Sharon Harvey is the president & CEO of the Cleveland Animal Protective League (APL), a private, nonprofit humane society in Ohio, where she and her team are working to reduce access to pet care and housing barriers that are faced by families living in an impoverished, under-resourced community. Sharon also regularly lobbies and testifies for stronger animal welfare laws in Ohio. Sharon currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for both Shelter Animal Count (the national database for animal welfare), President of the Board of the Ohio Animal Welfare Federation and is a member of the Hill’s Shelter Advisory Board. She is a past board member for the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.

Garrett Parsons is the Pet Support Supervisor at Found House Interfaith Housing Network in Cincinnati, Ohio. For the past 6 years and with the help of many volunteers, he has established/grown a shelter program for pets whose owners are in crisis with the goal of keeping families together and out of animal shelters. Since 2016, the Pet Support Program has kept several hundred animals with their owners through various crises such as homelessness, rehabilitation, and hospitalization. As a Licensed Social Worker, Garrett is a big proponent of pet inclusive social work practice and ensuring that the entire family is served during a crisis or transition. In addition to his work with Found House, Garrett serves on the Board of Directors for Cliftondeer.org, a non-profit white-tailed deer sterilization project, where he serves as the Vice President of Field Operations.

Dianne Prado is the Founder and Executive Director of the Housing Equity & Advocacy Resource Team (HEART LA), a legal non-profit that helps ensure people and their pets remain together & housed. Dianne is an appointed public member of the CA Veterinary Medical Board, trainer and consultant for the Stay Housed Los Angeles (SHLA) eviction defense program, and Lecturer in Law for UCLA Law School teaching Los Angeles Housing Law and Policy.