Dates after committee member names indicate the year the member's term ends. LA and SA designate Large Animal and Small Animal species orientation.
Standing Committees
- Continuing Education
- Examination
- Maintenance of Certification
- Nominating
- Public Outreach
- Research
- Resident Credentialing
Other Leadership Groups and Individuals
- Board of Regents
- Director of Certification
- Dual Certification Advisory Group
- Editorial Review Board, Veterinary Surgery
- Fellowship Committee (Ad Hoc)
- Ombuds
- Residency Program Compliance Committee
- Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee (VSOC)
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Board of Regents
Executive Committee & Foundation Officers
Jeff Peck (2018-SA), Chair
Eric Mueller (2019-LA), President
Spencer Johnston (2020-SA), President-Elect
Julie D. Smith (2018-SA), Treasurer
Regents & Foundation Directors
Laurie Goodrich (2018-LA)
Tim Lynch (2019-LA)
Eric Monnet (2019-SA)
Kathy Salisbury (2020-SA)
Jim Toombs (2018-SA)
Brett Woodie (2020-LA)
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Continuing Education
Nathaniel White II (2019-LA), Director
Kathleen Ham (2019-SA), Assistant Director (Laboratories)
Nina Kieves (2020-SA), Assistant Director (Small Animal)
Louise Southwood (2019-LA), Assistant Director (Large Animal)
Equine/Large Animal Program Subcommittee
Samantha Morello (2018-LA), Chair
Lauren Lamb (2020-LA)
Shannon Reed (2020-LA)
Small Animal Program Subcommittee
Jeffery Biskup (2018-SA), Chair
Pierre Amsellem (2020-SA)
Justin Uhl (2019-SA)
Jennifer Warnock (2018-SA)
Special Sessions Program Subcommittee
Thomas Gibson (2018-SA), Chair
Jeremiah Easley (2019-LA)
Technicians Program
Danielle Browning, AVST Representative, Chair
Laboratories Subcommittee
Mike Mison (2018-SA), Chair
Kelley Thieman (2019-SA)
Scientific Program Subcommittee
Duane Robinson (2018-SA), Chair
Kyla Ortved (2019-LA)
Laurie Goodrich (2018-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Teresa Perrell
Director of Certification
Eric Parente (2022-LA)
Dual Certification Advisory Group
Mike Karlin (2018-SA), Chair
Jessica Dahlberg (2020-LA)
Tara Rabuffo (2019-SA)
Rory Todhunter (2020-SA)
Rebecca Tudor (2019-LA)
Brett Woodie (2020-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Kim Soehnlein
Editorial Review Board, Veterinary Surgery
Editors
Dominique J. Griffon, Editor-in-Chief (SA)
Christopher Adin (2018), Small Animal Associate Editor
Benjamin Ahern (2020), Large Animal Associate Editor
Bernard Bouvy (2020), European Associate Editor
Guillaume Chanoit (2020), European Associate Editor
Stanley Kim (2020), Minimally Invasive Surgery Associate Editor
Mandi Lopez (2019), Associate Editor for Invited Reviews and Themed Issues
Janet Kovak McClaran (2020), Minimally Invasive Surgery Associate Editor
Amelia Munsterman (2019), Large Animal Associate Editor
Matthew Palmisano (2019), Small Animal Associate Editor
Marije Risselada (2021), Small Animal Associate Editor
Reviewers
Stephen Baines, ECVS (2020-SA)
Marc Balligand, ECVS (2019-SA)
Judith Bertran (2020-SA)
Jason Bleedorn (2020-SA)
Nancy Brown, ACVIM (2019-SA)
James R. Butler (2018-SA)
Ryan Cavanaugh (2019-SA)
Karen Cherrone (2018-SA)
Heather Davis (2019-LA)
Curtis Dewey (2019-SA)
Katja Duesterdieck-Zellmer (2019-LA)
David Dycus (2018-SA)
Maria Fahie (2018-SA)
Franck Forterre, ECVS (2019-SA)
Liberty Getman (2018-LA)
Sebastian Gordon (2018-SA)
Tamara Grubb, ACVAA (2020)
Laurent Guiot (2018-SA)
Santiago Gutierrez-Nibeyro (2020-LA)
Marc Havig (2018-SA)
Galina Hayes (2020-SA)
Graham Hayes, ECVS (2020)
Frances M. James (2019-LA)
Kieri Jermyn (2018-SA)
Nina Kieves (2020-SA)
Lyon Lee, ACVAA (2020)
Dianne Little (2019-LA)
John Fraser Marshall, ECVS (2019-LA)
Shawn Mattson (2018-LA)
Philipp Mayhew (2018-SA)
Mary Ann McCrackin (2018-SA)
Andy Moores, ECVS (2019-SA)
Valerie Moorman (2020-LA)
Samantha Morello (2018-LA)
Pierre-Yves Mulon (2020-LA)
Malcolm Ness, ECVS (2020)
Andrew Niehaus (2018-LA)
Jeffrey Peck (2020-SA)
Melanie Perrier (2019-LA)
Benjamin Perry (2020-SA)
Amy Poulin Braim (2018-LA)
