President, Board of Directors
Pet Allies, Inc.

Sean McDermott serves as the President of the Board for Pet Allies. He lives in Snowflake with his Great Pyrenees Luna, an energetic Husky named Star, his cat Pookie, and even a little rescued mouse—each one finding their way to him when they needed help. His home is full of life and love, and that same spirit guides his work with Pet Allies.

Sean is deeply committed to helping the White Mountains community, supporting both the Snowflake–Taylor and Show Low Chambers. He brings experience in photography, video, and creative work to the organization, helping share the stories that matter. His goal is to give back and be part of the solution—ensuring that animals in need get care, and that Pet Allies continues to be a vital part of this community.

Board Member

Meredith has always found great joy in the company of, caring for, and helping pets and animals of all kinds. Even in grade school, whenever there was a sick or injured “wild” animal, or a dog that needed to be walked, neighbors would seek her out, and she would happily oblige. Her childhood dream was to be a jockey, but that dream never came to fruition as by 7th grade, she was taller than her basketball coach. Meredith grew up about 30 minutes outside of Chicago, and lived in New York, where she honed her lifelong love of pizza. Marketing and advertising were her first career; she is now a third-generation REALTOR®.
While living in Show Low the past 11+ years, Meredith found her passion in training canines and the privilege of helping others, working alongside law enforcement agencies via K-9 Search and Recovery —Cadaver/Human Remains Detection (HRD) and other scent work—and K-9 Search and Rescue with her husband’s and her two K-9s. Meredith started with Pet Allies by sponsoring kennels and being a sponsor of the Shelter’s annual “Duck Pluck” fundraising event; in 2022 she became a member of the Pet Allies Animal Shelter Board of Directors.

Veterinarian

Clinic Manager

Teresa Offret is our clinic administrator and the friendly voice you speak to if you call about your spay/neuter surgery. She works the front desk at the clinic & helps out in so many other ways as well. Teresa grew up in Utah & moved to Show Low a year ago. She loves i love gardening, spoiling her dogs, and is a new chicken and duck mama owner. She loves the outdoors, and came to Pet Allies is to help with the overcrowded shelter and to offer her kindness to others that are in need of help or just to listen and support others.

Clinic Lead Coordinator

Animal Care Technician

Christina (“Chris”) Elenes joined the Pet Allies staff in August 2022, after having recently moved to the Vernon, Arizona area from Norco, California. Chris previously worked at the Norco Animal Shelter in many capacities, starting as a volunteer at the age of 12. She was hired at the age of 15 as a kennel attendant/tech and eventually became an Animal Control Officer with them, where she was on call many times after hours. Chris has always wanted to live in a small town, so she was very happy to find that Pet Allies had a position open when she was looking to make a move. Chris has volunteered at a wildlife sanctuary and has worked with everything from horses, peacocks, birds, dogs, cats & more in her lifetime of helping animals. At one time, Chris fostered 30 kittens who were “bottle babies” in her home! Pet Allies is happy to have such an experienced & talented person working for the shelter.

Animal Care Technician

"Kat" and her family recently located to the White Mountains of Arizona from San Diego. Over the past 7 years, she has had experience working in a boarding facility and running her own pet sitting business. She was thrilled when she found a position at Pet Allies, as she has always loved providing care and love to any and all animals as if they were her own pets.

Receptionist/Animal Care Technician

"Jess" grew up in California and moved to Arizona in 2005. She has always been passionate about working with animals, and has worked at animal hospitals, animal boarding facilities and even a pig farm.

Animal Care Technician
Galatea grew up in Thatcher, AZ and recently moved to Show Low to experience mountain life. Galatea has always had a deep love for nature and animals. She grew up on a farm so she has been surrounded by animals her whole life, and she loves helping the animals at Pet Allies. Galatea looks forward to experiencing and learning more.

Animal Care Technician
Kathie has been married to her husband Steve for 2 yrs. They have 5 kids, 4 grandbabies and 2 fur babies. They moved up the mountain from the valley in Phoenix in June, 2024. Kathie was born and raised in the valley, loves animals and has worked as a veterinary technician for 23 years.

Animal Care Technician