About the Foundation

Passionate about dogs, cats and our planet. Barbara is working as Positive Pawprint Manager at Edgard & Cooper; and besides taking the lead at all projects related to the Zero Pawprint Plan – she is running the day to day operations of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation. Making sure that all projects and administrative work around it runs smoothly and that a maximum of cats and dogs in need are helped.

Koen is one of the founders of Edgard & Cooper and the pet parent of Edgard. In his day-to-day activities his main focus lays within logistics and finance and for the Foundation he is the ‘to-go’ guy for any questions related to funds and management of the accounts. Koen is also one of the founders of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation and has been a trustee ever since.

Jürgen is one of the founders of Edgard & Cooper and the pet parent of Alfie. In his day-to-day activities, his main focus lays within sales & people management. Jürgen is also one of the founders of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation and has been a trustee ever since.

Louis is one of the founders of Edgard & Cooper and the pet parent of Cooper and Myles. Doing good for people and planet runs through his DNA and as a trustee he is most involved in the day-to-day operations of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation; being the first buffer between the expert and the other trustees. In his daily life, Louis runs the marketing department at Edgard & Cooper and was also one of the founders of the Edgard & Cooper Foundation. He has been a trustee ever since.

Driven by a deep passion to positively impact animal welfare in the long-run, Urusla has been travelling the world to pass on her knowledge and skillset. Vet from study, she has +20 years’ experience in specific animal welfare matters ranging from humane population management programmes to teaching surgical principals to vet students and even running and expanding several vet clinics inside and outside of Europa. Ursula as set up and led multiple TNVR projects as well as outreach programmes and is therefore the expert in helping the Foundation navigate to maximize impact. Her great joy lays within improving the lives of cats and dogs today and avoid suffering tomorrow, all with the greatest respect for cultural differences. And that is exactly why we’re stoked to have her on board. Ursula will work closely with Barbara, offering expert advice and guidance on specific project related topics.