Meet the Team
Meet the Owner / Manager
Melodi M. Landi, Owner / Manager
Melodi started pet sitting professionally in May of 2000 & has over 24yrs experience running a pet sitting service. She grew up around cats & dogs and has cared for a wide variety of animals.
She has 6yrs prior experience working at veterinary hospitals (general health & emergency practices) as a vet tech/supervisor/veterinary nurse, volunteer experience through a farm sanctuary and spent 13 years volunterring with a local 5013 non-profit during which time, she served as secretary, then treasurer and later vice president. She currently has one dog, whom she rescued – a chow chow named Amaro and is a Fear Free Certified Professional.
She graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a B.S. in Business Administration & a concentration in Animal Veterinary Science. She is certified in Pet CPR/First Aid, Animals in Disaster Awareness & Preparedness Training through FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency.), Fear Free Certified Professional and a Certified Professional Pet Sitter through Pet Sitters International She also graduated from the Emerging Leaders / StreetWise ‘MBA’ Program in October 2017 and has completed various continuing education courses in the Pet Care Industry.
From 2019 through 2022, she was a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award for over 100-200 hours of community service helping animals, the environment and individuals in need.
Simba, Company Mascot
March 2005 through May 2017
Simba, a Chow / Golden Mix was known as the “Gentle Giant.” His full history is unknown. We know he was a stray, taken in by an animal shelter. His time was up and a non-profit rescue stepped in to place him in a foster home. Simba came into our lives through Pet Matchmaker. He loved going on adventures, accompanying the dog friendly dogs on their walks and swimming at Goddard Park.
Meet The Furry Fellas Office Team!
Amanda Turner, Part Time Client Care Coordinator
Amanda has many years experience with both animals and office experience. She has lived with dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs and fish in the past and has over 15 years experience in customer service.
She worked part-time at PetSmart caring for the animals in the store, and also assisted with pet adoption events that were held at PGA WEST through a local rescue.
She will complete her pet first aid training in Winter 2023/2024
Sade Montgomery, Part Time Client Care Coordinator
Sade has a Masters Degree in Marine Mammal Science, with experience working in both veterinary and aquarium facilities as well as experience in an office setting. She has spent time volunteering at Caroline Veterinary Specialists’ Emergency Hospital.
She is Pet Cpr/First Aid Certified as of August 2025.
Sarah Norquist, Office Administrator
Sarah has years of experience working with a variety of animals/mammals at an aquarium and also working as a manager. She has prior pet sitting and office experience, grew up around animals and almost always had animals in her home. Sarah completed her pet first aid certificate program through Pet Sitters International in Spring 2022, she also completed her Pet Sitter Certification course in Fall 2023. She resides with 2 dogs (an Aussie Corgi mix and Shepherd/Aussie mix) & a Russian tortoise.
Taylor Berry, Part Time Client Care Coordinator
Taylor has always had animals in her home! She has prior experience working at Best Friends Pet Care Service at Walt Disney World as both an animal caretaker and as a reservationist. She has volunteered her time working with the animals at Pet Smart & The Florida Humane Society. Taylor currently lives with 1 dog (a rescue dog from Puerto Rico), a bearded dragon, and six cats (1 Ragdoll mix and five domestic short haired cats). As of January 2020, she has completed her Pet First Aid / CPR training through Pet Emergency Education LLC.
Trista Alexander, Part Time Client Care Coordinator
Trista has experience working in the animal care field as a vet tech for 5 years and volunteering her time at an animal shelter. She has experience with medication administration as well as several years of customer service experience.
Trista lives with three dogs and a fish. She completed her Pet First Aid/CPR certification in August 2025. She is also Pet Sitter Certified as of September 2025.
Meet the Sitters & Walkers of Furry Fellas!
Your pet sitters and dog walkers are a group of dedicated, professional pet sitters & dog walkers. We are located throughout most of Rhode Island. All of our sitters are bonded and insured through the company, have undergone background & reference checks, have prior experience working with animals, have vet tech or Pet First Aid/CPR Training, are fully capable of caring for your companions & have been trained to recognize emergency symptoms & medicate pets.
Allie Potter, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (East Greenwich, Warwick, Parts of North Kingstown and parts of West Warwick RI)
Allie P grew up around animals and has experience pet sitting a variety of species/ breeds. She has prior experience working at a doggy day care/kennel.
