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 we 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 Los Angeles 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.
Cameron Harsh
Interim Programs Director/Farming Campaign Manager
Cameron Harsh is the Interim Programs Director for World Animal Protection US. Cameron works to improves the lives of farmed animals in the United States working with producers, farmers, and suppliers to improve conditions.
Prior to joining World Animal Protection in 2018, he worked on food safety policy.
Areas of expertise: Pig welfare, improvement of health, sustainability, and equity of our food system, food, and farming policy
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.
Andri Abercrombie is the Individual Giving Manager at World Animal Protection US. After fundraising for public media and human services for five years, Andri joined the organization in July of 2020 and inspires our supporters to partner with World Animal Protection in defense of animals worldwide. Andri oversees strategy on a wide variety of channels which include direct mail, digital, and email fundraising.
Nicole Barranets is the Wildlife Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection. She works towards ending the captive wildlife entertainment industry through public education, development of responsible and sustainable alternatives, and corporate engagement.
Liz Cabrera Holtz is the Wildlife Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection. She is responsible for developing inspiring and innovative projects to protect wild animals from exploitation and abuse.
Hannah is World Animal Protection’s Social Media Manager, meaning she gets paid to spend all day on Twitter. She also makes quite a few spreadsheets. She’s working hard to provide a plush life for her three-legged dog, Beatrice.
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.
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.
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.
