Leadership Team

As a 100% volunteer organization we are dedicated to making DuPage County a community where all pets have a home. Our board members and volunteers have a clear vision of how we can help DuPage County Animal Services (DCAS) be a model animal sheltering facility, delivering progressive care and programs. ​

Board of Directors

Max Lecaros
President mlecaros@dupageanimalfriends.org

Deanna Wilkins
Director
dwilkins@dupageanimalfriends.org

Heather Zoellick
Director
hzoellick@dupageanimalfriends.org

Stephanie Rhinesmith
Vice President srhinesmith@dupageanimalfriends.org

Joan Barry
Treasurer
jbarry@dupageanimalfriends.org

Frank Lesniak
Director
flesniak@dupageanimalfriends.org

Jennifer Collins
Director
jcollins@dupageanimalfriends.org

​Interested in serving as a board member? The  Board of Directors is seeking enthusiastic professionals sympathetic to the plight of homeless pets to join our team. If you are interested in becoming a part of a dynamic team of leaders working hard to provide every homeless adoptable pet with a second chance at life, please contact us.

​Liaisons to the Board

​Dr. Barbara Hanek, DVM
Veterinarian Administrator, DCAS

​Laura Flamion
Operations Manager, DCAS
Past President and Advisor, DuPage Animal Friends

​Amanda Hjerpe
Foundation Liaison, DCAS
ahjerpe@dupageanimalfriends.org