AVMA Leadership
AVMA Officers
- President 2019-2020 — John Howe, DVM
- President-Elect 2019-2020 — Douglas Kratt, DVM
- Vice President 2018-2021 — Grace Bransford, DVM
- Treasurer 2017-2023 — Arnold Goldman, DVM, MPH
- Immediate Past President 2019-2020 — John de Jong, DVM
- Board of Directors Chair 2019-2020 — Rena Carlson, DVM
- Board of Directors Vice Chair 2018-2019 — Lori Teller DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVJ
- Executive Vice President — Janet Donlin, DVM
- Assistant Executive Vice President — David E. Granstrom, DVM, PhD, DACVM
AVMA Board of Directors
- Board of Directors Chair 2019-2020 — Rena Carlson, DVM
- Board of Directors Vice Chair 2019-2020 — Lori Teller DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVJ
- 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 - José Arce, 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 - Rena Carlson, DVM — District XI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming - Saundra Willis, DVM — House Advisory Committee Chair, Invited Participant
- Kyre Larrabee — 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 — Saundra Willis, DVM, Tacoma, WA - Representing At-Large
- Vice Chair — Jon Pennell, DVM, Las Vegas, NV — Representing At-Large
- Rex Anderson, DVM, Absarokee, MT — Representing At-Large
- Amanda Bisol, DVM, Skowhegan, ME — Representing At-Large
- James Brett, DVM, Starkville, MS — Representing At-Large
- Sandra Faeh Butler, DVM, River Forest, IL — Representing At-Large
- Libby Todd, DVM, Birmingham, AL — Representing At-Large