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Who We Are

Recycled Love was started in 2004 by a small, dedicated group of volunteers with an undying commitment to make a difference in the lives of Baltimore’s animals. This four member team was instrumental in raising awareness of incorporating life saving measures in Baltimore’s animal Shelter and Humane Society. It was there we saw the faces of those animals who would become Recycled Love.

Since our inception as a 501c (3) non profit animal rescue group, we have saved close to 1000 animals from a life of abuse, neglect,abandonment, physical and emotional trauma and death. We are stronger than ever and have an amazing group of volunteers who tirelessly give of their time and energy to continue to save lives.

Our Board of Directors

Catalina Stirling is President of Recycled Love. Her journey to Recycled Love began in San Francisco where she worked as a volunteer with Rocket Dog Rescue. When she relocated to Baltimore, she began a dog walking service and also volunteered her time at the Maryland SPCA and then moved on to Baltimore Animal Rescue Care Shelter. It was there she found a blind dog that really needed help. The only rescue that returned her phone calls was Recycled Love. She and Sally Jennings worked together to find Lucky his forever home. It was then she decided to devote her tireless efforts to Recycled Love, for she knew they believed in the impossible.

The most challenging cases of abuse, neglect, abandonment and discrimination in specific breeds are the ones where Catalina devotes her time and energy. She does not believe animals are bad, only misunderstood. She works diligently to help educate dog owners understand this and reverse the behaviors. Her innate talents towards animals are only surpassed by her compassion and empathy in these most challenging cases.

Under her leadership, Catalina has grown the volunteer base from a very small core group of individuals to more than fifty people, and it continues to grow.

Her husband Davor and her two children Nino and Anais are supportive and proud of her work. The entire family shares their home with the following dogs Rogue, Jasmine and foster dog Desmond and three resident cats, Thaiz, Lucas, Mamita.

Karen Reese is Vice President of Recycled Love Rescue. Since the inception of Recycled Love as a non-profit organization in 2004, Karen Reese has volunteered her services as a Board Member in the Vice President’s capacity. Following an article sheread in Baltimore City Paper’s in 2004, regarding the horrific conditions animals experienced at Baltimore Animal Control facility,she was driven to identify the problems and become part of the solution. She found Sally Jennings, author of the book Recycled Love and the sole rescuer of the shelters’ dogs. They partnered and became part of a small board of four committed individuals who became the voices of the voiceless.

In her professional career, Karen is the Executive Director of the Man Alive, Inc. medication assisted treatment program and the Lane Treatment Center, LLC, outpatient and intensive outpatient substance abuse programs. Her passion in life, has and continues to be, challenging herself to not accept the “status quo” if changing it makes a difference for the better.

Karen lives in Baltimore City with her husband Artist Clark Calhoun and furry friends of Recycled Love. She has one son, Shawn Phillip Turner, who resides in San Diego, California with his wife Pam and two grandchildren, Bo Reese and Elle Angelina Turner, her beacons of joy and hope.

Jennifer Viglucci serves in a Board Officer capacity as Treasurer and is also the Director of the small dog division at Recycled Love.Her work in rescue began as a young girl. Jennifer’s abundance of compassion and love brought stray animals to her, and her home became their haven. It was also at this very young age she recognized the dependency animals have on humans. Her mission then, which continues today, would always be protecting and safeguarding their destiny.

She was invited to join the Board when the qualities she developed as a young girl became evident to the team. Six days after Jennifer had lost her dog of thirteen years, another dog found her. After being hit by a car, he made his way to her home. She and her husband immediately took him to the pet ER. They recommended euthanization; but that was not an option for them. They wanted to know how he could be saved. They said they could operate but it would cost $5000.00. Although they were not ready for another dog,they knew he had to be saved. So she called all the rescues to offer to pay for his medical care while fostering him, once again Recycled Love responded. She knew then she had found the team that shared her values in animal welfare and Henry (their foster dog)had found his home with Jennifer and Tony.

In addition to her endless hours of rescue work, Jennifer is a Principal at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC. It is not uncommon to read her emails at 2:00am, as she manages her full time work in addition to being a devoted mother to Megan, a devoted wife to Tony; and of course, a devoted guardian to Henry and Stella.

Randee Askin is Director of cat rescue. Randee is one of the original Board Members of Recycled Love, but her work began before she accepted this appointment. Sally Jennings was taking dogs out of animal control and Randee generously contributed a percentage of her real estate commissions for their care. It was through this partnership that she discovered the large number of animals that were being euthanized at animal control. She became a force in this small committed group of women wanting to make a difference. She not only made a difference in the lives of the dogs, but she was the solo driving force behind the plight of the cats. Because of Randee’s voice,the cats are now a part of “being recycled love.”

As Director of the cat division of Recycled Love, she has a vision to reduce the overpopulation of our city cats. Randee long recognized the need for spay and neuter as being the cornerstone of meeting this goal,and she will dedicated her time and energy in raising awareness and funds to make this happen.

Randee lives in Baltimore City with her husband Ken. Her professional career of twenty-three years has been in real estate sales with expertise in Baltimore City and surrounding areas. She donates a portion of every real estate commission to animal rescue.

Ruth Lamb
Ruth first started to volunteer with Recycled Love about two years ago and her life has never been busier. Starting out as a foster her duties grew to answering e-mails, home visits and transportation. Those tasks are still a part of her life but she now enjoys setting up the weekly adoption days with different businesses through out Baltimore and chatting with people about Recycled Love and everything that this rescue embodies. She is extremely proud to be part of the amazing group of people behind this rescue. Everyone giving a part of themselves to recycle the life of the homeless dogs and cats while focusing on helping them find their "forever home".

Her volunteering started early in her life as she volunteered with Big Brothers & Big Sisters and Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.. She found these positions just as rewarding as her full-time job working in the Dental/Surgery Clinic at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Loch Raven. After getting married and having children, her desire to work with special needs children lead her to Social Service Consultants and later working in the M.I.N.C (Multiple Intense Needs Children) program through Howard County Public School as a Special Education Assistant. She hopes to intertwine her new volunteer life with special needs children and her own Recycled Love dogs.

Her days are now spent working from home with Dental Profession Associates and her weekly outings looking for great places to hold adoption days events for Recycled Love. Ruth and her husband Mike look forward to the time they can volunteer together in the rescue world and they know their children Chris and Jenn won't be far behind.

Nicole Evanshaw and Jason Daniloski
Nicole Evanshaw and Jason Daniloski love working with Recycled Love. Raised with dogs, Nicole couldn’t imagine life without them, and when the first opportunity came up to foster seven coonhound puppies, she jumped at the chance. Her very patient husband Jason also found the experience to be rewarding, and a year later, they once again found themselves on the fostering end of a homeless pit mix.

Nicole and Jason both enjoy fostering and the incredible feeling of giving a dog a much deserved chance at a happy life. Although it is hard to let them go, they are consoled by the fact that doing so allows another dog that same great chance. Recycled Love has offered Nicole the opportunity to do what she feels has always been a part of her, to help the dogs that need it most. Currently, Nicole and Jason live in Baltimore City with their two “regular” dogs, Lucy, their beautiful pit mix, and Zeke, the happiest Beagle in the world.