Humane Farm Animal Care, which operates the Certified Humane® program, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Its Board of Directors includes community leaders with experience and expertise in animal welfare, natural, and organic food production and marketing, communications, public policy, and financial management. To read more about our leadership, see the Scientific Committee and read the stories of the Leaders of Certified Humane®.
Adele Douglass Jolley, founder and chief executive officer
Adele Douglass Jolley, founder and chief executive officer
Founder of Humane Farm Animal Care
In 2003, Adele Douglass Jolley set out to single-handedly change the farming industry. The nonprofit she created now operates Certified Humane® globally, ensuring that more than 500 million farm animals are cared for under scientifically humane conditions.
Adele was a single mother of three without a college degree when she became the office manager and legislative assistant for then U.S. Representative Bill Green. Within his office, she began advocating for animal welfare issues, which paved the way for the American Humane Association to hire her as director of its new Washington D.C. office in 1987.
As part of her research for a committee updating rules for farm animals, Adele enlisted women animal scientists to answer her questions. They invited her to tour some farms, including a large chicken operation that kept its birds so close together that they couldn’t move around.
That was when Adele — who was born and raised in New York City — first saw how farm animals were being treated. She still remembers the birds screeching in distress as mechanical devices slammed them into cages on the way to the slaughterhouse. It didn’t matter if their wings broke, she was told, since the wings were being sold in pieces.
“I was appalled,” Adele said. “I thought, ‘If people had any idea how their food was really produced, they wouldn’t buy it.’”
When her lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. didn’t make the difference she hoped, Adele decided to strike out on her own. Armed with her own tenacity and backed by the women animal scientists who also wanted to see change in the food production industry, Adele built the foundations of what would become the Certified Humane® Raised and Handled program.
Her accolades include:
The Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 2006,
Winning the Purpose Prize for social entrepreneurs over 60 in 2007,
She’s now retired as CEO of the nonprofit she created. Read more about Adele’s story.
Andrew Kimbrell, president of the board
Public interest attorney, activist, and author
Andrew Kimbrell has been involved in public interest legal activity in areas of technology, human health, and the environment. After working for eight years as the policy director at the Foundation for Economic Trends, Mr. Kimbrell established the International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) in 1994 and the Center for Food Safety in 1997.
Mr. Kimbrell has written several books and given numerous public lectures on a variety of issues. He has been featured on radio and television programs across the country, including The Today Show, the CBS Morning Show, Crossfire, Headlines on Trial, and Good Morning America. He has also lectured at dozens of universities throughout the country and has testified before congressional and regulatory hearings.
Theresa Hutchinson, treasurer
Consultant and retired accountant
Theresa Hutchinson launched Accounting with Debits and Credits with Coates and Hutchinson with her business partner in 1989. As a principal, she managed the day-to-day operations of the firm, providing bookkeeping, tax filing, and accounting services to prominent nonprofit organizations, corporations and individuals. Since selling the firm, she now works as a consultant with the new owner.
In addition to Humane Farm Animal Care, Ms. Hutchinson also serves as a board member for Helping Every Animal Receive Treatment, Inc. In her spare time, she likes to bake, craft, travel, and spend time with her husband and daughter. Ms. Hutchinson received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Maryland in 1989 and earned her license in certified public accounting in 1990.
Patricia A. Forkan, director
Retired, former senior envoy for The Humane Society of the United States
Patricia Forkan has 27 years of experience in management, marketing, and international trade. Her efforts include coordinating the 100-point Change Agenda for Animals on behalf of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). As a member of the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee, she advised the U.S. Trade Representative and the Environmental Protection Agency on the environmental provisions of free trade agreements and World Trade Organization negotiations.
Under her leadership, the HSUS and other organizations achieved a moratorium on commercial whaling and the creation of the dolphin-safe tuna label. Ms. Forkan has also been instrumental in the passage of many laws affecting animals in the United States, including the Humane Slaughter Act, the Wild Horse and Burro Act, and amendments to the Animal Welfare Act.
