Meet Our Board
Sally Merritt-Braciak
PRESIDENT
Sally Merritt-Braciak has dedicated her life to helping animals. She is passionate about helping cats in need and has had vast and diverse experiences working with animals.
Her career began as an applied Animal Behavior Specialist with a veterinary hospital in Western New York while simultaneously working on her Master’s Degree in Counseling. She soon realized what her passion was and began to focus on animal rescue and shelter medicine. She acted as the Cat Shelter Manager for Pets Alive WNY for five years. She then decided to accept a position working for Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, UT as a Veterinary Technician. She returned to Western New York determined to help improve the lives of Community Cats and to link Caregivers to low cost Spay/Neuter Services. She also teaches them how to safely trap a cat and how to properly care for free roaming cats.
Sally obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Medaille College, and earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Canisius College. Sally has been a lifelong educator and loves to teach the Community about everything cat and cat related. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, experiencing wines from around the world, and loving on her cats.
Jon Braciak
VICE PRESIDENT
Jon was appointed as the inaugural Vice President of Cat by Cat Inc. in June of 2020.
With over 25 years of sales experience, Jon brings a history of successful business growth and financial oversight to the organization. He has a positive attitude and willingness to do whatever is necessary to help Cat by Cat Inc. with the everyday tasks that need to get done.
Jon has also been instrumental with assisting with many of the TNVR projects that have occurred over the last 15 years. One of his many skills include the ability to safely contain cats who have mysteriously escaped from their crates.
Jon holds a BA in History from SUNY at Buffalo, and is currently pursuing his Associates Degree in Nursing from Niagara County Community College.
In his spare time, you can find Jon riding his Peloton and spending time outdoors.