Name: Laura Bye
Pronouns: she/her
SOS Title: Founder
LAURA is the one who kicked this whole dang thing right off! She got involved with dog rescue back in 2013 as a foster for another rescue. But you know how natural-born leaders are, the next thing she knew she was (micro)managing a lot of it and couldn’t turn it off. Because of her eagerness and excitement, she learned fast, and soon enough, she had the confidence and know-how to start SOS up on her own. Her current role is so many things at once, and her days NEVER look the same. And she wouldn’t change a thing. (…OK so she totally catches herself wishing for an off button some days, but it’s all part of the fun, right?) She tends to work most on the dog side of things while also like, you know, dabbling just as often in the human side of things. From the get-go she was a revolving-door foster to many dogs, often those with more difficult needs. She’ll be quick to say she’s no expert, but she’d probably pipe up with “I’m a forever-learning dog advocate, duh.”
If you know Laura in real life, then you know she is always moving. Like, always. Vibrate mode even. She’ll say it like it’s a bad thing, or worry that it’s distracting in one-on-one conversations, but we disagree. In fact, we don’t doubt it’s the reason SOS keeps moving forward every day. This human loves music, dancing and foraging for mushrooms but not eating them because she still can’t tell which ones are safe or not. And if you’re ever in a room with this grown-up-kid in overalls, just listen for her laugh. Or chime in with your own - it’s the other language she speaks.
