She shares a home with four rescue dogs-two pit bulls, a dachshund mix, and a chihuahua-all adopted from HSNB. When not at the shelter, Lisa works in employment services and enjoys time with family and friends. She currently serves as a senior mentor on the HSNB Dog Walkers Team and contributes a weekly “Pets of the Week” column to the Benicia Herald. Lisa is proud of her past work on the HSNB Board of Directors and Animal Welfare Committee, and she is always excited to work with our outstanding staff and volunteers. As a shelter volunteer, the “paycheck” comes when adoption papers are complete and a previously unwanted animal takes the final Freedom Ride out of the shelter gate to a permanent, loving home. The goal of each session is to portray adoptable animals in their best light in hopes of attracting a prospective forever person or family. After spending some quality kennel time (including belly rubs or ear scratches), she’s ready to raise the lens. This happens by getting to know a subject before she unpacks her camera.
Lisa takes great pride in capturing the unique personality of each animal she is privileged to photograph. Since then, Lisa has photographed more than 800 dogs and cats for adoption-as well as a few guinea pigs, rabbits, and a pair of pet ducks. After a single afternoon of photographing adoptable cats and dogs, she was hooked. In 2014, Lisa joined the Humane Society of the North Bay as a volunteer pet photographer. They can be seen most mornings, walking the Bay Area Ridge Trail. Rebecca and her wife share their Vallejo, California home with two mixed breed rescue dogs: Lucy and Theo. She brings strong analytical and reporting skills to the work to help improve animal welfare and care in our community. Rebecca retired in 2020 and is dedicated to being of service to help improve the lives of as many animals as possible. Hanging posters in high traffic areas and delivering. She landed a job as an analyst for a large healthcare system and then worked for 20+ years in healthcare quality and risk management, while she also earned her Master’s Degree in Health Services Administration. Animal Control & Rescue available seven days a week 36, ext 3017. After more than 10 years of working in the beauty industry, she went back to school to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Health Informatics. The Siamese cat, “Humbug,” and the Australian Silky Terrier, “Chumley,” were her constant companions and Humbug lived to be more than 19 years old! Rebecca has worn many hats in her career, starting out as a Cosmetologist at nineteen years old, and eventually working her way up to owning and running two hair and nail salons. Rebecca Petrella was born and raised in San Francisco in a family that loved animals.
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