Staff & Board

Staff

Administration

C. Annie Peters with Kylie
President & CEO

David E. Williams, MD
Chief Medical Officer

Linda Dicus with Kalei
Executive Assistant

Chris Calabro with Oscar & Heidi
Director of Technology

Therapy Animal Program

Mary Margaret Callahan with Mimi
Senior National Director of Program Development

Bilyana Yakova with Odie 
Program Manager

Jesse Haas with Roadie
Program Manager

Felice Nightengale with Spook
Learning Administrator

Kate Pitroff with La Llorona
Senior Therapy Animal Program Coordinator

Teague Thomas with Bella & Tango Therapy Animal Program Coordinator

Lisa Zeiner with Kit & Macy
Instructor/Evaluator Support Specialist

Development & Strategic Partnerships

Traci Pryor with Frisco
Senior Director, National Strategic Partnerships

Mary Bohmke with Sharon & Ty Bear
Senior Philanthropic Advisor

Brynna Morgan with Spike 
Donor Care Specialist

Elisabeth Van Every with Kaga & Drina Marketing & Strategic Partnerships Coordinator

 Accounting

Teresa Starr with Simba & Charlie
Director of Finance

Marc Courtmanch with Dolly & Nemo
Staff Accountant

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Board Chair
Diana Kiriakides
Global Executive Recruitment

Board Vice Chair
Michael Sapp
Divisional Senior Vice President – Buying
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

Erik Arnold
Chief Information Officer
PATH

Chad Biagini
Managing Director of North America
Nolan Partners

Reshma Bishnoi
Senior Counsel
Roku, Inc.

Lisa Burby
Vice President
RDR PR LLC

Ron Burns
Owner
Burns Studio Publishing

Michael Castagna, PharmD
Chief Commercial Officer
MannKind Corporation.

Cathleen Enright, PhD
President & CEO
Pet Food Institute

Matt Fenwick
Vice President, Strategy and Relationships
American Hospital Association

Julia Geffner
Vice President, Marketing
Barnes & Noble

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 
Truthpoint Consulting Group LLC

Brett Lauter
Vice President of Marketing & Acquisition
Lumity

Julie Lawless
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs
Elanco Animal Health

Mike Mossholder

Michael Price
Founder
Price Management

Marcie Whichard
Vice President, Industry and Public Affairs
Petco Animal Supplies, 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

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

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