WE BELIEVE
Everyone should know the joy of being a Rescue Pet Parent
OUR MISSION
Rescue Pop’s mission is to encourage pet adoption, support rescue organizations, and offer a guide to being a pawsome rescue pet parent.
GIVING BACK
RESCUE POP DONATES 10% OF THE PROFITS FROM THE RESCUE POP SHOP TO SHELTERS IN NEED
OUR FOUNDER
Christi Scofield, aka Mother of Pamplemousse, is an animal lover and advocate of all things rescue. She sees Rescue Pop as a great opportunity to use her diverse background and skills as a techie coder, punny greeting card designer and pop artist to create something that can make a difference in the lives of animals in need.
MEET THE PACK
CYD SACKS
CONTENT MANAGER
CYD SACKS
Cyd is not only a content manager, she is an everything manager. She puts the Pop in Rescue Pop and is, well, just all-around furbulous. Cyd is an animal lover but most specifically, a lover of kittehs. At age 5, she and her family adopted Midnight, their first rescue kitty and the rest is history. When she is not making things happen at Rescue Pop, Cyd enjoys making art, reading, and drinking tea.
WENDY ROSE GOULD
WRITER
WENDY ROSE GOULD
Wendy Rose Gould is a freelance lifestyle reporter based in Phoenix, Arizona. She received her journalism bachelor's degree from Franklin College of Indiana's Pulliam School of Journalism. Wendy covers a spectrum of topics that fall under the lifestyle umbrella, including pets, for outlets such as NBC, Real Simple, Business Insider, Reader's Digest, and Verywell. She's the proud pet mom to two rescue cats, a senior kitty from South Korea named Goguma, and a young and feisty rescue from Arizona named Roxie.
ERIK SLAVEN
WRITER
ERIK SLAVEN
Erik has been an animal lover his entire life, growing up with rescue dogs and never living without one. His family has always believed in rescuing vs. purchasing direct from breeders, although they’ve adopted many purebreds at local shelters. After graduating with a business and marketing degree, he found writing was his true calling. He’s currently the US Editor for a major European watch publication and writes for technology sites as well. Although he’s never been a cat person (at all), a stray kitten walked into his door a few years ago and never left, and now he’s a cat person. His current lineup includes a mixed terrier and a toy fox terrier that he shares “joint custody” with his parents. It’s not uncommon for Erik to have up to four dogs at once, so a new rescue canine is probably imminent.
SUSAN HORNIK
WRITER
SUSAN HORNIK
Susan Hornik loves being an entertainment and lifestyle journalist, writing for numerous publications. In her downtime, she loves playing with her adorable pups, Speedy, Spaz and Spot, and kitty, and loves volunteering her time in animal rescue.
CATHERINE SULLIVAN
SOCIAL MEDIA
CATHERINE SULLIVAN
Catherine Sullivan is the pawson behind Rescue Pop's social media posts. After graduating from the University of Texas with a degree in business, she spent three years in the marketing department at Travelzoo, an online travel company. Meow, she works as a digital marketing consultant with her pawtner Beaux, a long-haired dachshund who's been known to try to delete the occasional cat post (just kitten!).
CAROLINE POTTER
WRITER
CAROLINE POTTER
Caroline Potter is a New York-based writer and content strategist who loves dogs more than she loves food. She has donated time and money and opened her home to numerous animals in need, including her rescues, Indiana, Bernie, Yukon, Nico, and Wallis, who recently passed away. Caroline previously worked as the Chief Dining Officer for OpenTable and she shared every doggie bag she brought home with her dogs, much to the chagrin of her husband Curt. (Caroline's Cover Model is Wallis)
NICOLE ZIMMERMAN
WRITER
NICOLE ZIMMERMAN
Nicole Zimmerman is a born and bred Jersey girl, formerly from NYC now living in Sarasota, Florida with her husband Brian, newborn son Asher and two rescue kitties Ranger and Ollie. A public relations director by day, Nicole is also a freelance writer having contributed to various outlets covering food, fitness and, now pets.
Follow her on Instagram @njzimmz.
LUCIE LEVINE
WRITER
LUCIE LEVINE
Lucie Levine is a writer, historian and guide. She founded the historical company Archive on Parade, and has collaborated with The Municipal Art Society, The Historic Districts Council, The New York Public Library, The 92nd Street Y, Village Preservation, and Landmarks West on tours, lectures and events. She is also the Public Programs Consultant at FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, and Contributing History Writer at 6sqft and Carpe City.
PAMPLEMOUSSE
RESCUTIE IN RESIDENCE
PAMPLEMOUSSE
Rescue Pop's official mascot Pamplemousse is a furbulous rescue from Tennessee via Social Tees Animal Rescue based in NYC. She is a member of the Central Park Squirrel Patrol and has a penchant for French Art.
Support Social Tees Rescue Org
LAUREN PARKER
WRITER
LAUREN PARKER
Lauren is an NYC-based freelance writer specializing in lifestyle, fashion, art, and the North Fork of Long Island. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Northforker, Wine Press, The Girlfriend, Accessories Magazine and more. She grew up with cats and will always find an excuse to visit her friend's rescue cat Squeaky!
LORI ZELENKO
WRITER
LORI ZELENKO
Lori Zelenko is the parent of two rescue pups now seniors, Annabelle, ShihTzu and Bikini, Pekingese. As a journalist, she tells the stories pet parents want to hear, after all being a pawrent herself she knows what a dog wants. And as a marketing communications pro, creatively sustaining media exposure for clients in the pet category and beyond, she has earned acclaim including the PR Oscar, a Silver Anvil Award. To learn more go to www.lsz-communications.com