About ALANA

Alana Grelyak, BM, MM, is a writer, actress, musician, and a dedicated creator of engaging content. She is best known for her script writing and acting in the CATastrophes Web Series, with over 140,000 subscribers and 45+ million views on YouTube. Her blog CatInTheFridge.com won Best Blog from the 2014 Cat Writer’s Association Awards. Her long-form writing and editorial features have been widely featured in regional and national publications since 2005, and she is the author of several independent book titles.

Alana served as the 2021 Vice President of the Cat Writer’s Association. She holds a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from UW-Madison, the 2015 Golden Kitty Award from CatVidFest, and a YouTube Silver Play Button.

Currently, Alana serves as the Director of Marketing for Project K-9 Hero, a $6.5M national nonprofit organization, where she directs the visual identity, brand voice, and content lifecycles for multi-channel fundraising campaigns, premium print publications, and an expansive custom retail merchandise line. She previously served as the Associate Director of Content for PAWS Chicago and the Manager of Marketing for Tree House Humane Society, where she orchestrated complete organizational rebrands and launched flagship print magazines.

Alana often donates her time to animal rescue causes, frequently fostering homeless kittens and speaking and writing on the topics of adoption and rescue. She was last seen as a speaker at The ACATemy 2020 where she gave a talk entitled “Personify the Pets: Focused Humor Saves Lives.” She is currently spending her best hours of the day writing songs and designing content for some very special clients.

She moved from Chicago to a small town just outside Chattanooga, TN, and loves to garden and homestead. She visits Chicago regularly.