Elissa Katz is the President of Humane PA and a partner in the law firm of Meranze, Katz, & Gaudioso P.C. in Philadelphia. She is a regular volunteer with Northeast Animal Rescue, assisting with cat care and adoption applications at an adoption site.  She is a former board member of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary and  the Humane League.

Elissa supports TNR and has engaged in extensive TNR in her neighborhood, securing caretakers for returned ferals.  She has also found loving and safe homes for numerous adoptable strays.  Elissa shares her home with five pampered former feral cats and an ornery box turtle!

Elissa earned her JD from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, and is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Animal Law Committee, and co-planner of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Annual Animal Law Conference.  She received her B.A from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a major in political science.  She also was a violin instructor at the New Jersey School of Music in Medford, NJ.

Elissa has actively volunteered for several legislative candidates who are committed supporters of humane legislation, both Republican and Democrat alike.  She is committed to building a strong non-partisan voting bloc for animals.

Contact Elissa: elissakatz@comcast.net