Laura Clarson - President & Founder

Laura Clarson is the reason the Tioga County Cat Project exists; years ago, she saw the county’s cat population continuing to explode and knew something had to be done. After years of working on smaller TNR projects, she founded the Elkland Cat Project, which transformed into the Tioga County Cat Project in 2020. Outside volunteer work with TCCP and other rescues, she was the manager of Second Chance Animal Sanctuaries in Tioga for five years and has previously worked at other local animal shelters and horse farms. She has extensive training and experience in animal health, is a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, and has volunteered with humane law enforcement in the county. Her circus of a fur family consists of six crazy dogs, three horses, six lizards, and a continuous rotation of fosters!

Jill Hall

Jill Hall moved south to Steuben County, NY, from the state of Maine. She resides on 30 acres with nine (yes, nine!) indoor dogs, eight indoor cats, two grandkids, two parents and a husband. Jill’s passion for animals compelled her to join the Tioga County Cat Project to help prevent the birth of more unwanted cats. When Jill is not tending her animals, family members or volunteering her time as the TCCP secretary, Jill can be found working part-time in the Elkand Borough office. By the way…included in Jill’s menagerie are 15 rescue ducks!