About Us: Advisory Board

Craig Brestrup

Ph.D. in Medical and Environmental Ethics
Experience: Animal welfare advocacy, Nonprofit organizations, Sanctuary leadership, Ethics

Jonathan Balcombe

Ph.D.
Experience: Animal behavior, Animal ethics, Science writing, Research consulting

Michael F. Brown

Esq., American Bar Association Member
Experience: Nonhuman primate behavior, Science writing, Grant writing and review

Kathleen Conlee

Director of Program Management: Animal Research Issues, Humane Society of the U.S.
Experience: Nonhuman primate behavior, Animal welfare legislation, Environmental enrichment/stress reduction, Nursery care, Care of psychologically disturbed primates

Lynn Cuny

Sanctuary Director
Experience: Animal welfare advocacy, Nonprofit organizations, Sanctuary leadership
Group-formation and rehabilitation of nonhuman primates in a sanctuary setting

Tom Gross

M.A., M.B.A.-Finance
Experience: Nonprofit work, Fundraising, Statistics, Leadership

Viktor Reinhardt

D.V.M., Ph.D., Animal Welfare Institute
Experience: Nonhuman primate handling through positive reinforcement training, Positive reinforcement training, Animal welfare, Working with nonhuman primates in a research setting

Polly Schultz

Executive Director, Oregon Primate Rescue
Experience: Environmental enrichment, Positive reinforcement Training, Primate retirement, Transportation, and Rehabilitation

Evelyn Skoumbourdis

M.S., Biological Psychology
Experience: Data collection, Nonhuman primate handling through positive reinforcement training, Pharmaceutical studies using laboratory animals, Veterinary techniques

Diane Sourelis

Vice President and Partner, Brainforest, Inc.–Chicago Ad Firm
Experience: Animal welfare ethics, Financial management, Organizational development, Project management, Advertising & marketing

Dr. Eric Van Zon

D.C., President, Capitol Wellness
Experience: Neurological and spinal affects of stress (3 types of stress–chemical, physical and mental), Holistic medicine (10 years), Cranial sacral therapy Subluxation, Entrepreneurship, Management

Peggy Wagner

Masters in Psychology
Experience: Habitat design, Primate behavior, Scientific writing, Animal welfare legislation

Carolyn Clark

Sanctuary Director
Experience: Sanctuary leadership, Primate behavior, Primate rehabilitation, Educating youth

Janina Wojciechowska

DVM, MSC in Animal Welfare
Experience: Animal welfare, Animal behavior, Shelter work, Quality of life assessment, Animal welfare legislation.

David Brown

M.A. in Primate Cognition and Behavior, Internet Entrepreneur
Experience: Primate care and enrichment, Research with monkeys and apes, Positive reinforcement training, Internet marketing

Mark Packard

B.S. Business Management & Marketing
Experience: Strategic mission planning, profit and loss management, Grant research and grant writing, Media relations, Systems and procedure development, Ethics and integrity

John Trybus

B.A. Political Science and Communications (in progress)
Experience: Public Relations, Journalism, Nonprofit development, Fundraising.

Kristin Lein

Juris Doctorate, Member of the State Bar of Wisconsin
Experience: Private law practice, Estate Planning and Administration, Business Organizations, Non-Profit Law; Public accounting: Tax preparation and consulting; Grassroots Non-Profit formation and development: Organizational structure, Fundraising and Planned-Giving.

Debra Curtin

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