Our Staff

Dana Barre, Executive Director/Founder

Email: dana.barre@heartlandfarmsanctuary.org
Phone: (608) 219-1172
Dana was an actuary for 10 years and also worked as a policy analyst for a county human services agency before starting Heartland Farm Sanctuary. She holds an MBA and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, both from the UW-Madison. She and her husband, Bob Cravens, have two young children.

Kristin Roosmalen, Assistant Executive Director

Email: kristin.roosmalen@heartlandfarmsanctuary.org
Phone: (608) 395-9741
Kristin’s diverse career has included nonprofit administration and management, accounting, finance and property management. Since switching to the nonprofit sector in 2007, Kristin hasn’t looked back and has made a commitment to dedicate her leadership and organizational skills to helping vulnerable populations and social justice issues. An avid animal lover since childhood, Kristin received her Humane Officer certification in 2001 and it was only a matter of time until she found her way to Heartland. She has previously held positions with the National Credit Union Foundation and the Animal Welfare League as well as serving on the board of directors for Alliance for Animals. Kristin’s passion lies in special event planning and building cooperative relationships within the community.

Sarah Solberg, Barn Manager

Email: sarah.solberg@heartlandfarmsanctuary.org
Phone: (608) 843-7899
Sarah is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Upper Iowa University and will graduate in 2012 with hopes of continuing onto her Masters Degree in Social Work through the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She would eventually like to be an individual and family therapist, and integrate Heartland’s animals into her therapy. After realizing how truly therapeutic it has been for her to simply be around the amazing animals at Heartland, she felt she had to find a way to share that gift with others. Her passion in life has always been working with animals, and when she found Heartland, and met the animals for the first time, she knew this was the place she wanted to be. Sarah lives with her fiancé Aaron, and their 20 year old cat, Cleopatra.