Our Board
ARF’s leadership team and Board of Directors guide our mission with experience, vision, and an unwavering commitment to animal welfare.
Together, our board members and senior managers ensure that ARF’s programs, resources, and long-term strategy remain focused on rescuing, healing, and rehoming dogs and cats in need. Their dedication strengthens ARF’s impact across the community and beyond.
ARF Board of Directors
Michael Franzino
President
Katharine Rayner
Executive Vice President
Jay Kuhlman, DVM
Vice President
Barbara Washkowitz
Vice President
Paulo Baia
Treasurer
Michele Backman
Secretary
Lisa McCarthy
Past President
Guenther E. Greiner
Zoe Kamitses
Shahab Karmely
Jessica Wurpel Koenigsberg
Dale Ellen Leff
Nicole Leibman, DVM
Robert Liberman
Christina MacDonald
Isabelle Trapnell Marino
Elizabeth Mellgard Nelson
Alex Papachristidis
Danielle Pluthero
Sandra Powers
Majo Prazenec
Pierce Roberts
Robert Russell
Ellen Scarborough
Zach Siegel
Amy Sullivan
Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer
ARF Founders
Barbara Hotchkiss Posener*
Sony Schotland*
Dorothy Wahl
Honorary Board
Polly Bruckmann
Frances Hayward
William P. Rayner*
Sony Schotland*
Barbara Slifka*
*Deceased
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ARF’s work is only possible because of the dedication of our staff and Board leadership, the generosity of our volunteers, and supporters like you who believe every cat and dog deserves a champion. Together, we make a real difference for animals who have nowhere else to turn.
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