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

Julie Cooper
President / Board Chair

Frank Lesniak
Treasurer

Stacey Bonn
Director

Leslie Mait
Director/ Marketing Communications Chair

Samantha Slenk
Director / Social Media Manager

Amanda Yancey
Director

Lee Le Grand
Director

​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 and Animal Control Administrator, DCAS

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

Kristie Lecaros
Humane Initiatives & Special Projects Manager
DCAS

Deanna Wilkins
York Township Assessor
Past President an Advisor, DuPage Animal Friends