Steering Committee Members

Our Steering Committee is composed of nationally renowned experts and practitioners who represent an array of disciplines dedicated to preventing violence against people, animals or both:

Phil Arkow
Consultant, The Link, ASPCA & Animals and Society Institute
Chair, Animal Abuse & Family Violence Prevention Project, The Latham Foundation
Stratford, N.J.

Lesley Ashworth
Founder/President, American Veterinary Charitable Fund
Worthington, Ohio

Barbara W. Boat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
Executive Director, Childhood Trust, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio

Maya Gupta, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Ahimsa House, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.

Jane A. Hunt
Violence Prevention Specialist
St Paul, Minn.

Mark Kumpf, CAWA
Past President
National Animal Control Association
Dayton, Ohio

Randall Lockwood, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Forensic Sciences and Anti-Cruelty Projects
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Falls Church, Va.

Anna Melbin
Director of Network Growth & Strategy, The Full Frame Initiative
Founder, Catalyst Consulting and Training
Yarmouth, Maine

Maria Luisa O’Neill
Program Services Coordinator, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Denver, Colo.

Emily Patterson-Kane, Ph.D.
Animal Welfare Scientist, Animal Welfare Division
American Veterinary Medical Association
Schaumburg, Ill.

Allie Phillips
Director, National Center for Prosecution of Animal Abuse
Deputy Director, National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse
National District Attorneys Association
Alexandria, Va.

Christina Risley-Curtiss, MSSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ

Pam Russell
Policy Analyst
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, NV

Kathleen Schoen
Director, Family Violence Program
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Alliance for Cruelty Prevention
Denver, Colo.

Barbara Shaffer, MSW, LCSW
Senior Director of Chapter Services
Prevent Child Abuse America
Breckenridge, Colo.

Hugh Tebault III
President
The Latham Foundation
Alameda, Calif.

Philip Tedeschi, MSSW, LCSW
Clinical Director, Institute for Human-Animal Connection
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Denver, Colo.