Renee Jessen
Renee is one of those volunteers who tends to fly under the radar. She doesn’t seek a lot of attention or recognition for her hard work. She simply sees the need and gets the work done. Renee has been volunteering at NN for about 7 years. Her primary job has been as daykeeper, but she has also been an excellent foster parent to both mammals and birds. That last statement is a big deal, since when Renee first started… she was very uncomfortable around birds. Now Renee doesn’t hesitate to handle both songbirds and raptors. Renee has also been very helpful with her knowledge as a vet tech. She has given me important dietary information as well as helped by performing fecals on animals as needed. It’s not like she doesn’t have plenty to do outside of NN either! Renee works as a registered vet tech as well as a massage therapist and enjoys riding her horse whenever she gets the opportunity! This is where I would normally post a photo of our volunteer, BUT since Renee wouldn’t let me take a picture of her while volunteering... and never sent me one to use... I have to improvise. (Maybe I’ll sneak a picture of her into another issue!)

Not a recent photo !