Kitten College is a nonprofit organization offering vital support to animal shelters and rescues working to save neonatal kittens. Through education, resource sharing, and training we strive to decrease euthanasia while increasing quality of life. We are committed to fostering a compassionate community, dedicated to saving the lives of the most vulnerable felines and ensuring they receive high quality care. Our goal is to provide these services at little to no cost to shelters and rescues.
Kitten College takes a village! Meet our three full-time staff members below.
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Marnie started her career in Animal Advocacy at the AWLA in 2000 when she began volunteering in the cat room and was one the shelter’s first neonatal kitten fosters. An international aerospace lobbyist at the time, she turned this passion into lobbying for the ASPCA and eventually co-founded the National Kitten Coalition. Marnie developed Kitten College in July of 2017 at AWLA and launched the program as a separate nonprofit in 2024.
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Marissa joined Kitten College with a passion for helping shelters and rescues enhance their kitten care programs. With six years of hands-on experience in fostering kittens and a background in animal shelter work, Marissa is dedicated to improving and maintaining kitten programs. She also serves as a foster coordinator outside of her work with Kitten College, further demonstrating her commitment to animal welfare.
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Gabby joined Kitten College in 2024 with a passion for kitties, animal welfare, and fundraising. She started fostering with the Maryland SPCA after her soul kitty passed away in December 2022. She specializes in socializing spicy babies and taking quality poop pics. When not cuddling kitties, she works in Development at JDRF. You can find her on Instagram @gabbyfiore_fosters sharing pictures of cats everywhere.
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