Director
Katja’s passion for improving the lives of nonhuman animals led her to work at the Seattle Humane Society and the East Bay SPCA, and volunteer for Oakland Animal Services and Muttville Senior Dog Rescue.
She has a master’s degree in Anthrozoology from Canisius College where she focused on the study of human-animal interactions and animal welfare/rights issues including cetacean captivity, the legal status of animals, companion animal protection, and urban wildlife conservation.
Katja has a background in nonprofit and works as a Major Gifts Officer for the Animal Legal Defense Fund. She and her family live in East Oakland with a pack of amazing rescue dogs, including a pit bull named Finn who came from Oakland Animal Services. She also has an aviary for finches and doves who have been adopted from shelters and bird rescues.
