Adam Almaraz is a longtime public member of the Investigative Committee. His undergraduate degree is in animal science from Cornell University, where he wrote a senior thesis on nutritional supplementation of pigs on a wheat-based diet. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, then clerked at several law firms before returning to his former law school to act as an admissions director. He subsequently made the leap into human resources, working for Turnkey Vacation Rentals, Amazon, and Manpower. He lists his time with the Investigative Committee as a volunteer experience on his LinkedIn page.
As his tenure dates back beyond the retention period for Board minutes, the first mention we have of Almaraz is in the Fall 2014 The Scratching Post newsletter. At that time he had recently been appointed to the Investigative Committee along with Jessica (Amend) Creager. He was actually appointed to the PM Investigative Committee at that time, serving alongside veterinary Methuselah Robert Kritsberg, owner-operator Amrit Rai, Midwestern University large-animal vet Donald Noah, and public member Tamara Murphy.
Almaraz was subsequently reappointed to the Board at the April 20, 2016 and June 20, 2018 Board meetings.
Adam Almaraz voted to dismiss about 78.5% of complaints in our Tails of Woe.
We've tallied up Adam Almaraz's votes during the time covered by our public records requests. Of the cases we have, Adam Almaraz voted in 274 cases. Of those, Adam Almaraz voted in favor of at least one motion containing the word "dismiss" in 215 of them.
Below we've included Adam Almaraz's vote breakdowns for up to ten of the most common motions. We also have a detailed list of votes and their associated complaints available in the Voting History.
| Motion | Aye | Nay | Recused | Absent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismiss with no violation | 215 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 225 |
| Find violation | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Open an investigation with respect to the care and treatment of the dog by Respondent's associates as well as the Banfield organization with respect to their repeated inaccurate and inconsistent medical record keeping and hospital practices. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |