{"id":228,"date":"2022-08-25T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T14:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/our-team\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:18:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"228\" class=\"elementor elementor-228\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b877ce elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8b877ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e595b6d\" data-id=\"e595b6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafca21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eafca21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Paws on the Hill<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052551d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"052551d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Everyone that works with Paws on the Hill loves and cares for every animal as if they were their own. <br>It\u2019s not a policy, it\u2019s a lifestyle of compassion.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6be620 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b6be620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/join-the-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join the Team<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28cef2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28cef2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a69550a\" data-id=\"a69550a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f15b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f15b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Meet our co-founders<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81b3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f81b3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 group bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"text-base gap-4 md:gap-6 m-auto md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-2xl xl:max-w-3xl p-4 md:py-6 flex lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] md:flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Paws on the Hill is a pet-care company founded by sister and brother Darlene Hajduk and Donald Tropp over 10 years ago. Based in Washington, D.C., Paws on the Hill provides a wide range of pet-care services, including cat sitting and dog walking, to pet owners in the area. They have a team of pet sitters who provide concierge-level care, ensuring that each pet&#8217;s individual needs are met.<\/p>\n<p>Both Darlene and Donald are lifelong animal lovers and have a passion for providing high-quality care for pets. They started Paws on the Hill because they saw a need for reliable and trustworthy pet-care services in the Washington, D.C. area. They understand that pets are members of the family, and they want to ensure that they are well taken care of when their owners are away. Paws on the Hill is<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">&nbsp;fully insured and bonded, ensuring that our clients have peace of mind when they entrust us with the care of their beloved pets.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At Paws on the Hill, the team is dedicated to providing the best possible care for their clients&#8217; pets. They take the responsibility of caring for pets very seriously and pride themselves on their reliability and professionalism. With Paws on the Hill, pet owners can be confident that their furry family members are in good hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eece8e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eece8e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6033237\" data-id=\"6033237\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4deee elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"da4deee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9537-1-e1675526234758-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9537-1-e1675526234758-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9537-1-e1675526234758-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9537-1-e1675526234758-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9537-1-e1675526234758-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9537-1-e1675526234758.jpg 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pp-tm-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDarlene Hajduk\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position\">\n\t\t\t\tCO-FOUNDER\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position-divider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-divider pp-tm-position-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Darlene obtained her B.S. in Biology from Gallaudet University before furthering her education at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) and becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT). During her college years, she worked as a professional pet sitter and veterinary assistant. She is owned by four rescue animals: a Shepherd mix (Nacho) and three cats (Juno, Chase, and Hobbes). Darlene enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, fostering kittens, working on house projects, and going to wineries.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1da6bfe\" data-id=\"1da6bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b787365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-team-member\" data-id=\"b787365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-image\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3e3a8045-copy-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3e3a8045-copy-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3e3a8045-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3e3a8045-copy-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3e3a8045-copy-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pawsonthehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3e3a8045-copy.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-content pp-tm-content-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pp-tm-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonald Tropp\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position\">\n\t\t\t\tCO-FOUNDER\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-position-divider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-divider pp-tm-position-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-tm-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Donald holds a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Spanish from Gallaudet University and a M.S. in Management from The Catholic University of America. Aside from co-founding Paws on the Hill, Donald has also worked in business development and human resources for a few private companies. <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size )\">He is owned by a mini-Australian labradoodle named Archie. When he&#8217;s not working, <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size )\">Donald enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, reading, traveling, and playing and watching sports. <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size )\"><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a48dc54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a48dc54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ec0409\" data-id=\"5ec0409\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f88cb\" data-id=\"18f88cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc59fa\" data-id=\"afc59fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e47bf49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e47bf49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4768047\" data-id=\"4768047\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01e03be\" data-id=\"01e03be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ecd18\" data-id=\"a6ecd18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Paws on the Hill Everyone that works with Paws on the Hill loves and cares for every animal as if they were their own. It\u2019s not a policy, it\u2019s a lifestyle of compassion. 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