Our People
Our Founder
Lynea Lattanzio
Over 16 years ago, Lynea Lattanzio dedicated her home, her property,
her finances and her entire life to create The Cat House on the Kings,
a no-kill, nonprofit sanctuary, rescue and adoption center for cats.
Lynea has rescued thousands of animals from shelters, abusive homes, and abandonment.
Our Staff
It takes lots of (wo)manpower and time to take care of The Cat House.
Pat Miranda
Office Manager
Pat takes care of all the office duties, from making sure the bills are paid to getting the newsletter out in a timely fashion and everything in between.
Venessa Porras
Shelter Technician
Always a calm and gentle influence on humans and animals, Venessa is a definate positive addition to The Cat House for all of us, man and beast alike. Her resume includes veterinary technician experience at a local vet hospital, and that makes her one of our most relied upon employees.
The Cat House would not be "The Cat House" without her dedication, heart and educated care. This is her in her favorite area of the shelter, the I.C.U., where her skills shine!
Carmen Gutierrez
Office Assistant
Carmen helps keep things flowing smoothly in our hectic office.
Our Volunteers
Volunteers are critical to our survival. We cherish our group, and would love to have you join us!
Tammy Barker
Off-site Adoption Coordinator/Volunteer
One of our most valuable and multi-tasking volunteers is Tammy Barker. She does off-site adoptions, fosters a mutitude of kittens, transports to other rescues out of town, helps with yard sales and has helped clean up feral colonies with Trap/Neuter/Return. Tammy is ready, willing and able to help wherever needed.
Wanda Grove
Board Member/Volunteer
Wanda first became involved with The Cat House in June of 2000 when she was seeking help with a feral colony of cats at the Fresno County yard where she worked. Since then, she has trapped, neutered and relocated more than 20 feral cats to The Cat House, and continues to volunteer several hours every week to care for the cats.
Wanda has been responsible for helping dozens of her co-workers get their cats and dogs spayed and neutered, and has found homes for abandoned cats and kittens at other County offices. She and her husband, Kurt, also collect recyclables and donate the proceeds to buy food for our kitties. Last but not least, Wanda has agreed to be on The Cat House on the Kings Board of Directors. Wanda is a diligent and extremely compassionate person. Her tremendous gifts of time, money and expertise have made a significant difference in the lives of many homeless cats.
Volunteer Spotlight
Kathy Scheer
Adoption coordinator, foster mom, all-round volunteer
Kathy Scheer first became involved with The Cat House 8 years ago. Four years ago, when she retired from nursing, she began to dedicate a great deal of her spare time to the Cat House. Tireless and deeply caring, Kathy has donated her time, energy, and financial resources to the plight of abandoned cats and kittens.
Kathy's work for The Cat House is far-reaching. She spends her time rescuing cats and kittens from the Fresno SPCA, hosting off-site adoptions at local Petco stores, helping at fundraisers, fostering kittens at her home, and coordinating transportation from the Valley to other rescue organizations throughout California. Kathy’s level of commitment is incredible, and The Cat House is very fortunate to have her as a volunteer.
We Need YOU!
Join Us!
It's easy! We need folks with all sorts of talents. A good deal of our work isn't glamorous; in fact, our greatest need is for people to help us scrub the facility and keep it in tip-top shape!
We also need people to foster kittens and cats, and help us medicate and tend to those cats and kittens that need extra TLC. To get started, just fill out a volunteer application, shoot us an email, or give us a call.