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Board Of Trustees

Melya Kaplan, Founder and Executive Director

Paula Solomon, Philanthropist

Betty Denny Smith, Retired Director of Los Angeles County Animal Control Department

Assistant to the Director: Brianne Leavitt

Evris Tsakirides, Trustee Emeritus

Animal Assistance Hotline

Director: Debbie Wood

Humane Education

Puppet Show Producer, Coordinator & Puppeteer: Minoo Rahbar

Bob's Buddies Presenter: Bob Ferber

Rescue, Rehabilitation and Adoption

Director of Rescue and Adoption: Brianne Leavitt

Animal Film Productions

Executive Producer: Melya Kaplan

Producer: Nancy Gershwin

The Political Animal

Editor: Jenny Hahn

Contributing Writers: Robin Roth

Graphic Designer: Peter Walberg

Website

Website Design by: Norman Barron

Webmaster: Laurel Jones

Honorary Board

Olympia Dukakis

Gary Fink

Jorja Fox

Paul Jolly

Kathy Joosten

Maria and Wolfgang Petersen

Lily Tomlin

Mariana Tosca

Advisory Board

Steve Hasenberg, President

Nancy Gershwin

Linda Grey

Dr. Gary Kuehn

Dr. Lorin Lindner

Mike Mahler

Scot McElwaney

Tanya Petrovna

Volunteers

Volunteer & Foster Coordinator: Allison Ryan

Helping Friends

Helping Friends Coordinator: Debbie Wood

Animal Abuse Prevention

Director: Melya Kaplan

Humane Education at Targeted Schools: Bob Ferber