Our Team

Ellen Quinlan

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ellen and Alan opened the restaurant “Darbster” in 2009, and thus the Foundation was formed. 100% of all profits from Darbster Food go toward The Darbster Foundation. Ellen works with rescue partners and volunteers in South Florida to save lives that are brought up to New Hampshire.

The Foundation now has two adoption facilities in New Hampshire. Darbster Kitty which opened in Manchester, New Hampshire in 2015, facilitates the rescue, transport and adoption of kitties. Darbster Doggy, which is located in Chichester, New Hampshire, opened in late 2018.

Deborah Smith

TRANSPORT & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Deborah has been working with the founders since the inception of the Darbster Foundation. In 2017, she began coordinating the weekly air transport for Darbster Kitty, working closely with our South Florida rescue partners and expanded her role in public relations, fund raising and administrative duties. Her constant companion, Mr. Big was a Darbster Foundation rescue who works with her in the West Palm Beach office.

Kelly Pellegrino

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Kelly has been an animal lover from day 1, but never knew she could morph her passion for animals into a career until working at Darbster. Kelly is instrumental in maintaining active and strong relationships between partner stores, in addition to planning adoption events and marketing for Darbster. She also manages foster and volunteer activities throughout New Hampshire. In the future, Kelly strives to become an animal welfare activist on a macro level.

Crystal Calabria

FACILITY MANAGER

Hi, Crystal here! My passion for helping animals started when living near Seattle, Washington (where we were stationed) I would take in military members family pets from cats to dogs and even some more exotic creatures, when they for whatever reason couldn’t take them to their new duty stations. I would get them used to whatever other animals I had in my house as well as my kids, get them vetted if needed, and then rehoused to new FURever homes!

When on a morning run back in NH I ran past Darbster Kitty and applied to be a volunteer. I was soon after offered a position on the staff, where I plan on continuing my passion for helping animals within the shelter and helping to find these fur babies loving and amazing families!

Jodi Leclerc

ADOPTION COORDINATOR

Jodi has always been in love with all animals, from your traditional house pets, to farm animals and even reptiles. She has been involved with her sister’s dog rescue for about 6 years and is excited to be a part of the Darbster team now so she can help find kittens their forever home.

She started as a volunteer with Darbster and now works here coordinating adoptions. She loves getting to see people find a cat that fits their needs and knowing they are starting a journey that will last them over a decade. She now has three cats: Frank, Captain Crunch, and Blue who is pictured here.

Caity Bean

OFFICE COORDINATOR

Caity has always had a love of animals and a passion for rescue work. Growing up with dogs and cats, she knows firsthand that even problem pets deserve a loving and safe home to spend their days. Before joining Darbster, she never thought she’d get to work with dogs all day and also to help them find their forever homes.

Miko Crosby

KENNEL TECHNICIAN / SHIFT LEAD

Miko has been an animal lover forever. They grew up with turtles, chickens, cats, and a dog. They spent two of their high school years training a service dog and it has been their dream to be an animal professional. They love working at Darbster, caring for the dogs and cats and helping them to find the best homes possible, and look forward to a future full of animals.

DARBSTER RESCUE

1226 Omar Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405

561.459.1587

EMPLOYMENT

DARBSTER DOGGY

109 Dover Road
Chichester, NH 03258

603.635.4495

Monday-Sunday: 8am-7pm

DARBSTER KITTY

332 Kelley Street
Manchester, NH 03102

603.856.9233

Monday: Closed
Tuesday -Wednesday: 3 -7 pm appointment only
Thursday- Sunday: 12 – 5 pm appointment only

Walk-in hours: Saturdays 12-4 pm & Thursdays 1-5 pm

The goal of the Fear Free Shelter Program is to improve the experiences of animals by educating shelter, rescue, and animal welfare employees and volunteers like you about their emotional needs. Learn more >