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Michael Canavan
Mike grew up in the Adirondacks of New York. After 7 years in the US Navy's submarine service, he moved with his family to Southeast Idaho. A life long animal lover, Mike, with his wife Catie, founded check for cat after putting their own cat through the dryer. They foster routinely for the local shelters and rescue groups. He owns and operates Teton Wealth Management, a major source of funding for Check for Cat. Featured cat: Cody, at a birthday party. |
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Suzanne Scott
Suzanne is a creative at heart with a background in marketing. She grew up overseas which gave her a love for culture, connection and sharing stories that bring people together. She's always balancing ten ideas at once and somehow making them work. One of her favorite things to do is take evening walks with her kids, when all the neighborhood cats come out to say hello. Featured cat: Baby Cat, enjoying a night walk. |
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Meighan Perry
Meighan grew up in the countryside of Wyoming and Montana where she spent most of her time playing outdoors with her sister, horses, dogs, and cats. She moved to Idaho in 1997. She loves to learn, walk with her dog, bird watch, support local organizations, and prepare meals for family and friends. Featured cat: Tiger, soaking up the sunlight. |
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Jessie Ingvalson
Dr. Jessie Ingvalson grew up on a dairy farm in Southeast Minnesota. She turned her love for animals into a career as a small animal veterinarian. She practices at Eastside Pet Clinic in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Dr. Ingvalson and her partner, Chesney, share their home with an adventurous and lovable cat named Bucket. Featured cat: One of Jessie's many farm cats, probably Buttercup. |
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Carissa Hernandez
Carissa has always been involved in the world of animals. Carissa has worked in veterinary clinics, and for a very long stretch, was a wrangler at a dude ranch while also working as a sells person for a beer distribution company. Eight years ago, big life changes would lead her to Idaho and a deep dive into the world of animal rescue and sheltering. Carissa currently works as the Shelter Program's Coordinator for the City of Idaho Falls. If you ask how many cats she has, she will have to pull out a pen, paper and possibly a calculator. She has built a house beside her own for the many cats that have been unadoptable at the shelter throughout the years, in order for them to have a home of their own. Every year Carissa fosters countless cats and kittens that require special care, until they are adoption ready and can be returned to the animal shelter. From tube feeding to bandage changes, and everything in between, Carissa's fulltime job has turned into a full-life job and she couldn't be more pleased. Featured cat: Old man Paul |
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