Who We Are

Staff

Diane Brown, DVM, PhD, DACVP - Chief Executive Officer
Lorraine Rizzon - Office Manager / Administrative Assistant
Marie Scherer, MA - Business Manager
Sharla Seidel, MA - Development & Communications Manager
Samantha Wright - Program Manager

Board of Directors

The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, Inc. is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.  The Directors bring a variety of experience in finance, marketing, human resources, human medicine and of course, canine health.  Click on the Directors names to learn more about each of them.

J. Charles Garvin, MD - Chairman
Susan LaCroix Hamil - Vice Chairman
Cindy Vogels - Treasurer
Ann Viklund - Secretary
Carl C. Ashby, III
Sue Copeland
William J. Feeney, Esq.
David H. Hopkins, Esq.
Rhonda Hovan 
Wayne Jensen, DVM, PhD, MBA
Zach Mills, DVM
Mary Smith, BVMS, PhD, DACVIM
Howard B. Spey, MD
Tina Truesdale

Scientific Review Committee

The CHF Scientific Review Committee is responsible for the general oversight, funding and stewardship of the grants program of the AKC Canine Health Foundation.  The committee's recommendations and scientific expertise are utilized by the CHF Board of Directors in determining how to best distribute the available grant funds.  View the Scientific Review Committee Members.