Mark Haltzman
Mr. Haltzman is an attorney and a business man. Mr. Haltzman has been practicing law for over 35 years. He is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and started as an attorney with two of the largest Philadelphia law firms (Pepper Hamilton and Wolf Block), where he represented businesses, including non-profits, from their initial formation, to the drafting of contracts and agreements, to complex mergers and acquisitions. After obtaining a Masters in Business Administration, Mr. Haltzman spent several years as an investment banker helping businesses arrange equity and debt financing. Thereafter, Mr. Haltzman took his vast business work and legal experience and expanded his area of legal practice from representing businesses in the formation and development of their businesses, to representing businesses in litigation matters. Mr. Haltzman currently sits on the board of Repertory Dance Theatre, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Haltzman was involved in the initial formation of Repertory Dance Theatre in 1987 and has been on its board ever since.
Nicole Dome
Nicole’s passion for animal activism began at an early age when she discovered the importance of a plant based lifestyle for ethical reasons at thirteen years old. Threatened and tempted incessantly by society towards conformity, Nicole used the opposition she would receive from others at times to remind herself that she was “onto something” otherwise “they” wouldn’t be so quick to disagree.
Now aware that the brutality envisioned towards animals as a child is often times a fairytale compared to the horror that some must endure, she has most recently focused her efforts on facilitating the rescue of Indian street dogs after adopting two Desi Dogs - Rumi and Sookie, a puppy and a senior - between 2017 and 2018, in addition to her best friend of 13 years, a United States rescued street dog named Link.
By day (and sometimes night) Nicole spends her time working in the entertainment industry, although, she resides far from the city as she feels a stricter calling to nature and seclusion. Within 18 months of pursuing a career in the film industry, Nicole was initiated into a Local Union for her craft where she has been working for over 13 years.
Danielle Barson
Danielle lives in Merion Station, Pennsylvania with her husband, Louis and 3 dogs, Rosie, Happy and Moose. She has a 21-year-old daughter who is studying to be a veterinarian at Union College and a 19-year-old daughter who just started her freshman year at the University of Maryland. Louis and Danielle own restaurants and Danielle works in the business as the Controller. She studied Consumer Economics at the University of Maryland (class of 1991). When Danielle isn’t hard at work helping to rescue dogs she enjoys skiing, hiking, traveling, baking and taking her dogs on long walks.
Jen Marquis
Jen knows rescuing and placing homeless animals will be emotional and painful, but the few that find their forever homes, their families, will make all this work worthwhile. Nothing can be said for the joy this will bring any rescuer, to be the voice for these beautiful creatures. Placing homeless, abused and neglected animals is a small portion of what needs to occur. Teaching is the key to all rescue work, especially if you can share your knowledge of caring for an animal, training an animal and also controlling the pet population by sterilization. These will be the first steps in eradication in the homeless pet population.
Jen has been living in the Seattle-Tacoma area since 1991, working as a critical care registered nurse. With hopes to visit India and work in their spay and neuter clinics.
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated”. –Mahatma Gandhi