Mychelle Blake, MSW, CDBC is the Executive Director/CEO of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. She is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the IAABC and holds a Masters of Social Welfare Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Mychelle has worked as both a staff member and a volunteer at shelters and rescues in Los Angeles, CA, Lancaster, PA and Las Vegas, NV. She is currently a Community Training Partner with Best Friends Animal Society and provides training assistance to local adopters and rescuers in Las Vegas. She also is a member of the Best Friends Las Vegas Pit Crew, providing education for the public on pit bull behavior and training and breed specific legislation. Mychelle is also the former Chair of the APDT Legislative Affairs Committee.

Katenna Jones is the Education Coordinator for the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and an Instructor for American Humane Association’s Animal Emergency Services. She also works with local shelters and rescues providing behavior assessments and training advice, primarily with bully breeds. She earned her Master’s Degree from Brown University in Experimental Psychology, where she studied animal behavior, learning, and cognition.

She has nearly a decade of experience in all aspects of animal sheltering, from Kennel Attendant to Manager to Cruelty Investigator and Chairperson of State Vicious Dog Hearings for four years. Katenna is an Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant, and Certified Pet Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed.

Katenna lives in Cumberland, Rhode Island with her husband, 2 adopted cats, and adopted pit bull.

With over 35 years of professional experience, Gail's background in dogs covers virtually all aspects of the field. A pioneer in many aspects of dog training, education and behavior, Gail developed the first University program for dog trainers and instructors in the world, a two-year certificate course, which she taught at the University of New Hampshire. Through her All Dogs Academy, she has continuously provided education and training for instructors and trainers for nearly 30 years.

Bucking the 6-month old “diktat” for starting dogs in training, Gail pioneered puppy classes for puppies as young as eight weeks in 1976. In 1993 she founded and built All Dogs Gym, pioneering the field of multi-dog interactive daycare. All Dogs Gym is the largest dog activity center in the Northeast and one of the largest all-clicker-training programs in the country.

Gail’s commitment to learning and sharing knowledge benefits dog owners, professionals and the dogs themselves. Her latest book, The Thinking Dog—Crossover to Clicker Training is the quintessential manual for dog trainers interested in clicker training. She is also the author of two award-winning books, training manuals, countless articles in major dog publications, and a weekly newspaper column. Gail’s programs and seminars have earned her acclaim as an international presenter.

Trish McMillan Loehr holds a Master of Science degree in animal behavior from the University of Exeter in England. She is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, is SAFER certified, and is currently vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

Trish began working with shelter animals in 1996 and has trained dogs professionally since 1999. She also has more than a decade of experience working with horses, and has also trained rats, cats and pigeons. Trish spent more than three years as the Director of Animal Behavior at the ASPCA’s 92nd St shelter, then worked as an animal behaviorist for the Animal Behavior Center in Urbana, IL in 2009. Since then, Trish has been deployed to work with animals from hoarding and cruelty cases, has helped assess hundreds of pit bulls from dogfighting raids, has helped with shelters in crisis and has written articles for the Virtual Pet Behaviorist. Trish is now the Director of Applied Research and Behavior for the ASPCA’s Shelter Research and Development team.

Trish and her husband Barry share their lives with three wonderful dogs: Kenya, a mixed breed “foster success;” Aleli, a brilliant Sato from a Puerto Rican beach; and Cosmo, a talkative Australian Shepherd who tries really hard to be a good dog.

Jamie Whittaker and her husband, Barry, have owned and operated ABC Pets since 1988. They are members of American Federation of Aviculture, the Avicultural Society of America, the National Parrot Rescue and Preservation Foundation and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants..

Jamie teaches classes on living with and caring for parrots with a focus on the positive, the natural and the practical approach to parrot behavior. She has been consulting with clients in person and on the telephone for twenty years.

Jamie has written for the AFA Watchbird, Houston Pet Press, Birds USA, The Linnie Ledger and other specialty organization publications. She has been a speaker at the IAABC conference, the AFA convention and at the Bird Clubs of Virginia annual conference.

Jamie is an aviculturist and advocate for parrots in the home. Her unique experience allows her an opportunity to know birds in all stages of their lives. Helping people to understand and work with their bird's natural behaviors has enabled many parrots to stay in their homes long term.

Jamie has been certified as a parrot behavior consultant through the IAABC since 2006.

Jennifer Shryock is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant specializing in parent education about kids and dogs.

Jennifer has over 20 years of hands-on experience working with dogs and families in a wide variety of environments. She is no stranger to the competitive show ring but now prefers to focus on behavior within the family dynamic. She is a graduate from Kutztown, University with a B.A. in Special Education with an emphasis on behavior modification. Jennifer combines her love of working with dogs and children into one career that is dedicated to safety and fun!

