Breakouts and Speakers: To Be Updated

Breakout Session 1: Legislation: Gearing Up for 2013: Outlook for Animal Protection and THLN’s Legislative Agenda

 Skip Trimble (Bio) -THLN Legislative Chair:

 Shelby Bobosky (Bio) - 2013 THLN Legislative Chair:

Breakout Session 2: Legislation/Advocacy: Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption

Katie Jarl (Bio) - HSUS State Director

Paula Bacon (Bio) - Former Mayor, Kauffman, TX:

Julie Caramante (Bio) - Equine Welfare Alliance:

Breakout Session 3: Puppy Mill Bill; Where exactly do we stand?

Brian Francis (Bio) - Deputy Executive Director / TDLR

  Lunch Guest Speaker: What to Expect for the 2013 Legislative Session – Do’s and Don’ts of Grassroots Lobbying

The Honorable Eddie Lucio III (Bio) - Texas House of Representatives

 Breakout Session 4: Social Media, and Best Practices

 Matt Slagle (Bio) - DeLaune & Associates

 Breakout Session 5:  Advocacy: The Animal Advocate’s Toolkit Everything You Need to Make A Difference in Your Community

 Jessica Johnson (Bio) - ASPCA

Katie Jarl (Bio) - HSUS

 Breakout Session 6: Legislation/Advocacy - Panel Discussion: Current Debates, Disputes, and Deliberations in Animal Protection

 

Panel: TBD, Moderator Yolanda Eisenstein (Bio) - THLN President Elect

James Bias (Bio) - SPCA of Texas

Fran Ortiz (Bio) - South Texas College of Law 

Ledy Van Kavage (Bio) - Best Friends Animal Society

 Breakout Session 7: Fundraising: Beyond the Special Event

 Beverly Seffel, CFRE (Bio) - Bacon Lee & Associates

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ledy VanKavage, Esq - Senior legislative attorney and National Manager of Best Friends Animal Society (Bio)