Rusty founded Rusty’s Animal Control (RAC) with his wife and business partner Mona in 2013, after nearly two decades as an animal control specialist. Ten years later, he still enjoys the hands-on aspects of his job, especially the creativity and strategizing required to set effective traps and identify and exclude entry points. It’s a challenge that ensures no two jobs are ever quite the same. When he is not working, Rusty enjoys fishing and spending time with his family.
As Office Manager, Rylee helps keep everything at Rusty’s Animal Control (RAC) running smoothly, from managing administrative tasks to meeting with clients and vendors. She also helps with our Canada goose round-ups. When she is not working, Rylee enjoys spending time with her dog, Tucker and reading, traveling, and hiking.
Jeremiah keeps our operations on track and specializes in exclusion work that requires a lift for sealing off hard-to-reach entry points . When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three dogs.
Zach’s specialty is wrangling the aggressive geese harassing our customers. He also has a knack for bat removal and enjoys the work of finding and sealing off all of their entry points to ensure they can’t get back inside. Outside of work, Zach enjoys hunting and playing golf.
Dawn enjoys her role in bridging the gap between RAC customers and technicians to ensure that customer needs are always met with the highest quality service. She also loves deer season, spending time with her family and dogs, and working in her yard and craft room.
Steve is a dedicated problem solver who likes making things easier for our technicians. When he’s not working, Steve enjoys traveling with his family, hiking and biking.
Mike enjoys helping RAC customers resolve their critter challenges with effective strategies for pest and wildlife management. When he’s not working, he enjoys playing board games with his kids and raising rabbits.
Christian loves the variety of settings and challenges he comes across while solving problems for RAC customers. Outside of work, he likes golfing and listening to music.
Chloe’s favorite work activity is roundups and chasing Canada geese from client properties with her four-legged coworker Kenai. When she’s not working, she can be found spending time with her family, riding horses and playing with her own dogs.
Catherine loves her days on the road with furry coworkers Luna and Arnie (left and right). Off work, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, her camera and a good book.
Sarah’s favorite part of the job is working with her canine colleagues Odie, Arnie and Luna. She also loves the diverse settings and challenges she comes across while helping solve problems for RAC customers. When she’s not working, she relaxes by spending time with her husband and two daughters. She also enjoys reading, writing and gardening.