Ms. Forkan received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Pennsylvania State University in 1966. She has done graduate work at American University in political science and attended a special course for executives in nonprofit management at Harvard University. She has been listed in Who’s Who in American Women and Who’s Who in America.
Carol Jenkins, director
Founding president of Women’s Media Center
An Emmy-award–winning former news anchor and correspondent who covered presidential politics and international issues, Carol Jenkins leads the online publication of Women’s Media Center and its advocacy initiatives. As a media and political analyst, she has appeared as a guest and in debates on MSNBC and other outlets. Her commentary, published at www.womensmediacenter.com, has appeared in Nation.com and Television Week.
Ms. Jenkins enjoyed a 30-year, award-winning tenure with several New York City news departments, including 23 years at WNBC-TV, where she co-anchored the pivotal 6 p.m. newscast. She was most identified with her reporting of national political stories, including from the floor of Democratic and Republican national conventions that yielded Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. From South Africa, she reported on the release of Nelson Mandela from 27 years in prison and anchored and co-produced an Emmy-nominated prime time special on apartheid. She hosted her own daily talk show, Carol Jenkins Live, on WNYW-TV.
With her daughter Elizabeth Gardner Hines, Ms. Jenkins is the author of Black Titan, A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire, the life story of her uncle. The book was selected by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association as one of the best nonfiction books of 2004. She is an executive producer of the PBS documentary, What I Want My Words to Do to You, which won The Freedom of Expression Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003.
Luiz Mazzon, director
Director-General for Certified Humane® South America region
As Director-General, Luiz Mazzon is responsible for overseeing the expansion of the Certified Humane® program in South America, beginning in Brazil and Peru. His experience in animal welfare systems has helped to create change in some challenging business areas.
For the past 20 years, Mr. Mazzon has worked in management, international business, marketing and consulting in South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe with two multinational European companies (Ecocert and Campari) and two major consulting firms (Accenture and Price Waterhouse). He currently manages Ecocert Brazil, a leading certification body focused on the certification of organic products.
Mr. Mazzon graduated in business administration and law with a master’s degree in international economics and management from Bocconi University in Italy as well as a master’s degree in finance from Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil.
Daniel Nowland, director
Head of Technical for Jamie Oliver Limited
Daniel Nowland has worked closely with world renowned chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver as his specialist in food manufacturing, meat processing, and agriculture, covering a variety of continents, for both retail and food service operations. Mr. Nowland currently manages all food purchased, developed or associated with any Jamie Oliver business. Meat and animal welfare are special areas of interest, and he has developed and grown animal welfare initiatives working globally with farmers, processors, and retailers.
Prior to his work with Jamie Oliver, Mr. Nowland worked as a food technologist, new product development manager, and business developer for a large meat processor in the United Kingdom. Mr. Nowland also worked as a Food Trends Analyst for retailer Marks and Spencer doing national and international research. He has a bachelor of science degree with honors from Bournemouth University in food production, development, and retail.
Dale “Mimi” Stein, executive director
Executive Director of Humane Farm Animal Care
Mimi Stein joined Humane Farm Animal Care in 2015 as the director of operations under Adele Douglass Jolley. She has served as the nonprofit’s Executive Director since 2018.
Prior to joining Certified Humane®, Ms. Stein was the director of outreach for the Virginia Organic & Producers Association. where she organized events and seminars, attracted notable speakers, and helped the concept of sustainable agriculture become a profitable reality for many local Virginia farmers. She also has formulated and licensed regionally marketed products.
As an active volunteer in her community, she helped start up the Loudoun Animal Protection Society, a nonprofit companion animal rescue, and participated in the Master Food Volunteer program for Loudoun County. She has served on the boards for Mountainside Montessori in Marshall, the Middleburg Business & Professional Association and as an advisor to the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum. Currently she is an active member of the Middleburg Museum Foundation and a special appointee by the Mayor of Middleburg to the Pink Box Advisory Board.
