Women of Woofie’s

In honor of National Women’s Small Business Month, Woofie’s is celebrating our woman-owned franchises in addition to our Co‑Founder and CEO Amy Addington being named a “Woman of Wonder” by Franchise Dictionary Magazine in its October issue. 

Together with Leslie Barron, Amy co‑founded Woofie’s in 2004, launched franchising in 2018, and has since grown the brand to 67 locations nationwide. We are proud to say two-thirds of Woofie’s franchise locations are owned or co-owned by the women, listed below. 

Founders, Early Adopters, & Class of 2022

• Amy Addington, Co-Founder, Brand President, Franchisee Delray Beach, FL
• Leslie Barron, Co-Founder, Co-Owner Ashburn, VA
• Tanya Lee, Founding Franchisee Reston-Herndon, VA & Co-Owner Ashburn, VA
• Sebaot Gebre, South-Riding Aldie, VA
• Lisa Miller, Greater Wilmington, NC
• Ana Hul, McLean, VA                                                                                                                           

                                        
Class of 2023

• Jessica Gallmon, Rochester, NY
• Kathryn Robair, Fairfax, VA
• Jennifer Burk, NE San Antonio, TX
• Michelle Bower, Sandy, UT
• Claudia Bullock, The Woodlands, TX
• Kavita Sohal, Walnut Creek, CA
• Cameron McEntire, SE Greenville, SC
• Marcie Campagnola, Castle Rock, CO
• Bree Hatton, Bethesda, MD
• Jennifer Ayers, Grand Rapids, MI
• Tara Sobek, West Orlando, FL
• Tracey Shuck, Grapevine, TX
• Jill D’Esposito, Morristown, NJ

Class of 2024

• Jennifer Sposito, Western Loudon, VA
• Leanne Stapf, Authority Brands Executive Vice President, Co-Owner Columbia, MD
• Heather McLeod, Co-Owner Columbia, MD
• Brit Strackbein, Co-Owner Columbia, MD
• Crystal Witt, Greater Jacksonville, NC
• Gloria Gutierrez, Torrance, CA
• Raynie Hosto, North and East Tucson, AZ
• Rosy Rojas, SW Portland, OR
• Martie Slate, New Albany, OH
• Rebecca Hediger, Boulder, CO
• Mary Kay Dawson, Carmel, IN
• Kelley Gludt, North Baltimore-Ownings Mills, MD

Class of 2025

• Jennifer Flecker, Concord-Manchester, NH
• Danielle Krueger, South Tampa, FL
• Zhou Bambara, Gaithersburg, MD
• Kristina Castro, Co-Owner Montclair, NJ
• Gabriela Cobos, Co-Owner Montclair, NJ
• Karen McGovern, Barrington-Northwest, IL
• Jessica Gorecki, Lake Country, WI
• Helen Viens, Davenport-Kissimmee, FL
• Kimberly Kelley, Austin Hill Country, TX

Woofie’s is proud that more than half of our franchise owners are women. If you or someone you know is a woman interested in becoming a Woofie’s franchise owner, click here.