Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association
Serving Illinois and portions of surrounding states since 1989
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Contact Us

Please note - the most expedient way to contact us is to send an e-mail to vicky@iamra.org.  Any e-mail received at this address will be sent to the board of directors.  Please remember we are 100% volunteer, and have jobs, families, pets, etc. of our own, and we are not always immediately available.  Rescue isn't our job - it is our passion!

Contact Us

If you are interested in adopting, please fill out the Adoption Application.  This is the first step towards adoption.

If you need to re-home your malamute, please follow the directions on our
'Need to Give up Your Malamute' page.

If you have a question not answered on our website, please click on the Contact Us button above and send us an e-mail.  Thank you!

Director:

Victoria Meluso     
               
Preferred/fastest way to contact: email
vicky@iamra.org
847-259-3570 (Employer, Key Scientific) 847-735-9466 (Home) 

IAMRA Mailing Address:

200 East Evergreen Suite 123
Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056

Board of Directors

Pat Kral - Kennel/Boarding
Kim Clark - Coordinator/General Questions
Karin Fischer - Training, Behavior & Nutrition Cons.
Leanne Vandecreek - Coordinator/General Questions
Philip Kocisko - Coordinator

Board Member at Large

  Virginia Catigano
815-476-9984
847-651-7979
773-912-6217

815-751-3610

815-409-6809


630-453-8324

 

patkral40@yahoo.com
ckjstiskc@aol.com
karin.fischer@sbcglobal.net

leannef451@yahoo.com


sleddog2@sbcglobal.net


gioandanna@yahoo.com

 

Newsletter Editor:

Stephan McCurdy

Fur-Fun Webmaster:

Kim Brussow

 

 

 

kimbrussow@kimbrussow.com

Homecheck Committee:

(send emails to Vicky@IAMRA.org)
Leanne VandeCreek   
Joanne Wagner 
Pam Junkerman   
Danielle Meintanis 
Joni Grandt  
Karen Habel 
leannef451@yahoo.com
jlwagner@wisc.edu
pjsbigdogs@aol.com
danielle.rescueme@hotmail.com 
jonirae@att.net
baggerdog@aol.com

Foster Coordinators:

Tammie Variano 
Danielle Meintanis 
tavar@comcast.net
danielle.rescueme@hotmail.com

Transport Coordinator:

Roxanne McCormick  
Virginia Catigano (Assistant)

Working Dog Committee:

Karin Fischer 
773-284-0064
630-453-8324

 

773-912-6217
gcormick@att.net 
gioandanna@yahoo.com 

 

karin.fischer@sbcglobal.net

Fundraising Committee:

Coordinator: Victoria Meluso Vicky@IAMRA.org
Ways and Means Co-Chairs (Team KOTC):
Virginia Catigano
gioandanna@yahoo.com
Rally to Rescue and PETCO days:
Kay Kendzora
coplady25@gmail.com
GOTS Co-Chairs:
Tammie Variano and Sandi Schmitt
tavar@comcast.net,  
sandischmitt@comcast.net
Additional fundraising volunteers: Holly Justice, Lisa Roberti, Vicki Lawrence, Danielle Meintanis

IAMRA Recommended Trainers:

Karin Fischer

773-912-6217

IAMRA Recommended Training/Boarding/Dog Daycare:

Dog's Life on Damen
5456 N. Damen
Chicago, IL 60625

773-271-5577
OWNER: Karin Fischer