Meet our Team

Tara Wagner
Puppy Concierge

“Nobody ever fell in love without being a little bit brave”

Pet: Millie “Ms. Wiggles”, Norman “Normy” – Mini Goldendoodles and Sadie “Bug” – Mini Schnauzer

Role: The goal is to help families find the perfect puppy and experience the complete and immense joy of having a doggo in their lives. Live. Love. WOOF!

Hobbies: Obsessing over everything her dogs do and taking pictures of them. Anything nerdy – video games, Legos, Pokemon Cards. Loves to read all kinds of books (mainly fantasy), and then read about which new ones to buy next. Sings along to every single song that comes on.

Fun Facts:

• She started as a customer and purchased Millie (the puppy in her picture) through Pawrade in 2021! Best Decision Ever!
• Absolutely obsessed with Harry Potter
• A Mega gamer of all genres. She owns every console, but Xbox is her favorite
• She has a very vast collection of Legos
• Top Tier Night Owl (not a morning person at all)

Strengths:

• An endless and eternal love for her puppies
• Master Pokemon trainer and pretty good at gaming
• Fast reader

Weaknesses:

The overwhelming desire to buy every dog toy in sight

Sweets, desserts, junk food in general

Adding more books to her collection any chance she gets

Donna Conner
Puppy Concierge

“A positive mind finds opportunities in everything, and a negative mind finds fault in everything.”

Pet: Beau – Yellow Lab, Bella – Yorkie

Role: Want a puppy? She’ll make it happen!!!

Hobbies: Soaking up the sun, cleaning, breakfast dates, and spending time with her kids (including the furry ones)

Fun Facts:

• Buys a TON of books and never reads them
• She has never met a stranger
• Loves traveling

Strengths:

• Cleaning
• Helping others
• Time management

Weaknesses:

Following through with a book, lol

Resisting a good deal

Chips, dip, and a Diet Coke

Tania Moss
Program Director

“Mom of the group”, “If you got a problem, yo I’ll solve it. Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it.”

Pet: Prince – Papillion, Jables – Pit Bull Mix, Toby – Toy Poodle, and Lacie – Golden Retriever

Role: Vanilla Ice lyrics coordinator, “Ice Ice Baby”

Hobbies: Baking, cooking, cake decorating and loves being creative in her free time

Fun Facts:

• She’s the lost sister
• Her grandma was a breeder, and she helped her with her kennel
• Makes cakes in her spare time. The fancy one’s you see on TV

Strengths:

• Compassionate and caring for the love of dogs
• Problem solver

Weaknesses:

Coffee

Krispy Kreme

OCD

Shannon Gegor
Travel Manager

“For effs sakes”, “This too shall pass”

Pet: Dolly Parton – Corgi

Role: Gets puppies home safe into their new owners arms

Hobbies: Drinking and exercising

Fun Facts:

• Knows the words to every 80s/90s song out there
• Once owned a cat named Brad Pittens
• Her husband likes Burt Reynolds more than her most days

Strengths:

• Organizing
• Time management
• More organizing

Weaknesses:

Back handsprings

Buying gym clothes

Saying no to her kids

Brian Salta
Co-Founder

“The weather outside is weather”

Pet: Roi – English Bulldog

Role: Not writing copy

Hobbies: Wearing Under Armour, spotting celebrities in the airport, and Costco shopping

Fun Facts:

• Loves “ice cold IPA’s and college football”
• Has mastered driving with his knees
• A former Olympian once called him “buff”

Strengths:

• Forgetting Sarah Marshall quotes
• Happy hour
• Frequent flyer miles

Weaknesses:

Dancing

Pasta

Stock trading

Amber Marchbanks
Puppy Concierge Assistant Manager

“Treat yo self”

Pet: Dexter – Boston Terrior

Role: She helps find your pup!

Hobbies: Gardening, refinishing furniture, watching anything on Bravo or HGTV

Fun Facts:

• Christmas decorations addict
• Guilty please is anything on Bravo, especially the Real Housewives
• Has driven the east coast from Maine-Florida

Strengths:

• Quoting lines from the office
• Hiding Amazon packages from her fiancé
• Laughing at her own jokes

Weaknesses:

Happy Hour

Can’t whistle

Folding laundry

Courtney Dean
Social Engagement Director

Crazy dog lady

“Kill em with kindness”, “Everything happens for a reason”, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” –Steve Jobs

Pet: Evie – Pug, Lincoln – King Charles Cavalier, GiGi – Goldendoodle

Role: The Anti-Social Distancing Police, responsible for the exact opposite of social distancing – Online style. Throws the wildest of wild Online paw parade parties.

