Contact Us
Cynthia Patane 
Cynthia Patane, is BARC's President. She
is shown with Ocho. Cynthia and her husband have
eight dogs of their own, have many BARC foster dogs and well as
fostering puppies and kittens that have been abandoned. She
is the heart and soul of BARC.
e-mail: Info
Kristin Carey 
Kristin Carey is in charge of adoptions
and volunteer recruitment. She is shown here with her beagles, Bella
and Bianca but also has two other beagles, Baxter and Sammie, a
Doberman and a boxer and a bunch of cats.
e-mail: Adoptions Volunteer
Michelle Sweeney 
Michelle Sweeney
Linda Klouda 
Linda Klouda
BARC’s Kennel Coordinator, takes the dogs staying at
the boarding facility, who do not have foster homes, out to run and
play, and also evaluates their behavior and health. She is seen here
with her coonhound, Sanka and beagle mix, Dakota.
e-mail: KennelCrew
Margaret Occhipinti 
Margaret Occhipinti adopted
beagle Izzy from BARC and has since become a valued board member. She
is a professional chef and frequently makes tasty treats for BARC to
sell to benefit our shelter dogs. Margaret also has also been an exceptional
foster for several BARC dogs with special needs. Margaret is BARC's
Foster Coordinator, helping our dogs find a safe place to stay while
they wait to find a permenant home. Here she is pictured with her dogs
and her current BARC foster Sully.
e-mail: Foster

Help us
raise funds while helping the environment. Recycling empty printer
cartridges and old cell phones eliminates non-biodegradable plastics
and metals from entering our landfills. BARC has printer cartridge and
used cell phone donation boxes available for you to place at your
employer or any business. Please help by displaying a box at your
workplace. 