Ms. Stein has a bachelor’s of science in nutritional science and human resources from Syracuse University.
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Meet the Board of Directors
Humane Farm Animal Care, which operates the Certified Humane® program, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Its Board of Directors includes community leaders with experience and expertise in animal welfare, natural, and organic food production and marketing, communications, public policy, and financial management. To read more about our leadership, see the Scientific Committee and read the stories of the Leaders of Certified Humane®.
Adele Douglass Jolley, founder and chief executive officer
Founder of Humane Farm Animal Care
In 2003, Adele Douglass Jolley set out to single-handedly change the farming industry. The nonprofit she created now operates Certified Humane® globally, ensuring that more than 500 million farm animals are cared for under scientifically humane conditions.
Adele was a single mother of three without a college degree when she became the office manager and legislative assistant for then U.S. Representative Bill Green. Within his office, she began advocating for animal welfare issues, which paved the way for the American Humane Association to hire her as director of its new Washington D.C. office in 1987.
As part of her research for a committee updating rules for farm animals, Adele enlisted women animal scientists to answer her questions. They invited her to tour some farms, including a large chicken operation that kept its birds so close together that they couldn’t move around.
That was when Adele — who was born and raised in New York City — first saw how farm animals were being treated. She still remembers the birds screeching in distress as mechanical devices slammed them into cages on the way to the slaughterhouse. It didn’t matter if their wings broke, she was told, since the wings were being sold in pieces.
“I was appalled,” Adele said. “I thought, ‘If people had any idea how their food was really produced, they wouldn’t buy it.’”
When her lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. didn’t make the difference she hoped, Adele decided to strike out on her own. Armed with her own tenacity and backed by the women animal scientists who also wanted to see change in the food production industry, Adele built the foundations of what would become the Certified Humane® Raised and Handled program.
Her accolades include:
She’s now retired as CEO of the nonprofit she created. Read more about Adele’s story.
Andrew Kimbrell, president of the board
Public interest attorney, activist, and author
Andrew Kimbrell has been involved in public interest legal activity in areas of technology, human health, and the environment. After working for eight years as the policy director at the Foundation for Economic Trends, Mr. Kimbrell established the International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) in 1994 and the Center for Food Safety in 1997.
Mr. Kimbrell has written several books and given numerous public lectures on a variety of issues. He has been featured on radio and television programs across the country, including The Today Show, the CBS Morning Show, Crossfire, Headlines on Trial, and Good Morning America. He has also lectured at dozens of universities throughout the country and has testified before congressional and regulatory hearings.
Theresa Hutchinson, treasurer
Consultant and retired accountant
Theresa Hutchinson launched Accounting with Debits and Credits with Coates and Hutchinson with her business partner in 1989. As a principal, she managed the day-to-day operations of the firm, providing bookkeeping, tax filing, and accounting services to prominent nonprofit organizations, corporations and individuals. Since selling the firm, she now works as a consultant with the new owner.
In addition to Humane Farm Animal Care, Ms. Hutchinson also serves as a board member for Helping Every Animal Receive Treatment, Inc. In her spare time, she likes to bake, craft, travel, and spend time with her husband and daughter. Ms. Hutchinson received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Maryland in 1989 and earned her license in certified public accounting in 1990.
Patricia A. Forkan, director
Retired, former senior envoy for The Humane Society of the United States
Patricia Forkan has 27 years of experience in management, marketing, and international trade. Her efforts include coordinating the 100-point Change Agenda for Animals on behalf of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). As a member of the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee, she advised the U.S. Trade Representative and the Environmental Protection Agency on the environmental provisions of free trade agreements and World Trade Organization negotiations.
Under her leadership, the HSUS and other organizations achieved a moratorium on commercial whaling and the creation of the dolphin-safe tuna label. Ms. Forkan has also been instrumental in the passage of many laws affecting animals in the United States, including the Humane Slaughter Act, the Wild Horse and Burro Act, and amendments to the Animal Welfare Act.
