Julianne was appointed Chair of the Board in December 2020 after founding Director, Michael Kennedy stepped down. She has almost 40 years of executive management experience running major retail operations in a number of settings and brings a wealth of business expertise to the organisation. She has also served on a number of nonprofit boards gaining governance expertise that she brings to the Humane World for Animals Board.
Greg has a long established career in the legal profession having both practiced and taught law at senior levels. He is PhD qualified, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently the CEO of the Australian Bar Association and a Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Sydney in the School of Law.
Alexandra oversees our international offices and ensures our work maximises impact for animals while staying aligned with long-term, mission-driven objectives. As an accomplished leader with extensive experience executing organisational strategy across diverse cultural and geographic contexts, she is adept at translating global vision into locally-tailored approaches. Previously, Freidberg held the role of Deputy General Counsel, providing comprehensive legal guidance for and oversight of the organisations’ initiatives. She also served as the Senior Vice President of Operations where she drove operational excellence and international efficiencies, along with day-to day oversight of programs and operations. Before joining Humane World, Freidberg practiced regulatory and transactional law at leading international law firms and in-house. Earlier in her career, she worked as an environmental engineer, helping to remediate some of the most contaminated sites in the country. She holds a B.S. from Stanford University and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School. Originally from Belgium, she currently lives in Northern Virginia with her family, including two rescue dogs and a cat.
Kitty is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Humane World for Animals. With her legal background, she has worked as a legal investigator uncovering cruelties and achieving major policy reforms including European Union and US bans on imports of dog and cat fur and bans on slaughtering horses for human consumption. As CEO of Humane World, she oversees all international campaigns and programs and continues to expand them in both impact and scope.
Alison Corcoran is the chief development and marketing officer for Humane World for Animals. She leads our Marketing, Communications and Philanthropy departments while implementing robust fundraising strategies to support our work for all animals. Corcoran brings a wealth of experience to this role, including expertise in marketing and digital strategy, crisis management and corporate branding. For more than 20 years, she has led initiatives on social impact, corporate purpose and health equity. Before joining the HSUS, she was the executive vice president and chief marketing officer at DentaQuest, an oral health company focused on expanding access to dental care in the United States. Corcoran received her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and her bachelor’s degree from Williams College. Growing up in Japan, Myanmar, South Korea and Mexico, she developed a global mindset at an early age. As an adult, she has lived and worked in the United Kingdom and Canada. Today, Corcoran lives in Boston with her husband, Ned. They have four grown children and a dog, Bogey.
