About Us
Congratulations to our PCSA certified employees! The PCSA (Pet Care Services Association) is an international non-profit trade association that provides education, accreditation and information to the boarding kennels and the public. Camp K-9 of Marin is proud to be a member of the PCSA and to have our staff become certified as pet care technicians based on the highest standards in our industry.
Camp Greeters
Steve Holloway
Front Office Manager Certified Pet Care Technician Certified in Pet CPR and First Aid
Steven was born and grew up in Marin County and comes to us with a great love for animals, especially dogs! He was raised with two German Shorthaired Pointers and a Boxer as babysitters. Over the years he has many other dogs, including a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a Labrador Retriever, a Belgian Shepherd, and three Pugs! For Steve, the best part of working at Camp K-9 of Marin is the fact that it allows him the opportunity to interact with many wonderful people and then go play with their dogs!
Barbra Fogt-Aster
Camp Greeter
Barbra has a degree in Interior Design and as flight attendant had the opportunity to travel all around the world. Eventually, she settled down in Marin County, raised two children and currently lives with two wonderful dogs and a bird. She loves her dogs and her bird, but wanted more dogs without more dog responsibility! She was a Camp K-9 of Marin customer and decided that if she worked with Camp K-9 of Marin she could be around more dogs and have the best of both worlds. Barbra loves meeting our great doggie parents and their outrageously wonderful dogs. She thinks that it doesn't get any better than that. If a greeter asks you to spell your last name -- even if it's Smith, you're talking with Barbra!
Lisa Gerhardt
Camp Greeter
Lisa Gerhardt has been a dog lover since the day she was born. She feels she is part dog and her mom has stories to prove that! She grew up with many dogs in Newport Beach, CA. She migrated north and worked in the Travel Business for over twenty years. She now lives with her "Schnorgie" Bixby and they love to explore together. Travel and dogs have always been her passions and that is why she is such a great addition to our crew!
Monica Schindler
Camp Greeter
Monica grew up in Marin, spent years working for the airlines and traveled around the world. She has always loved dogs and had many in her day. Her dog Roxy, a rat terrier mix, has been a camper with Camp K-9 of marin for over five years. After her youngest child went to college she decided to go back to work and surround herself with doggies and dog lovers. Monica is a great addition to our team.
Alexis Wood
Overnight Supervisor
Alexis was born in Loraine, Ohio and moved to California at the age of 3 months. She lived in Sonoma County for over 12 years, and has taken care of a multitude of animals from snakes and lizards to cats and dogs. Her favorite breed of dog is a German Shepard, thinks French Bulldogs are the cutest and looks forward to having a dog of her own someday. Alexis is currently going to school at College of Marin, working on two degrees in Administration of Justice, and Sociology.
Barbara Scott
Overnight Supervisor Certified Pet Care Technician Certified in Pet CPR and First Aid
Barbara has been passionate about animals all her life, and is a devoted animal protection advocate and legislation activist member of many pro-animal groups such as HSUS, ALDF and AVS. She also volunteers at SF AC&C and SPCA, and is on their feral cat rescue/rehab team. She is the proud guardian of her own rescue cats and former dogs, birds, horse, rats, hamsters and lizards. For the most part, she would "rather be with animals than humans"--so she is very happy here full time being with and spoiling, our special overnight doggie campers.
Camp Trainers
Allyson Stoops
Camp Trainer
Ally is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and her training philosophy is simple but effective -- improve relationships between people and their dog based on trust and cooperation. Since moving to the Bay Area in 1990, she's put this adage to the test with great results at the Peninsula Humane Society and then with her own training business, No Bones About It! Originally from Maine, Ally now "rests her dogs" locally in Mill Valley and loves spending her time actively training (and being trained...) by three children, two dogs and one husband.
Camp Counselors
Sydney Bannerman
Camp Counselor
Sydney has been surrounded by animals her whole life. She was born in Canada and grew up in Bali, Indonesia until she was 10 years old. As a girl she would walk around all the trash piles and collect the puppies that people did not want; she was always coming home with dogs, cats, insects, and rabbits. In her free time away from Camp, Sydney also dog sits for 6 local families. Sydney has her own pack, 4 dogs, Limo, Mini, Tofu, and Moose, as well as a horse named, Diamond. One day in the future Sydney would like to train and work with Avalanche dogs in Canada. She was born to be with animals, and could not be happier working at Camp K9 of Marin. She says, "Each day here, brings a smile to my face."
