Founded in 2016 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, AnimalBiome was started with a simple goal of helping cats and dogs feel better by using science to unlock the mysteries of the pet gut microbiome. All of us love pets and have an unwavering passion about helping them lead longer, happier lives.
Meet the Team
Executive Team
Holly Ganz, PhD
Chief Science Officer,
Co-Founder
Carlton Osborne
Chief Executive Officer,
Co-Founder
MJ Seminoff
VP, Operations
Co-Founder
Alex Martin
Chief of Staff,
Co-Founder
Niokhor Dione,
DVM, MSc, PhD
VP, Microbial Discovery
Brandon Burch
VP, AnimalBiome Veterinary
Ann Marie Cotter
Chief Financial Officer
The People Who Make it All Happen
Alana Armas
Controller
Alissa Reis
Production Laboratory Technician I
Alyson Fruhling
Customer Experience Specialist II
Amy Hagy
Account Manager
Andrew Orr
Customer Experience Specialist I
Becky Oliver
Production Laboratory Supervisor
Becky Smith,
BS, LVMT, VTS (ECC)
Veterinary Care Specialist
Ben Gruber
Director, Product
Brigitta Nguyen
Laboratory Technician I
Carly Pomeroy
Field Trials Coordinator II
Cheryl Leblanc
Microbiome Health Advisor I
Clara Porter
Donor Recruitment & Program Coordinator
Connie Rojas, PhD
Director of Field Trials and
Senior Scientist
Daan Reyes Aranda
Laboratory Technician II
David Rottach
Production Lab Courier
Dolly Lin
Product Manager
Elisa Scarsella
Director of Molecular Biology
Emily Harrison
Laboratory Technician I
Emily Jo Shepherd
Operations Support Specialist
Guillaume Jospin
Principal Bioinformatician
Isaac Corral
Production
Laboratory Technician II
Itai Brand-Thomas
Laboratory Research Associate
Jennie Ganz
Customer Experience Representative II
Jennifer Catlett
Director of Finance
Kaira Santos
Product Manager, UX/UI
Katherine Kirk
Laboratory Technician II
Katie Dahlhausen, PhD
Product Manager II, Supplements
Kiara Dela Rosa
Production Laboratory Assistant
Melissa Brown
Operations Logistics Associate
Melissa Spanton
Production Laboratory
Technician II
Mindi Wrightson
Microbiome Health Advisor II
Mireya Munoz
Production Lab Courier
Nancy Alvarado
Laboratory Technician Level II & Lab Manager
Novia Kayfetz-Vuong
Laboratory Technician II & Data Specialist
Omar Hurtado
Laboratory Technician I
Rocio Clara
Product Manager I
Rylee Ripple
Operations Shipping Associate
Sandy Shipp
Customer Experience Manager
Saranie Pangus
Laboratory Technician I
Tonya Cooksey, DVM
Director of Veterinary Relations
Vanessa Miramon
Production Lab Courier
Victor Magdaleno-Garcia
Laboratory Technician II
Zara Marfori
Laboratory Technician II
Zhandra Entrolezo
Molecular Laboratory Manager