Jennifer is the creator of the highly endorsed national program Dogs & Storks™ for expecting families as well as The Dog and Baby Connection for families with babies 3 months to 3 years of age.   

Staying up to date in the field of dog behavior is a priority and Jennifer maintains active memberships with several professional organizations. She is a certified member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Jennifer is also a consultant for Karen Delise, founder of the National Canine Research Council and author of The Pit Bull Placebo and Fatal Dog Attacks.

Jennifer has always enjoyed supporting new parents as she has been a Nursing Mother’s Counselor since 1996. The Dogs&Storks™ program combines all of her passions into one great career.

The Shryock family includes Jennifer, husband Joe and their four children ages 15, 13, 10 & 2.  Four legged family members include Bailey (Siberian husky) Duke (German shepherd) and Windsor (Pit bull) along with 5 felines. The Shryock family has fostered over 70 dogs and many cats over the last 8 years. This allows for many hands on learning opportunities for all.

Formal education, life experiences and passion have led Jennifer to creating successful programs that will impact the lives of many families. 

Teoti Anderson, Certified Pet Dog Trainer and owner of Pawsitive Results, LLC in Lexington, South Carolina, has been a professional dog trainer for more than 15 years. Teoti is the author of Your Outta Control Puppy, Super Simple Guide to Housetraining,  Puppy Care and Training, and Quick and Easy Crate Training, winner of the Dog Writers Association of America’s Maxwell Medallion. She is a contributing author to Christmas Dogs: A Literary Companion and The Dog Trainer's Resource: An APDT Chronicle of the Dog Collection (1 and 2). She is also a columnist for Modern Dog magazine.

Teoti served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) for six years, serving as President from 2004-2006. She's been quoted in Dog Fancy magazine, The New York Times, Whole Dog Journal, Puppies USA, and other national publications. She is a frequent public speaker at conferences, and civic and humane organization meetings across the country, sharing information on training, dog behavior, bite prevention, and volunteering with animals in healthcare facilities. Teoti is also a founding member of the Carolinas Trainers Forum, a networking group of dog trainers in North and South Carolina.

A licensed Delta Society Pet Partner for more than a decade, Teoti visits healthcare patients with Logan, her Labrador Retriever, and Finian, her Papillon. The Delta Society trains and registers human-animal teams across the nation in animal assisted therapy (AAT) and animal assisted activities (AAA), teaching them to safely and effectively work with patients in a variety of facilities. In 2000, she earned the national Delta Society Beyond Limits Animal Therapy Team of the Year award with her team of Cody, a three-legged Labrador Retriever, and tabby cat Sebastian. Teoti also serves as a Delta Society Instructor and Evaluator, teaching others how to volunteer with their pets and screening teams for the program.

Teoti is the founding member of Prescription Paws, a Delta Society® Pet Partner® affiliate group. She assists local and national dog rescue groups with behavioral and training consultations.

Ann Allums has been a professional dog trainer since 2003. Ann works as the Special Programs Coordinator for the APDT, and for 6 years she has worked at Best Friends Animal Society and was part of the DogTown series on National Geographic.

She has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree and worked for 10 years as a Computer Network Administrator. The rewards from training her own dogs to overcome behavior problems ultimately led Ann to follow her passion of becoming a dog trainer to help others.

Ali Brown currently serves on the Board of Directors of the APDT and is the Co-Chair of the Rally Committee. She has been trialing in APDT Rally since 2003 and has been a judge since 2004. She judges all levels of Rally. Ali trials with her two Belgian Sheepdogs.

Marjie Alonso, CDBC, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer and behavior consultant living in Somerville, MA, with her two dogs, two sons and very understanding mate. Marjie first started dog training in the late 1970s, eventually starting her own full time training and behavior consulting business, City Dog Training, LLC. Marjie serves as behavioral consultant for the New England Dog Training Club, the oldest AKC club in the US, and for several dog rescue groups and shelters, providing evaluations, rescue dog acclimation programs, one-on-one training sessions, training plans and behavior modification programs. Marjie is a member of the America Humane Association's Advisory Board for Companion Animal Behavior and Training.

Marjie is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, a Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT), an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator, and a Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).

Katenna Jones is the Education Coordinator for the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and an Instructor for American Humane Association’s Animal Emergency Services. She also works with local shelters and rescues providing behavior assessments and training advice, primarily with bully breeds. She earned her Master’s Degree from Brown University in Experimental Psychology, where she studied animal behavior, learning, and cognition.

She has nearly a decade of experience in all aspects of animal sheltering, from Kennel Attendant to Manager to Cruelty Investigator and Chairperson of State Vicious Dog Hearings for four years. Katenna is an Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant, and Certified Pet Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed.

Katenna lives in Cumberland, Rhode Island with her husband, 2 adopted cats, and adopted pit bull.