David E. Williams, MD
Linda Dicus with Kalei
Chris Calabro with Oscar & Heidi
Allison B. Younger with Panda
Jackie Vasquez Theodorakis with Tova & Walter & Reba
Taylor Johnson, Ph.D. with Bronx & Ivy & Rex & Harlem
Bilyana Yakova with Odie 
Jesse Haas with Roadie
Felice Nightengale with Spook
Kate Pitroff with La Llorona 
Teague Thomas with Baron 
Lisa Zeiner with Kit & Macy 
Moira Smith with Wayne
Katherine Ketter
Kassandra Gamez with Treason 
Traci Pryor with Frisco 
Mary Bohmke with Sharon & Ty Bear 
Brynna Morgan with Spike 
Elisabeth Van Every with Kaga Marketing & Strategic Partnerships Coordinator
Teresa Starr with Simba & Charlie
Director of Finance
Marc Courtmanch with Dolly & Nemo
Staff Accountant
Board Chair
Michael Sapp
Senior Vice President, Buying
PetSmart
Board Vice Chair
Julie Lawless
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs
Elanco Animal Health
Treasurer
Dana Brooks
President & CEO
Pet Food Institute
Secretary
Marcie Whichard
Immediate Past Board Chair (Ex Officio)
Diana Kiriakides
Global Executive Recruitment
Board Members
Erik Arnold
Chief Technology Officer
Microsoft Philanthropies
Chad Biagini
Managing Director of North America
Nolan Partners
Reshma Bishnoi
Alicen Blair
Managing Partner
Boyden Global Executive Search
Michael Castagna, PharmD
CEO
MannKind Corporation
Doris Daif
Vice President, Member Benefits and Programs
Nike
Wilson P. Garone
Corporate V.P., CFO, Global Sales & Commercial Business
Microsoft Corporation
Julia Geffner
Vice President, Marketing
Best Friends Pet Hotel
Jim Hedington
Director, Global Executive Recruiting
Starbucks Coffee Company
Janice Kapner
Executive Vice President of Communications & Community Engagement
T-Mobile US, Inc.
Jeff Keune
Truthpoint Consulting Group LLC
Brett Lauter
CEO
Morris 4×4
Angel May
Senior Manager Corporate Communications
Mars Petcare US
Kay D. Mooney, FSA, MAAA
Vice President, Employee Benefits and Well-being
Aetna
Mike Mossholder
Chief Business Officer
Vision Venture Partners
Stacey Neu
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
Jon Persch with Prince
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Tribeca Enterprises
Michael Price
Founder
Price Management
Marc Scarduffa
Vice President Government Relations & Public Affairs
Pfizer Inc.
Brian Schwartz
Venture Partner
Extol Capital
Lori Ware
Vice President Project Accounting & Financial Services
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
HABAB Chair
Aubrey Fine, Ed.D
Professor of Education
Cal State Polytechnic
HABAB Members
Sandra B. Barker, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Bill Balaban Chair in Human-Animal Interaction, Center Director
School of Medicine Center for Human-Animal Interaction, Virginia Commonwealth University
Peter C. Canning, PhD
Mary Craig, DVM
Gentle Goodbye
Steve Dale, CABC
President
Steve Dale’s Pet World, LLC
Steven L. Feldman
Executive Director
Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) Foundation
Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Professor of Veterinary Nutrition
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Nancy R. Gee, PhD
WALTHAM HAI Research Manager
Department of Psychology
SUNY, Fredonia
Maggie O’Haire, PhD
Assistant Professor of Human-Animal Interaction
Purdue University
Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH
Director, Center for One Health Research
University of Washington
Leslie Stewart, PhD, LPC
Assistant Professor
Idaho State University
Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DipACVIM
Professor
Ontario Veterinary College, Department of Pathobiology
University of Guelph
Melissa Y. Winkle, OTR/L
President
Animal Assisted Interventions International
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