in Las
Vegas
on August 30, 2019
congress judges
Our congress judges originally hail from three continents and bring more than sixty years of collective judging expertise among them.
steven cornielle
Steven began showing in TICA in 2002 with his lovely Bengal Cats. He has bred many Regional and International Winners under the MoulinRouge cattery he founded. A mentee of Bobbie Tullo, Steven began as a judge trainee in 2011. Bobbie Tullo served as his Allbreed Sponsor through his promotion to Allbreed judge. Steven has earned his reputation for high ethical standards, professionalism and outstanding handling through his judging assignments throughout Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Twice, in 2014 and 2017, Steven was elected to the Bengal Cat breed committee, TICA’s largest breed section, the first member from outside the United States. In 2018 Steven was appointed to TICA’s Board of Directors as Regional Director for Europe South.
Steve Cornielle was TICA Judge of the Year in 2016.
linda jean grillo
adriana kajon
Adriana is currently an Approved Allbreed Judge and was TICA’s 2012 Judge of the Year. Dr. Kajon is a Ring Training & Judging School Instructor, Genetics Instructor. Adriana is member of TICA’s Genetics, newly assembled Judging Committee and consulted significantly on TICA’s “State of the Cat” partnership with Wisdom Health. She is a member of the Enchanted Cat Club of in Albuquerque. Adriana is a passionate advocate for all cats and is devoted to her own breed the Singapura.
seminar speakers
chris kaelin, pHd
of Stanford
Univeristy & Hudson Alpha Institute
Chris Kaelin, Ph.D. of Stanford University Medical School Genetics Lab and the Hudson Alpha Institute will discuss the insights gathered from genetic analysis of over 1000 Bengal Cats for more than ten years. Dr. Kaelin’s work is focused on the inheritance and activity of pigment and pattern, specifically looking for the genetic components of rosetting. Dr. Kaelin and his colleagues at Stanford University and the Hudson Alpha Institute have involved the Bengal Cat breeding community in much of their work. The collaboration has been responsible for the discovery of previously unidentified genetic mutations in cats such as classic tabby and glitter
katie lytle, dvm
of Wisdom Health
Katie Lytle, DVM of Wisdom Health collaborates with her
team of scientists and researchers to bring scientific solutions to pet
breeders and owners. Dr. Lytle led the collaboration with TICA for the
“State of the Cat” study resulting in the genetic screening of more than
1,000 TICA registered pedigreed cats of all breeds. This kind of
analysis, shared with breeders & owners is groundbreaking in the global
marketplace, allowing informed decision making by breeders. Dr. Lytle
continues to innovate for all pet lovers and actively seeks ways to
involve the cat breeding community.