Trisha Barnes
Lead Counselor Advanced Certified Pet Care Technician Certified in Pet CPR and First Aid
Growing up, Trisha spent countless hours in 4-H and volunteering with animals, including a 15 year stint at the Marin County Fair Agricultural tent. She’s a skilled animal handler that has grown up around, lived with and learned much from dogs, cats, rabbits and a plethora of critters since she was "knee-high to a Pug." Trisha currently lives in Marin, graduated in 2004 from Sir Francis Drake High School and loves chasing, cuddling and caring for the Campers here.
Matt DeGoulier
Senior Counselor Camp Greeter Certified in Pet CPR and First Aid
Hailing from Buffalo, New York, Matt has had many animal friends, from pet dogs, cats and birds to adoptive clans of squirrels and blue jays. A love for music and adventure lead Matt “out west” and is camping out with us. A strong desire to care for animals he came to Camp K-9 of Marin with little group experience but has picked up the doggie lingo quickly. The active and more playful dogs were his favorite but here at camp he has learned to love all doggies equally. Matt is also helping as a Camp Office Greeter. His is a great addition to camp.
Sabrina Dolan
Senior Counselor
Sabrina Dolan is a Marin County native with an immense love and understanding of not just dogs, but all animals. Throughout her life she's had considerable experience with dogs, cats, rodents, reptiles, invertebrates and even marsupials. When she's not spending time caring for our furry campers at Camp K-9, she's majoring in Wildlife Biology and enjoying the company of her own animal friends.
Paul Glantz
Camp Counselor Certified in Pet CPR and First Aid
Paul was born and raised in the Bay Area and is going to school at the University of Washington in Seattle. He can't imagine a better way to spend his summer than home in Marin County and hanging out with dogs. He's grown up with dogs his whole life and can't wait to have his own yellow lab puppy someday.
Holly Lambert
Senior Counselor
Holly Lambert is an all around animal lover. She lives in Sonoma County in a loft barn with her deaf, all white Boxer, Skull and two friendly rats. Holly has always been surrounded by animals and couldn’t be happier to now work with dogs on a daily basis as a full time animal caretaker. Holly and Skull both love to play with all the campers at Camp K-9 of Marin.
Kristen Novak
Lead Counselor Certified Pet Care Technician
Kristen Novak has loved dogs for as long as she can remember. As a kid, she trained her neighbor’s dogs and found stray/hurt animals and recuperated them back to health. Kristen’s passion for dogs has grown since then, she splits her time at Camp working with dogs and also works at a breeder for Schnauzer’s in Sebastopol, CA. One day she would like to become a holistic vet and breed dogs of her own. Her heart and her life revolve around her many dogs; a Standard Schnauzer, Popeye, Wilma the Hunting Brown Labrador, Charlie the Chihuahua, a Shiba Inu named Kai and her dad’s Giant Schnauzer, Jak.
Elyse Shriber
Camp Counselor
Elyse was born and raised in California, but spent a lot of her childhood in Israel. She attended Redwood High School in Larkspur for a year, and then attended boarding school for the rest of her high school career. She has grown up with animals, starting with a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Ari and two horses, Sundance and Stella and now with an older Lab/Great Dane mix named Jewel, a crazy cat named General Robert E. Lee and a guinea pig named Pippin. Elyse will be bringing home a new puppy named, Leo! He is going to be the newest member of her furry family. Instead of attending college, right out of high school Elyse enlisted in the Active Duty US Army in late 2008. After an injury took her out of the Active Army, she started working towards a degree in Criminal Justice and an EMT license. Elyse hopes to return back to the Army, with the Military Police Corps, and become a K9 handler and work with explosive detection dogs. In the meantime, she loves working at Camp K9 and spending her days with all of the dogs.
Jasper Sexton
Lead Counselor Advanced Certified Pet Care Technician
Jasper was born and raised by hippie parents in the woods of Sonoma County. Jasper has always been an animal lover. Growing up, he was always surrounded by various pets including but not limited to cats, rabbits, rats, hamsters and even a pot bellied pig named Daisy. He has been in the dog care biz since 2004, is a current resident of San Francisco, a vegan and a proud parent of 3 cats and a scruffy mutt named Laika. She is a regular fixture at camp and loves to play with all her camper buddies, big and small!
Helen Tyrell
Lead Counselor Certified Advanced Pet Care Technician Certified in Pet CPR and First Aid
A long time animal lover, Helen made a career change from market research in high-tech companies to animal care and management. Following a zookeeper apprenticeship working with lions, tigers, camels and elephants, she joined Camp K-9 of Marin. To further her education in animal behavior, Helen has completed level 1 and 2 of Marin Humane Society’s Consultant/Instructor Training Academy (CITA) and is an Advanced Pet Care Technician. She is the proud parent of a German Mittel Spitz and a Pomeranian mix and she fosters rescue dogs awaiting their forever homes.