Joyce Briggs, MS; Senior Advisor
As an Advisor, Joyce continues involvement as a volunteer on two ACC&D projects collaborating with Mars PetCare and Banfield Pet Hospitals and in an independent consulting role on a project with the Michelson Prize and Grants program of the Michelson Found Animals Foundation, both begun while in her prior role with ACC&D.
Joyce served as ACC&D’s President from 2006 through 2023. During this time she helped substantially advance interest in, work toward, and support for creating non-surgical sterilants for progressive population control of cats and dogs.
She led the organization’s strategic planning, fundraising, and program development, established respected Scientific and International Advisory Boards, and produced and directed four major scientific symposiums and six scientific think tanks. She played a key cultivation role in developing strategic partnerships advancing this field, including the Michelson Prize & Grants and ACC&Ds Council of Stakeholders.
As of January 2024, Joyce has stepped down from that ACC&D role to focus on better beginnings for dogs. She was excited to play a role in recruiting, and now supporting Gary Evans, ACC&D’s new President as of January 2024.
As a volunteer, Joyce currently serves on the Board of (2020) non-profit, The Functional Dog Collaborative, driven by her interests in right-sizing the dog population and in dog wellness. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Mars Ending Pet Homelessness Project. Locally, she is co-founder (2005) of the Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (Oregon) a coalition which has maintained >90% save rate since 2014 in a geographic area of >2.5M human population.
As executive director of PetSmart Charities from 1999 to 2004, Joyce developed and oversaw the grants program, which raised and distributed $23 million to support pet adoption and spay/neuter programs, and helped place 1.2 million once-homeless pets in homes during her tenure. From 1995 – 1999, Joyce was Sr. Director of marketing and PR for the American Humane Association. She also served on the national Board of Directors for the Delta Society (now Pet Partners) for three years.
Prior to working full-time in animal protection, Joyce held corporate management positions for 15 years with New York City advertising agencies, including Ogilvy & Mather, and marketing leadership.
