Rappaport To The Rescue

BIO:

Julie Castle has dedicated her life to saving animals. Starting at Best Friends Animal Society in 1996 as employee #17, the now-CEO is leading the movement to make every shelter and every community no-kill. As she rose through the ranks, Julie set high goals and achieved them. This included growing Best Friends’ fundraising by nearly 50 percent to reach an all-time revenue high of $130 million annually in her tenure as the marketing, communications, and development leader. It was in that role, too, that Julie put the stake in the ground on behalf of Best Friends to take the entire country to no-kill.

Julie is a staunch believer in the importance of culture and innovation within a workplace, and her focus on those areas has resulted in numerous awards for the organization, including Top Workplace of the USA and Most Innovative Company from Fast Company. Julie herself was also celebrated by InStyle Magazine as one of 50 Badass Women who “show up, speak up and get things done,” and as one of CNN’s Champions of Change in 2024. She leads her staff of nearly 1,000 employees to find their passion in order to create a better world, and continues to lead the no-kill movement to achieve its mission of saving every dog and cat in a shelter who can be saved.

Ivy Getty is an archival fashion collector, model, and philanthropist. Ivy was raised in San Francisco, London, and New York City, where she is now based full time. Between her enviable signature style and beauty prowess, Ivy is a noted muse and coveted collaborator to international brands in the fashion, cosmetic, and art spaces, lending her one-of-a-kind creative direction and artistic eye. Following in her grandmother’s footsteps, Ivy works closely with local and national animal welfare organizations. She has had five major covers, L’Officiel, Town and Country, C Magazine, Vogue Hong Kong, Paper Magazine and Flaunt Magazine. She scored the ultimate invite as a guest of Oscar de La Renta to the Met Gala in 2022, Margiela in 2023, and Conner Ives in 2024 - cementing her status as a name to know in fashion, philanthropy, and beyond.

Sierra Boggess is an Olivier nominated actress who is regarded as one of Broadway’s most beloved leading ladies. Best known world-wide not only for re-inventing the coveted role of ‘Christine Daae’ in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, but for Lord Webber himself going on record to say that “she’s the best, the best Christine certainly.” Boggess portrayed the role in the Broadway, West End, and the televised 25th Anniversary concert productions of Phantom.

Sierra made her Broadway debut as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, receiving Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations, as well as the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance. Her additional Broadway credits include Master Class, It Shoulda Been You, The Phantom of The Opera,  School of Rock and Harmony. Boggess’ Off-Broadway credits include The Goodbye Girl, Harmony, Love, Loss, and What I Wore and Music in the Air, alongside Kristin Chenoweth, for New York City Center’s Encores! Series. In the West End, Boggess has appeared as Fantine in Les Misérables and originated the role of Christine Daae in Love Never Dies, the critically acclaimed sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, receiving an Olivier Award Nomination for her performance.