Jim Tedford

CAWA, President and CEO, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement

Jim Tedford has been actively engaged in the animal welfare movement for more than 35 years. He currently serves as President & CEO for The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (formerly known as the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators), a professional association of leaders in the fields of animal welfare and animal care & control. Tedford has been CEO for animal welfare organizations in New York, Louisiana and Tennessee. He served as a regional director for The Humane Society of the United States. He spent a number of years on the for-profit side of our business assisting organizations with direct response fundraising strategies and spent a few years working for a pet products manufacturer. Jim has presented at national and regional conferences on various animal welfare issues, organizational development and not-for-profit management. Tedford received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from the University of Tennessee. Jim and his wife, Ann, share their home with two high-energy terriers, a macaw and an almost 30-year-old quarter horse.