About Us

Community Cat Network of Cincinnati was established in 2022 to provide medical aid funding for community cats in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Currently, CCN provides up to $500 per approved case for sick and injured unowned cats. We rely on community members and colony caretakers to trap, transport, and foster (when necessary) the cats that we are supporting. Community Cat Network will loan traps and crates to feeders /colony caregivers when necessary.  All cats under the care of the Community Cat Network will be altered before being released; this normally includes pregnant females.

Community Cat Network does not have a physical location and we are unable to foster cats, which is why we rely heavily on colony caregivers/feeders. We do not intake cats, and we do not adopt out cats. In the event that a cat under our care is friendly, we will make every effort to reach out to local rescues to find placement once the cat is deemed medically healthy.

Meet our Executive Board Members

Below you will see our amazing
Executive Board Members who have long been
dedicated to helping our community cats in various ways.

Amanda Thalhammer

Amanda Thalhammer is a wife and a mother who grew up on Cincinnati’s Westside. Along with being a tireless animal advocate she has 3 cats of her own, fosters for a local rescue called Purrfect Friends, and looks forward to making a difference in the lives of Cincinnati’s community cats.

Amanda's Spotlight

Eileen Connelly

Eileen Connelly (aka Sr. Mary Catnip or Sr. Mary Kitty Cat) is a long-time cat rescuer, Trap Neuter Return (TNR) advocate and foster. She has TNR’d hundreds of cats in various local neighborhoods over the years and fostered and socialized dozens of feral kittens.

Eileen's Spotlight

Jeff 
Smith

Jeff Smith has been involved in cat care and rescue for over 12 years, including colony care and trapping. Jeff is beyond pleased to be part of such a dedicated, transparent, non-bureaucratic, and giving enterprise, helping the neediest cats a few at a time.


LeAnn Sullivan

LeAnn Sullivan, known for her crazy hair, tattoos, piercings and love of cats, has been an animal lover her whole life. In 2013 her love of cats turned into a mission when she rescued her first cat off the side of a highway and tried to find a home for her.

LeAnn's Spotlight

Natalie
Beck

Natalie Beck, pictured with CCN Alumni “Sir Fluff” NKA “Crouton”. She is a Veterinary Technician at a local clinic that happens to be one of our partner vets. She enjoys spending her spare time fostering a variety of kitties in need on top helping out with TNR around town. Specializing in the sickly and special needs, feisty or friendly, she’s always known animals were her passion. From itty bitty kittens to frail seniors, Natalie takes pride in fixing them up and knowing she made a difference in their life.

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Katherine Carullo

Dr. Katie graduated from The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. In 2014, she opened Cincinnati Hills Animal Clinic and has served as the owner and lead veterinarian since that time. She is honored to be able to help CCN through her animal medical experience and passion for helping animals and their caregivers.

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Tania Carreón-Valencia

Tania Carreón-Valencia, pictured with Shakti. As an epidemiologist, she brings her skills in grant writing, resource management, and evidence-based program development to help ensure community cats get the medical care they need. Tania is a longtime volunteer at OAR and is committed to strengthening community partnerships and sustainable programs that benefit both animals and people.

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Meet our Advisory Board Members

Below you will see our amazing Advisory Board Members who specialize
in varies areas to help our organization flourish. 

Abbey
Dillon

Abbey
Dillon is a long time animal rescuer and lifelong animal lover. As a veterinary technician, she lives for caring for and fostering medical cases including her own three rescue cats and rescue pup who all have varying medical issues.



Coly
Kastner

Nicole Kastner (known to most as Coly) has had a love affair with cats since the beginning. She really got into the rescue world in 2015 when she began fostering for a rescue group. In 2020 she learned about TNR . She dove right in and continues to this day. Coly wears a cat shirt every Friday known as Fri-Yay! Brings a smile and a reminder about the work she does for our community cats!


Whitney
Floyd

Whitney is a lifelong cat lover, dedicating her free time to helping various cat rescues. From technical support to manual labor, she's there for it all. She has four lovely cats, each with distinctive personalities that motivate her to do as much as she can for cats ( and other animals') welfare.