She completed her Pet First Aid and CPR training in Spring 2024 and her Pet Sitter Certification in May 2024.
Barbara Pedro, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Newport, Middletown & Portsmouth, RI)
Barbara grew up around animals & has always had a dog in her home. She has previous experience volunteering at the Potter League and has completed dog/cat care training there.
She is certified in Pet CPR/First Aid through the American Red Cross and lives with two dogs.
Colleen Donovan, Dog Walker, Pet Sitter & Overnight Pet Sitter (Warren, Bristol, Barrington, RI)
Colleen has 5years prior experience working as a zoo keeper -working with a large variety of animals.
She has a degree in zoology, has assisted in animal education programs, working at a wildlife rehabilitation program, volunteered at a bird sanctuary and has prior experience volunteering with the cats/dogs at a local shelter.
She lives with one dog, a terrier mix and is certified in Pet First Aid through Pet Emergency Education LLC.
Christine Langevin, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Cranston RI & Johnston RI)
Christine has her own Boxer/Pitbull mix. In the past, she has owned Pitbulls, Toy Fox Terriers, Golden Retrievers and Chow mixes! She has experience working as a kennel aide where she helped care for dogs being boarded. She has a passion and love for all animals and is currently focusing her career on animal caretaking. Her main goal is to help provide comfort and companionship to pets while their owners are away.
As of October 2024, she is both Pet CPR/First Aid and Pet Sitter certified.
Deborah Cervone, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Providence RI & Pawtucket RI)
Deborah has experience as a previous dog walker/pet sitter for multiple companies and has volunteered her time at 4 Paws Cat rescue and Brenda’s Cat Rescue. She currently lives with a British short hair tuxedo cat and has previously owned parakeets, guinea pigs, rabbits, reptiles, fish, hermit crabs, dogs and cats!
She is Pet Sitter Certified and completed her Pet First Aid and CPR training in Summer 2025.
Ellen Jaedicke, Dog Walker & Occasional Pet Sitter (Charlestown, Richmond, Exeter, West Kingston & Kingston RI)
Ellen has 2years experience working with animals at the South Kingstown Animal Rescue League.
She is studying animal massage/reiki, has always been surrounded by animals and has volunteered at the Rhode Island Wildlife Clinic. She lives with 2 cats and is certified in Pet CPR/First Aid through the American Red Cross.
Emily Benson, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Providence RI, East Providence RI, Pawtucket RI and parts of Johnston RI)
Emily has experience with many types of animals and volunteered at a horse ranch for many years. She has worked with dogs, cats and other large animals like cows, pigs, horses, etc. She currently owns 2 domestic short haired cats and 2 dogs (a Shepard mix and a Rat Terrier) but in the past has owned a Chow Chow, guinea pigs, hamsters, frogs and rabbits.
She completed her Pet First Aid/CPR certification and is Pet Sitter Certified as of January 2025.
Hannah Smith, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Warwick, Cranston, Providence. Parts of Johnston and parts of West Warwick)
Hannah has many years of animal experience, including, but not limited to freelance dog walking and volunteering at a local parrot rescue. She currently lives with a German Shepherd and two domestic short-haired cats.
Hannah completed her Pet Sitter Certification in June 2025. She is also Pet First Aid/ CPR Certified.
Karen Molden, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (West Greenwich, Coventry, West Warwick, East Greenwich, Warwick, Cranston RI)
Karen has prior experience working at a doggie daycare, a pet store and at an animal shelter.
She has always lived with a variety of small animals such as cats/dogs/fish/lizard, etc.
Currently, she lives with 4 cats and is certified in Pet First Aid / CPR through Pet Emergency Education LLC.
Katie Adams, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Providence, Cranston, Warwick, West Warwick)
Katie has worked with many different kinds of animals including cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, ferrets, & even turkeys. She has professional experience working as a farm hand on local private farm in MA. She has lived with dogs the majority of her life and has prior experience helping her mom with grooming dogs and pet sitting.
She completed her Pet First Aid and CPR Training and Pet Sitter Certification in January 2025.
