BOARD MEMBERS
JULIE NOEL
Foster Coordinator
Julie lives in York, PA with her 17 year old daughter, Kendall and 2 rescues, Enzo and Sophie. She leads the foster wing of Reed's Rescue by helping to pull dogs in need from the shelters, helping approved fosters find the right dog for them and overseeing the foster PODS who provide support for our network of foster homes.
Linda Motter Lennertz
Adoption Coordinator
Linda lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband, son, and rescue dog Alfi. She is a Pre-Kindergarten teacher in Philadelphia during the day and the Reed’s Rescue adoption coordinator at night. Linda and her family frequently foster Reed’s Rescue dogs until they can find their forever homes. Linda is passionate about dog rescue and helping senior dogs live their best life in a loving and safe home. She is honored to be a Reed’s Rescue volunteer and board member.
Terri Ball
Operations Team
I am Terri, and very excited to be joining the board. I’ve been involved in dog rescue since 2012. I have had over 40 foster dogs come through my home. I describe fostering as the most rewarding thing I do, as well as the hardest. I am a teacher and I work part-time in a nonprofit art studio, supporting artist with disabilities. In my spare time, I am an astrologer, I play hockey and run and participate in triathlons.
KATE BELL
Founder/President
Kate lives in Northern Baltimore County with her husband and the namesake, Reed! When not doing rescue work, Kate is a nursing professor and case manager. She also coaches tennis at Garrison Forest School. The passion for saving senior and hospice dogs started with her first dog, Lilly and the family’s first hospice dog, Diamond.
Erin Ishee
Social Media Coordinator
Erin lives in Memphis, TN with her husband, son, and senior pup Chug! Her daughter currently lives in Maryland, and attends Towson University. Erin leads our social media team in promoting all of our senior dogs available for fostering and adopting, as well as fundraisers, marketing, and maintaining communication between followers and our team. When not doing rescue work, Erin enjoys working out, gardening, cooking, spending time with her family and friends, and Chug!
“You can’t buy love, but you can rescue it”
April O’Neill
Finance Coordinator
April lives in Baltimore County with her husband Tim and 2 rescue dogs Turbo and Murphy. She has an accounting and finance background and keeps the Reed's Rescue books balanced and organized. She describes herself as a dog crazy lady trying to help find homes for the adoptable shelter dogs in Baltimore. She does this by fostering dogs, transporting dogs, walking dogs at several local shelters and networking dogs on social media. In her spare time away from the dogs, she enjoys reading, cooking, and sampling great food and drinks from local restaurants with her friends.
Jessica Boyd
Grant Manager
Jessica resides in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband Brian and their rescue dog Hank. She is passionate about animal welfare and advocating and protecting the underdog, opposing breed and age discrimination. Jessica finds inspiration in nature, being active, and reading a good book. She is very happy to be part of Reed’s Rescue, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact to homeless dogs in Maryland.