Steering Committee

Steering Committee

A selection of Florida’s top leaders in animal welfare, our steering committee serves as advisors in the field, member mentors, and community leaders. Learn more about them and the organizations they represent here.

Denise Deisler

Executive Advisor and CEO Emerita

Jacksonville Humane Society

Aimee Bio New

Aimee Sadler

Founder and CEO

Dogs Playing for Life

Audrey Garrison

Audrey Garrison

Executive Director

Operation Catnip

Carolyn Fitzgerald

Carolyn Fitzgerald

Senior Strategist, East Region

Best Friends Animal Society

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Colleen Yarbrough

Director

Citrus County Animal Services

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Dara Worthington

CEO

Friends of Strays

Darcy Andrade

Executive Director

Gulf Coast Humane Society

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Diane Summers

Division Manager

Orange County Animal Services

Fraily Rodriguez

Fraily Rodriguez

Senior Director, Strategic Programs

Best Friends Animal Society

Keegan Spera

Keegan Spera

Outreach and Data Specialist / Disaster Response Coordinator

Million Cat Challenge / Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida

Nukhet Hendricks

Nukhet Hendricks

Executive Director

Humane Society of St. Lucie County

Rhea Moriarity

Rhea Moriarity

Chief Programs Officer

Dogs Playing for Life

Sarah Baeckler Davis

Sarah Baeckler

CEO

Humane Society Naples

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Susan Naylor

Executive Director

SPCA of Brevard

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Terry Cotter

Co-Founder

Operation Spay Bay

Florida Leaders in Lifesaving Staff

Lawrence Nicolas

Chief Executive Officer

Jacksonville Humane Society

Lauren Ghirardi

President and COO

Jacksonville Humane Society

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Adam Leath, M.S.

Senior Director of Shelter Collaboration

Jacksonville Humane Society

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Lindsay Layendecker

Senior Director of Development

Jacksonville Humane Society

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David Lynch

Director of Shelter Collaboration

Jacksonville Humane Society