Mark Cushing, JD
Founder & CEO
Mark is the CEO and Founder of the Animal Policy Group, LLC, based in Scottsdale, AZ, Portland, OR, and Denver, CO. APG’s clients represent a wide range of veterinary and pet health interests.
Eleanor Green
Senior Advisor & Consultant
Dr. Eleanor M. Green is the Founding Dean of the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. She is Professor Emerita & Dean Emerita of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP).
Zen St. Clair
Vice President and General Manager
Zen St. Clair manages the day-to-day operations of the Animal Policy Group, LLC, provides business development and marketing support, and manages client relations and services.
Scott Young
Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Scott Young is responsible for the Animal Policy Group’s legislative tracking, monitoring and reporting functions in all 50 states. He also works directly with state government officials on issues of interest. He is instrumental in providing highly skilled research and analysis of current events, legislative history, policy and data sets that affect our diverse industry.
Loren Breen
Policy and Research Director
Loren Breen works with the VP of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs to track and analyze national legislation and regulatory affairs. She conducts in-depth research on a variety of topics to support Animal Policy Group clients, and works with APG O’Hara in data research.
Audrey Gillespie
Executive Assistant
Audrey Gillespie is an important member of our team providing high-level support for Founder and CEO, Mark Cushing.
Samantha Morse Chessie
Policy Manager
Samantha Morse Chessie works with the VP of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs to track and analyze state and municipal regulatory affairs.
Hailey King
Research Specialist
Hailey provides high-level research for Founder & CEO, Mark Cushing.
Sam Geiling
Senior Project Manager
Working directly with clients and the entire APG team to oversee plans to ensure goals are successfully met.
Maggie Sullivan
Policy & Advocacy Specialist
Maggie Sullivan collaborates closely with the VP of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, monitoring and analyzing state and municipal regulatory and legislative affairs for advocacy purposes