Hobbies: Graphic design, traveling, anything creative and foodie

Fun Facts:

• The American Girl Doll “Courtney 1986” made her life complete
• Extreme fear of rafts and praying mantis
• Snackaholic

Strengths:

• Doesn’t have an off switch
• Never gets tired
• Doesn’t give up easily

Weaknesses:

Pugs

Diet Coke

Saying “no”

Gluten

Renee Reamy
Human Resource Manager

“Do a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life!”

Pet: Zeus – PlottHound/Lab Mix, Athena – Aussiedoodle

Role: Supervising employees during day-to-day tasks to ensure productivity, onboarding new employees, managing the overall workflow, and spreading positivity to our Pawrade family!

Hobbies: Online shopping, watching my kids play their sports, and reading

Fun Facts:

• Mom of 5 – “I am not like a regular mom, I’m a cool mom”
• Once was a flight nanny for one of our buyers/breeders!
• Used to run a middle school with 800 students. They are pretty similar to 800 puppies

Strengths:

• Good listener
• Great communicator
• Multitasking queen

Weaknesses:

Anything that requires physical activity

Online shopping

Firefighters

Reagan Simmons
Travel Concierge

“It is what it is”

Pet: Oreo the Papillon, Foxy the Foxtrotter, Marley the Harlequin Pinscher

Role: I work to bring your puppies home to you!

Hobbies: Horse back riding and spending time with family.

Fun Facts:

• Loves anything shiny and glittery
• She love’s to go camping
• Tomboy to the max!

Strengths:

• Sleeping through all alarms
• Being late everywhere
• Finding everything for everyone in her family

Weaknesses:

Buying things for her puppies and horses

Anything shiney

Buying things for her kids

Charlie Elliott
Resolutions Manager

“Bro…”

Pet: Grant – Shih Tzu

Role: He coordinates with vendors/breeders/customers to resolve all account issues.

Hobbies: Classic vehicles, motorcycles, fighting with my kids

Fun Facts:

• He loves old abandoned stuff
• Video games bore him
• 80’s music nerd

Strengths:

• Can fix anything
• Can break anything
• Super dependable

Weaknesses:

Waterfront bars

Classic vehicles

Amazon

Beth Thomas
Breeder Relations

“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday”

Pet: Harlee – Cockapoo, Cooper – Mini Goldendoodle

Role: Helps breeders find loving and fur-ever homes for their babies

Hobbies: Raising her kids and fur babies, going to the beach, social butterfly, shopping, riding her Peloton

Fun Facts:

• Momma bear raising 4 kids and 2 pups
• Survived a horrific golf cart accident
• Born and raised and still lives in Maryland

Strengths:

• Relaxing beach side
• Works well with others
• Pays attention to details

Weaknesses:

Pizza

Retail Therapy AKA Shopping

Indecisive

Joey Walsh
Health Guarantee Claims Manager

“It is what it is!”

Pet: Sheba – German Shepherd, Stella Mae – Frenchie, Echo – Pit Bull

Role: As a puppy claims manager, my role involves overseeing the processing of claims related to puppy placements. I ensure claims are handled efficiently, verify documentation, communicate with clients, and provide support throughout the claims process to ensure a positive experience for pet owners

Hobbies: Detective, trail riding, poker runs

Fun Facts:

• People watcher
• 80’s hip hop
• Southern charm

Strengths:

• Easygoing
• Charm
• Flexible

Weaknesses:

Espresso

Porters/Stouts

Christmas

Emma Hoy
Puppy Concierge Team Lead

“They say life is short…. So why not buy a dog?”

Pet: Luna – Saint Bernard, Gracie – Golden Retriever

Role: Helping one family at a time to find their forever fur baby

Hobbies: Eating, playing with dogs, drinking coffee, shopping, and being outside any time of the year

Fun Facts:

• Hates driving
• Loves to dance in the living room with no one home
• Has more pictures of her dogs than her family

Strengths:

• Making new friends
• Multitasking
• Organized

Weaknesses:

Cows

Having to pet every dog she sees

Online shopping

Carli Rivera
Customer Concierge – Spanish

“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.” ~ Walt Disney

Pet: Benito and Bonnie

Role: She helps Pawparents have a secure and scam-free placement process. She is on a mission to sniff out any suspicious activities- kind of like the Sherlock Holmes of the puppy world!

