Board of Directors
Deanna McPhee, 2012 - 2024, serving third 4 year term - President (term 8-1-2016 - 7-31-2024)Deanna McPhee is an Event Producer working with the IBM Team for George P Johnson Experience Marketing and is based in San Antonio, TX. With 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Deanna excels in her field and takes great pride in the success of her events.
Deanna serves as a volunteer filmmaker, event manager, and survey manager with the WA2S. Deanna joined the American Strays Canine Survey Team in 2012 and was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors for the period 2013 - 2016. |
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Kevin McPhee, June 2020 - 2024Kevin McPhee is the son of founder Tom McPhee and has been contributing to Tom's work with animals since he was 8 years old serving as the camera operator for the epilogue of the award-winning documentary, An American Opera The Greatest Pet Rescue Ever!
Kevin has filled many volunteer roles with the WA2S, including fund-raising, video editing, and technology consulting. Kevin owns Stoneman Computers in Converse, TX, a company that salvages, recycle's and refurbishes old and new computers. Kevin helped create the PC's for PETS initiative in July of 2022. Kevin launched in February, 2023, and is managing the new Dog Rescue TV YouTube channel. |
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Tom McPhee, 2010 - 2030, serving 2nd ten year term - FounderExecutive Director & Founder of the World Animal Awareness Society
Producer, Director at Man Smiling Moving Pictures Bio at Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommcphee Tom McPhee is a member of the American Strays feature documentary advisory board, Good Pet Guardian advisory board, American Strays science team, Festival Director with Animalis Fabula Film Festival, Director and Producer of the TV series, Rider's Rescues. Sales Agent responsible for licensing WA2S Films film library, |
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Dr. Ken Shapiro, emeritus, tenure 2010 - 2015 (1.5 terms)Kenneth Shapiro earned his BA from Harvard University and his PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University. He is cofounder of the Animals and Society Institute and one of its predecessor organizations, Psychologists for the Ethical treatment of Animals. He is founder and editor of Society and Animals: Journal of Human-Animal Studies; cofounder and coeditor of Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science; and editor of the Brill Human-Animal Studies book series. He has published papers in Human-Animal Studies on the following topics, among others: vegetarianism, animal advocates, animal-centered literary criticism, a science-based critique of animal research, inter-species qualitative methods, ontological vulnerability of captive animals, and the state of the field. http://www.animalsandsociety.org
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Dr. Natasa Rajicic, emeritus, tenure 2013 through July 31, 2016 - President (2013 - 2016)Natasa Rajicic earned her ScD, Biostatistics, from Harvard University in 2006. That same year Dr. Rajicic was hired as an Associate Director and subsequently in 2011 Director at Pfizer in NYC. Prior to Pfizer, was a stop at Mass General Hospital and the Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research. Since 2008, Dr. Rajicic has retained a position as Instructor in Research at the United Nations, School of Diplomacy. In 2013, Dr. Rajicic was elected President of the Board of Directors of the World Animal Awareness Society and currently serves as senior adviser for the American Strays Project
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Special Advisers to the WA2S Board of Directors
Adviser to the Board of Directors
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Adviser to WA2S.org Youth Programs
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