Meet the Experts

As Bideawee's President and CEO Nancy Taylor is a highly sought after for her perspective on animal welfare, the relationship between pets and people and non-profit management. Nancy is on the advisory board of Petside.com and regularly lends her voice to national and local news stories. Nancy's career includes high level management positions with several non-profits and for profit corporations. Prior to accepting the position at Bideawee, Nancy was Chief Executive Officer for the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance in Silver Spring, Maryland. Prior to that position, she was Vice President of Global Alliance and Market Development for Transgenomic Inc., a global biotechnology company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

An oft quoted expert on animal health matters Dr. Robin Brennen, DVM joined Bideawee in April 2006. Prior to joining Bideawee to lead the Animal Hospitals at Bideawee she enjoyed 14 years as a successful private practice veterinarian in New Hampshire and New York. She also provided consulting to veterinary practices and shelter operations nationwide.

Dr. Brennen is also a Commander of the United States National Disaster Medical System's Veterinary Medical Assistance Team, a group of highly trained veterinary professionals deployed to assist local governments in the face of federally declared disasters (Katrina, Rita) or foreign disease outbreaks. Her experience in this segment of veterinary medicine make Dr. Brennen a credible go to resource for the media in time of natural disasters and she speaks nationally on the subject of disaster preparedness and animal welfare.

Dr. Brennen received her DVM from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Brennen is a proud adopter of Alvin, a deaf Boston Terrier, she fell in love with at Bideawee.

Michael Rueb has his CPDT (Certified Pet Dog Trainer) certification and is the Training & Enrichment Manager at Bideawee. Mike has introduced several new Bideawee programs, open to the public, such as Puppy and Kitty Kindergarten classes and affordable one-on-one training.

Mike's work for resident canines and felines has enhanced the quality of life of the animals here at Bideawee. Under his leadership, Bideawee's Behavior and Training Department has significantly reduced the number of animals returned after being adopted and has brought Bideawee to the innovative forefront in community education and high-quality care for Adoption Center animals.

Mike has appeared on a number of television programs on animal behavior and is a regular contributor to a variety of print and online media outlets in the New York metro area. Mike's approachability and ability to translate animal training techniques into language that is easily understood and adopted make him an a highly sought after contributor on animal training stories or demonstrations.