Hobbies: She loves to pet sit since she can’t have all the dogs. She enjoys binge-watching shows, thrifting and singing random songs out of nowhere.

Fun Facts:

• Spends more time planning than enjoying
• She multi-tasks even when she thinks she’s not
• She is Puertorican

Strengths:

• Always the Group Mom
• Big ol’ heart
• Shopping for Deals

Weaknesses:

Anything and everything Disney

Very emotional

Bad Bunny

Dan Keener
Puppy Concierge Manager

Dan the Man

“I will just get one more dog”

Pet: 3 Dogs: Cali, Pepper & Millie

Role: Talk about cute puppies all day

Hobbies: Talking about puppies, cuddling with puppies going for a walk with puppies, anything puppies

Fun Facts:

• He’s jumped out of a plane
• Loves to travel
• Loves doing anything outdoors

Strengths:

• Talking about puppies
• Pretending to workout
• Listening

Weaknesses:

Amazon

Puppies

Dogs

Devlyn Ray
Breeder Liaison Manager

“It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles, but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn.”

Pet: Fitzgerald – Olde English Sheepdog

Role: He works with our awesome team of breeder liaisons to help them locate and foster lasting relationships with our ever-expanding network of quality breeders!

Hobbies: Playing with Fitz and doing hoodrat things with his homies

Fun Facts:

• Hates for his food to touch
• Ambidextrous
• Swears he invented the phrase “friends with benefits,” but no one believes him

Strengths:

• Talking
• Listening
• Talking about listening

Weaknesses:

That first moment when you come home from Happy Hour, and you and your puppy lock eyes, and you can tell that they genuinely missed you

Brevity

Monogamy

Tony Stray
Puppy Concierge Team Lead

Dog Whisperer

Pet: Chico – Chihuahua, Cabo, and Greycee – Kittens

Role: Helps people find their new family member

Hobbies: Working out, hiking, really anything outdoors, foodie, loves hard rock and metal music

Fun Facts:

• Hiked to the tallest point in the contiguous U.S.
• Once flew into a tropical storm (landing just before the airport closed) to go to a music festival
• Likes dogs more than most people

Strengths:

• Procrastinating
• Ordering takeout
• Binge-watching Netflix

Weaknesses:

Disneyland

Procrastinating

Online shopping

Brenden Salta
Co-Founder

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right!”

Pet: Thea – French Bulldog

Role: Creative problem solver and visionary of the simplest crosswalk and traffic light systems

Hobbies: Boating, traveling, exercising, and overly researching anything and everything

Fun Facts:

• Can sing most songs until the music stops
• Once wore socks with sandals
• Prefers to be the complete opposite of normal

Strengths:

• Self deprecating jokes
• Meyers-Briggs ENTP to a T
• Not boring

Weaknesses:

Math

Relentless determination

Heights

Jessica Arumbul
Puppy Concierge

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” — Albert Schweitzer

Pet: Olliepop – Miniature Australian Shepherd

Role: As a Puppy Concierge, I make puppy dreams come true every day!

Hobbies: Hiking, TikTok, dog sitting, Target walks and trying new bars and food!

Fun Facts:

• She never stops talking
• Lives off of coffee
• She will dog sit for wine

Strengths:

• UNO
• Punctual
• Multi-tasking

Weaknesses:

Will stop and pet every dog in public

Setting 10 alarms to wake up early and then ignores all of them

Can’t decide which Netflix show to binge, so she ends up watching trailers for an hour

Lindsey Phillips
Admin Manager

WWDD

Pet: Elton, Prudence, Paul, Ellie and Sherman

Role: Making sure every customer receives top notch customer service!

Hobbies: Tik Tok, shopping and hiking

Fun Facts:

• Can say the alphabet backwards
• Obsessed with Walmart delivery
• She is Ambidextrous

Strengths:

• Organized
• Hardworking
• Being too loud

Weaknesses:

Buying too many sweatshirts

Dogs!

Candles