HCA Committees
The following Committee Chair and Member appointments have been approved by the HCA Board of Directors.
AKC DELEGATE
Vicki Gray
AKC GAZETTE BREED COLUMNIST
Kat Smith
AKC LEGISLATIVE LIAISON
Paula Perlmutter
AKC MARKET PLACE
Sandi Miller
AKC MEET THE BREED
Alison Brackman
AUDIT
John Vics, Chair
Edmund Kloske
AWARDS
Maureen McKowen, Chair
Celeste Frohm
BREEDER DIRECTORY
Sandi Miller, Chair
Lisa Estrada
BYLAWS
Steve Lawrence, Chair
Martha Murray
BREEDERS’ EDUCATION
Jennifer Clevenger, Chair
Robin Gillespie
Jane Ruthford
FINANCIAL STABILITY
HEALTH
Rafe Schindler, Chair
Blanca Clothier
Sara Dellorto, ex-officio
Lucy Lancaster
Natasha Luksic
HISTORIAN
Beverly Vics
ILLUSTRATED STANDARD – AD HOC
Kat Smith, Chair
Laura Gibson
E Ann Ingram
Mary King
Natasha Luksic
JUDGES’ EDUCATION
Terry Dennison, Chair (AKC Judge’s Ed Coordinator)
Connie Banitt
Kathy Patrick
Sandy McCabe
David Stout
JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL CLUBS
Kathy Patrick, Chair
Betty White
NEW MEMBER APPLICATION
Regina Skarzinskas, Chair
Connie Banitt
Shawn Hess
Sandy McCabe
NATIONAL SPECIALTY CONFORMATION SHOW CHAIR 2026
Chris Disser, Show Chair
NATIONAL SPECIALTY CONFORMATION SHOW CHAIR 2027
Laura Pfab, Show Chair
NATIONAL SHOW COMPANION EVENTS
Theresa Page, Co-Chair
Celeste Frohm
Judy Ness
NEWSLETTER
Regina Skarzinskas, Chair
Jacqui Carney
PAWSATIVITY
Jacqui Carney, Chair
Kathy Shanklin
SHOW EVENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Laura Gibson, Chair
Kathy Ambler
Laura Pfab
Charles Ruthford
Betty White
WEBSITE
Adam Magoss, Administrator Shop
Chris Disser, Administrator Membership and Content
Sheila Daly, Membership Administrator and Website Maintenance
