Donna Reynolds (Exec Director of BR) and her husband Tim Racer (VP BR) have been working on rescue projects together for 20 years. The Oakland residents studied under some of California's best wild animal handlers during their 8 year stint rehabbing raptors at Walnut Creek's Lindsay Wildlife Museum. They've been deeply entrenched in working with pit bulls since 1999 when they co-founded BAD RAP and have orchestrated the rescue, training, and placement of over 300 dogs since that time.

The duo applied their experience and love of the breed to developing BR's popular Pit Ed classes, recently recognized by the American Humane Association as a notable program for Best Practices in Behavior and Training. Tim speaks fluent pit bull and runs the popular classes, which specialize in helping ill-mannered dogs learn better manners and overwhelmed owners gain confidence.

Donna was instrumental in developing the successful Ambassador Program of Pit Bull Hall, in partnership with the East Bay SPCA. She's authored several articles about pit bull behavior for publications such as Dog Fancy.

Both travel extensively to further BR's educational mission through sharing information at conferences and workshops, such as Donna's recent general session presentation on pit bulls at the HSUS Expo, and rolling up their sleeves and help out with special pit bull rescue projects (Katrina, Dixon Correctional Institute). The couple have been featured in articles outlining their work in several newspapers and online publications.

They are owned by four dogs including two pit bulls and have hosted up to 150 pit bull foster dogs over the years.