Meet our Team
Michelle Daikos
Owner/Groomer
Michelle was raised in Virginia and she moved to DC to attend GWU Interior Design Program. She worked in the interior design field for over 20 years and did pet-sitting on the side. Michelle decided to go to dog grooming school.
She is a certified dog groomer and red cross pet first aid certified as well! She has been vegan for over 20 years and is an active animal rights activist.
Leah Chittim
Scheduler & Pet Sitter
Leah has lived in Williamsburg for nearly 4 years now. Her family is stationed here for the military and has fallen in love with the area. She grew up on an island in Washington State and her husband and herself are high school sweethearts.
Most of Leah's time is spent with her children whom she homeschools and carts around to all the sports and activities. In her free time, Leah loves to work out and be active. Her family loves taking their Goldendoodle on walks, to the beach, and to the dog park. Since Leah is an animal lover and enjoys being active, joining the Wagging Tails team was the perfect fit! You can also find her scheduling.
Barbara Sutton
Pet Sitter
Barbara and her husband moved to Williamsburg from NC to live closer to her grandchildren.
They enjoy attending their sporting events and helping with transportation to school, etc. Barbara's hobby is putting together puzzles.
She works for Wagging Tails part-time for extra retirement money. She sticks to her few regular small dog walking clients that she does close to her home.
Amy Sandberg
Pet Sitter
Amy started off as a grooming client for her dog Leia. She loves Wagging Tails so she joined the pet-sitting and dog-walking department. Amy is a stay-at-home mom and does pet-sitting in between her family's busy routine!
Anne-Marie
Pet Sitter
Anne-Marie was born in Buffalo, New York, and her family moved to Virginia when she was seven. She has a cat and a horse. She loves horses and when she isn’t working for Wagging Tails she is at the horse stables.
Anne-Marie loves driving the Wagging Tail’s smart car around town and seeing how everyone smiles at it. She has been with Wagging Tails for a couple of years and is on our Toano/Norge team.
Soo Bradley
Pet Sitter
Soo is a mom of two kids. She has 2 dogs and frequently fosters for Heritage Humane Society!
Nina Compton
Groomer/Pet Sitter
Nina was born in Richmond and raised in Williamsburg. She loves helping animals and gets to do this by grooming them! She has been a groomer since 2018 so she is incredibly experienced. Nina has been a vegetarian for 7 years as well. You will find her taking pictures with her camera in her free time. She has one dog, a Korean Jindo Mix. She also has 4 cats and 3 of them are black!
Skye Foust
Assistant Scheduler
Social Media & Website Manager
Skye was born and raised in Florida. She is a stay-at-home mom and devotes most of her time to her family. In her free time, she works at the Nautical Dog, manages the social media for Wagging Tails, designs and edits the website, and does pet sitting when she can. Her hobbies are graphic design, art, and creating things with her Cricut. Skye also has 2 dogs the family she loves dearly.
Leah Kelso
Pet Sitter
Leah has been with Wagging Tails since day one. She is a power walker Monday - Friday mid-day time only. Leah is a big dog lover as she has 5 dogs of her own! Leah has a knack for connecting with animals. They all love her.
She is a mom of 2 college kids. Her son goes to JMU and works for Wagging Tails when he is home. Bryce always does a fantastic job for us. Her daughter is extremely busy competing in volleyball tournaments across the country. Leah attends the tournaments on the weekends. If you have had Leah as a pet sitter and received one of her journals there is no doubt that you have noticed from her picture of your pet that she is a professional photographer. Her favorite food is chocolate!
Nancy Carter
Pet Sitter
Nancy is originally from Maryland. She attended W&M to study computer science. She went on to join the Navy. She is now retired and enjoys living in Williamsburg again. Nancy and her husband are parents to three cats. She prefers cats but also enjoys walking small dogs. Her hobbies are bike riding and eating chocolate chip ice cream.
Stevie Payson
Pet Sitter
Stevie was raised in Williamsburg and attended college in Florida to study Zoological Animal Technology. Stevie has worked for Busch Gardens as an Animal Care Specialist and the VA Living Museum. She has worked part-time for Wagging Tails for several years and continues with us. Stevie has a passion for beagles. She has 2 of her own. She also has a one-eyed cat named Trapper. RESCUES OF COURSE! Stevie is not afraid of snakes. She has held a boa constrictor before. Most of our team is happy to pass snake clients on to Stevie.
Kara Pope
Pet Sitter
Kara is a stay-at-home mom. During the week, she pet sits and dog walks for Wagging Tails and is great with challenging dogs!
Debbie Howe
Pet Sitter
Debbie is a true animal lover! She fosters and rescues many types of animals. She mostly works with cats but also enjoys working with other kinds of animals. Debbie is great with challenging behaviors. She rescued her dog Tessa a few years ago and she is very special!
