ElderPet Board of Directors
Name/Position	ElderPet Responsibilities	Brief Bio

Lisa Karakostas Chairperson	Licensed Pet Partners Instructor Licensed Pet Partners Team Evaluator Liason to Exeter Health Resources	Lisa works in Human Resources at Exeter Hospital and is coordinator of Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy there. She is also a volunteer at the NHSPCA. Lisa is Pet Partner with Billy, a mixed breed rescued dog. Billy has found his niche in R.E.A.D. at the Stratham Library.
Doris Irwin Vice Chairperson	Pet Partner Team Mentor	Doris is retired and she and Sebastian, her English Cocker Pet Partner, are in high demand as a Pet Partner Team. They most regularly visit at Wentworth Douglass Hospital.
Allison Lake Secretary	ElderPet Service Volunteer Pet Behavior Consultant	Allison is a Professional Technical Specialist at the Thompson School Small Animal Care Program where she has many and varied responsibilities. She delivers pet food for ElderPet, counsels elderly pet owners, does some emergency fostering and pet sitting and grooming for ElderPet clients. She is Pet Partners with Daisy, a bloodhound, who serves as an assistant for some of her classes at UNH.
Jerilee Zezula, D.V.M. Treasurer	Licensed Pet Partners Instructor Licensed AAT I Instructor ElderPet Service Coordinator ElderPet Fundraising Coordinator	Jeri is a professor of Applied Animal Science at the Thompson School at UNH. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she frequently presesents workshops on pets and the elderly. She has been a Pet Partner since 1997 with Abby, a German shepherd dog, who is now retired.
Pat Hilton, M.S.W.	Licensed Pet Partners Team Evaluator Hospice Liason	Pat is a hospice social worker and includes her Pet Partner Scout, an English Cocker, in her day- to-day work.
Monica Viel-Weiss, M.S.W.	R.E.A.D. Coordinator Liason to Wentworth Douglass Hospital	Monica is a Social Worker at Wentworth Douglas Hospital. In addition, she is very active with Piscataqua Obedience Club. She and Pet Partner Gia, a sheltie, have been visting since 2005 and especially enjoys the volunteering with R.E.A.D. Programs.

ElderPet Board of Directors

Name/Position

ElderPet Responsibilities

Brief Bio

Lisa Karakostas

Chairperson

Licensed Pet Partners Instructor

Licensed Pet Partners Team Evaluator

Liason to Exeter Health Resources

Lisa works in Human Resources at Exeter Hospital and is coordinator of Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy there. She is also a volunteer at the NHSPCA.

Lisa is Pet Partner with Billy, a mixed breed rescued dog. Billy has found his niche in R.E.A.D. at the Stratham Library.

Doris Irwin

Vice Chairperson

Pet Partner Team Mentor

Doris is retired and she and Sebastian, her English Cocker Pet Partner, are in high demand as a Pet Partner Team. They most regularly visit at Wentworth Douglass Hospital.

Allison Lake

Secretary

ElderPet Service Volunteer

Pet Behavior Consultant

Allison is a Professional Technical Specialist at the Thompson School Small Animal Care Program where she has many and varied responsibilities. She delivers pet food for ElderPet, counsels elderly pet owners, does some emergency fostering and pet sitting and grooming for ElderPet clients.

She is Pet Partners with Daisy, a bloodhound, who serves as an assistant for some of her classes at UNH.

Jerilee Zezula, D.V.M.

Treasurer

Licensed Pet Partners Instructor

Licensed AAT I Instructor

ElderPet Service Coordinator

ElderPet Fundraising Coordinator

Jeri is a professor of Applied Animal Science at the Thompson School at UNH. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she frequently presesents workshops on pets and the elderly.

She has been a Pet Partner since 1997 with Abby, a German shepherd dog, who is now retired.

Pat Hilton, M.S.W.

Licensed Pet Partners Team Evaluator

Hospice Liason

Pat is a hospice social worker and includes her Pet Partner Scout, an English Cocker, in her day- to-day work.

Monica Viel-Weiss, M.S.W.

R.E.A.D. Coordinator

Liason to Wentworth Douglass Hospital

Monica is a Social Worker at Wentworth Douglas Hospital. In addition, she is very active with Piscataqua Obedience Club.

She and Pet Partner Gia, a sheltie, have been visting since 2005 and especially enjoys the volunteering with R.E.A.D. Programs.