Corinne Frana joined the SUST in June 2016. As a project manager she supervises projects in Switzerland and abroad, is in charge of working days and weekly assignments abroad, is responsible for the care of the Orphan Animal Hospitals and the distance adoption sponsorship programs at the shelter Help Labus in Galati, Romania and the shelter Bluemoon Animal Center in Hurghada, Egypt and much more.

After a career in the private sector, where she led a team and spent a lot of time as an Export Sales Manager, she decided to follow her heart and put her professional life at the service of the animals.  

Since her first day of life, animals have accompanied Corinne's life. It is therefore not surprising that she has already taken injured animals during childhood and that animal welfare has gained increasing importance.

Corinne loves Norway and travels around the country again and again. She follows world events and is interested in history. She also enjoys watching football matches she adores here three dogs and three cats.

In the office of an animal welfare foundation there is an incredible amount of work to be done: answering e-mails and letters, taking telephone calls, preparing and handling mailings, looking after websites and social networks, coordinating neutering campaigns, writing thank you notes, obtaining quotations, preparing printed matter and media relations are just some of the tasks assigned to the admin. team of SUST.

After seven years as SUST warehouse manager, Lisa Volkart changed her job and has been strengthening the office team since 2017 with her skills.
Growing up on a farm, she was born with a love for animals. To this day dogs enrich t her life. For some years now, chinchillas and exotics have also become her passion. A life without animals would be inconceivable to them.

She loves motorcycling and herr hobby is social activities for a Nepalese children's charity. A road trip on Route 66 and a trip to Nepal are her dream.

Passionate summit climber with blood group ''debit+credit'' (Rh positive)
has reached the 'Piz SUST' in July 2023.

"Impossible" is just an opinion! Reaching for the stars (or clouds) is always worthwhile.
That's why Maja Spichtig is now unpacking her rich experience backpack to support the SUST team. She takes care of the financial matters in the area of accounts payable.
It is not her first animal welfare job. Maja Spichtig was already an administrative employee of the former animal ambulance under the former management of Susy Utzinger. After a varied professional career, she returns to this in the meantime far advanced environment.
The number-cruncher is accompanied by dog and cat through thick and thin. She owes them insights into life which are not taught in any classroom and only with such tireless patience.

Myrto Joannidis has been supporting the SUST team in communications since January 2022.

Her passion for storytelling has accompanied Myrto all her life as a former singer of the Swiss band Subzonic, as a radio presenter and on-air promoter. One of her favourite animals are sponges - an innate portion of gwunder and the joy of soaking up and filtering everything probably connects her to this species ;)

Myrto draws inspiration and energy from spending a lot of time outdoors - whether on horseback, on a bike, in a vintage car or on foot - the main thing is movement, both emotional and physical.

Myrto is her on the far left of the picture ;)

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Nicole Amigo has been supporting the SUST team since January 2022.
She is in charge for the food aid and shelter support and also participates in animal welfare missions abroad.
Originally a trained geomatics engineer, she decided around 10 years ago to dedicate her life to animals in need. As a trained animal keeper, she has already worked in various rescue centres in Switzerland and Romania.
Her two faithful companions accompany her on her way. In her free time she enjoys visiting the most beautiful spots in Switzerland and capturing the great moments in a photo.

The office of an animal welfare foundation has a lot of work to do: answering e-mails and letters, taking telephone calls, preparing and handling mailings, managing websites and social networks, coordinating neutering campaigns, writing thank you notes, getting quotes, preparing printed matter and media relations are just some of the tasks assigned to the admin team of SUST. Regula has been a member of this team since February 2008.

Animals have always played an important role in her life and without a faithful four-legged friend at her side, she can no longer imagine her everyday life. For more than 20 years, various pets have enriched her life and let her gain valuable new experiences every day.

Besides everything that has fur or feathers, photography and reading are her greatest passions.

Susy Utzinger, born in 1969, has been actively working for decades for the protection of animals, especially in the domestic animal and pet sector. For fifteen years, she managed national animal rescue organisations and their emergency centres, drove animal rescue vehicles and built up two Swiss animal shelters. As a freelance journalist and animal photographer, she regularly publishes papers on topics relevant to animal welfare in various Swiss and German media and also regularly gives lectures. In 1993, the committed animal welfare activist was awarded the animal welfare prize of the Elisabeth Rentschler Foundation, and over the years she has received further animal welfare prizes and awards from various countries.

In 1993 she also completed an ethology internship at Wolf-Park in Indiana (USA). Various specialist courses and advanced training courses followed. In 1996 Susy Utzinger completed a two-year study as an animal psychology consultant at I. E. T. in Hirzel. After the foundation of the Zurich-based organisation "TierRettungsDienst - Leben hat Vortritt", the foundation Susy Utzinger Stiftung für Tierschutz (SUST) was founded in 2000 with which she promotes itensified the quality of animal welfare projects in Switzerland and abroad.