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Founders
Daniel J. Taylor
| Founder: The American Pet Cross
Dan Taylor is an attorney, accomplished author, international
speaker and a great friend of animals everywhere. He shares his
work and home life in Charlotte, NC with three dogs, Roxanne,
Zack, and Julia along with two cats named Samantha and Joey. His
life partner Christine Sheffield and her daughter Ashley share
his enthusiasm and love for pets. Dan’s purpose in founding The
American Pet Cross was to give Americans everywhere a national
focusing platform for the funding and support of successful existing
animal resource organizations, and the development of new ones.
His innovation in the legal area with the creation of PETCOUNSEL™, and his designation of animal abusers as REGISTERED PET OFFENDERS™
gives a common language for all Americans to animal abusers, and
protects pets everywhere. He has begun the groundwork for expansion
of the PET CROSS idea by creating and registering organizations
in Great Britain (THE BRITISH PET CROSS), Canada (THE CANADIAN
PET CROSS) and Australia (THE AUSTRAILIAN PET CROSS).
Dan’s vision of American Pet Cross is that it is
a collaborative, supportive, and innovative organization for attracting
and funding the best talent, organizations, and causes for pets
everywhere.
Read Dan's KennelTalk™ - “Why
I want to Grow Old With My Dogs”
Or, contact Dan Taylor, Founder, directly at founder@americanpetcross.com
Mark Patterson
Born in Piqua, Ohio in 1952, Mark has always been immersed in
art and ideas. He can’t remember a time when he wasn’t
drawing, painting or writing. He holds a B.S. degree in design
from the University of Cincinnati, and has been a practicing design
professional for more than 30 years. He founded Patterson Thomas,
Inc., at age 29 and has worked with clients around the globe delivering
strategic marketing and design at the highest level. His list
of clients include: 3M, Eli Lilly and Company, Sharp, AT&T,
GTE, Racal, Thales, Paul McCartney, and hundreds of entrepreneurs.
Mark is known for his passion, energy and creativity. These attributes
earned him the name, The Brand Artist. This led him to launch
a second company, of that name, specifically to work with businesses
and individuals to develop brands and create intellectual capital.
Today Mark lives in Fishers, Indiana with his wife LaMoria and
a variety of cats and dogs. Outside of work, Mark is a fossil
collector, black belt martial artist and history buff. He is also
actively involved in global philanthropy and social capital issues,
with a personal life goal of raising $1 billion for the poor.
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