My purpose is to help people, animals, and the land thrive together.
I help organizations, farms, educators, healthcare professionals, and communities create meaningful connections between people, animals, and nature through science, compassion, collaboration, and evidence-informed leadership.
Why I do this work
My work sits at the intersection of animal welfare, human wellbeing, and environmental stewardship. For more than two decades I have helped nonprofit organizations, universities, farms, healthcare professionals, and communities build programs and raise funds that improve lives while strengthening the human-animal bond.
Whether speaking to an audience, consulting with an organization, or developing innovative care farming initiatives, my goal remains the same:
Help people, animals, and the land thrive together.
Services
Speaking
Keynotes, conferences, universities, nonprofit leadership, animal behavior and welfare, One Health, and care farming.
Consulting
I help mission-driven organizations develop innovative programs, earn trust, strengthen partnerships, and increase the support needed to create lasting impact.
Care Farming
Designing evidence-informed care farming and therapeutic agriculture programs that improve health and wellbeing through meaningful interactions with animals and nature.
Writing & Strategic Communications
Grant writing, storytelling, organizational messaging, marketing, media relations, newsletters, and public engagement.
Organizations seek my expertise because I combine scientific knowledge, nonprofit leadership, storytelling, fundraising, and real-world experience to create practical solutions that inspire action.
My work has helped organizations strengthen partnerships, secure funding, engage communities, improve animal welfare, and build innovative programs recognized nationally and internationally.
Photo credit: A Greener World
Suzanne M. Kapral
Suzanne M. Kapral is an Animal Welfare Scientist, speaker, and consultant who helps organizations harness the power of human-animal interaction, care farming, and One Health to improve the wellbeing of people, animals, and the land.
For more than two decades, Suzanne has partnered with nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, healthcare professionals, and agricultural leaders to develop innovative, evidence-informed programs that strengthen communities, advance animal welfare, and inspire meaningful change. She is recognized for translating scientific research into practical solutions through strategic planning, storytelling, fundraising, and collaborative partnerships.
Suzanne helped establish the nationally recognized Care Farming program at The Lands at Hillside Farms, providing farm-based trauma services for children since 2010. She serves as a Contract Auditor for A Greener World, is a member of the Massachusetts Green Care Advisory Board, and is Managing Editor of the Human-Animal Interaction Newsletter for the American Psychological Association.
A TEDxScranton speaker, published author, and frequent presenter, Suzanne holds master’s degrees in Animal Welfare & Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Organizational Management from Misericordia University. Her mission is simple: to help people, animals, and the land thrive together.
“The future of health lies not only in medicine, but in how we care for one another, for animals, and for the land we share.”
- MSc — Animal Welfare & Behavior, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
- MSc — Organizational Management (Nonprofit Operations), Misericordia University
- BS — Business Administration & Marketing, Misericordia University
Advancing the evidence base
Suzanne’s work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and professional publications advancing animal welfare, human-animal interaction, and care farming.
View Publications- Auditor, A Greener World
- Board Member, Food Dignity Movement
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
- Director, Development and Marketing, The Lands at Hillside Farms
- Managing Editor, Human-Animal Interaction Section of the American Psychological Association Newsletter
- Mentor, Penn Vet MSc Animal Behavior / Animal Welfare Professional Track
- Member, Green Care Advisory Board, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Youth and Young Adult Services, Bureau of Substance Addiction Care Farming Technical Advisor, Carl E. Dahl House / Roots at Evergreen Grove
- TEDxScranton
“How Cows and a Cornfield Helped Heal Childhood Trauma”2020 - Care Farming Network National Conference2026
- Green Chimneys Human-Animal Interaction Conference2026
- Human-Animal Interaction Conference in Africa2025
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine2023, 2024, 2025
- Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Conference2025
- Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Symposium2025
- Colorado State University / Human-Animal Interaction2024, 2025, 2026
- Farm Based Educators Network2016, 2019, 2021
Let’s start a conversation.
Whether you’re interested in speaking, consulting, collaboration, marketing, or developing innovative care farming initiatives, I’d love to hear from you.