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About Animal Balance

Meet the team

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Emma Clifford

Founder and Director

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Jessica Gonzalez 

Program Director

Latin America / Galápagos Islands

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Carol Mefferd

Manager of VetAid for Northern California

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Isabelle Zachary

VetAid Specialist

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Steffani Jarrett

Clinic Coordinator

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Dr Dina Allison

Medical Director

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Steph Dawes

Executive Assistant 

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Jes Soto

Manager of VetAid for Southern California

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Tiffany VanHook

Clinic Coordinator

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Renee Guitierrez

Assistant Clinic Coordinator

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Megan Gram

Director of VetAid 

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Jorge Vázquez F.

Technical Representative Galapagos Islands

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Becky Mundy

Southwest Program Manager.

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Heather Walton

Clinic Coordinator

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Arleen Rosa

Assistant Clinic Coordinator

Board of Directors

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Joanna Schmidt

President

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Annie Kluetmeier
Board Secretary
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Kimberley Ditsworth

Treasurer

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Dr Raymond Deonanan DVM

Director

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Carla Naden

Director

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OUR ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. Sandra. Marilyn Cruz 

Biologista, Veterinaria & Director de ABG Galápagos Islan 

Roger Tabor

Biologist, Television presenter, Naturalist, Behaviorist, & award-winning author

Dr Julie Levy

DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DABVP

Fran Marino Professor of Shelter Medicine at the University of Florida

Jessi Princiotto

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer - Animal Protection New Mexico

Valarie Benka,

MS, MA, MPP

Project Manager for AAC

Dr. Susan Monger, DVM

Founder and Director International Veterinary Consultants

Maia Kincaid, PhD

Director of Sedona International School for Animal Communication

Dr Cathy King 
DVM, MS, PhD

CEO and Founder of World Vets

Dairne Ryan

South West Latin American Advisor & Liaison for AB

Victor Carrion
Prior Director of Eradication and Control of Invasive Species, Galapagos National Park Service
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Isabel Naudin

Veterinarian

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