Our People
Meet the drivers, the doers, and the animal lovers that make Big Dog Ranch Rescue run every single day. From founders, to executive officers, to board of directors and our beloved Big Dog Ranch Rescue mascots each of these people play a key role in making our mission possible!
The leadership Team
As the incredible 33 acre campus takes shape, it is Lauree Simmons architectural designs that rise from the ground. Drawing on her skills as a national award-winning Custom Home Builder and Interior Designer, each detail of the rescue is carefully planned. As the President of Simmons and Saray Interiors since 1996, later named Simmons Interiors Group, Lauree received over 200 interior design awards, including the National Best in Show. As the Vice President and General Contractor of Simmons Building Corporation since 1986, Lauree has won 160 local, regional and national building awards. Lauree’s designs grace the mansions and even the private islands of the elite. Now those same talents serve to make the temporary stays of precious dogs up for adoption a positive and comfortable experience.
Lauree’s passion to end senseless euthanasia and animal abuse and to find a loving home for every dog knows no bounds. She accepts no compensation for her leadership at the Ranch donates most of her personal income to operations and has enlisted her family-owned food purveyor business, Cheney Brothers Inc., to aid in the mission.
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