Bruno Pypendop, ACVAA (2020)
Rolf Radcliffe (2019-LA)
Christopher Riley (2020-LA)
Duane Robinson (2019-SA)
Chad Schmiedt (2020-SA)
Gabriela Seiler, ACVR (2020)
Laura Selmic (2020-SA)
Stephanie Shaver (2020-SA)
Megan Shepherd, DACVN (2018-LA)
Ameet Singh (2018-SA)
Mathieu Spriet, ACVR (2020)
Michele Steffey (2019-SA)
Susan Stover (2020-LA)
Beverly Sturges, ACVIM-Neurology (2018-SA)
Michael Tivers, ECVS (2020)
Ferenc Toth (2018-LA)
Justin Uhl (2019-SA)
Dirsko Von Pfeil (2020-SA)
Jennifer Wardlaw (2019-SA)
Vincent Wavreille (2019-SA)
David A. Wilson (2018-LA)
Eric Zellner (2020-SA)
Allison Zwingenberger, ACVR (2020)
Examination
(2018 members rotate off after ‘19 exam)
Karen L. Cherrone (2018-SA), Chair
Shawn Mattson (2018-LA), Assistant Chair
Christopher R. Byron (2019-LA)
Stephanie Caston (2020-LA)
Ursula Krotscheck (2020-SA)
Annette M. McCoy (2020-LA)
Mitchell Robbins (2019-SA)
Todd Thomas (2019-SA)
Jim Toombs (2018-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Brett Woodie (2020-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Lynne Marshall and Kim Soehnlein
Fellowship (Ad Hoc)
Cheryl Hedlund (2018-SA), Chair
Boel A. Fransson (2019-SA), Assistant Chair
Nicole Ehrhart (2018-SA)
Mark M. Smith (2020-SA)
Eric Monnet (2019-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Tenia Burton
Maintenance of Certification
(2019 members rotate off 07/31/19)
Leigh Glerum (2020-SA), Chair
Nora Biermann (2021-LA)
Dana DeSandre-Robinson (2019-SA)
Ryland Edwards (2020-LA)
Megan McCracken (2019-LA)
Michelle Steffey (2021-SA))
Tim Lynch (2019-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Sarah Donnelly
Nominating
Gary Baxter (2018-LA), Chair (Ex Officio as Past Chair)
James Blackford (2019-LA)
Patti Hogan (2018-LA)
Mary Ann McCrackin (2019-SA)
Michelle Steffey (2018-SA)
Ann Loew (2018), Chief Executive Officer
Staff: Lynne Marshall
Ombuds
Karen Cornell (2020-SA)
Public Outreach
Marc Hirshenson (2018-SA), Chair
Wade Walker (2019-LA), Assistant Chair
Maia Aitken (2018-LA)
Paul Chou (2019-SA)
Gabe Cook (2019-LA)
Carrie Jacobs (2020-LA)
Kathryn Kaufman (2019-SA)
Stephanie Shaver (2020-SA)
William Snell (2019-SA)
Jeff Yu (2019-SA)
Jim Toombs (2018-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Michele Foshee
Research
J. Brad Case (2018-SA), Chair
Emma Adam (2019-LA), Assistant Chair
Sabrina Brounts (2019-LA)
James Ryan Butler (2018-SA)
Guillaume Chanoit (2020-SA)
Katja Duesterdieck-Zellmer (2018-LA)
David Dycus (2018-SA)
Raphael Labens (2018-LA)
Susan Stover (2020-LA)
John Fraser Marshall (2019-LA), Foundation Trustee
Eric Monnet (2019-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Tenia Burton
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Residency Program Compliance
(2018 members rotate off 12/31/18)
Cheryl Hedlund (2019-SA), Director
Sharon Kerwin (2018-SA), Assistant Director
Janice Buback (2020-SA)
Nicole Buote (2019-SA)
Robert Dudley (2018-SA)
Kelly Farnsworth (2019-LA)
David Galloway (2020-SA)
Laurent Guiot (2020-SA)
Santiago Gutierrez-Nibeyro (2020-LA)
Jan Hawkins (2019-LA)
Mary Ann Nieves (2018-SA)
Eric Pope (2019-SA)
Donna Shettko (2018-LA)
Michael Tillson (2018-SA)
Alexandra Winter (2020-LA)
Kathy Salisbury (2020-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Sarah Donnelly
Resident Credentialing
(2018 members rotate off 12/31/18)
Trevor Bebchuk (2019-SA), Director
Frances James (2018-LA), Assistant Director
Stacy Anderson (2021-LA)
George Coronado (2021-SA)
Aimie Doyle (2018-LA)
Liara Gonzalez (2019-LA)
Lisa Howe (2019-SA)
Jennifer Huck (2021-SA)
Kieri Jermyn (2019-SA)
Katie Kennedy (2020-SA)
Lindsey Kurach (2020-SA)
Britta Leise (2020-LA)
David Levine (2020-LA)
Ryan McCally (2021-SA)
John Payne (2018-SA)
Alfredo Romero (2019-LA)
Susan Seitz-Streeter (2019-SA)
Laura Selmic (2018-SA)
Julie Settlage (2020-LA)
Troy Trumble (2021-LA)
Eric Zellner (2021-SA)
Tim Lynch (2019-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff: Jeff Melia
Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee (VSOC)
Amy Kapatkin (7/2021) Representative
Eric Parente (11/2019), Alternate Representative
Staff: Ann Loew
