Staff & Board

Administration

C. Annie Peters with Gidget
President & CEO

Linda Dicus with Kalei
Executive Assistant

Marketing & Technology

Jenn Gilbertson with Tucker
Chief Marketing & Technology Officer

Information Technology

Felice Nightengale with Spook
Director of Technology

Katherine Ketter with Smedley
Manager, Technical Applications & Analytics

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 
Digital Communications Specialist & Project Manager

Brie Gorter with Theodore
Digital Marketing 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
Senior National Director, Programs

Katie Lowdon with Rolo
Manager, Volunteer Experience

Moira Smith with Wayne
Evaluator/Instructor Support Specialist

Julia Boyd with Juju
Senior Member/Volunteer Support Coordinator

Colleen Stoner with Willow
Manager, Volunteer Leaders

Lisa Bassi with Frodo
Senior Member/Volunteer Support Coordinator

Angela Ying with Perrie & Indy
Member/Volunteer Support Coordinator

Claire Berman
Member/Volunteer Support Coordinator

Development & Strategic Partnerships

Traci Pryor with Frisco
Chief Development Officer

Mary Bohmke with Sharon
Senior Philanthropic Advisor

Ash Drew with Cupcake
National Director, Special Events & Field Development

Katie Kasten with Scully
Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Animal-Assisted Crisis Response

Chelsea Glick with Linus
Development Manager

Susan Rhodes with Nola

Gift Entry Specialist

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

Board Vice Chair
Dana Brooks
President & CEO
Pet Food Institute

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

Secretary
Milton Pappas
Global Head of Media Solutions, Klarna Media

Board Members

Brandon Antin
President
Tasty Nutrition Inc.

Lauren Apolito
SVP of Strategy & Business Development
HFA-Rumblefish

Kristin Bloink, DVM, MPH, PA-C, DACVPM
Vice President-Global Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance
Elanco Animal Health

Sarah Fergusson Chambless
Partner
Fenwick & West LLP

Mary Craig, DVM
National Director of Field Operations
BluePearl Pet 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 

Steve King

Kay D. Mooney, FSA, MAAA

Stan Owens
VP Sales and Trade Marketing
Spectrum Brands

Carryl Pierre-Drews
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
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.

Laura C.S. Walker, CAE
Chief Media & Sales Officer
North American Veterinary Community (NAVC)

Marcie Whichard 
VP of Professional & Community Relations
North American Veterinary Community (NAVC)

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