Joy Lee

After a career of over twenty years in marketing, corporate strategy, consulting and executive leadership in the medical and chemical products industries, Joy Lee left corporate life in 2001 to pursue her passion for animals. She spent several years as a full-time volunteer at the Humane Society of Missouri in St. Louis, where she worked primarily with large dogs on socialization and basic obedience to improve their chances for successful adoption. During her time with the Humane Society, she attended several behavior and obedience training courses and also volunteered in the veterinary clinic assisting with surgical and post-operative care of dogs and cats. Of course, she couldn't resist adding several shelter dogs to her family during this time.
After moving to Houston, Texas in 2003 to escape the Missouri winters, Joy worked for several years as an independent consultant in the biomedical industry. She joined the staff at Rover Oaks Pet Resort in 2005 "just for fun", and worked initially in customer service, doggie daycare, pet care management and as Director of Operations. Joy and Steve Smith (owner of Rover Oaks Pet Resort in Houston) became partners in Rover Oaks Pet Resort in Katy in late 2005 and worked throughout 2006 to oversee the construction and start-up of the new facility, which opened its doors that September. She concedes that she now works harder than she ever has in her life!
She has recently published a book entitled "Rover's Rescues...True Stories of Shelter Dogs and Second Chances", relating the stories of a number of shelter dogs from Citizens for Animal Protection who found loving homes with a little help from caring friends. Joy currently resides in the Houston area with husband Tommy, human son Geoffrey and her five rescued canine children: Sylvie, Rusty, Tyson, Turbo and Merlin. She dreams of retiring on a beach some day!