Human Resources

Kayley Petch is a HR Generalist for Alliance Animal Health.

Kayley has been a human resources professional since 2015. After expanding her initial focus on employee benefits, her previous work as a Generalist also includes experience with running payroll, managing the employee lifecycle, employee relations, and more.

Kayley earned a BA in Sociology from Wittenberg University in Ohio, and currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, their dog Mali and betta fish Jean. Before joining Alliance Animal Health, she worked for companies that specialized either in sourcing and procurement for large retailers, or manufacturing, and is thrilled to be working with a group of like-minded people who are passionate about providing the best care for our pets.

Ellen McCray is a payroll specialist for Alliance Animal Health.

Ellen has been a Payroll professional for over 20 years. In the course of her career she has worked for Kraft General Foods, Mastercard, AT &T where she learned to perfect her craft. Ellen has one son, and is looking forward to working at Alliance Animal Health!

Karlene Douglas is a Payroll Specialist for Alliance Animal Health.

Karlene has over fifteen years of payroll experience. In her previous positions as Payroll Manager, she was responsible for managing all aspects day to day payroll processing and reporting. Prior to joining Alliance Animal Health, Karlene worked for Historic Hudson Valley, New York Runners, Roivant Science, and the Center for Reproductive Rights. Karlene graduated from Monroe College in New Rochelle, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management (summa cum laude).

Karlene’s love for animals, especially dogs, got her interested in joining AAH. She loves to laugh and tell jokes, especially when hanging out with her thirteen siblings, other family members and friends.

Jesse graduated in 2018 from SUNY Oneonta with a BA in business economics. After college, he started his payroll career by working for a gas and electric company for a little over two years.

Most recently, Jesse comes to us from Ivy Rehab in White Plains, where he was a payroll coordinator whose responsibilities included processing and auditing multi-state payrolls with various frequencies in ADP Workforce Now.

In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym and spending time outdoors. When he can, he loves to travel and go to the beach. He also lives with his girlfriend and their cat, Bernardo, on whom they have to keep a close eye to make sure he doesn’t get into too much trouble while they cook together.

Frank is a payroll subject matter expert with over 15 years of payroll experience both domestically and in Canada. He has worked through several payroll conversion projects with UltiPro and multiple ADP products. Frank joins us most recently from the financial services industry where he had his hand in payroll, health insurance, leave, and 401k administration and worked through a variety of annual audits including 401k and workers compensation. He has a degree in Accounting from Norwalk Community College (but his passion is payroll!) Frank lives in Norwalk, CT, and will be working with the office-based team members. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, tennis, ice hockey, and spending time in the gym.

Sara graduated in 2019 from Northeastern University in Boston with a BA in Communications Studies. She joins us most recently from Varis, an e-procurement company under Office Depot Corporation, where she worked as a Recruiting Operations Coordinator supporting a large team of recruiters in the tech space, as well as ATS administration and onboarding tasks. Prior to that, she worked as an HR Coordinator at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy for over 2 years, where she managed the leave of absence program and supported benefits and HRIS administration in ADP Workforce Now. In her free time, Sara enjoys cozying up with a great book, crocheting, or watching reality TV. Sara lives in Norwalk, CT, with her boyfriend, Connor, and their cat, Theo. As a lifelong animal lover from North Carolina, she is thrilled to be working with an awesome team and an organization supporting the great people who help our pets.