Ownership

Suzanne Freedman

Suzanne is CEO and co-owner Freedmanne LLC, which owns Tanner's Canine Resort in Waldwick, NJ. She manages all aspects of running the business, including sales, marketing, finance, HR, IT & customer relations. She's always wanted to own a business, and along with Tracey Manne, has created the perfect dog resort in Bergen County. She is on the board of directors at the Mahwah Museum & enjoys spending time with friends & family. She lives in Mahwah with her 2 sons and Carmella, her rescue pup.

Tracey Manne

Tracey is President and co-owner of Freedmanne, LLc. After losing her beloved golden retriever Tanner to cancer in 2012, Tracey Manne started boarding dogs in her home.. Caring for many different dogs made her realize her passion was all things dogs. She raised 4 puppies for The Seeing Eye and studied dog training at Animal Behavior College, earning her certification in July 2016,

Dog Supervisors

Alex Skelley

Sr. Manager

Alex has been a dog daycare supervisor here at Tanners Canine Resort since August 2020. There are two things that Alex loves in this world -- dogs and playing with them! He doesn't have a dog at home, but what makes working here so special is that each dog is like his own. He gets to love and play with each and every dog while being able to send them home at the end of the day --sort of like a doggie Grandparent!

Yvonne Nelson

Manager

Yvonne has been passionate about dog care for over 10 years. Prior to working at Tanners she was a kennel assistant at Bark Ave in Cresskill for 5 1/2 years. She also has a dog walking business and has been boarding dogs in her home for many years. She currently lives in Dumont with her daughter Angelina. People who know her gave her the nickname “dog whisperer“ because she is amazing with dogs.

AJ Ford

Manager

AJ has been a dog daycare supervisor here since June of 2021. She ran track in high school and now uses that energy to run and play with all of the dogs in the yard. Her mom has two Goldendoodles and her dad has two Lab mixes, so she’s always surrounded by dogs. She’s known to have a soft spot for doodles and lab mixes as a result.

Katie Chamalian

Senior Supervisor

Katie has spent her whole life living with and caring for dogs. When she is not working at Tanners, she can be found training her Sheltie “Puck”

Cameryn Rivera

Senior Supervisor Nightshift Mgr

Cam currently attends Bergen Community College online, and her love and passion for dogs brought her to work here at Tanner’s! When she isn’t with her work puppies, she spends her time training her own puppy, Indie! She is devoted to learning the ins and outs of dog behavior and training in hopes to open an in-home boarding business of her own in the future.

Gianna Farmilette

Gianna has grown up with dogs all her life and loves working with them. Previously her and her family have raised two Seeing Eye puppies as well as adopting their first rescue dog in 2016. Gianna plans on working with animals in the future, but at the moment she loves working at Tanner’s.

Nicholas Scioli

Nicholas has a lifelong passion for animals and fully believes that every dog deserves to be treated with respect and kindness. After working in the non-profit sector Nicholas has joined Tanners in the pursuit of a career with dogs.

Casey Podence

Casey is a mom to their daughter, cat and dog. She enjoys spending time working, caring for, and playing with Dogs. Giving all the dogs extra love whenever she is here.

Mathew Coll

Mathew has a background as a dog grooming assistant in Maryland, and is enjoying making use of her skills at Tanner’s. Her love of dogs started with her childhood Australian shepherd and has only grown since. She enjoys arts, crafts, and nature.

Certified Dog Trainers

Elaine Rizzo

Elaine has a love for dogs' innocence and loyalty, and values the connection between humans and their 4-legged companions. Being a dog trainer for 30+ years with a B.A. in psychology and Minor in Art, Elaine completed her training under Auger's K-9 Kollege. Elaine has experience with group classes, agility, dock diving, rescue groups, CGC and Therapy dogs. Elaine is a sub school teacher, enjoys hiking, horseback riding, and spending time with her husband, 2 kids, and black lab, Chloe.

Lisa Esak

Lisa has always had a passion for working with dogs and comes to us with 20+ years of experience working in local shelters and with various rescue groups while striving to develop her skills. She is a CATCH certified dog trainer, a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and the Co-Founder of Real Dog Rescue, a 501c3 nonprofit dog rescue. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys time spent outdoors hiking, traveling and with her canine fur kids, Izzi and Henry.