Heather Read
Heather Read has eleven years of experience in strategic international communications, public relations, and marketing. She currently serves as Senior Director, Communications for Afilias, a global provider of registry services for domains such as .INFO and .ORG, and is responsible for managing all of Afilias' global corporate communications initiatives. Prior to joining Afilias, Ms. Read worked at the New York headquarters of international PR agency, Hill and Knowlton. Ms. Read holds a M.B.A. from Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management and a B.A. in Communication from Rutgers University. She has served nationally and locally for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), a nonprofit organization focused on promoting the PR profession and is a Six Sigma Green Belt.  Ms. Read is an avid animal lover and has been engaged in the horseback riding sport of Dressage for nearly 20 years. She lives in Delaware County, PA with her husband, son, horses, and two Akita dogs. Ms. Read may be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dr. Luis G. Pedraja

Dr. Luis G. Pedraja, co-founder of WellPetUSA, earned his Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology from the University of Virginia. Currently, Dr. Pedraja serves as Vice President of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the regional accrediting agency for colleges and universities located in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations abroad. He is a former Academic Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Memphis Theological Seminary and a former professor of theology at Perkins School of Theology. Included among his many publications are the books "Jesus is my Uncle: Christology from a Hispanic Perspective" and "Teologia: An Introduction to Hispanic Theology." He is currently the editor of "Apuntes," one of the oldest journals of Latino/a theological reflection. Dr. Pedraja is currently owned by three dogs and two cats and is one of the founding members of WellPetUSA. Dr. Pedraja may be contacted via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sue Stretch 

Sue Stretch has twenty five years of engineering, project leadership and management experience in the Aerospace industry and is currently a program director at Lockheed Martin.  Sue has volunteered extensively in animal rescue and actively participated in events, fundraising, community outreach, adoptions, and fostering.  She served on the board of directors of an all volunteer non-profit German Shepherd Dog Rescue organization.  Sue has also volunteered with a non-profit educational animal welfare organization and has been a volunteer English literacy tutor for adults who are non-native speakers.  Sue holds a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University and an M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University.  Ms. Stretch may be contacted at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .