AVMA Leadership
AVMA Officers
- President 2020-2021 — Douglas Kratt, DVM
- President-Elect 2020-2021 — José Arce, DVM
- Vice President 2020-2022 — Sandra Faeh, DVM
- Treasurer 2017-2023 — Arnold Goldman, DVM, MPH
- Immediate Past President 2020-2021 - John Howe, DVM
- Board of Directors Chair 2020-2021 — Lori Teller, DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVJ
- Board of Directors Vice Chair 2020-2021 — Karen Bradley, DVM
- Executive Vice President — Janet Donlin, DVM
- Assistant Executive Vice President — David E. Granstrom, DVM, PhD, DACVM
AVMA Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the administrative body of the Association. The 18-member board is comprised of the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Vice President, Treasurer (non-voting), 1 representative from each of 11 geographic districts elected by the veterinarians residing in that district, the House Advisory Committee Chair (non-voting), and the Student AVMA President (non-voting).
- Board of Directors Chair 2020-2021 — Lori Teller, DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVJ
- Board of Directors Vice Chair 2020-2021 — Karen Bradley, DVM
- Karen Bradley, DVM — District I
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont - Michael Q. Bailey, DVM — District II
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia - Mary Ergen, DVM — District III
Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee - Seyedmehdi Mobini, DVM — District IV
Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico - Robert Knapp, DVM — District V
Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia - Ronald E. Gill, DVM — District VI
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin - Chuck Lemme, DVM — District VII
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota - Lori Teller, DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVJ — District VIII
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas - Melanie Marsden, DVM — District IX
Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah - George Bishop, DVM — District X
California, Hawaii and Nevada - Sandy Willis, DVM, MVSc, DACVIM — District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming - Jon Pennell, DVM — House Advisory Committee Chair, Invited Participant
- Marie Bucko — Student AVMA President, Invited Participant
AVMA House of Delegates
The House of Delegates is composed of AVMA members from 70 state and territorial, and allied veterinary medical groups. Association policies are set by the House of Delegates, made up of one delegate and one alternate delegate from each organization represented. The House of Delegates convenes each summer at the AVMA Annual Convention and each winter at the Veterinary Leadership Conference.
House Advisory Committee
The House Advisory Committee consists of seven members elected by the House of Delegates to advise and make recommendations to the House of Delegates and Board of Directors, and to review and approve the credentials of candidates for President, President-Elect, Vice President, councils, and the House Advisory Committee. The following individuals compose the House Advisory Committee:
- Chair – Jon Pennell, DVM, Las Vegas, NV – Representing at-large
- Vice Chair – Rex Anderson, DVM, Absarokee, MT – Representing at-large
- Amanda Bisol, DVM, Skowhegan, Maine – Representing at-large
- Libby Todd, DVM, Birmingham, Alabama – Representing at-large
- Juan Amieiro-Puig, DVM, San Juan, Puerto Rico – Representing at-large
- William Grant, DVM, Anaheim, CA – Representing at-large
- Lindy O’Neal, DVM, Rogers, AR – Representing at-large