Kristin Cavaleri joined the SCCR Board of Directors in 2022. She rescued her first SCCR dog Scout in 2020 and fell in love with the organization and the mission to rescue responsibly. Kristin and her family adopted a second SCCR dog, Holly in 2021. Kristin is a Senior Vice President at Apex Systems and has 20 years in sales and IT consulting experience. She attended Illinois State University and earned a degree in Communications and a minor in Psychology. Kristin lives in Barrington with her husband Derek, and sons Dylan and Chase. She loves all animals but has a weakness for Pittie and Bully Breeds!
Deb Piscola has been a passionate Second City Canine Rescue volunteer since 2018. Prior to that she served on the Naperville Humane Society Board of Directors and fostered Shiba Inu dogs for Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue. Deb is employed as an external relations professional with a fortune 50 technology and media company. In her role, she is responsible for, among other things, strategic policy, franchise negotiations, contract administration, government and community relations and regulatory compliance. Deb is an elected official serving as a Village of Winfield Trustee and was appointed by Governor JB Pritzker to serve on the Statewide 911 Advisory Board. Deb adopted her two dogs, Homer and Selley, from Second City Canine Rescue and is eager to help dogs just like them find loving homes.
Jeff Fritz is a 30+ veteran of Chicago radio advertising. He retired after spending 22 years with CBS Radio Chicago. Jeff and his wife Tara have been volunteering with Second City for several years and are proud doggie parents of Second City dogs Henry and Pearl. Henry was one of the first dogs that Second City adopted out in 2011! After a work career that consisted of organizing and executing events and promotions, he’s looking forward to helping Second City reach potential new “forever home” parents through events and promotions. Jeff has executed transports and is part of the Cocktails For Canines, Tailgate For Tails, and Inner Circle Membership teams. He has also helped on other fundraising efforts. Being and avid golfer and loving being outdoors, he spends many days in close by Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Jeff earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. Jeff, Tara, Henry, Pearl and their cat Fern reside in Roselle, Illinois.
Jennifer Trombatore joined our Board of Directors in April 2019. She has 25 years of experience in technology, outsourcing, business intelligence and analytics sales. Now retired, Jennifer worked for Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett-Packard and ADP as well as technology resellers and start up innovators. Jennifer graduated from University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) with a Bachelors in Business Administration and a minor in Aviation. Ms. Trombatore has been involved in animal rescue for over 25 years. She has gone on many working vacations to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah, rescued Leatherback Turtles with Earth Watch, fostered and fundraised for many Chicagoland rescue organizations. Along with her board of director responsibilities, she is currently a foster home for SCCR, is on the fundraising committee and plans to drive awareness and build a volunteer base in her community. Jennifer lives in North Barrington, IL with her longtime partner, Josh, 3 daughters, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 snakes, 1 parrot and a variety of aquatic animals.
Rich Wulforst is a Board Member for SCCR. Rich and his family have been committed to rescuing animals and have adopted 3 in the past 8 years. Most recently they adopted an 11 month old love; Nitro. Rich is Vice President-Branch Leader at Fidelity Investments. Rich attended Denver University for executive education programs, and received his BS in Finance from the University of Rhode Island. Rich has spent the last 20+ years serving investors, focused on wealth management through proper planning. He has been recognized at Schwab in 2014 as the Annual Community Ambassador Award recipient for his volunteer work. Outside of work and volunteerism Rich enjoys skiing, golfing, and most activities done in the open air.
Judy Anglada is our Interim Executive Director, Treasurer, and Board Member for SCCR. Judy has a true passion for animals and has been involved in dog rescue for over 12 years. She graduated from Barat College in Lake Forest and recently retired as President of Best Travel where she enjoyed a long career before the company was sold in 2014. Judy has 3 rescue dogs, and while she loves ALL dogs, her favorites are little fluffy white ones! Other than dog rescue, Judy’s other passion is traveling the world and having adventures with her husband Larry. The best part of dog rescue for Judy is visiting shelters and selecting dogs to be part of the SCCR adoption program.
Dr. Jacquie Cobb is the President of SCCR. She’s been involved in dog rescue for over 16 years. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University and her Bachelors degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University. She has two rescue dogs, Dan (a lab/golden/great pyranees mix) and Frank (a Great Dane) who are the best dogs EVER! She also has a rescue cat named Lloyd. Her favorite things to do (other than rescuing dogs of course) are cooking, traveling, and spending time with her permanent fiance, Bill. Her favorite part about rescue is evaluating the dogs at animal control and taking them out, on to their new & improved lives!
