Board of Directors
Halfway Hounds Board of Directors and Advisors
Board of Directors
Lynn Gregorski, Founder and President
Carl Zive, Vice President
Hillel Caplan, Co-Treasurer
Lisa Hoskinson, Co-Treasurer
Beth Gillies, Secretary
Kim Diedtrich, Fundraising
Leen Werbrouck, Foster Program
Meet the Board of Directors
Lynn Gregorski, Founder/President
A marketing and advertising professional, Lynn has 25 years of experience in television production, marketing and on-air promotion, working in management for CNBC and CBS MarketWatch. This Emmy-award winning producer has owned her own television production company Rapunzel Productions Inc, since 2001 working on a freelance and consulting basis for The Food Network, The Weather Channel, HGTV, A & E, Biography and Merrill Lynch. Prior to starting Halfway Hounds, Lynn was a volunteer for Paramus Animal Welfare Society and Friends of Bergen County Animal Shelter. She also publishes the Animal Action Network of New Jersey blog. Lynn enjoys spending time with her husband Rich and rescue dog Pepe.
Carl Zive, Vice President
Carl Zive is the owner of Carl’s Calm Canines and works full time as a dog behaviorist. After 20-plus successful years in a sales career, Carl decided to make a change. He headed out to California to train with Linn Boyke at ZEN4K9S. Linn was an apprentice to Cesar Millan, “The Dog Whisperer”, and is the only one authorized to teach his philosophy and his beliefs. Since then Carl has worked with many rescued dogs from shelters, aided Bergen County rescue groups and has worked hands on with rescue dogs once placed in a new home. Carl is also busy with his many regular clients, including Tofu a 125 pound Great Dane.
Hillel Caplan, Co-Treasurer
Hillel Caplan is a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, responsible for co-leading its financial software practice, and has been with the firm since 1994. Hillel is a New York and New Jersey-licensed CPA, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Hillel received his undergraduate degree in Accountancy from Baruch College. Hillel is married, and the proud father of three children and two Siberian huskies.
Lisa Hoskinson, Co-Treasurer
Lisa attended college at Montclair State University where she obtained her Masters of Business Administration, concentrating in Accounting. Since graduating, she has been working at Flackman, Goodman and Potter, P.A., a mid-sized firm offering accounting, audit, tax and advisory services in Ridgewood, NJ. She is a certified public accountant and Principal at her firm. Lisa enjoys spending time with her husband, Tom, their three chinchillas and rescue dog, Luna, a border collie/Australian cattle dog mix.
Beth Gillies, Treasurer
Beth attended college at Cook College, Rutgers University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. Since graduating, she has been working at Park Ridge Animal Hospital in Park Ridge, NJ. She is the Practice Manager there as well as a credentialed Veterinary Technician. In addition, Beth serves on the board of a breast cancer research foundation and enjoys planning fundraising events. Beth has also worked as a horseback riding instructor at Top of the Line Stables for 10 years and for one summer as a zookeeper at the Bergen County Zoological Park at Van Saun Park. She currently owns one horse, Just Joe, who is 25 years old. In addition, she and her husband Mike have a “retired” barn cat named Tabitha and a rescued Boxer mix named Stella Blue.
Leen Werbrouck
Leen grew up in Flanders, Belgium. Hers was the last house in the town, and goats, chickens, horses, and cows browsed in the fields just past her garden. The farm, now a registered historical monument, was where Leen spent much of her free time. After high school, Leen moved to the city of Ghent to study at the University and earned her degree in experimental psychology. In 1993 she moved to Montreal, where she earned a Masters degree in counseling psychology, got married, and had a son. Leen and family have lived in Teaneck, NJ since 2000. She is the Assistant Director of the Division of Senior Services at the County of Bergen, where, she coordinates programs that give senior citizens the help they need to stay healthy and enjoy life in the community. After reading about the horrors of puppy mills and dog fighting rings, Leen decided to help homeless dogs. She adopted Charles, a rescue dog who is part beagle, part terrier and always hungry. Charles continues to make real progress training his family about how to treat a dog properly. Leen and her son spent a week as volunteers in Best Friends’ Dog Town in Kanab, Utah, where she fell in love with these marvelous, intelligent animals. She hopes to save many more.
Board Advisors
Victoria Colotta
In January 2007, Victoria Colotta established VMC Art & Design in order to provide quality graphic design services to authors, small businesses, and the publishing industry. With a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Victoria has shaped her company to look at projects from all angles of the artistic spectrum. She is able to take her background in figurative drawing and abstract art and combine that with the technical aspects needed to create a visual portrayal of an idea or message. Throughout the years, Victoria has always wanted to take a more active roll in helping animal rescue organizations, and she is now able to do so with Halfway Hounds. When she is not working, Victoria loves spending time with her dog Ginger.
Elise Berman
Elise serves as Counsel with the law firm of Lowenstein Sandler PC. She has been practicing law for more than twenty-five years and specializes in employment and business immigration law. Elise enjoys spending time on the weekends with her little sister, Myasia, whom she met through the volunteer organization, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New Jersey.
Melissa Neiss, Shelter Director, Montclair Township Animal Shelter
As a certified Animal Control Officer and Animal Cruelty Investigator, Melissa Neiss brings years of experience to Halfway Hounds. She has also worked for the office of Animal Welfare. Melissa currently runs the Montclair Township Animal Shelter in Montclair, NJ.
Niki Dawson, Executive Director, Camden County Animal Shelter
Niki Dawson is the Executive Director of the Camden County Animal Shelter. Prior to that Niki was the Shelter Manager for the Liberty Humane Society and the Executive Director at Rbari. Niki has served on the Board of the Animal Welfare Federation on NJ for four years, and as President for the last three. She has spoken at national conferences on the complexities of animal welfare in inner city areas, as well as program development in these areas to combat cruelty and neglect. She also serves as the Director of the Hudson County Animal Response Team which is responsible for disaster planning and management for Hudson County Office of Emergency Management. Niki has been a NJ Certified Animal Control Officer for 15 yrs and a certified Animal Cruelty Officer since 2004.
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