Highlights from THE Annual Conference in 2024
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Conference Highlights

Specialized Tracks
Collaborative & Strategic Leadership
Communications & Marketing
Fundraising
Strategic Workforces
Keynote & General Session Speakers
Simon Bailey
Karith Foster
Mike Greenberg, DVM
Emily Weiss, PhD
Shawn K. Woods

Speakers
Rich Anderson
Anderson Impact
Jessica Arias
Burlington Animal Services
Dr. Christina Avila
City of Perris Animal Control
Patrick Barry
Byrne PR
Emily Berger
Denver Economic Development and Opportunity
Dr. Becca Boronat
Veterinarian
Kristi Brooks
Cat Adoption Team
Kim Brown
APA Missouri
Leah Craig Chumbley
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue
Mark Cushing
Animal Policy Group
Cait Daly
SPCA Serving Erie County
Jen Frazier
Firefly Partners
Tori Fugate
Shelter Animals Count
Ayesha Ganguly
Amphibian Stage
Alisa Gray
Kentucky Humane Society
Dr. Mike Greenberg
Veterinary Care
Accessibility Project
Phil Gwoke
BridgeWorks
Tom Hayashi
Center for Volunteer and
Nonprofit Leadership
Stacie Haynes
Susquehanna SPCA
Dan Heath
Author
Sarah Javier
APA of Missouri
Meredith Jones
Operation Kindness
Shaunessy Jones
Pasado's Safe Haven
Dr. Erin Katribe
Best Friends Animal Society
Kelley Likes
Humane Society of the
Pikes Peak Region
Joe Lisella
Animal Protective Foundation
Dr. Sarah Mantovani
RAVS
Mary Meredith
Avalon
Dr. Christi Monk
Change Agent
Larisa Nagelberg
Toronto Humane Society
Augusta O’Reilly
Not One More Vet, Inc
Libby Post
New York State Animal
Protection Federation
Lori Redmon
Kentucky Humane Society
Jennifer Scarlett
San Francisco SPCA
Rebecca Shapalis
Avalon
Melanie Sobel
Denver Animal Protection
Lauren Sracic
Humane Rescue Alliance
Frank Velásquez, Jr.
4 Da Hood
Gary Ware
Break Through Play
Dr. Roberta Westbrook
Houston SPCA
Destinee Wright
Grand Prairie
Animal Services
Lily Yap
Grand Prairie
Animal Services

Simon Bailey
Author

SB Birnie
Avalon Consulting

Nancy Blum, Ed.M., Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist

Azalia Boyd, DVM
Boyd Veterinary Services and Consulting, LLC

Angelle Cooper
Jane Goodall Institute USA

Karith Foster
INVERSITY Solutions

Amanda Foster
Austin Pets Alive! HASS

Mike Greenberg, DVM
Petszel

Erin Gregory
Humane Society of Missouri

Linda Haley, CFRE
Let’s Build Hope

Gene Hammett
Executive Coach

Karen Handelman
501creative

Kelsey Ingram
CauseMic

Jessica James, CFRE
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region

Katie Jarl
Animal Policy Group

Laura Keller
Humane Society of Missouri

Laine Killingsworth
Atlanta Humane Society

Jamie Lee
Jamie Lee Coach, Incorporated

Hanna Lentz
Supporting People and Animal Relationships for Change (SPARC)

Bobby Mann
Humane Rescue Alliance

Maria Morukian
MSM Global Consulting

Alessandra Navidad
Arizona Animal Welfare League

Jerrica Owen, CAWA
National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA)

Jyothi Robertson, DVM, DABVP
JVR Strategies

Jasmin Robinson
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement

Alisa Rubinstein
Fetch Pet Insurance

Edward Schettino, DVM, CAWA
Animal Rescue League of Boston

Jeff Schreifels
Veritus Group

Rebecca Shapalis
Avalon Consulting

Andi Stevenson
Stevenson Wallace, LLC

Jim Tedford, CAWA
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement

Emily Weiss, PhD
Applied Animal Behaviorist

Mike Wheeler
National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA)

Elkie Wills
Austin Pets Alive! HASS

Amanda Wilson, CFRE
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region

Shawn K. Woods
Shawn K. Woods & Associates

Lily Yap
Stanislaus Animal Services Agency