Avril Stern

Board Treasurer

Avril was born and raised in England. She moved to Tampa in 1991, after living in Madrid, Spain, Sumter, SC and Atlanta, GA. While living in Madrid, Spain, she rescued over 2 dozen cats. Being from England, she is a huge animal lover and was raised with a cat, rabbit, fish and 5 hamsters. She had 2 dogs that lived to be 14 & 16 years old.

Avril chose to volunteer for St. Francis Society because they are a NO KILL rescue that functions through loving foster homes versus a shelter. She was only looking to help raise funds, but within a week, had a new foster baby that never left - a cat left over from a huge rescue in Zephyrhills that just couldn't find a home (until Avril came along). So now Avril has a new owner, The CAT.

Avril has a degree in business management from England and works full time as a Freight Broker for a local Tampa based company.