Mindy Falzarano

Founder & Executive Director

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Mindy launched Happy Animal Project, Inc. (HAPI) out of a deep love and respect for all animals.  It has been a dream of hers for a very long time.  She grew up with animals and always found them to be comforting and healing, especially during challenging times. She has rescued several animals over the years including cats, dogs, birds, sheep, and more.

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She received her degree in General Business from Champlain College and studied Mass Communications and Filmmaking at Emerson College in Boston. She also worked for a large corporation in Boston before moving out to Steamboat Springs, CO. Her past work experience includes project management, executive assistant, and marketing in a variety of industries including tourism, education, and advertising.

 

In addition to being an animal advocate, Mindy also has a passion for filmmaking and learned how to tell compelling stories while studying mass communications and filmmaking at Emerson College in Boston. She enjoys telling inspiring stories through film and hopes to combine her passion for filmmaking and animals to help make the world a better place for pets, farm animals and wildlife. Happy Animal Project is a perfect way to blend her passion and experience to make a positive difference for animals.

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Overall, our organization strives to provide assistance to animals in need, create and share educational content and resources, and educate people about a variety of issues affecting animals – the responsibility of pet-ownership, the importance of spay/neuter, creating change for farm animals and how they are treated and living with and protecting wildlife.

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