training, a dog training company with a dedicated training team of 15 people, providing dog training in metro Denver and surrounding areas for over 15 years. Using scientific and humane training methods, it is our goal to make training fun and rewarding for both the owner and the dogs! We specialize in dog/dog social skills and group play dynamics, but also provide unique classes to support experiential social learning for dogs, in addition we offer and excel in private in-home training and group classes. We work with all dogs, all ages, and all personalities – even those pups who have reactivity challenges! We don’t just love dogs; we love people too and love bridging the communication gap between dog and owner through relationship focused dog training!

Mindy joined the PawsCo Board of Directors in 2023 and is beyond thrilled to be able expand her efforts in animal rescue and welfare with such a great organization.

Nichole Burnett

Nichole Burnett is currently a commercial real estate attorney at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, where her practice focuses on real estate finance and development. Nichole is a Colorado native and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law where she also served as President of the law school’s student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Nichole has been passionate about animal welfare all her life and is dedicated to all areas of improving animal well-being. She is an avid supporter of animal rescue and adoption and cares deeply about finding a place for each individual animal to thrive. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, hiking, reading, and spending time with her three rescue dogs.

Vanessa Clark

Vanessa Clark is the Vice President of Development & Marketing at PBS12. She is an experienced nonprofit marketing and fundraising executive, with more than ten years of leadership experience building successful teams and driving strategic growth. Prior to PBS12, Vanessa led marketing and communications at Volunteers of America Colorado, and Goodwill Industries of Denver. Vanessa loves the challenge of connecting funds and resources with community needs. She’s an animal lover and has a special place in her heart for rescue dogs. Vanessa lives in Denver with her husband and two daughters and PawsCo alum, Abbey. She loves skiing, riding her Peloton bike to nowhere, yoga and traveling.

Brett & Dawn Anderson

Special Advisor to the President and Chancellor of Colorado State University and Vice President for University Advancement from 2009-2017, Brett Anderson is a 1987 alumnus of Colorado State University. He returned to his alma mater after a successful business career at global business and technology company Accenture. Anderson was the global managing partner of Accenture’s Communications and HighTech Customer Relationship Management practice and former managing partner of the Denver office of Accenture. He joined Accenture in 1987 and was named a partner in 1999 and retired from Accenture in 2008. While at Accenture, he had oversight for more than 5,000 people and $2 billion in operations. Among his responsibilities were profit and loss for the division, ensuring the growth and development of the global CHT CRM practice and professionals, developing and overseeing relationships with strategic ventures and alliances, and serving as an advisory senior executive to several global strategic accounts and C-level executives.

Anderson is a native of Colorado growing up in Fort Collins and now lives in Littleton, Colorado. He and his wife Dawn enjoy skiing, golfing, running and traveling, and spending time with their new puppy Sadie.

Jack & Val Sepple

Val and Jack Sepple have been animal lovers their entire life and have adopted 3 dogs (Rusty / Daisy / Georgia) and 2 cats (Bonnie / Fluffy) from shelters. Georgia (+90lb Alaskan Malamute) was adopted in February 2020 which has kept them fit and feeling young. Both are graduates of Virginia Tech and stay active with their alma mater. They moved to Colorado in 1997 (from Virginia) and fell in love with the people and the mountains; although they did take a four year hiatus to live and work in Australia (and yes, they did take Rusty/Daisy and Fluffy with them and back)! They are ardent supporters of animal rescue and cannot be more pleased to be associated with PawsCo and all the great volunteers!