Our Team
Meet our certified, exceptional and animal-loving team!
Bruno Mansueto
Position: Founder
Bruno is the Founder of Worldwide Animal Travel and has enjoyed working at every station within his company. Although, now semi-retired, he is very proud of the company and teams he has built to support the pet relocation business.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Bruno is a graduate from the British Columbia Institute of Technology class of 1985. Upon graduating with a major in transportation management, Bruno moved to Toronto and began working with an international freight forwarder as a junior agent in their air export department.
After two years, Bruno returned to Vancouver and was hired as a cargo agent with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. It was with KLM that Bruno became familiar with the air transportation of live animals.
After departing from KLM, Bruno did contract work for various airlines, including Lufthansa Cargo, before forming Worldwide Animal Travel in 1998. His love for animals and his cargo background have allowed Worldwide Animal Travel to excel and grow. Today, it has two locations and numerous employees.
Christine Vanderende
Position: Operations Manager
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English
Ruthy Peters
Position: Sales – UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and German
Davy Soeun
Position: Accountant
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English
Sunee Scherping
Position: Handling Supervisor
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Thai
Yumiko Nakamura
Position: Administrative Assistant
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Japanese
Fatemeh Nezamparvar
Position: Senior Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Persian
Victoria Pun
Position: Sales/ Administrative Assistant
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Jacqueline Schaffer
Position: Senior Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English
Kaylee Kim
Position: Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English, Korean
Liubov Moroz
Position: Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English, Ukrainian and Russian
Fiona Tong
Position: Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean
Melissa Irrivari
Position: Travel Coordinator & Vet Tech
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Spanish
Karina Otarola
Position: Pet Handler and Cuddler
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Spanish
Sahar Gharaie
Position: Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Persian
Monica Chou
Position: Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Mandarin
Jessica Ferreira Gomes
Position: Pet Handler and Cuddler
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English and Portuguese
Geoffrey Wong
Position: Travel Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Language(s): English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Pascal Leutwyler
Position: Sales – EU, Middle East, Asia, and Africa
Location: Toronto
Language(s): English and German
Jinel Salvary
Position: Branch Manager
Location: Toronto
Language(s): English
Murray
Position: Head of Distribution
Murray excels in fast and speedy service, and could possibly be the world’s fastest red ear slider turtle. If she’s not in her tank relaxing and sunbathing, you can probably find her zooming around the office. She enjoys the occasional break and can often be found soaking up the sun wherever she can.
Max
Position: Nightwatchman and team emotional support bunny.
Max is the worlds biggest salad lover who works as the team emotional support bunny and takes up any opportunity to cuddle.
Fish
Positions: Human Resources
This is our HR department here at Worldwide Animal Travel. They keep a close eye on the happenings around the office to ensure your pet transfers go swimmingly.
Kiwi & Guava
Positions: Office DJ
Love Birds by species and personality. These cuties spread the love through the office with their sweet songs.
Mama
Positions: Penny’s Cheerleader
Mama is Penny’s cheerleader and has been seen cuddling Murry the Turtle even though Mama would not admit to it.
Penny
Positions: Toronto Import Supervisor
Penny supervises the Imports department.
Miranda
Position: C.O.O. (Cat Operating Officer)
Miranda came from the streets and earned her way to the top. She now enjoys her lavish lifestyle. She is certainly the boss and loves getting all of the attention on her. She is also our therapy cat and does an amazing job as she has such a gentle nature. Her son, Harry, is another board member.
Thisbe
Position: Welcome committee
Thisbe belongs to Jacqueline, and comes to work every with a happy tail. Thisbe loves to sing and dance, her talents are appreciated by the team as she makes us smile with her morning greetings.