Kimba Mansuetti, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Providence RI and parts of Johnston RI)
Kimba has professional experience with animals as a pet sitter/dog walker for several years now. She has also volunteered her time at both Providence Animal Rescue League and Shelter to Sofa Dog Rescue.
She currently has two Pitbulls, a Bulldog and a cat! She finds happiness in her career with animals and would be around them 24/7 if she could. Kimba is currently Pet First Aid/CPR certified and completed her Pet Sitter Certification in December 2024.
Kristen Allen, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (North Kingstown & East Greenwich RI)
Kristen had 3 years prior experience pet sitting before to coming to Furry Fellas. She currently resides with 2 rescued mixed breed dogs (shepherd/husky mix 70lbs and beagle/hound mix 55 lbs), 5 adopted chickens, and 2 mice.
She completed her Pet First Aid and CPR certification in Spring 2024 and her Pet Sitter Certification in July 2024.
Leah Reis, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Providence, Pawtucket)
Leah has experience with many animals including reptiles, fish, and small animals like rabbits and guinea pigs, hedgehogs and of course dogs and cats! She has 2 years prior professional experience dog walking and pet sitting prior to coming to Furry Fellas.
She is Pet First Aid/CPR certified as of October 2024 and her Pet Sitter Certification in November 2024.
Lilly Kenyon, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Warwick, Cranston, West Warwick, East Greenwich)
Lilly is an extremely hardworking and dedicated pet sitter who has previous experience in pet care. She has several cats and in the past has owned dogs including a Beagle mix and a Collie/Chesapeake lab mix.
In her spare time, she likes to read and would love to one day go into the publishing business.
She completed her Pet First Aid/CPR and Pet Sitter Certification in the Winter of 2025.
Marlena Paulson, Dog Walker, Pet Sitter & Overnight Pet Sitter (Westerly, Charlestown, Richmond, Wakefield, West Kingston, Kingston, Narragansett RI)
Marlena has prior experience volunteering at a no kill animal rescue working hands on with the animals.
She also grew up around animals -cats, birds, dogs and other small animals.
She is certified in Pet First Aid / CPR through Pet Emergency Education LLC.
Meagan Sullivan, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (East Greenwich & North Kingstown RI)
Meagan has volunteer experience at a local Pet Refuge. She has been around animals her entire life and currently resides with a Bernese Mountain Dog and Golden Retriever.
Meagan will be Pet First Aid/CPR and Pet Sitter certification by end of summer 2025.
Michelle Morel, Dog Walker & Pet Sitting (East Greenwich & North Kingstown RI)
Michelle has plenty of animal experience both walking dogs professionally and volunteering at Hotel for Homeless Dogs. She currently lives with a Great Dane mix and in the past has owned Pitbulls and Bull mastiffs.
She completed her Pet First Aid CPR certification and Pet Sitter Certification in February 2025.
Mike Cantone, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Providence, Cranston, part of Johnston and parts of Warwick and West Warwick RI)
Mike has past professional experience as a private dog sitter and was previously employed at a local pet store. He has owned a Dachshund, a Red Tail Boa-constrictor, both fresh-water and salt-water fish, turtles, and currently owns a medium-hair orange cat. Mike has a passion for animals and loves to help people as well.
Mike completed his pet first aid certification in Spring 2025. He completed his Pet Sitter Certification in April 2025.
Mollie Goodwin, Dog Walker & Pet Sitting (Warwick, Cranston)
Mollie has lived with animals/dogs most of her life. She has worked with a variety of different dog breeds and has prior experience pet sitting.and volunteering at the RISPCA
She completed her Pet First Aid and CPR training and Pet Sitter Certification in Spring 2024
Naomy Robalo Moreno, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Pawtucket, Providence, parts of Cranston & part of Johnston RI)
Naomy has previous dog walking/pet sitting experience and also has volunteered at a dog shelter in Thailand. She has owned pets of many sizes all her life. She is currently studying at university to earn her bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology & Wildlife and Conservation Biology.
She will complete her Pet First Aid/CPR certification in Spring 2025.
Nancy Zuffoletti, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (West Greenwich, Hope, Coventry, West Warwick)
Nancy has over a year of experience working with another professional pet sitting/dog walking company. She has volunteered and done foster care through animal shelters, owns an online dog bakery and regularly volunteers at a local farm in NK working with pigs, etc… She currently lives with 2 dogs (American Bulldogs) and some rescued kitties. She is also certified in Pet First Aid / CPR through Pet Emergency Education LLC.
