Meet our leadership team
Elizabeth Quick-Corral (Liz)
Interim Executive Director/Development Director
Elizabeth Quick-Corral (Liz) is the Interim Executive Director/Director of Development at World Animal Protection US. Liz is responsible for overseeing and generating funds for the lifesaving work they conduct.
Liz has many years of senior development management experience at animal and university organizations.
She has spoken at five national fundraising conferences on a wide variety of topics and techniques. She brings over seven years of nonprofit fundraising experience ranging from digital and direct mail strategy, major and foundation giving, sustaining giving, legacy and bequests, events and strategic management. She is constantly inspired by the many people who chose to entrust their giving to animal causes.
Liz is based in Brooklyn, New York where she lives with her husband and two dogs Penny and Cocobella. In her free time, you can find Liz drinking coffee and reading a good book.
Ben Williamson
Programs Director
Ben Williamson is the Programs Director of World Animal Protection US. Ben oversees World Animal Protections’ five campaign areas: Wildlife. Not Entertainers, Wildlife. Not Pets, Raise Pigs Right, Change for Chickens, and Meat Reduction.
Ben’s areas of expertise include animals in entertainment, exotic pets, factory farming, vegetarian/vegan issues, cruelty to animals, and humane education. With nearly a decade of experience working within animal protection in both the United States and England, Williamson has made numerous television appearances including NBC, CNN, Fox News, CBS, and Good Morning America and authored numerous op-ed pieces in USA Today, Newsweek, New York Daily News, TIME, Washington Post, Fortune and more.
Ben holds a Masters of Political Science and Political Economy from The London School of Economic and Political Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University College London.
Lisa Monteleone
Director of Marketing and Communications
Lisa Monteleone is the Director of Marketing and Communications and oversees World Animal Protection’s US marketing, social media, and communications. Lisa has twenty years’ experience leading marketing and communications teams, both large and small, in the for-profit sector, primarily in fashion. Before joining World Animal Protection US, Lisa founded a consultancy dedicated to helping entrepreneurs who produced sustainable and eco-friendly products scale their businesses and positively impact their industries toward a more climate-friendly future. Lisa’s expertise includes digital marketing, social media, events, public relations, and celebrity engagement. She has long been an animal advocate volunteering at rescues and shelters near her home in New Jersey. Lisa shares her residence with her husband and three very rambunctious rescue cats.
Angela Kung is the Development Manager at World Animal Protection. After working in advertising agencies for 4 years, Angela Kung joined the organization in August 2018. Angela’s role includes establishing corporate partnerships, planning events, running our Young Professionals Council as well as raising awareness and fundraising through digital channels.
Cameron Harsh is the Farming Campaign Manager for World Animal Protection US. Cameron works to improves the lives of farmed pigs and chickens in the United States working with producers, farmers, and suppliers to improve conditions.
Joe Loria is the Meat Reduction Campaign Manager for World Animal Protection US. Joe works on a campaign that aims to inspire and educate the public, businesses and politicians to reduce meat consumption.
John Karas is the Senior Philanthropy Manager at World Animal Protection. He works with friends and supporters of World Animal Protection who wish to maximize their positive impact on animals and on the world. He is a fundraising and development professional with more than 13 years of experience in major gifts, planned giving, grant writing, and foundation relations. John has a Master's Degree in Sociology and Social Movement Studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from Bloomsburg University. John, his wife Cherie, and their three children live with their two dogs, Lola and Squiggie, and their three cats, Rico, Captain, and Flexi.
Julie Cappiello is the Social Media Manager at World Animal Protection. She oversees all of the organization's US social media accounts and blog platforms. As an animal activist for nearly a decade and a vegan for almost as long, she became active in animals in entertainment campaigns at the age of 18, shortly thereafter starting her own nonprofit to focus on the issue.
Nicole Barranets is the Campaigns Assistant at World Animal Protection. She supports our campaign managers and programs director with research, outreach, content creation, and any other tasks that will help us make a better world for animals.
Jeanne Turkheimer is the Communications Manager at World Animal Protection, US. Jeanne is responsible for World Animal Protection’s media efforts throughout the United States. She generates press coverage for the organization in print, digital and broadcast outlets while positioning World Animal Protection’s campaign managers as thought leaders in the animal welfare space.
