{"id":17743,"date":"2018-07-31T02:12:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T02:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainelyratrescue.org\/rattieblog2\/?page_id=1761"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:27:01","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainelyratrescue.org\/rattieblog2\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director:<\/strong> Jessica Montano
\nTreasurer:<\/strong> Elijah Wendel
\nAdoption Coordinators:<\/strong> Lena Maurer, Colleen Coombs
\nFoster Care Manager:<\/strong>\u00a0Nancy Melbourne
\nFoster Care Mentor:<\/strong> Meaghan Lopes
\nIntake Coordinator:<\/strong> Sarah Levine
\nData Entry Coordinator:<\/strong> Ivy Kroll
\nAnimal Updates Volunteer & IT:<\/strong> Jamie Cross
\nAdministrative Coordinator:<\/strong> Lisa W.
\nHealthcare Supplies Volunteer:<\/strong> Deana Esculano
\nRat Training and Behavior Coach:<\/strong> Sandy McDonnell
\nTransport Coordinator:<\/strong> Roxas Joshua Angell-Clune<\/p>\n

Board Members<\/h2>\n

President:<\/strong> Sarah Levine
\nVice-President:<\/strong> Lena Maurer
\nTreasurer:<\/strong> Elijah Wendel
\nSecretary:<\/strong> Lisa W.
\nSusie D
\nJessica Montano
\nIvy Kroll
\nColleen Coombs
\nJamie Cross
\nNancy Melbourne
\nMeaghan Lopes<\/p>\n

Our Team also includes many foster families and volunteers, without whom we could not rescue all of these wonderful animals!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Jessica<\/div><\/div>
Jessica Montano<\/span>Director<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Jessica has been a rat lover since 2008 and began working with MRR in 2019 as Foster Coordinator ,…<\/p>\n
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\"Elijah<\/div><\/div>
Elijah Wendel<\/span>Treasurer<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Elijah has been a rat parent since 2008, first adopted from MRR in 2017, and started fostering shortly after …<\/p>\n
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\"Lena<\/div><\/div>
Lena Maurer<\/span>Adoption Coordinator<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Lena began working with MRR in 2015 and became Adoption Coordinator in 2016. She has…<\/p>\n
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\"Sarah<\/div><\/div>
Sarah Levine<\/span>Intake Coordinator<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Sarah begin working with MRR in 2015 as Intake Coordinator and recently became the President ,…<\/p>\n
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\"Nancy<\/div><\/div>
Nancy Melbourne<\/span>Foster Care Manager<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Nancy started fostering for MRR in 2023. She has recently been helping with the duties of Foster Coordinator….<\/p>\n
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\"Colleen<\/div><\/div>
Colleen Coombs<\/span>Adoption Coordinator<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Colleen adopted her first rats from MRR in 2014, and did some work as a background checker,…<\/p>\n
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\"Jamie<\/div><\/div>
Jamie Cross<\/span>Animal Updates Volunteer, IT<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Jamie adopted his first rat from MRR in 2017.\u00a0 He began fostering in 2020. He is currently working as an Animal Updates …<\/p>\n
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\"Lisa<\/div><\/div>
Lisa W.<\/span>Administrative Coordinator<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Lisa has had pet mice since she was a kid and first adopted from MRR in 2019. She began working with MRR in 2023 …<\/p>\n
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\"Sandy<\/div><\/div>
Sandy McDonnell<\/span>Rat Training and Behavior Coach<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Sandy began her professional career and education in animal care, grooming, training and behavior in 1983. Her love of pet rats …<\/p>\n
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\"Ivy<\/div><\/div>
Ivy Kroll<\/span>Data Entry Coordinator<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Ivy started volunteering with MRR in 2021 when a request went out for data help. From there, it has branched out to various tasks …<\/p>\n
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\"Deana<\/div><\/div>
Deana Esculano<\/span>Healthcare Supplies Volunteer<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Deana adopted her first MRR rat around 2010 and started fostering in 2016. In 2022 she was given the privilege of becoming the new MRR Healthcare Supplies Volunteer…<\/p>\n
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\"Roxas<\/div><\/div>
Roxas Joshua Angell-Clune<\/span>Transport Coordinator<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Roxas took on the role of Transport Coordinator in November of 2025, having previously been a part of several transports and their planning …<\/p>\n
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