Kristine Lacoste, Editor in Chief of Petful, is an author, poet and pet lover from Louisiana. She is the author of an award-nominated book, One Unforgettable Journey, and was host of a weekly pet news segment on the "National K-9 Academy Radio Show." She was the New Orleans coordinator for Dogs on Deployment, a nonprofit that helps military members and their pets, for 3 years. She is also employed as Chief Operating Officer for a large mental health practice in Louisiana. Kristine has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a bachelor’s degree in English and a Master of Business Administration degree. She has been with Petful since 2011 and has kept every article topic stored in her head since then. Her love of animals started at a young age with cats, dogs and many frogs.