JAINA Convention 2011 07 Houston TX

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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WETTERWARE JAINA CONVENTION 2011
"Live and Help Live"
Keynote Speaker - Congressman Wayne Pacelle
ayne Pacelle (PUH'-cell-ee) is the president and chief executive officer of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). HSUS is the nation's largest
animal protection organization with 11 million members and constituents, annual revenue of $135 million, and assets of more than $200 million. Pacelle has also dramatically grown the animal care programs of The HSUS. The HSUS provides services for more animals than any other organization in the United States. He has also been the architect of a large number of amendments to halt funding for programs to harm animals. Pacelle's work on animal issues has been featured in thousands of newspapers and magazines across the country and has appeared on almost all of the major network television programs.
Since 1990, Pacelle and Markarian have played a central role in more than 25 successful statewide ballot measure campaigns in multiple states. Pacelle previously served on the national advisory board for the Initiative and Referendum Institute, and is a frequent speaker on the initiative and referendum process.
In addition, Pacelle is an experienced writer with numerous pieces published in a variety of newspapers, journals and magazines. Pacelle is the author of the forthcoming book "The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them," which will be published in April 2011. Pacelle is founder of Humane USA, the nonpartisan political arm of the animal protection movement, and the founder of The Humane Society Legislative Fund, a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization that lobbies for animal welfare legislation and works to elect humane-minded candidates to public office.
In 2008, the Los Angeles Times reported, "Pacelle has retooled a venerable organization seen as a mildmannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive interest group flexing muscle in state legislatures and courtrooms." Pacelle was named one of Non Profit Times' "Executives of the Year" in 2005 for his leadership in responding to the Hurricane Katrina crisis. In 2008, the National Italian American Foundation presented Pacelle with the Special Achievement Award in Humanitarian Service. In 2010, Pacelle received the Knight of Honor Award from Notre Dame High School. Pacelle received his B.A. in History and Studies in the Environment from Yale University in 1987.
JAINA EC Members not included in the JAINA EC Picture
Lalit Vora VP Canada
Gunvant Shah VP MidEast
Dilip Punatar Secretary
Dilip Shah Immediate Past President
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