Meet our leadership team
Lindsay Oliver
Executive Director
Lindsay has been in animal advocacy for over twenty years, operated as a media spokesperson (featured on CNN, The Today Show, Washington Post, Wallstreet Journal), developed creative and engaging content, and successfully led a multi-country international team. She’s helped organizations drive growth, secure new partnerships, and host high-profile fundraising events. Lindsay’s experience includes strategic planning, benchmarking, and a strong passion for advancing DEI efforts and establishing and sustaining healthy organizational cultures.
Throughout her career, Lindsay has seen firsthand what happens inside zoos, circuses, pet stores, puppy mills, animal research facilities, and factory farms. She’s used this work to drive real and lasting policy and legislative change for animals at some of the biggest companies in the world. This unique perspective allows Lindsay to speak to the heart of these issues, which has proven to be a powerful storytelling tool that inspires people to help make the world a better place for animals.
Elizabeth Quick-Corral (Liz)
Development Director
Elizabeth Quick-Corral (Liz) is the 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
Programs Director
Cameron Harsh is the 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, they 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 Barrantes is the Wildlife Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection. She works to end 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 Goldstein 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.
Meganne Natale is the Marketing and Communications Assistant for World Animal Protection US. She aids the Communications team with a wide array of digital marketing pursuits. She began her career in the cosmetics and fragrance industry advocating for cruelty-free beauty while volunteering in animal welfare. Her favorite animal by far is her Lab Husky pup, Moon.
Tova Randolph is the Donor Relations Manager at World Animal Protection. Tova is responsible for fostering new initiatives, building, cultivating, and retaining long-lasting relationships with our supporters. She's also very passionate about unifying with her colleagues in the US office as well as international comrades as it relates to the impact and importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity. Tova believes we can create better lives for animals by embracing one another’s values and having strong and diverse people teams. Tova brings over 15 years of development, finance, and fundraising experience with an emphasis in legacy and bequest giving, workplace giving, cultivation, and sustaining.
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.
