Tony and Elaine La Russa co-founded ARF when he was the manager of the Oakland As in the early 1990s to help find loving and permanent homes for stray and abandoned pets.
, rife with bullying, favoritism, retaliation, and ageist and racist comments. In April 2021, La Russa initially joined with his wife, ARF co-founder Elaine La Russa, and daughters Bianca and Devon La Russa, in resigning from the board of directors, saying they could no longer “support or participate in ARF’s current leadership.”, longtime ARF executive director Elena Bicker and board chairman Greg McCoy, telling this news organization that they had been unfairly targeted for complaints.
The announcement also referred to ARF as “an independent entity” and suggested that the La Russa name eventually would be dropped from the organization’s title. “In the coming year ARF will create a new brand to reflect the organization’s values, mission, and vision,” the statement said. McCoy, the board’s president, also said, “This organization has never been stronger. We look forward to ARF’s next lifesaving, life-enriching innovations.”
La Russa previously retired from baseball after leading the Cardinals to a win at the 2011 World Series and refocused his attention on ARF, at one point volunteering up to 25 hours a week, according to a 2018 IRS financial disclosure form. La Russa’s origin story with ARF and his family’s dedication to the organization helped grow it into a mainstay of the East Bay nonprofit community.
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