Following a successful career in the Desktop Publishing (DTP) industry Sharon left the corporate world in 2011 to pursue her passion for animal rescue, selflessly offering up her time and resources and becoming the voice for animals in need.

Her passion for animal welfare led to her involvement in various organisations. assisting with the care, rescue, sterilisation, vaccination and re-homing of neglected, abandoned and stray animals in Alberton and surrounding areas.

She currently works at Brackenhurst Veterinary Hospital and is a director of Southside Sterilisation Assistance Project, she welcomes any new challenge that will improve the lives of the vulnerable. Sharon is resourceful, determined and ambitious, being described as a workaholic by her peers. She enjoys hiking in her spare time, riding motorbikes, has a keen eye for photography and a real love of quality Coffee!

Samanta Stelli is an environmental scientist who has always had a deep connection to nature and animals. She has spent the last two decades working in water and environmental conservation and awareness, dedicating her professional career to protecting and conserving our natural environment. In her spare time, she enjoys researching ethical and force-free canine behaviour management and communication, and is in the process of completing her Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour Management. She believes strongly in the Seven Freedoms of Animal Welfare for all domestic animals.

She has been volunteering at various animal welfare organisations since high school, and has been a director and committee member for two major NPOs in the Alberton area. She has been active in managing various feral cat colonies and volunteering at outreaches in indigent communities. Samanta is driven by a calling to assist vulnerable, neglected, and abused animals, and to ensure domestic companions have all their physical, emotional, and mental needs met.