The CATalyst Council is the outcome of two grassroots efforts – Re-Branding Felix and the CATalyst Summit. Following these two meetings, CATalyst Council, a non-profit entity, was created that includes three distinct groups: Veterinary Medicine, Shelter/Animal Welfare, and related Industry entities such as Foundations and Cat Fanciers, the Media, and commercial companies. By virtue of the open and inclusive structure of the board, these bodies are able to represent a broad range of diverse stakeholders in feline healthcare and welfare. Many of these stakeholders participated in the CATalyst Summit. Working together the Council intends to make a difference in the way the United States sees and experiences cats.
The CATalyst Purpose addresses our desire to change society’s image of cats as aloof and not needing human contact or care.
Our Vision is to raise the level of care and welfare of cats by cat owners – one that any owner will embrace through the human-animal bond and can achieve – supported by the highest quality veterinary care, preventative medicine, and cat specific products.
CATalyst Council 2012 Board Of Directors
Executive Committee:
Dr. Alexis Nahama, Vice President of Marketing at VCA Antech, Board Chair
Mr. Bill Lopez, Vice President, US Pets Marketing at Merial, Board Vice Chair
Dr. Karen Felsted, CEO Felsted Consulting, Treasurer
Ms. Jan McHugh-Smith, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, Secretary
Dr. Diane Eigner, Past President of AAFP, Immediate Past Chair
Board Members:
Mr. Jim Brick, Marketing Director, Pfizer
Mr. Steve Dale, Steve Dale's Pet World
Ms. JB Hancock, Director-Communication Division, AVMA
Dr. Christine Jenkins, Marketing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Hill's Pet Nutrition
Mr. Robert Rohde, President, Dumb Friends League
Dr. Aman Sukhija, Board Director, Foundation Trustee, AAHA
Jane Brunt, DVM
CATalyst Council Executive Director
