As a game-changer in the rescue community, Tama Lundquist has contributed more than 13 years of service toward alleviating suffering and solving the problem of animal homelessness in the city of Houston.
Tama began her career in animal advocacy in 2007 when she joined the Houston PetSet Board of Directors, and for the past 8 years, she has served as a Co-President alongside her twin sister, Tena Lundquist Faust. Together, they co-founded The Highland Village Adoption Center in 2008, and then went on to serve as founding members of Houston’s BARC Foundation.
As a full-time, volunteer Co-President of Houston PetSet, Tama has earned prestigious accolades for her work with the organization, including House Resolution 1284 presented by Representative Sarah Davis, a Houston PetSet Proclamation Day presented by Mayor Sylvester Turner, the 2016 Monty’s Task Force Humanitarian Award, the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce Texas Strong Hero Award, the Citizens for Animal Protection Paws Hall of Fame, the Interfaith Ministries’ Animeals on Wheels Animal Champion and the 2014 Leiv Platou Crime Stoppers Award. As a founding member of the Harris County Animal Cruelty Taskforce, Tama also served on the 2019 Transition Team for Judge KP George of Fort Bend County, TX. Additionally, she is a Crime Stoppers of Houston’s Leading Women for Public Safety.
Tama has also co-chaired Houston PetSet’s largest fundraiser, the Fierce & Fabulous Soiree, for the past 10 years, raising more than 2.5 million dollars to support the nonprofit's many grantee partners working on the front-lines for the animals.
When Tama isn’t working to achieve Houston PetSet’s goal of solving Houston’s homeless animal crisis, she enjoys spending time with her beloved son Harrison “Cole†Owen. Tama and Cole are the proud family members of rescue dogs, including Sparky, a street dog Cole saved and named based on his winning personality, and Sonny Corleone, a brindle Pitbull gunshot wound survivor rescued from Sunnyside.
