Staff & Leadership

The Guide Dog Foundation and America's VetDogs would not be able to realize its mission without the dedication and hard work of our staff and Board of Directors.

Each director, manager, staff member, and board member plays a crucial role in helping each assistance dog team be successful and live without boundaries.  If you have a general message, or if you are unsure who to send your message to, please address it to info@GuideDog.org or info@VetDogs.org and we will promptly route it to the appropriate person.

Staff


John Miller
President and CEO


Marilyn LaRose
Executive Administrator



Laura English
Chief of Staff



Brad Hibbard
Chief Strategy Officer



Grete Eide
Chief Canine Care Officer


Mike Rosen
Chief Marketing Officer


Dawn Dioguardo
Chief Development Officer

Executive Committee

Board of Directors 

July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., and America's VetDogs are proud to have the following individuals serve on its volunteer Board of Directors.  Their hard work and dedication to our organizations is integral to our success.  

Members of the Board of Directors develop strategies and policies.  Directors also ensure that the Guide Dog Foundation and America's VetDogs has adequate resources to carry out its mission, monitor the finances of the organizations, its programs, and performance.  


Don Dea
Board Chair
Co-Founder Fusion Productions
Rochester, NY


Travis Carey, CPA  
Board Vice Chair
CEO of Carey LLC
Long Island, NY


Leslie H. Tayne, Esq
Board Secretary
Financial Attorney & Director of 
Tayne Law Group, P.C.
New York


Glenn Tecker
Board Vice Chair, Planning
Chairman & Co-CEO Tecker Int. LLC.
Yardley, PA


Alphonse Brown, Jr. ACFRE
Board Vice Chair, Development
Dir. of Development and Alumni
Relations, Stetson Univ. College of Law
Gulf Port, FL


Lachelle Smith
Board Vice Chair, Program
Program Dir. and Asst. Professor of the Personnel Preparation Program in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy - Salus University
Guide Dog Foundation Program Graduate
Philadelphia, PA


Joseph N. Campolo, Esq.
Board Treasurer
Managing Partner Campolo Middleton & McCormick LLP
Ronkonkoma, NY


Robert Madden
Board Vice Chair, Military & Veteran Relationships
Huntington, NY


Pamela Tate
At-Large Member
Fmr President and CEO, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Oak Park, IL


Michael Troiano, Esq.
Board Vice Chair, Consumer Experience & Engagement
Attorney - Private Practice
Guide Dog Foundation Program Graduate
Brooklyn, NY


John Miller
President& CEO
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind &
America's VetDogs
  Long Island, NY

Board of Directors


Charlie Bonomo
SVP & Chief Information Officer
MSC Industries
Melville, NY


Gary Brown
Keller Williams Salesperson
Founder & President of 
GaryBrown-
Dream68 Inc.
Long Island, NY


Kristen Chambers
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
Manhasset, NY


Ming Chiang
President, Yu Shan Company
Founder, Casual Home Worldwide
Amityville, NY


Col. Teresa Fitzpatrick (Ret.)
Associate Director, ANG Intelligence & Cyber Effects Operations
America's VetDogs Program Graduate
Joint Base Andrews, MD 


Wendy Frigeria 
Strategic Comm.
   National Grid Hicksville, NY


Max Rohn
Navy HM3 (Ret.)
America's VetDogs Program Graduate
Fallbrook, CA


Pamela Kaul Gresty
President, Association Strategies, Inc.
Chicago, IL


Dr. Azad K. Anand
Neuroradiologist
Oyster Bay, NY


Tyler Reynolds
Senior Vice President
Reynolds Investment Consulting
Hicksville, NY


Robert McInerney 
Fmr President - COO Kleinknecht Electric Co. Cold Spring Harbor, NY

If you would like to contact one of these Board members, please direct your correspondence to that person, c/o Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, or America's VetDogs, 371 East Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, New York 11787.  You can also email us at Info@GuideDog.org and Info@VetDogs.org and we will direct your message accordingly.