Patricia (Tricia) Wells, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (East Greenwich, North Kingstown, Saunderstown, Narragansett RI)
Tricia has lived with both dogs and cats and has been volunteering with PawsWatch since 2011 (7 years as of 2018).
She participates in the trap/spay/neuter/return program, helps to care for community cat colonies, and does foster care. She is also certified in Pet First Aid / CPR through Pet Emergency Education LLC.
Tricia is Pet Sitter Certified as of Spring of 2023
Samuel Reed, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Warwick, West Warwick, Cranston RI)
Sam is an avid pet lover with his own Frenchie at home as well as experience with dogs and cats throughout his life. He has done dog walking previously with a company in San Francisco.
He will complete his Pet First Aid/CPR certification in Fall 2025.
Savannah Stephen, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Providence RI, East Providence & Pawtucket RI)
Savannah is an experienced animal caretaker with multiple years of pet sitting/dog walking experience.
She currently lives with a 1-year-old female tabby cat named Frankie. In the past, she has owned Lhasa Apsos, Schnauzers, an American Eskimo/cocker spaniel mix, Cockapoos, Poodles and Pekingese’s. She has also lived with rats, bearded dragons and parakeets.
Savannah completed her Pet First Aid training in June 2025. She completed her Pet Sitter Certification in September 2025.
Sharon Tefft, Pet Sitter (Providence County)
Sharon grew up around animals.
She has many years experience working/volunteering with animals through farms/horse rescues & at local animal shelters and as a volunteer dog walker.
She lives with 1 cat (persian) & 1 dog (Schnoodle) and she is certified in Pet First Aid.
Stephanie Bacon, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Coventry, West Greenwich, West Warwick RI)
Stephanie volunteers 3 days a week at PawsWatch Community Cat Center in Johnston RI. In the spring and summer, she helps with rescuing orphaned or injured wildlife for RI Wildlife Clinic. She has rescued baby rats and a number of racoons and birds. She also rescued a kitten, which she then ended up adopting.
She lives with 1 dog, a puggle and 2 cats, one part Maine Coon and the other a domestic tiger cat.
Stephanie completed her Pet CPR/first aid certification along with her Pet Sitter Certification course in March 2025.
Sumaiyah Sharif, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (West Warwick, East Greenwich & North Kingstown RI)
Sumaiyah has many years of animal knowledge including experience as a vet assistant, an advisor at a travelling vet clinic, an intern at an aquarist center and has volunteered with animal shelters. In the past, she has owned 3 yorkies, fish, rabbits and parakeets!
She considers herself to be detail oriented, compassionate and creative. In her spare time, she loves to paint, write and draw.
She completed her Pet First Aid and CPR training in March 2025. She completed her Pet Sitter Certification in April 2025.
Tammie Anderson, Pet Sitter (East Greenwich, North Kingsotwn & Exeter RI)
Tammie grew up with animals (both dogs & cats) & has always had at least one companion animal since. She has experience volunteering with dogs at the Providence Animal Rescule League (Walking them, etc..) and has worked with PawsWatch to help rescue some feral cats in her area. She has previous experience as a professional house cleaner/pet sitter as well. In addition she has also worked with pet food companies & done some work with them at local pet stores such as PetCo & PetSmart. She lives with a few cats & she is certified in Pet CPR/First Aid through Pet Emergency Education LLC.
Tammie is Pet Sitter Certified as of Fall 2023
Tammy Hazard, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (North Kingstown, East Greenwich RI & Surrounding areas)
Tammy has been around animals for years and has prior experience working as a professional pet sitter and dog walker working with a variety of animals including cats & dogs.
She completed her Pet First Aid training and Pet Sitter Certified as of Spring of 2023
Tammy currently resides with her New Foundland poodle mix Koda Rain.
Will Dawson, Dog Walker & Pet Sitter (Cranston, Providence, Warwick, West Warwick)
Will has owned pets all his life and has been working in the pet sitting industry for many years. He had about 1.5 years of prior experience dog walking and pet sitting before coming to Furry Fellas.
He completed the Pet first Aid and CPR training as well as his Pet Sitter Certification Course in Spring 2024.