Meet our Team - Rottweiler Hearts Rescue

Ed McMullen

President and Intake Coordinator

Meet Ed McMullen the fearless President and Intake Coordinator of Rottweiler Hearts Rescue.
Ed has over forty years experience in the rescue world. He is also an administrator on the Rottweiler Rescue Network facebook page. That page helps place rottweilers needing homes all over the country. Ed is a non stop advocate for the Rottweiler breed. He has a large crew of wayward rotties that are part of his home pack. Everyone that knows Ed, also knows that he is an avid college sports fan too!

Elizabeth

Vice President and Foster Coordinator

Elizabeth got her first Rottweiler when she was in her 20’s and her life was changed forever. She has adopted and fostered numerous Rottweilers since then and spent her life advocating for the breed. Elizabeth also is an administrator on Nationwide Rottweiler Rescue Networking.

She can’t imagine her life without Rottweilers by her side and looks forward to fostering more.

Esther Spaugh

Treasurer/Secretary

My Husband and I got our first Rottie in 2004, when Rayden passed in 2010, we became involved with rescuing. We are a 3-time foster failure by adopting 3 of the Rottie / Rottie mix dogs that we have fostered thru the Rottie Hearts Rescue. My husband and I have been involved with this Rescue since the birth of the rescue. Not only do I volunteer with Rottie Hearts, I also work full time as a Digital Analyst. I have been a Breast Cancer Survivor since March 2005. I enjoy getting together with my friends, family and spending time with our houseful of dogs.

Danielle

Social Media Coordinator

Meet our Social Media Coordinator, Danielle Miller. Danielle joined the RHR team in 2021 and has been keeping our social media pages updated with all our fosters, news, events, and fundraisers. She is a Licensed Veterinary Technician and has fostered over eighty dogs the
past six years. Danielle tends to foster medical needs dogs from puppies to seniors.

Paula

Meet board member Paula Anselmo. Paula has been rescuing Rottweilers for over twenty years. Paula became a hospice foster for RHR in 2020. Her commitment to saving animals is remarkable. Paula continues to foster at risk senior dogs from high kill shelters, as well as those rotties with serious medical or behavioral problems. Paula currently has six RHR rescues and five cats!

Linda

Meet Linda De Martino one of our board members. Linda has worked in the healthcare field most of her adult life. She rescued her first Rottweiler off the streets where she was being sold for gas money. She rescued her second rottie who was found tied to a tree, with an embedded
collar around her neck, broken leg, and no food or water. Linda is now on her tenth rescued Rottweiler.