Listen to this articlePress release: Pet Care Trust
The Pet Care Trust, a nonprofit organization that promotes public understanding of the joys and benefits of pets through education, support and engagement, is pleased to announce recent board leadership changes of its trustees. Greg Andrews, former vice president of the board and current president of SVP pet distribution at Central Garden & Pet, has been appointed as the new president of the board, succeeding Chris Clevers. Steve Clark, chief revenue officer at Petmate, has assumed the role of vice president.
“Everyone associated with the Pet Care Trust extends our heartfelt thanks to Chris Clevers for his exceptional leadership and dedication,” said Melinda Thomas, Executive Director of the Pet Care Trust. “She has helped advance our organizational goals and drive the success of our programs, including the Classroom Pets and Classroom Dogs grant programs. As we embark on a new chapter, we are excited to welcome Greg Andrews and Steve Clark to their new roles, and we are confident they will guide our continued growth and success.
As a finance executive with more than 10 years of experience leading a global blue-chip company, Greg Andrews has a consistent record of success in building and leading finance teams to maximize growth and profitability . His expertise also includes partnering with non-finance executives to optimize complex investment decisions, and he has cultivated a reputation for planning complex budgets, delivering reliable monthly forecasts, creating thoughtful long-term plans and meeting business objectives. Prior to joining Central Garden & Pet in 2018, Andrews held roles including Senior Director and Director of Corporate Finance at Gap, Inc., where he led numerous financial improvements for the company.
“I am honored to take on the role of board president at Pet Care Trust,” said Andrews. “I look forward to using my financial and leadership experience to further contribute to the growth and success of the organization. Working closely with a dedicated team, I am excited about the opportunity to make a positive impact on the Pets in the Classroom and Dogs in the Classroom grant programs and continue to promote the benefits of pets in education. that setting.”
With over 12 years of experience in the pet supplies space, Steve Clark brings a strong expertise in branded consumer products with an emphasis on sales strategy, marketing and e-commerce.
“I am excited for this new role to work more closely with the Pets in the Classroom executive team to further reach and foster bringing more pets into our children’s classrooms,” said Clark. “Our experience and statistics show that children improve their social and emotional development when pets are present in their classrooms, not to mention their opportunity to experience the strong bond of man-animal at a young age.”
In welcoming Andrews as president of the board of trustees and Clark as vice president, the Pet Care Trust looks forward to the continued success and expansion of its programs, including Pets in the Classroom and Dogs in the Classroom. Pets in the Classroom is an educational grant program that provides financial support to pre-kindergarten through 9th grade teachers in both private and public schools to purchase and keep small animals in the classroom. The Dogs in the Classroom program, in partnership with Pet Partners and other leading national therapy dog organizations, strives to bring well-trained and thoroughly screened therapy animal teams into schools in an effort to improve health and welfare of students. The programs were established by the Pet Care Trust to give children the opportunity to interact with pets — an experience that will help shape their lives for years to come. Between the two programs, more than 242,000 grants have been awarded, impacting more than 9.6 million students.
