Staff & Board
Senior Staff
Robin R. Ganzert, Ph.D. (bio)
President and CEO
Dr. Kashyap Choksi (bio)
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie Carmody, Esq. (bio)
Senior Vice President & General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Cheryl Lesko (bio)
Chief Development Officer
Judy Palermo (bio)
Chief Communications Officer
Karthik Devarajan (bio)
Chief Technology Officer
Kirsten Peterson
Chief Talent Officer
Melissa Sanoff (bio)
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Edling, DVM, MSpVM, MPH (bio)
Chief Veterinary Officer
Amy Hrin, Ph.D. (bio)
National Director, Lois Pope Life Center for Military Affairs & Special Projects
Marean Spero Steen, Esq. (bio)
National Director, American Humane Hollywood
Board Members
Dawn Assenzio
Philanthropy Consultant
Nelva Bryant, DVM, MPH
Airline Industry Veterinarian
Col. Scott Campbell USMC, Ret.
MAGTF Analyst, Katmai Government Services
Sharon Jablin
President, Rental Properties, Inc.
Rear Admiral Tom Kearney USN, Ret.
President, Kearney Group LLC
Cybell Kiessling
Administrative Director and Entrepreneur
Herbert Krauss, JD
Retired Principal, Furniture Consultants
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
Jean Shafiroff
Author, Philanthropist, and TV Host
Candy Spelling (Vice-Chair)
Author, Producer and Philanthropist
Larry Strickland
Singer and Performer
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
