Celebrities
Staci Matthews - KS95
Staci Matthews is one half of the Moon & Staci Afternoon Show on KS95 FM (www.moonandstaci.com). Staci has been an animal lover her whole life but has a special weakness for cats. She and her husband of 5 years, Tony, live in Fridley with their gaggle of felines. Loki (who also answers to "Fattie" or "Puppy") is a big, noisy, chunk of black & white love rescued from a no-kill shelter. Lily is a calico from the humane society who enjoys naps in the sun and coughing up the occasional fur ball. Phoebe is their tortoiseshell who is a champion snoozer and whom Staci credits for alerting her to her breast cancer 5 years ago. Phoebe began a persistent lounging habit on Staci's chest prompting her to notice a lump leading to her eventual surgery and a full recovery. Staci and Tony expect to someday add a dog to their hairy brood. (Staci fell in love with Murphy last year...Who didn't?)
This is Staci's second year participating in the Pet Haven Fall Benefit.
Dr. Justine Lee
DR. JUSTINE LEE is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care. She has authored two books entitled It's a Dog's Life... but It's Your Carpet: Everything you ever wanted to know about your four-legged friend (Random House, April 2008), along with It's a Cat's World... You Just Live In It: Everything you ever wanted to know about your furry feline (Random House, December 2008).
Jan Zita Grover
Jan Zita Grover has been active in pet rescue for several decades. She lives in Lowertown Saint Paul, where she writes, edits, and lives with three rescue dogs. She is the author of A Home for Dakota (The Gryphon Press, 2008), a children's picture book about a breeding dog rescued from a puppy mill, rehabilitated by an organization like Pet Haven, and then adopted by a young girl and her family.
Donnell Rank
Donnell Rank has been delighting Minnesotans for years. As the National Sales Trainer for Forsythe Appraisals, she inspires Branch Managers across the United States to achieve their greatest potential, and was named one of 25 “Minnesota Women To Watch” by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.
As the International Spokesperson for Smile Network International, Donnell helps provide reconstructive surgeries to impoverished children around the world. Recently as Mrs. Minnesota International 2007, she promoted the non-profit organization throughout Minnesota.
Donnell and her beloved, Glen, reside in Minneapolis with their three “furry children” that they affectionately refer to as: ‘the pack’; their Standard Poodle - Hunter, Bailey - a Shih-Tzu, and their Miniature Maltese - Sophia, who is the true “princess” of the house.
Lena Svenson (co-host, The Dave Ryan in the Morning Show, 101.3 KDWB)
Lena Svenson is the newest addition to the Dave Ryan in the Morning Show. She’s been acting and performing since the age of four, and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Theatre Arts. Working at KDWB is Lena’s first foray into radio; before that, she worked in theatre, film, and improv around Wisconsin and the Twin Cities. Lena is one hundred percent Norwegian, was raised by a hippie and a Lutheran in western Wisconsin, and has a horrible sense of direction. She hopes to one day own a large group of dogs that she can knit matching sweaters for.
Scott Schneweis
Scott Schneweis is good any many things but great at none of them. Every month, Scott prominently displays these mediocre attributes and writes about it in his Semi Pro column for METRO Magazine. Whether it’s speed-dating, beekeeping or risking life and limb as a rodeo clown, Scott attempts to reveal what it’s like to be an ordinary person in an extraordinary situation. While he can also be seen and heard on various TV and radio programs across the Twin Cities, Scott knows that that he’s not really a celebrity, and he thanks you in advance for not heckling him and pointing this out.
