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, CAAB
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, CAAB
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