Staff & Board

Administration

C. Annie Peters with Gidget
President & CEO

Linda Dicus with Kalei
Executive Assistant

Information Technology

Chris Calabro with Oscar & Heidi
Director of Technology

Communications & Marketing

Allison Younger with Panda
National Director, Communications & Digital Platforms

Elisabeth Van Every with Kaga
Senior Communications Specialist & Managing Editor

Meghan Rothschild with Remi 
Communications Specialist

Taylor Chastain Griffin, PhD with Bronx, Ivy, Rex, & Harlem
National Director, AAI Advancement

Therapy Animal Program

Mary Margaret Callahan with Abraham
Chief Mission Officer

Jesse Haas with Roadie
National Director, Programs

Katie Lowdon with Rolo
Volunteer Experience Manager

Lisa Zeiner with Kit & Macy
Senior Evaluator/Instructor Support Specialist

Moira Smith with Wayne
Evaluator/Instructor Support Specialist

Katherine Ketter with Smedley
Member/Volunteer Support Specialist & Analyst

Charis Tarbett with Orsa 
Learning Experience Manager

Julia Heath with Juju
Program Support Coordinator

Colleen Stoner with Macey
Program Support Coordinator

Lisa Bassi with Frodo
Member/Volunteer Support Coordinator

Development & Strategic Partnerships

Traci Pryor with Frisco
Chief Development Officer

Mary Bohmke with Sharon
Senior Philanthropic Advisor

Ashley Drew with Cupcake
National Director, Special Events

Katie Kasten with Scully
Strategic Partnerships Manager

Accounting

Teresa Starr with Simba & Charlie
Senior Director of Finance

Marc Courtmanch with Dolly & Nemo
Accounting Manager

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Board Chair
Julie Lawless
SVP, Corporate Affairs and Administration
Elanco Animal Health

Board Vice Chair
Dana Brooks
President & CEO
Pet Food Institute

Treasurer
Angel May
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Secretary
Milton Pappas
Chief Evangelist, Klarna Media Services

Board Members

Brandon Antin
VP of Operations – Emerging Markets
VCA Inc.

Sarah Fergusson Chambless
Partner
Fenwick & West LLP

Mary Craig, DVM
Owner
Gentle Goodbye Veterinary Hospice

Aubrey Fine, EdD
Professor of Education
Cal State Polytechnic

Wilson P. Garone
CFO
Seattle University

Sophie L. Gibson
Founder & CEO
VIVO360, Inc.

Jeff Keune 
Senior Vice President, Food Service & Innovation
Yesway

Steve King
CEO
American Pet Products Association

Kay D. Mooney, FSA, MAAA

Stan Owens
VP Sales and Trade Marketing
Spectrum Brands

Carryl Pierre-Drews
SVP, Marketing & Communications
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)

Gregg Scanlon

Marc Scarduffa
Founder & Principal
A-VAN-TI

Brian Schwartz
Co-Founder
SIZE & SIZE Capital

April Shepard
Head of Talent Acquisition
Central Garden & Pet

Lauren Sherman
VP, Consumer Direct Marketing
Nike, Inc.

Marcie Whichard 
VP of Professional & Community Relations
North American Veterinary Community

Human-Animal Bond Advisory Board (HABAB)

HABAB Chair

Nancy R. Gee, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University

HABAB Members

Sandra B. Barker, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University

Peter C. Canning, PhD
VetBio Partners, LLC 

Steve Dale, CABC
Steve Dale’s Pet World, LLC

Steven L. Feldman
Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) Foundation

Aubrey Fine, EdD
Cal State Polytechnic 

Gina Fisher, PhD 

Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Tufts University  

Megan Mueller, PhD
Tufts University 

Zenithson Ng, DVM, MS, DABVP
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine

Kerry E. Rodriguez, PhD
Colorado State University

Sabrina E. B. Shuck, PhD
University of California, Irvine

Leslie Stewart, PhD, LPC
Idaho State University