Animal Cruelty Advisory Committee Members:
Madeline Bernstein, President
spcaLA
Los Angeles, CA
Nancy Blaney, Director of Government Affairs
Animal Welfare Institute
Washington, DC
Nicoletta J. Caferri, Former Chief
Animal Cruelty Prosecutions
Queens County District Attorney’s Office
Sam Cogen, Sheriff
Office of the Sheriff
Baltimore, MD
Jennifer H. Chin, Esq., Vice President, Legal Advocacy
ASPCA
New York, NY
Lauryn Day, Assistant State Attorney
Chief of 9th Circuit Special Victims/Animal Cruelty Unit
Orlando, FL
Gillian Deegan, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney
Botetourt County
Fincastle, VA
Lora Dunn, Director of Criminal Justice Programs
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Portland, OR
Elaine Fehrs, Assistant State’s Attorney
Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office
Milwaukee, WI
Reese Frederickson, County Attorney
Pine County Attorney’s Office
Pine City, MN
Alexandra Gadeberg, Deputy District Attorney
Santa Clara County Office of the District Atty
San Jose, CA
Caroline A. Griffin, Esquire, Co-Founder
Show Your Soft Side Anti-Cruelty Campaign
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Maya Gupta, Ph.D., Senior Director of Applied Research
Strategy, Research & Development
ASPCA
Nicole Harris, JD, Contract Attorney
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Portland, OR
Jill Hollander, Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney
Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Atlanta, GA
Ashley Mauceri, Law Enforcement Outreach Director
The Humane Society of the United States
Washington, DC
Melinda D. Merck, DVM
Veterinary Forensics Consulting, LLC
Austin, TX 78705
Kris Otteman, DVM
ABVP Shelter Medicine, CAWA
Courtesy Faculty, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Portland, OR
Gale Rasin, Senior Judge
Baltimore City Circuit Court-8th Jud. Circuit
Chestertown, MD
Sherwin Safir, Unit Chief
Animal Crimes Unit
Nassau County District Attorney’s Office
Mineola, NY
Amy Taylor, Investigator
Office of the Attorney General
Richmond, VA
Michelle Welch, Senior Assistant Attorney General
Director of the Animal Unit
Office of the Attorney General
Richmond, VA