Executive Team
Board Members
Honorary Board Members
Directors Emeriti

Jennifer Scarlett, DVM

President

Bess Bendet

Director of Prevention
Dr. Jeannine Berger

Jeannine Berger, DVM, DACVB, DACAW, CAWA

Vice President of Rescue and Welfare

Dr. Berger first obtained her veterinary degree in 1991 in Zurich, Switzerland. She moved to Davis, California in 1998, where she completed her residency in veterinary behavior and attained board certification with the American College for Veterinary Behaviorists from UC Davis in 2007. In 2014, she attained board certification from the American College of Animal Welfare. Since 2011, Dr. Berger has overseen all aspects of clinical...

Donna Blakemore

Donna Blakemore

Vice President of Development
Joe Boothby

Joe Boothby

Director of Information Technology
Erika Dokman, RVT

Erika Dokman, RVT

Nursing Care Director-Pacific Heights Campus
Suzanne Hollis

Suzanne Hollis

Director of Adoptions
Alice Jordan

Alice Jordan, SPHR

Senior Vice President of People Development and Education
Liora Kahn with Steely

Liora Kahn

Director of Volunteer Services
Dr. Lisa Killian

Lisa Killian, DVM

Vice President of Veterinary Services, Mission Campus

Dr. Lisa Killian is the Vice President of Veterinary Services for our Mission Campus.  Dr. Killian, her husband and daughter are the guardians of a Calico Torti rescue named Pixel. Dr. Killian is proud to be part of the Bay Area’s animal welfare community.  She continues to find inspiration in the committed staff, volunteers and supporters of the SF SPCA.

Dr. Killian received her DVM from Texas A &M University in 1999....

Cynthia Kopec

Cynthia Kopec

Chief Operating Officer
Brandy Kuentzel

Brandy Kuentzel

General Counsel and Director of Advocacy
Thomas Mason, DVM

Thomas Mason, DVM

Vice President of Veterinary Services, Pacific Heights Campus

Dr. Mason is a 1988 graduate of the University of California – Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, he completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Mason joined Pets Unlimited in 1991 and became Medical Director in 1994.  In 2014 he played an integral role in Pets Unlimited’s merger with the San Francisco SPCA and he is thrilled to...

Elizabeth Roberts, DVM, MPH

Director of Shelter Medicine
Shade Paul

Shade Paul

Director of Hospital Services

Susan Reeves

Director of Supply Chain and Purchasing
Sara Taylor, RVT

Sara Taylor, RVT

Nursing Care Director-Mission Hospital

Lynne Tromble

Director of Finance / Controller

Megan Weems

Director of Human Resources
Jena Valdez, DVM

Jena Valdez, DVM

Medical Director, Prevention Programs

Dr Jena Valdez fell in love with the Bay Area as an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. She is a graduate of Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and is an active volunteer with RAVS, or Rural Area Veterinary Services, a non-profit group which provides veterinary care to underserved areas. Her professional interests include feline medicine, pain management and acupuncture. She is a...