Austin Pets Alive! | Leadership

Our Leadership

Meet those who lead Austin Pets Alive! in its No Kill mission.

Executive Team

Leadership Photos 4

Dr. Ellen Jefferson

President and CEO

Land Committee

Leadership Executive Headshots Website

Dr. Mike Stegen

Director of Learning and Development

Alexis Bardzinski Headshot

Alexis Bardzinski DVM

Medical Director

Clare Callison Headshot

Clare Callison

Senior Director of Care Operations

Maggie Lynch Headshot

Maggie Lynch

Senior Director of Research and Development

Vincent Medley Headshot

Vincent Medley

Director of Human Animal Support Services

Stephanie Muller-Simpson Headshot

Stephanie Muller-Simpson

Chief of Philanthropy

Angela Nazworth Headshot

Angela Nazworth

Senior Director of Strategic Communications

RJ Peters Headshots

RJ Peters

Chief Financial Officer

Alexis Telfair Garcia Headshot

Alexis Telfair-Garcia

Social Work Program Development Director

Elena Tolstikova Headshots

Elena Tolstikova

Strategic Director of Human Resources

Leadership Headshots Website

Melody Wilhelm

Director Data Strategy and Analytics

Kelsy Johnson

Kelsy Johnson

Director of Strategic Customer Service

Board of Directors

Rusty Tally

Rusty Tally

Chairman Emeritus APA!

Germana de Falco

Germana de Falco

Co-Chair

Dan Ferreri

Dan Ferreri

Treasurer

Sharon Wichterich

Sharon Wichterich

Secretary

Nancy Pollard

Nancy Pollard

Capital Campaign Chair

Dana Dean

Dana Dean

Board Member

Monica Dermott

Monica Dermott

Board Member

Alexander Devine

Alexander Devine

Board Member

Leadership Board Headshots Website

Gretchen Meyer

Board Member

Maren Miller

Maren Miller

Board Member

Mike Rovner

Mike Rovner

Board Member

Bill Symon

Bill Symon

Board Member

Wendi Martin

Wendi Martin

Board Member

Leadership Board Headshots Website1

Gael Lonergan

Board Member

Blog Image 1
Feb 26, 2024

City of Austin Landscape for Animals

We are happy that the resolution was amended to offer a six month waiting period before immediately taking action; the dogs with extreme bites on their records currently still have the opportunity to ...

See more from the blog