Our history and credentials

• Peninsula CatWorks was founded in 2004, when a well-established humane society shut down its highly regarded rescue/foster/adoption program. Their dedicated volunteers created Peninsula CatWorks to carry on their successful work helping homeless cats. That work, changed with the times, continues today.
• We are experienced volunteer rescuers helping other rescuers and the public. We have done it all – Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR), fostering, managing adoptions, vet visits, case management.
• There is no payroll, no overhead, no hidden expenses.
• Every dollar you donate directly provides care for homeless cats.

Board of Directors

ANN NUSSBAUM, President

Ann has been an active cat rescuer since 1989, trapping, feeding, fostering, adopting. She was on the board of a local humane society for many years and managed their veterinary help programs on a volunteer basis until November 2021. She worked closely with volunteers, pet owners, and veterinary clinics, to make every dollar count. In former lives, she was an advertising and publicity manager, technical writer, small business owner.

ANTHONY THIEBAUD, Treasurer

PAMELA DECHARO, Secretary

Pam has been caring for community cat colonies as well as fostering sick or injured cats and kittens since 2014. A small business owner in Palo Alto for 32 years, she sits on the Boards of Stanford Shopping Center Merchants and Tent City Barbers, a non-profit providing haircuts for the houseless.

LEONOR DELGADO

Leonor has been involved in cat rescue since 2004—helping to rescue, trap, and feed at local community cat colonies. As a humane educator, she gives presentations to audiences of all ages about cat and kitten care and rescue and volunteers at local shelters to teach young visitors best practices in cat and kitten socialization. Her bilingual (English–Spanish) editorial experience in educational publishing and online courseware has helped her reach out to diverse communities.