Pet Parent's Network is a passionate team of animal nutrition specialists, dog enthusiasts and fellow pet parents with a commitment to help every dog live longer, healthier and happier lives through better pet nutrition. Learn more about the founders of Pet Parent's Network and their strive to deliver the best in pet nutrition and pet supplements.

Steven Goldberg
Founder and President

After years as a successful Hollywood producer, Steven took on a more personal project in 1992 with Starlight International when he started working with expert nutritionists and herbalist to formulate, market and nationally distribute state-of-the-art dietary supplements. Things got even more personal in 2005 when he lost his beloved German Shepherd Lars to cancer at the too-early age of 8½ and decided to find out why such a seemingly healthy dog would pass on at such a young age. What he discovered was that dogs like people need daily supplements. He then made it his mission to help fellow pet parents have healthier dogs so that they would not suffer the same way he and Lars had. His research with expert animal nutritionists and connections in the human-grade supplements industry led to the Pet Parent's Network and the development of the breakthrough nutritional supplement for dogs, HealthGUARD®.

Steven and wife Elvia are proud pet parents to Felix, Finna and new puppy, Zelly.

Sonya Fitzpatrick

An expert animal communicator, Sonya helps achieve a better understanding of animal behavior, benefiting both the pet and the pet parent. Sonya is a favorite of the Hollywood community. She is continually getting called to communicate with their dogs and cats. She has showcased her unique gift on shows like Ellen, Entertainment Tonight, Regis and Kelly, Access Hollywood, The Insider, Anderson Cooper as well as on her own show, Pet Psychic, and on her Sirius Radio broadcast, Animal Intuition. Also a seasoned animal activist, Sonya started her foundation GOALS (Gift of Animal Life Sanctuary) to help rescue and assist lost, abandoned and sick animals and is a passionate advocate of No-Kill Sanctuaries. Sonya hopes to help more pets and pet parents by exposing the inadequacy of commercial dog food and teaching fellow dog-lovers about the benefits of HealthGUARD.

Sonya is a very proud pet parent to dogs; Ms. Hollywood, Daisy, Elle, Sammy, and Tray; cats Abbey, Polly, Moonbeam and Sunshine, and a horse, Lucky; all of whom are rescue animals except Elle.

Dr. Pam Barker, DVM

An animal lover from the start, Veterinarian Pam Barker was born and raised in Alaska where she trained and showed obedience competition dogs and worked summers as a wrangler on a dude ranch. Pam then went on to work as a zookeeper through college until graduating from the University of Alaska with degrees in Biological Sciences and Secondary Education. Pam was there to serve as a volunteer dog handler and team leader for Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs and assisted in wildlife rescue efforts after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. She graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine and practiced veterinary medicine in Idaho before moving to Whitefish, Montana. There, she began to build a team of Siberian Husky sled dogs with whom she provided tours, raced and did numerous public and school educational presentations on sled dog sports, dog care and responsible pet own ership.

Pam and husband, Craig are parents to Holly, Andrew and Tyler and pet parents to their team of Siberian husky sled dogs and14-yr old rescued shelter dog, Dakota.