Jill Leiva

Born and raised on the coast just south of San Francisco, Jill grew up with all sorts of animals. She was a junior volunteer at SF SPCA as a dog walker, and continued with shelter volunteering in college, working on adoption counseling. Jill currently has two Copper's Dream dogs, pictured here.

Lauren Pfeiffer

Lauren grew up in Arizona surrounded by dogs, horses, goats, chickens, and even a pet donkey named Niner. As a child, her family was involved in informal rescue efforts She currently works as a VP of Finance and the Assistant Treasurer at Adobe in San Jose, and has two Copper’s Dream pups, two guinea pigs, and three horses.

Lee Kuhn

Lee grew up on a farm in Maryland with cats, dogs, horses, goats, and mice - al rescues. After law school at Duke, she moved out to California and did pro bono work in animal rights. Lee runs her own legal recruiting firm now, and started as a foster with Copper's Dream. She's an attorney and the owner of Ryder-Smith Legal Search.

Jennifer Wang

Jennifer co-founded the rescue with her sister Samantha and named it after her beloved first dog, Copper. Jennifer spearheaded animal welfare awareness while a student at Stanford, and after returning to the Bay Area after earning her law degree at Harvard, started Copper's Dream. While living abroad in Belize she helped organize bringing rescued dogs to Copper's Dream stateside. 

Samantha Wang

Samantha's earliest memories are filled with the many animal companions she grew up with, from Doodle the yellow tabby to Copper, the dog who inspired this rescue group. Samantha has enjoyed working at Garrod Farms (where she indulged in her love for horses), and volunteering with Furry Friends in facilitating pet-assisted therapy with her dog Goldie.