Board of Directors
GREY2K USA is led by a group of experienced, humane-minded Directors who are committed to protecting greyhounds and working together to end the cruelty of dog racing. Collectively, our Directors have decades of experience working with lawmakers to pass stronger animal protection laws and volunteering for greyhound adoption organizations.
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GREY2K USA board members Paul LaFlamme, Secretary Twig Mowatt, Vice President Mike Trombley, Executive Director Carey Theil, President Christine Dorchak, with Florida Legislative Agent Marc Reichelderfer and Kevin Neuman. |
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Christine A. Dorchak, President and General
Counsel >> Read a profile of Christine in The Christian Science Monitor [pdf format]. |
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Michael S. Trombley, CPA, Vice President |
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| Twig Mowatt, Secretary Twig Mowatt has 20 years of experience in public relations for both the commercial and nonprofit sectors. She holds an M.B.A. from Boston College and an M.S. in journalism from the Columbia University School of Journalism. She was a journalist for ten years and covered the drug war in Colombia for The New York Times and the Associated Press. She later served as a Senior Manager for Arthur D. Little, Inc., a management consulting firm. Twig is active in various animal welfare issues and works closely with the Save a Sato Foundation, which seeks to improve the lives of Puerto Rico's stray dogs. [Email Twig] |
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| Sara Amundson, Board Member Sara Amundson is currently the Executive Director for the Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF), the lobbying affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States. The HSLF works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal level and to support humane candidates for office. Previously Sara served as Deputy and Legislative Director of the Doris Day Animal League. [Email Sara] |
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| Rev. Tom Grey, Board Member Reverend Tom Grey is the Executive Director and spokesperson for the National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion. Before becoming a minister, he served as the commander of a U.S. Army rifle company in Germany and as a military advisor to a Vietnamese infantry battalion in Vietnam. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Garrett Theological Seminary. Tom has been profiled in Time magazine, People magazine, U.S. News and World Report, The Los Angeles Times, The National Enquirer, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBS's Frontline, and 60 Minutes. [Email Rev. Grey] |
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| Paul LaFlamme, Board Member Paul LaFlamme is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he served on the Executive Departments and Administration Committee. Today Paul operates his own real estate company, At Home Realty, LLC, with a partner. Paul lives with his wife, Kathy, and daughter, Julia, in Nashua, NH. [Email Paul] |
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| Kevin Neuman Kevin Neuman (pictured with his wife Sherry who serves on our Advisory Board) has been associated with greyhound adoption and advocacy for over ten years. Kevin, Sherry and their daughter, Holly, are members of the board of directors of Kansas City REtired Greyhounds as Pets where they’ve helped find loving homes for more than 3,000 greyhounds. Kevin also volunteers for Stand Up for Kansas, a grassroots organization that fights the legalization of slot machines at Kansas racetracks. Kevin and Sherry live with their greyhounds in Overland Park, Kansas. [Email Kevin] |
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Charmaine Settle, Board Member Charmaine Settle is a member of Colorado Greyhound Adoption, Greyhound Rescue International Network, and a supporter of the American European Greyhound Alliance. She helped GREY2K USA pass Colorado's "No on Amendment 33" ballot initiative and helped collect signatures for the Massachusetts Dog Protection Act. She has also volunteered at the Scooby refuge in Spain working to bring adoptable greyhounds into the United States. [Email Charmaine] |
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Executive Director Carey M. Theil, Executive Director
of GREY2K USA |
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