Dr. Bret Marsh of Indianapolis, IN serves as the Indiana state veterinarian. Selected by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health and approved by then-Governor Evan Bayh in 1994, Dr. Marsh became the youngest state veterinarian in the country.

As state veterinarian, Dr. Marsh is responsible for a staff of some 140 people, including 15 veterinarians, and an agency budget exceeding $8 million.

Dr. Marsh served as the special detail to the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture's Homeland Security Staff. In that role, he represented the views of the country's state veterinarians on issues affecting the nation's ability to preserve and protect its agricultural assets.

After graduating from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984, Dr. Marsh began his career with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, first as an area supervisor/training officer in meat and poultry inspection, then as director as Swine Health Programs.

Dr. Marsh has served in the AVMA House of Delegates for nearly a decade. In that time, he has twice been elected a member of the House Advisory Committee and served on the Constitution and Bylaws committee.