meet our team
Brooke Basaran - Executive Director
Brooke is a dedicated animal advocate with over a decade of experience in hands-on animal rehabilitation, education, and public speaking. She is a previous board member and active volunteer with Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center where she works as a director of community outreach.
Brooke graduated from Ball State University with a degree in telecommunications which launched her successful career in the music business here in Nashville. When she is not tending to her own fluffle of 4 rescue rabbits, she can be found fostering cats for local rescues or catching a concert around town. She is lovingly known to friends and family as the "Bunny Queen."
Melissa Crothers - Board President
Melissa's journey into rabbit advocacy began when she rescued a rabbit that had been dumped in her neighborhood. What started as a single act of compassion quickly turned into a deep commitment to helping abandoned rabbits and addressing the growing issue of rabbit homelessness in Tennessee.
Ever since that experience she has been dedicated to raising awareness, promoting responsible rabbit ownership, and supporting rescue efforts.
In addition to her work in rabbit advocacy, Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and works in account management in the import industry.
Benjamin Davis, Jr. - Chief Financial Officer
Ben is a passionate bunny advocate with experience in finance, strategy, and economic research. An active member of the International Business Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi, he previously served on the Southern Provincial Awards Committee and as District Director of the Omicron Chapter at Vanderbilt University.
Ben was the President of the Zeta Theta Chapter from 2019 - 2020, after which he was the first brother to be named Southern Provincial Collegian of the Year (COY). Ben graduated in 2021 from Western Kentucky University with a B.S. in Mathematical Economics and an M.A. in Applied Economics. He has worked as a Research Analyst at the Tennessee Housing Development Agency since 2023.
In his limited free time, Ben enjoys reading, playing Fortnite (terribly), and hanging with his two bunnies, Hedwig and Nagini.
Lorena Romero-Alberto - Board Vice President
Lorena has been a lifelong animal lover and has devoted her spare time to fostering, transporting and rehabilitation of various species through volunteer work at a local wildlife rescue. She was the winner of the bunny distribution system in 2022 when her first bunny foster turned into a foster fail within a week.
When she is not working as a Medical Laboratory Scientist or tending to her furry children, Lorena can be found in the garden where she is restoring native biodiversity.
