Austin Pets Alive!
Zoe Beriss is an experienced professional with a strong background in animal welfare and education. Currently serving as the Transport Team Manager at Austin Pets Alive! since October 2021, Zoe has previously held roles in transport coordination at the same organization. Prior experience includes volunteer management at Halifax Humane Society, Inc. and a water resources internship at Healthy Gulf. Zoe's academic journey at Macalester College culminated in a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, French, and Environmental Studies, complemented by various roles such as Preceptor and Office Manager in the Anthropology Department. An internship at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota provided hands-on experience in animal care, while earlier roles in events management and grant writing further developed organizational and funding skills.
Austin Pets Alive!
Austin Pets Alive!'s mission is to make all of central Texas no-kill for companion animals. Austin Pets Alive! created programs to save the key demographics of pets that hadn’t been making it out of our municipal shelters alive. These key groups of animals included puppies with parvovirus, unweaned kittens, cats with ringworm, dogs and cats in need of additional behavioral support and/or additional medical attention. By developing comprehensive, innovative programs that targeted these key groups of animals and pulling directly from euthanasia lists, Austin Pets Alive! has saved more than 100,000 dogs and cats since 2008.