Who We Are...

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Melya Kaplan, Founder and Executive Director

Evris Tsakirides, Author, Education Specialist

Paula Solomen

Assistant to the Director: Leslie Rehm Hunt

Board of Advisors

Scott McElwaney, Kurtzman Carson Consultants.

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

Steve Hasenberg, Psychologist

Melissa Kahn, Lawyer, Skadden Arps

Animal Assistance Hotline

Director: Debbie Wood

Volunteers

Volunteer Supervisor: Allison Ryan

Humane Education

Director: Evris Tsakirides

Puppet Show Producer, Coordinator, Puppeteer: Minoo Rahbar

Baron's Club Presenter: Bob Ferber

Clubs and Classes' Teachers: Evris Tsakirides, Melya Kaplan, Catherine Doyle, Barbara Kahn

Teacher Training: Evris Tsakirides

Working Cats

Coordinator: Jane Simon

Helping Friends

Coordinator: Debbie Wood

Rescue, Rehabilitation and Adoption

Site Coordinator : Liz Dickson

Site Supervisor: Leslie Rehm Hunt

Executive Assistant: Kathryn Price

Animal Abuse Prevention

Director: Melya Kaplan

Humane Education at Targeted Schools: Bob Ferber

Animal Film

Producer: Melya Kaplan

Filmmaker: Jacek Kropinski

The Political Animal

Editor: Jenny Hahn

Contributing Writers: Robin Roth, Danielle Kraten

Publisher: Eric Kurtzman, Kurtzman & Carson Consultants

Graphic Designer: Peter Walberg