Meet the board
Victoria (Tia) Wiley
Board President
Tia joined the Blue Barn board in 2024. She lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts, where she shares a home with her partner, their three pups, and two bunnies. As a long-time vegan, Tia is deeply committed to ending the suffering of all animals through rescue and fostering, education, and policy changes.
Tia graduated from Boston University School of Law in 2017 and is a practicing lawyer with experience running corporate boards and advising on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) issues, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) matters. She is currently pursuing her L.L.M. in animal law at the Vermont Law & Graduate School.
Jessica McLaws
Board Treasurer & Secretary
Jessica started volunteering with the Blue Barn in 2022. Since childhood, she has been passionate about animals—growing up with dogs, cats, hamsters, and rats—and adopted a vegan lifestyle in 2018.
Currently, she works as a Business Analyst at a local utility company, where she has worked for over 15 years. Outside of work, Jessica finds joy in hiking, paddleboarding, reading, and traveling with her husband and their three beloved dogs: Happy, Patch, and Roo.
In her free time, Jessica volunteers with various rescue organizations. She has contributed her time at Greenhill Humane Society's cattery and fosters dogs for both Wiggly Tails Dog Rescue and FurEver Young Senior Dog Rescue. She had dreamed of volunteering with farmed animals, and she loves being part of the Blue Barn family. She hopes to someday have an opportunity to foster a cow!
Ayelette Robinson
Director
Ayelette grew up with birds, small animals, and fish, and has been an avid animal protector ever since. She believes the world is a better place when humans and animals connect and is thrilled to support Blue Barn’s compassionate work.
In addition to being on the Blue Barn board, Ayelette is a plant-powered actress, filmmaker, software product manager, and entrepreneur. In her free time, she surrounds herself with her many dogs and cats, which explains the fur on every item of clothing she owns. She also loves to travel and explore vegan cuisines around the world.