The CARES Steering Committee is comprised of both government and non-government organizations that are committed to helping animals in disasters. Each organization brings vital resources and expertise that make the California Animal Response Emergency System work.
CARES Steering Committee Charter signed
Steering Committee Members
- VACANT, Chair – California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Annette Jones – California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Tina Curry, Chair – California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
- Kelly Huston – California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
- LeAnn Raffanti- California Department of Health and Human Services
- Tarah Heller – California Department of Health and Human Services
- Valerie Fenstermaker – California Veterinary Medical Association
- Grant Miller – California Veterinary Medical Association
- Erica Gaudet- Hughes – State Humane Association of California
- Madeline Bernstein – State Humane Association of California
- Frank Corvino – California Animal Control Director’s Association
- Jay Kerr – California Veterinary Medical Association
- Diane McClure – Western University School of Health Sciences
- Bennie Osburn – University of California at Davis, Western Institute of Food Safety and Security
- Mike Payne – University of California at Davis, Western Institute of Food Safety and Security
- Paul Tassone – California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
- Joe Gear – California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
- Mike DeSpain – Mechoopda Indian Tribe
- Dana Grau – California Department of Public Health
- Joe Gonzales – California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- John Gulserian – California Emergency Services Association
- John DeBeaux – California Emergency Services Association
- Anne Reynolds – American Red Cross
- JoAnn Zwicky – Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Joseph Gonzales – California Department of Social Services
- Tracy McBroom – American Red Cross
- Ria DeGrassi – California Farm Bureau Federation
- Todd Smith – United States Department of Agriculture
- Patrick Lynch – California Emergency Medical Services Authority
- Sharron Leaon – California Volunteers
- Naomi Flam – Central California Animal Disaster Team
