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Due to changes in funding and operations at The Sanctuary, this will be our last year of LEAP. We deeply apologize to our students and community. We have built amazing community within this program and hope that this opportunity will be offered at other Ohio Sanctuaries in the future.
Our Instructors
Kaitlin
Instructor Kaitlin has worked the last three years at The Good Shepherd as a volunteer, team lead and former board member. She also helps oversee volunteer programs.
Kaitlin has a bachelor's degree in business and has 4 years experience as a youth camp counselor. Kaitlin went Vegan in March of 2016.
When not at The Sanctuary, Kaitlin can be found spending time with her 6 cats, trying new food and recipes and working in her garden.
Elle
Instructor Elle is the founder of The Good Shepherd Animal Sanctuary. She has worked in Animal Advocacy and Rescue for 17 years. Before founding The Good Shepherd, Elle spent two years as a church youth leader and a nanny to a family for a 2 year old. She has been Vegan since 2007.
She works at the family business Lead Foot Customs which specialized in pre 1970's automobiles and fabrication. Elle is the main caretaker at the sanctuary.
When not working at The Good Shepherd, Elle enjoys camping with family and attending car shows, photography and live music shows.
Logan
Instructor Logan has volunteered the last year with The Good Shepherd Animal Sanctuary. He has been ethically vegan since 2019, loves finding new vegan dessert recipes to make for friends and family.
Logan graduated from BGSU with a business and marketing bachelor's degree, and he spent 4 years working for campus residence life in many roles: Resident Advisor, Learning Community Student Mentor, and Summer Camp Advisor.
Outside of the animal sanctuary, Logan enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter and dog. You’ll see them hiking trails and collecting Legos together.
Dave
Instructor Dave is new to volunteering with The Good Shepherd Animal Sanctuary although he has been making financial contributions to the sanctuary since 2022 when he moved back to NW Ohio.
In 2019 Dave adopted an ethical vegan lifestyle Dave believes in humanist values and follows Buddhist practices and principles. He plans to join Buddhist Temple of Toledo in the near future to further solidify his commitment to compassionate living.Dave’s passions include hiking, biking, and running. He is currently a coach for Dave’s Performance Footgear and he specializes in coaching athletes to complete half and full marathons.
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