Staff & Board

Staff

Administration

C. Annie Peters
President & CEO

David E. Williams, MD
Chief Medical Officer

Linda Dicus with Kalei
Executive Assistant

Chris Calabro with Oscar and Heidi
Director of Technology

Therapy Animal Program

Mary Margaret Callahan
Sr. National Director of Program Development

Bilyana Yakova with Odie 
Program Manager

Jesse Haas and Roadie
Program Manager

Felice Nightengale with Spook
Learning Administrator

Lisa Zeiner with Kit and Macy
Instructor/Evaluator Support Specialist

Kate Pitroff with La Llorona
Program Operations Coordinator

Elisabeth Van Every with Kaga and Drina Program Operations Coordinator

Natalie Pond with Kanac
Volunteer Engagement & Support Specialist

Development & Strategic Partnerships

Traci Pryor with Frisco
Senior Director, National Strategic Partnerships

Mary Bohmke with Sharon and Ty Bear
Senior Philanthropic Advisor

Brynna Morgan
Donor Care Specialist

Communications

Evan Wight
National Director of Marketing

Madeline Bennett
Marketing, PR & Social Media Coordinator

Accounting

Teresa Starr with Simba and Charlie
Director of Finance

Marc Courtmanch with Dolly and Nemo
Staff Accountant

2016 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Board Chair
Diana Kiriakides
Global Executive Recruitment

Board Vice Chair
Michael Sapp
Vice President, Merchandising – Corporate
PetSmart

Treasurer
Lori Ware
Chief Financial Officer / Vice President of Finance
Penn National Gaming

Secretary
Stacey Neu
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Spectrum Brands, Inc.

Immediate Past Board Chair (EX Officio)
Mary Craig, DVM, MBA
Gentle Goodbye Veterinary Hospice

Board Members

Chad Biagini
Managing Director of North America
Nolan Partners

Lisa Burby
Brand Marketing, Planning & Integration

Ron Burns
Owner
Burns Studio Publishing

Michael Castagna, PharmD
Chief Commercial Officer
MannKind Corporation.

Cathleen Enright, PhD
President & CEO
Pet Food Institute

Steve Heaps
CFO
Rover.com

Jim Hedington
Principal Executive Recruiting Director
Starbucks Coffee Company

Brad Kehm
Emerging Markets Sales Director, Young Athletes
Nike, Inc.

Jeff Keune 
Brand Marketing, Planning and Activation

Brett Lauter
Vice President, Global Ecommerce and Media
Carhartt

Julie Lawless
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs
Elanco Animal Health

Mike Mossholder
Executive Vice President, Global Marketing Partnerships
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

Michael Price
Founder
Price Management

Ashwin Raj
General Manager, Amazon Payments & Webstore – North America
Amazon, Inc.

Human-Animal Bond Advisory Board (HABAB)

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.
Senior Research Advisor, Bioproduct Innovation
Elanco Animal Health

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
Research Manager, Human-Animal Interaction
WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition

Kathy R. Mitchell
Director, US Government Relations
Zoetis, Inc.

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

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
Dogwood Therapy Services