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Your Impact Will Go Twice as Far for a Pup

Do you notice all those folds of skin? They tell a heartbreaking story of a pup far too thin. 

Right now, there’s a $5,000 gift match waiting for the pups, and your support is needed to unlock it. 

Yes, your $5 = $10 today, meaning you can provide double the fish meals for a pup like Horseshoe. 

Get your gift matched
elephant seal pup Horseshoe
Sheila Lease

Sheila Lease

Major Gifts Officer

I am a dynamic stewardship professional with a passion for good causes, especially as it relates to ocean conservation.

Sheila Lease joined The Marine Mammal Center as a Corporate Sponsor Intern in the summer of 2016. In her current role as Major Gifts Officer she is responsible for managing a portfolio of donors and prospects with the capacity to make contributions of $10,000 or more.

Sheila also supports the Center’s work as a volunteer. She has served as a trained responder rescuing sick and injured marine mammals along the California coast since 2016. And she also volunteers weekly at the Center’s hospital in Sausalito providing care to harbor seal pup patients.

Prior to joining the Center, Sheila worked in marketing and human resources for a publishing company in San Francisco.

When she’s not working on events, Sheila enjoys a good workout and is always up for trying out the latest fitness craze. She has tried everything from Piloxing to Hotlates, but her favorite is heated yoga.


Areas of Expertise

  • Donor Stewardship
  • Project Management
  • Event Planning
  • Fundraising
  • Volunteer Management
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