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.

Colleen Yarbrough

Director

Citrus County Animal Services

Dara Worthington

CEO

Friends of Strays

Darcy Andrade

Executive Director

Gulf Coast Humane Society

Diane Summers

Division Manager

Orange County Animal Services

Sarah Baeckler

CEO

Humane Society Naples

Susan Naylor

Executive Director

SPCA of Brevard

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

Adam Leath, M.S.

Senior Director of Shelter Collaboration

Jacksonville Humane Society

Lindsay Layendecker

Senior Director of Development

Jacksonville Humane Society

David Lynch

Director of Shelter Collaboration

Jacksonville Humane Society