2025 Election Of AKC Executive Officers
The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is pleased to announce the annual election of officers. In accordance with the Charter and Bylaws of The American Kennel Club, the following Executive Officers were re-elected at the April 2025 Board of Directors Meeting:
• Gina M. DiNardo – President and CEO
• Gordon Comfort – Chief Operating Officer
• Theodore E. Phillips, CPA – Chief Financial Officer
• Sheila Goffe – Executive Secretary
Ms. DiNardo brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to the AKC, with over 50 years of experience in the sport of purebred dogs as both a breeder and owner-handler. She has worked at the AKC for 30 years, having served as Executive Secretary since 2017.
Ms. Goffe joined AKC in 2006 and was promoted to Vice President of Government Relations in 2016. She owns, breeds and shows Siberian Huskies, having finished numerous champions from the Bred-By Exhibitor class. She is a member of the Siberian Husky Club of America and various specialty and all-breed kennel clubs.
Mr. Phillips joined AKC in May 2020 with over 30 years of experience in financial leadership roles with Carnegie Hall, Merrill Lynch, and Deloitte. He is a committee member and lecturer for the New York State CPA Society and AICPA.
Mr. Comfort joined the AKC in August 2024, bringing over 15 years of experience in a CEO or COO capacity with such strengths as Operational Leadership, Strategic Planning, Information Technology leadership, financial management, stakeholder engagement, and Board and external relationship development.
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