Staff & Board
Senior Staff
Robin R. Ganzert, Ph.D. (bio)
President and CEO
Stephanie Carmody, Esq. (bio)
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal and Program Officer
Kashyap Choksi, Ph.D. (bio)
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Cheryl Lesko (bio)
Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer
Melissa Sanoff (bio)
Chief Financial Officer
Dave Acup (bio)
Chief Marketing Officer
Georgia Boyer (bio)
Chief Communications Officer
Thomas Edling, DVM, MSpVM, MPH (bio)
Chief Veterinary Officer and Animal Ethicist
Laura Tridico (bio)
General Counsel
Karthik Devarajan (bio)
Chief Technology Officer
Kirsten Peterson (bio)
Chief Talent Officer
Amy Hrin, Ph.D. (bio)
Vice President of Program Development
Marean Spero Steen, J.D. (bio)
Vice President, American Humane Hollywood
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
Louise Lane
Wealth Advisor
J. Mike McFarland, DVM, DABVP (Secretary)
Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer, Zoetis
John Payne (Chair)
President and CEO, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals
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
Officers
John Payne (Chair)
President and CEO, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals
Candy Spelling (Vice-Chair)
Author, Producer and Philanthropist
J. Mike McFarland, DVM, DABVP (Secretary)
Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer, Zoetis
Robin R. Ganzert, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Director Emeritus
Naomi Judd
