Staff & Board

Administration

C. Annie Peters with Gidget
President & CEO

David E. Williams, MD
Chief Medical Officer

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
Communications & Outreach Specialist

Meghan Rothschild with Remi 
Communications Specialist

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

Therapy Animal Program

Mary Margaret Callahan with Abraham
Chief Mission Officer

Jesse Haas with Roadie
National Director, Programs

Kate Pitroff with La Llorona
Senior Therapy Animal Program Coordinator

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

Moira Smith with Wayne
Evaluator/Instructor Support Specialist

Katherine Ketter with Smedley
Therapy Animal Program Coordinator

Charis Tarbett with Orsa 
Learning Experience Manager

Katie Lowdon with Rolo
Manager, Volunteer Experience

Colleen Stoner with Macey
Program Support Specialist

Julia Heath with Juju
Program Support Specialist

Development & Strategic Partnerships

Traci Pryor with Frisco
Chief Development Officer

Mary Bohmke with Sharon
Senior Philanthropic Advisor

Brynna Morgan with Bentley
Philanthropy Manager

Ashley Drew with Cupcake
National Director, Special Events

Katie Kasten with Scully
Strategic Partnerships Manager

Accounting

Teresa Starr with Simba & Charlie
Director of Finance

Marc Courtmanch with Dolly & Nemo
Staff Accountant

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Board Chair
Julie Lawless
VP, 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

Immediate Past Board Chair
Michael Sapp

Board Members

Brandon Antin
VP of Social Responsibility & Innovation
VCA Inc.

Alicen Blair
Principal, Global Consumer Practice
Korn Ferry International

Mary Craig, DVM
Owner
Gentle Goodbye Veterinary Hospice

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
Division Vice President, US Sales
Spectrum Brands

Jon Persch
Chief Commercial Officer
Major League Rugby

Carryl Pierre-Drews
Vice President of Marketing
Fullscreen

Michael Price
Founder
Price Management

Gregg Scanlon

Marc Scarduffa

Brian Schwartz
Venture Partner
Extol Capital

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

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

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

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

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, DACVIM
Professor
Ontario Veterinary College, Department of Pathobiology
University of Guelph

Melissa Y. Winkle, OTR/L, FAOTA, CPDT-KA
President
Animal Assisted Interventions International
Dogwood Therapy Services