Kelli Decora, a lifelong resident of Laramie, WY, has been a passionate advocate for animal welfare since childhood. She began volunteering with the Laramie Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) in 2016 and quickly became known for her dedication to the most vulnerable animals—including neonates, seniors, and those with special needs. Over the years, Kelli has worn many hats within the organization, contributing as a foster coordinator, TNR coordinator, dog program coordinator, and leading efforts in social media, fundraising, and community events.

In 2025, Kelli stepped into the role of president of LAWS. With this new leadership position, she is focused on strengthening the organization’s foundation through increased fundraising efforts and overseeing the renovation of the building purchased in spring 2024—an exciting and essential step toward expanding LAWS’s impact in the Laramie community. She remains committed to building a future where all animals have access to the care, compassion, and resources they deserve.

Kris is from Casper, Wyoming.  and has lived in Laramie since 1998. She grew up with many family pets and has always been an animal lover. Kris volunteered at shelters and rescues in high school and college.

After adopting a kitten from LAWS in 2017, she became an active volunteer. Her roles include kennels, adoption and volunteer coordinating, fostering, events, treasurer and board member.

Avy has been a member of the Wyoming community for 8 years and loves helping all animals. As a child, Avy's family had rescued and adopted cats of their own, which sparked her love for animal advocacy. She is even a cat mom to a tuxedo cat, named LuLu. 

After being connected to LAWS in 2024, she became an active volunteer. She dedicated much of her free time to helping run booths at community events, cleaning kennels, and completing the board meeting documents as Secretary to the Board. As a newly appointed board member, Avy is excited to grow in her position and find ways to help LAWS grow its advocacy for helping animals in need. 

Doris U. Bolliger is a retired educator who served in higher education for over 20 years. Prior to higher education she worked in the banking and insurance industry. Doris became a volunteer at LAWS in 2017 shortly after she adopted her cats from us. Her family includes two cats and an Alaskan Malamute.

Doris is mostly involved in providing enrichment to our resident cats. In the past, she has assisted with the transportation of animals, donation drives, fundraisers, kennel shifts, outreach and adoption events, and microchip and Trap-Neuter-Release clinics. Doris was elected to the Board of Directors in 2023.

Andrea has been involved with LAWS since she began volunteering in 2017. In her time as a volunteer, Andrea worked to grow the SEB (socialization, enrichment, and behavior) program at LAWS and helped with screening adoption applications, TNR projects, social media, and fundraising. Her passion with animals centers on understanding and socializing shy and former feral cats. She adopted a special cat named Ming from LAWS in 2019.

Andrea currently lives in Lincoln, Nebraska and volunteers with a local no-kill cat shelter. She is excited to continue supporting LAWS and seeing it continue to grow into the future!

Kathryn is a dedicated student with a passion for animal welfare. Over the past five and a half years, she has dedicated herself to fostering numerous neonatal and medical kittens, running our TNR program, working on programming to provide support to community members through veterinary care, and playing a major role in establishing the LAWS dog program. Her commitment also extends beyond the rescue world as she actively engages in her school community and various clubs, and takes college credits through UW. Recently appointed as a LAWS board member, Kathryn is excited to continue advocating for the well-being of animals and for the provision of resources to those with limited access, and to share this passion with others.

Dawn is from Laramie and has been an animal advocate for as long as she can remember.

She has been a foster with LAWS since 2014. Her main focus is neonatal and special needs kittens.