Joe and Julie Dyson

Joe Dyson

Executive Director of Operations

Julie Dyson

Associate Director

Here we are ... all the way from the southwest tip of Indiana; just right across the mighty Ohio River from Kentucky. I still wake up some days and think, "Did we really quit our jobs and move to Arizona?" I guess that means we are living a dream. At least I hope so.

Both of us were born and raised in Gibson County, Indiana. We have never lived more than 30 miles from our families. After 18 years of marriage and frustrated with our jobs; we felt we were ready to take a chance on a better quality of life. Joe has worked every shift imaginable in mostly manufacturing and production supervision. Even with a switch to the coal mining industry, the outlook was bleak. I have spent all my years in various administrative positions with the last being in the coal mining industry as well. I spent many weekends alone while Joe worked, occasionally searching for a better life on the internet.

Janet Trumbule

Janet Trumbule

Executive Director of Administration

I was born in Illinois in 1959. When I was 5, my parents made the decision to relocate to California, where I was raised and lived until 2003. Growing up we lived in Southern California where a kid had all they could ask for, great beaches and Disneyland.  I moved to Northern California the week that I turned 21. I was independent and ready to live life.  By this time I had been working in the mortgage industry for several years and began building my career, which spanned 30 years.

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Jean Gauthier

Jean Gauthier

Hi, my name is Jean Gauthier and I began working at The Oasis as an animal caretaker in November 2008. I am from the Pacific Northwest and have never lived in the Southwestern United States before. I have been a parrot owner and enthusiast since I adopted my Meyer’s Parrot named Molly in the spring of 2003. About 6 months before, while taking an ornithology course at the University of Washington, I read the book “The Parrot Who Owns Me” by Joanna Burger for entertainment. Though I had been interested in wild birds all my life, I had not been exceptionally interested in companion parrots until after reading ornithologist Burger’s story of her life with a male Red Lored Amazon named Tiko.

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Caleb Quisenberry

Caleb Quisenberry

I’ve lived in Arizona most of my life, but I’m relatively new to Cascabel. I love the seclusion of this community, and was very excited to hear that there was a position open as a caregiver at the Oasis Sanctuary. I have been around and worked with animals quite a bit, but they were mainly horses, cattle, and dogs - so this is an exciting learning opportunity for me. I really enjoy learning about and from all the birds which live here at the Oasis, and I am continually impressed by the extremely dedicated people involved in keeping the Oasis operating smoothly, caretakers and supporters both.

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While my start in animal care came a bit late in life, it has truly been rewarding and soul changing… and having the opportunity to join the team at the Oasis seems like a perfect step for me.

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