Ms. Forkan received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Pennsylvania State University in 1966. She has done graduate work at American University in political science and attended a special course for executives in nonprofit management at Harvard University. She has been listed in Who’s Who in American Women and Who’s Who in America.
Carol Jenkins, director
Founding president of Women’s Media Center
An Emmy-award–winning former news anchor and correspondent who covered presidential politics and international issues, Carol Jenkins leads the online publication of Women’s Media Center and its advocacy initiatives. As a media and political analyst, she has appeared as a guest and in debates on MSNBC and other outlets. Her commentary, published at www.womensmediacenter.com, has appeared in Nation.com and Television Week.
Ms. Jenkins enjoyed a 30-year, award-winning tenure with several New York City news departments, including 23 years at WNBC-TV, where she co-anchored the pivotal 6 p.m. newscast. She was most identified with her reporting of national political stories, including from the floor of Democratic and Republican national conventions that yielded Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. From South Africa, she reported on the release of Nelson Mandela from 27 years in prison and anchored and co-produced an Emmy-nominated prime time special on apartheid. She hosted her own daily talk show, Carol Jenkins Live, on WNYW-TV.
With her daughter Elizabeth Gardner Hines, Ms. Jenkins is the author of Black Titan, A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire, the life story of her uncle. The book was selected by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association as one of the best nonfiction books of 2004. She is an executive producer of the PBS documentary, What I Want My Words to Do to You, which won The Freedom of Expression Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003.
Luiz Mazzon, director
Director-General for Certified Humane® South America region
As Director-General, Luiz Mazzon is responsible for overseeing the expansion of the Certified Humane® program in South America, beginning in Brazil and Peru. His experience in animal welfare systems has helped to create change in some challenging business areas.
For the past 20 years, Mr. Mazzon has worked in management, international business, marketing and consulting in South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe with two multinational European companies (Ecocert and Campari) and two major consulting firms (Accenture and Price Waterhouse). He currently manages Ecocert Brazil, a leading certification body focused on the certification of organic products.
Mr. Mazzon graduated in business administration and law with a master’s degree in international economics and management from Bocconi University in Italy as well as a master’s degree in finance from Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil.
Daniel Nowland, director
Head of Technical for Jamie Oliver Limited
Daniel Nowland has worked closely with world renowned chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver as his specialist in food manufacturing, meat processing, and agriculture, covering a variety of continents, for both retail and food service operations. Mr. Nowland currently manages all food purchased, developed or associated with any Jamie Oliver business. Meat and animal welfare are special areas of interest, and he has developed and grown animal welfare initiatives working globally with farmers, processors, and retailers.
Prior to his work with Jamie Oliver, Mr. Nowland worked as a food technologist, new product development manager, and business developer for a large meat processor in the United Kingdom. Mr. Nowland also worked as a Food Trends Analyst for retailer Marks and Spencer doing national and international research. He has a bachelor of science degree with honors from Bournemouth University in food production, development, and retail.
Dale “Mimi” Stein, executive director
Executive Director of Humane Farm Animal Care
Mimi Stein joined Humane Farm Animal Care in 2015 as the director of operations under Adele Douglass Jolley. She has served as the nonprofit’s Executive Director since 2018.
Prior to joining Certified Humane®, Ms. Stein was the director of outreach for the Virginia Organic & Producers Association. where she organized events and seminars, attracted notable speakers, and helped the concept of sustainable agriculture become a profitable reality for many local Virginia farmers. She also has formulated and licensed regionally marketed products.
As an active volunteer in her community, she helped start up the Loudoun Animal Protection Society, a nonprofit companion animal rescue, and participated in the Master Food Volunteer program for Loudoun County. She has served on the boards for Mountainside Montessori in Marshall, the Middleburg Business & Professional Association and as an advisor to the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum. Currently she is an active member of the Middleburg Museum Foundation and a special appointee by the Mayor of Middleburg to the Pink Box Advisory Board.
Ms. Stein has a bachelor’s of science in nutritional science and human resources from Syracuse University.