OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Lauren is the founder of Snickerdoodles' Rabbit Rescue & Pet Loss Support.  She graduated with a Master of Science in Social Work and Veterinary Social Work Certification in 2021, and currently works as a behavioral health social worker with children. Lauren has experience working in intensive home-based family therapy, helping families  manage trauma and grief from pet loss, and facilitates pet loss support groups in the community.  Lauren is a previous bunny owner to the Lionhead Rabbit, Snickerdoodles, who died at the age of 10. 

Zia is a Stark County native and lives with her partner and American Bully rescue. Zia obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Social Work and currently works as a Grants Administrator for a local rape crisis and domestic violence shelter organization.  Zia loves to cook and bake, play video games, and cuddling her Am. Bully, Cleo. Zia experienced the deep bond between human and bunny through her partner and his Lionhead, Jeffrey, that he had for over 9 years, and the grief following Jeffrey's death. 

Michele Haverfield was born and raised in Stark County, Ohio. She currently resides with her husband, David, and her three children and many fur kids in Dover, Ohio. Michele has been a teacher in the Cambridge City School District for 30 years. Her love of rabbits started nearly 30 years ago with her first house rabbit, Sylvester. Since then she and her family have been family to many house rabbits. The last two years, Michele has been fostering for the Buckeye House Rabbit Society and has become much more involved in the rescuing of domestic rabbits. She is excited about this opportunity with snickerdoodles and to expand the rabbit rescue and animal grief support opportunities in our area.

Terrance was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, and currently lives in the Akron area. He works as an office manager and bookkeeper for a construction company. Terrance began his animal advocacy after meeting a bunny for the first time in 2019 and never looked back. Terrance states, "My beautiful bunny, Princess Tumbleweed, taught me how special the human and animal bond can be, and painfully allowed me to understand the need for pet loss support when she passed away in 2023. I hope to give as much back to the animal community as I can in return for everything the animals have done for me!"