Our People

Pippa Kok, MS

FOUNDER

Pippa is a pet care professional with over 15 years of experience with companion animals and wildlife care. She holds a BS from Cornell University in Interdisciplinary Animal Studies and an MS from the University of Florida in Veterinary Medical Sciences, and has co-authored two peer-reviewed studies of shelter dog behavior. She was formerly a Canine Behavior Specialist at the Animal Care Centers of NYC. A regular in neighborhood bird rescues, she was recently featured in Upper East Site for helping save a trapped pigeon.

Today she is most interested in walking dogs with behavioral challenges and chaperoning pets on veterinary visits, where she explains the vet's findings to owners in plain language.

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Jessica Mejia, LVT

SENIOR CONCIERGE · LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

Jessica has been a licensed vet tech for 26 years, working in internal medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, and surgery. At home she has three rescue dogs and three rescue cats.

Jessica is most interested in pet sitting for medical cases and providing veterinary chaperoning.

Yulia Kushnir

SENIOR CONCIERGE · CANINE BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST

Yulia has loved animals since her childhood in Ukraine. In the US she became an Animal Care Specialist at the Animal Care Centers of NYC, working with dogs, cats, exotics, and wildlife, and then moved into canine work as a Canine Representative and Canine Behavior Specialist, which she still does today.

Yulia is most interested in walking challenging dogs, but loves working with all animals.

Harley Brooks

SENIOR CONCIERGE · LICENSED WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR

Harley is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator here on the Upper East Side. She takes in birds, mammals, reptiles, and whatever else turns up needing help. She has plenty of experience fostering companion animals and is qualified to handle fearful or aggressive pets.

Harley is most interested in pet sitting for exotics, dogs, and cats.