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Our Leadership Team

Our leaders and board members bring extensive experience and deep commitment to American Humane Society’s work protecting animals worldwide.

Leadership

Robin R. Ganzert, Ph.D.

President and CEO

Stephanie Carmody, Esq.

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Kashyap Choksi, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Global Partnerships

Cheryl Lesko

Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer

Georgia Boyer

Chief Communications Officer

Karthik Devarajan

Chief Technology Officer

Thomas Edling, DVM, MSpVM, MPH

Chief Veterinary Officer and Animal Ethicist

Kirsten Peterson

Chief Talent Officer

Jon Paul Rodríguez

Chief Conservation Officer

Melissa Sanoff

Chief Financial Officer

Amy Hrin, Ph.D.

Vice President of Program Development

Marean Spero Steen, J.D.

Vice President, American Humane Hollywood

Jill Nizan

Associate Vice President, Conservation

Cesar Perea

Associate Vice President of Rescue

Laura Tridico

General Counsel

Board Members

Nelva Bryant, DVM, MPH

Airline Industry Veterinarian

Col. Scott Campbell USMC, Ret.

MAGTF Analyst, Katmai Government Services

Sharon Jablin

President, Rental Properties, Inc.

Leigh-Anne Kazma

President and Director, Kazma Family Foundation

Rear Admiral Tom Kearney USN, Ret.

President, Kearney Group LLC

Cybell Kiessling

Administrative Director and Entrepreneur

J. Mike McFarland (Secretary), DVM, DABVP

Retired, Chief Medical Officer, Zoetis

John Payne (Chair)

President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Zivo Bioscience

Marilyn Pelstring

Retired Retail Executive

Candy Spelling (Vice-Chair)

Author, Producer and Philanthropist

Abigail Trenk

President, Air Pegasus Heliport, Inc.

David Webb

SiriusXM Talk Show Host, Media Contributor and National Columnist