Team

The team at Pilots To The Rescue hails from all sorts of backgrounds: aviation, hospitality, business administration. What brings us together is our love for animals. We hate seeing animals suffer, and we work our tails off (pun intended) to reduce the pet overpopulation crisis by putting more rescue animals in peoples’ homes.   

Interested in joining our team? Whether in the skies or on the ground, we could use your help. Come join our team and play a central role in a PTTR mission! When you work with us, you save the lives of dogs and cats who would otherwise be put down. If you want to make a real difference in the fight against animal cruelty, learn how you can join our team and share an experience you’ll never forget.

Executive Team

Michael Schneider "Top Dog"

Michael Schneider

Founder/Executive Director/Chief Pilot aka “Top Dog”

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Cheryl Martinez

Cheryl Martinez

CMO aka “Ground Control”

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Patricia Jones

Patricia Jones

PR/Communications Manager

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Amy Shaw, Transport Coordinator

Amy Shaw

Transport Coordinator

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Albert Picewicz, Ground Operations Manager

Albert Picewicz

Ground Operations Manager

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Ashleigh Gaylor

Ashleigh Gaylor

Executive Admin

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Rescue Pilots

Mike Martins

Mike Martins

Rescue Pilot

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Viking Thorsteinsson, Rescue Pilot

Viking Thorsteinsson

Rescue Pilot

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Paul Mamauag

Paul Mamauag

Rescue Pilot

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Jason Oliver

Jason Oliver

Rescue Pilot

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Board of Directors

Brian Orter

Brian Orter

President

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Scott Rickles

Scott Rickles

Treasurer

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Daniel Baumel

Daniel Baumel

Secretary & Rescue Pilot

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Victor Girgenti

Victor Girgenti

Rescue Pilot aka "Big Dog"

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Sy Blechman

Sy Blechman

Member aka "Lucky Dog"

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Andrea Reiff

Andrea Reiff

Member

Tim Parilla

Tim Parilla

Member

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Kyle Kirschner - Board Member

Kyle Kirschner

Member

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