Board makes appointments
The AVMA Board of Directors, meeting April 7 at Association headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois, named the following individuals to the entities indicated, representing the designated areas. The duration of each term varies.
Animal Welfare Committee
American Animal Hospital Association, alternate—Dr. Jodi Wiktorowski, Creswell, Oregon; American Association of Feline Practitioners, alternate—Dr. Nancy Suska, Alexandria, Virginia; American Association of Industry Veterinarians—Dr. Whitney Miller, Boerne, Texas; American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners—Dr. Leanne Alworth, Athens, Georgia; and ASLAP, alternate—Dr. Philippe Baneux, Ithaca, New York
Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee
Private or public practice, food animal production—Dr. Jessica Koppien-Fox, Marshall, Minnesota; private clinical practice, companion aquatic animal—Dr. Jessie Sanders, Santa Cruz, California; and public health or epidemiology—Dr. Karen Alroy, Atlanta
AVMA Life
Trustees—Dr. David Koncal, Sagamore Hills, Ohio, and Dr. Renee Schmid, Scribner, Nebraska
AVMA PLIT
Trustee—Dr. Kent McClure, Washington, D.C.
Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee
American Animal Hospital Association—Dr. Martha DeWees, Springfield, Oregon; AAHA, alternate—Dr. Laura Niman, Eugene, Oregon; American Association of Avian Pathologists—Dr. Hector Cervantes, Watkinsville, Georgia; American Association of Bovine Practitioners—Dr. Sarah Giebel, Canyon, Texas; American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners, alternate—Dr. Kimberly Brinton, Bethany, Connecticut; and zoo and wildlife medicine—Dr. Donald Stremme, Cape May Beach, New Jersey
Committee on Antimicrobials
American Animal Hospital Association—Dr. Erin Frey, Raleigh, North Carolina; AAHA, alternate—Dr. Lindsey Wright, Salt Lake City; American Association of Equine Practitioners—Dr. Mark Papich, Raleigh, North Carolina; AAEP, alternate—Dr. Lauren Schnabel, Raleigh, North Carolina; American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners—Dr. Virginia Fajt, College Station, Texas; and AASRP, alternate—Dr. Paul Plummer, Ames, Iowa
Committee on Disaster and Emergency Issues
Equine medicine—Dr. Karie Vander Werf, Palm City, Florida; and Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams—Dr. Patrice Klein, Washington Grove, Maryland
Committee on Environmental Issues
Avian medicine—Dr. Marcy Souza, Knoxville, Tennessee; bovine practice—Dr. Michael Capel, Geneseo, New York; and veterinary toxicology—Dr. Karyn Bischoff, Ithaca, New York
Committee on International Veterinary Affairs
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges—Dr. Lee Willingham, Basseterre, St. Kitts; and recent graduates or emerging leaders—Dr. Shannon Mesenhowski, Seattle
Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities
Faculties of colleges of veterinary medicine—Dr. Elizabeth Thompson, Harrogate, Tennessee; and veterinary technicians—Mary Berg, Lawrence, Kansas; Kelly Foltz, Notasulga, Alabama; and Sandra Foster, Homewood, Alabama
Convention Education Program Committee
Chair-elect—Dr. Mark Alley, Cary, North Carolina
Council on Education Selection Committee
At-large—Dr. Douglas Aspros, Pound Ridge, New York
Early Career Development Committee
Emerging leader—Dr. Jeremy Keen, Collierville, Tennessee; recent graduates—Dr. Kristina Baltutis, Burlington, North Carolina; and Dr. Emily Tincher, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Food Safety Advisory Committee
American Association of Food Safety and Public Health Veterinarians—Dr. Candace Jacobs, Olympia, Washington; AAFSPHV, alternate—Dr. Nicole Chevalier, Marina del Ray, California; and American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners, alternate—Dr. Signe Balch, Larkspur, Colorado
Governance Performance Review Committee
At-large—Dr. Saundra Willis, Tacoma, Washington; and AVMA committees—Dr. Will McCauley, Dallas
Political Action Committee Board
At-large—Dr. Bernadine Cruz, Laguna Niguel, California, and Dr. Eva Evans, Old Hickory, Tennessee; and Area 1 (Eastern states) representative—Dr. Rebecca Stinson, Reidsville, North Carolina
State Advocacy Committee
At-large—Dr. Dan Segna, Santa Barbara, California
Steering Committee on Human-Animal Interactions
Veterinarian or scientist with expertise in domestic animal relationships—Dr. Zenithson Ng, Knoxville, Tennessee
Veterinary Economics Strategy Committee
At-large—Camala Bailey, Tempe, Arizona; Dawn Burdette, Taylorsville, Kentucky; and Dr. David Gerber, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Legislative Advisory Committee
American Animal Hospital Association—Dr. Peter Hellyer, Fort Collins, Colorado; AAHA, alternate—Dr. William Fredregill, Sterling, Colorado; American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners—Dr. Kelly Still Brooks, Stanhope, Iowa; AASRP, alternate—Dr. Margaret Masterson, Plain City, Ohio; House of Delegates—Dr. Gary Cowan, Wichita, Kansas; and HOD, alternate—Dr. James Weber, Alexandria, Kentucky
AVMA liaisons
Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums—Dr. Esteban Soto, Davis, California; American Association for Laboratory Animal Science—Dr. Kristin Evans, Woodland, California; Codex Alimentarius Commission Committee on Food Hygiene—Dr. Gilbert Patterson, Johnson City, Tennessee; Committee on Psittacosis Control Compendium—Dr. Karen Ehnert, Los Angeles; National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Committee to Develop a Compendium of Measures to Control Disease and Injury from Contacts with Animals in Public Settings—Dr. Eileen Wolfe, Brownington, Vermont; North American councilor to World Veterinary Association—Dr. Cassandra Tansey, Tucker, Georgia; One Health Commission Council of Advisors—Dr. Mark Starr, Rocklin, California; Pan American Association of Veterinary Sciences Directive Council—Dr. Karen Jacobsen, Athens, Georgia; and Working Group on Aquaculture Drugs, Chemicals, and Biologics—Dr. Katherine Haman, Kalama, Washington