AVMA Board makes appointments
The AVMA Board of Directors made the following appointments during its April meeting.
Animal Welfare Committee
Representing the American Animal Hospital Association, primary representative—Dr. Rodney Jouppi, Lively, Ontario; American Association of Bovine Practitioners, primary representative—Dr. Johann Coetzee, Cambridge, Iowa; American Association of Equine Practitioners, primary representative—Dr. Harry Werner, North Granby, Connecticut; American Association of Fish Veterinarians, primary representative—Dr. Leigh Ann Clayton, Severna Park, Maryland; Association of Avian Veterinarians, alternate representative—Dr. Marcy Souza, Knoxville, Tennessee; American Society of Veterinary Medical Association Executives, primary representative—Jack Advent, Powell, Ohio; humane or animal welfare organizations, primary representative—Dr. Marion Garcia, Washington, D.C.; state veterinary medical associations, primary representative—Dr. Patricia Hill, Simpsonville, South Carolina; and state VMAs, alternate representative—Dr. Kevin Lewis, Deerfield, Illinois
Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee
Representing corporate or laboratory aquatic veterinary medicine—Dr. James Brackett, Parksville, British Columbia; and nonveterinarian with expertise to enhance aquatic veterinary medicine and fulfill AqVMC objectives—Larry Hanson, Mississippi State, Mississippi
Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee
Representing the Association of Avian Pathologists, alternate representative—Dr. Chad Malinak, Athens, Georgia
Committee on Disaster and Emergency Issues
Representing federal or state public health agency—Dr. Michael Parker, Gaithersburg, Maryland; and state veterinarian—Dr. Linda Hickam, Thompson, Missouri
Committee on Environmental Issues
Representing government service, federal or state agency dealing with environmental issues—Dr. William Sander, Hyattsville, Maryland; small animal medicine—Dr. Charlene Edinboro, San Carlos, California; small ruminant practice—Dr. Grant Seaman, Canisteo, New York; swine practice—Dr. Peggy Hawkins, Northfield, Minnesota; veterinary ecology—Dr. Terry Kane, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and zoo and wildlife medicine—Dr. James Sikarskie, East Lansing, Michigan
Committee on International Veterinary Affairs
Representing the World Small Animal Veterinary Association—Dr. Laurel Kaddatz, Carmel, New York
Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities
Representing industrial veterinary medicine—Dr. Dale Cooper, Gobles, Michigan; veterinary state boards—Dr. Susan Bull, Candler, North Carolina; and veterinary technicians—Sharon Johnston, Statham, Georgia
Early Career Development Committee
Representing emerging leaders—Dr. Erin Casey, Washington, D.C.; faculty advisers—Dr. Sarah Reuss, Gainesville, Florida; and recent graduates (two positions)—Drs. Jayme Hennenfent, Arlington, Virginia, and Brittany Southern, Houston.
Food Safety Advisory Committee
Representing the American Association of Avian Pathologists, primary representative—Dr. Beth Krushinskie, Millsboro, Delaware; American Association of Bovine Practitioners, primary representative—Dr. William McBeth, Morgantown, Pennsylvania; American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners, primary representative—Dr. Joan Bowen, Wellington, Colorado; and aquatic food animal medicine veterinarian—Dr. Kerry Collins, Brunswick, Maine
Governance Performance Review Committee
Representing AVMA councils—Dr. Paul Cook, Atwater, California
AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust
At-large representative (four positions)—Drs. Joe Howell, Nichols Hills, Oklahoma; David Koncal, Sagamore Hills, Ohio; Martha O’Rourke, Toms River, New Jersey; and Paula Rode, Chelsea, Michigan
Legislative Advisory Committee
Representing the American Association of Avian Pathologists, primary representative—Dr. Suzanne Dougherty, Madison, Alabama; American Association of Equine Practitioners, primary representative—Dr. Miles Hildebrand, Wellington, Florida; AAEP, alternate representative—Dr. James Zeliff, Murrysville, Pennsylvania; American Association of Swine Veterinarians, primary representative—Dr. Max Rodibaugh, Frankfort, Indiana; AASV, alternate representative—Dr. Jason Kelly, Algona, Iowa; American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners, primary representative—Dr. Elizabeth Nunamaker, Gainesville, Florida; and ASLAP, alternate representative—Dr. Donna Clemons, Trevor, Wisconsin
Political Action Committee Board
At-large representative—Dr. Bernadine Cruz, Laguna Niguel, California
AVMA PLIT
At-large representative (two positions)—Drs. Doug Aspros, Pound Ridge, New York, and Noreen Lanza, Mickleton, New Jersey
State Advocacy Committee
Representing Area 1 (Eastern region)—Dr. Arnold Goldman, Canton, Connecticut; and Area 2 (Central states)—Dr. Derine Winning, West Fargo, North Dakota
Steering Committee on Human-Animal Interactions
Expert on the impact on the human (i.e., how human-animal attachment type/strength impacts the well-being of people)—Dr. Aubrey Fine, Claremont, California
Veterinary Economics Strategy Committee
At-large representative (two positions)—Drs. Scott Spaulding, Milton, Wisconsin, and Peter Weinstein, Irvine, California
AVMA liaisons
American Fisheries Society, Fish Health Section—Dr. Myron Kebus, Madison, Wisconsin; and Rabies Compendium Committee of the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians—Dr. Mary Grace Stobierski, East Lansing, Michigan