Dates after committee member names indicate the year the member's term ends. All positions end following the ACVS Surgery Summit unless otherwise noted. LA and SA designate Large Animal and Small Animal species orientation.
Committees and Other Leadership Groups and Individuals
ACVS Diplomates are encouraged to volunteer for committees and other ACVS activities. Visit the Volunteer Opportunities page for more details.
Board of Regents
Executive Committee & Foundation Officers
Karen Cornell (2022-SA), Chair
Susie Fubini (2022-LA), President
Ron McLaughlin (2022-SA), President-Elect
Julie Smith (2024-SA), Treasurer
Ann Loew, Chief Executive Officer
Regents & Foundation Directors
Chris Byron (2024-LA)
Kelly Farnsworth (2023-LA)
Cat MacPhail (2024-SA)
Denis Marcellin-Little (2023-SA)
Stacy Semevolos (2022-LA)
Bryden Stanley (2022-SA)
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Advisory Council of Diplomates and pcDVMs
Trevor Bebchuk (2022-SA), Chair
Jude Bordelon (2022-SA)
Janice Buback (2022-SA)
Liberty Getman (2022-LA)
Elizabeth Maxwell (2022-SA)
Molly Berberich (2022)
Andrei Kasarda (2022)
Brandon Prince (2022)
Julie Smith (2024-SA)
Staff Liaison: Lucretia DiSanto
Continuing Education Committee
Louise Southwood (2025-LA), Director
Jason Bleedorn (2025-SA), Assistant Director (Small Animal and Allied Medicine and Contemporary Topics)
Eric Monnet (2024-SA), Assistant Director (Laboratories)
Sam Morello (2024-LA), Assistant Director (Large Animal and Scientific Program)
Kelley Thieman Mankin (2025-SA), Assistant Director (Digital Learning)
Allied Medicine and Contemporary Topics Subcommittee
Michael Dearmin (2024-SA)
Liz Devine (2025-LA)
Megan McCracken (2023-LA)
Alexander Valverde (2023), ACVAA Representative
Digital Learning Subcommittee
Carrie Jacobs (2025-LA)
Anke Langenbach (2024-SA)
Britta Leise (2023-LA)
Equine/Large Animal Program Subcommittee
Rhodes Bell (2025-LA)
Jennifer Schleining (2023-LA)
Joshua Zacharias (2024-LA)
Small Animal Program Subcommittee
Kate Barnes (2023-SA)
Jose Guevara (2025-SA)
Valery Scharf (2024-SA)
Laboratory Subcommittee
Mike Karlin (2023-SA)
Betsy Swanson (2024-SA)
Celia Valverde (2025-SA)
Scientific Program Subcommittee
Emma Adam (2024-LA)
Carolyn Arnold (2023-LA)
Michelle Giuffrida (2025-SA)
Chris Byron (2024-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Jenn Coy
Director of Certification
Eric Parente (2022-LA), Director
Staff Liaison: Kimberly Soehnlein
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee
Courtney Campbell (2022-SA), Assistant Chair
Liara Gonzalez (2022-LA), Co-chair
Anita Stampley (2022-SA), Co-chair
Po Chou (2024-SA)
Caroline Constant (2024-LA)
Rebecca Essig (2022-SA)
Javier Gallegos (2025-SA)
Karen Hassan (2023-LA)
Denis Marcellin-Little (2023-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Sarah Donnelly
Dual Certification Advisory Group
Jacob Goodin (2022-LA), Chair
Kendra Freeman (2024-SA)
Jennifer Godfrey (2023-SA)
Jennifer Haupt (2022-LA)
Curry Keoughan (2023-LA)
Bryden Stanley (2022-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Jeff Melia
Editorial Review Board
Editors
Dominique Griffon (2022-SA), Editor-in-Chief
Ben Ahern (2023-LA), Large Animal Associate Editor
Ryan Cavanaugh (2024-SA), Small Animal Associate Editor
Guillaume Chanoit (2024-SA), European Associate Editor
David Dycus (2022-SA), Small Animal Associate Editor
Stan Kim (2023-SA), Minimally Invasive Surgery Associate Editor
Mandi Lopez (2022-LA), Associate Editor for Invited Reviews and Themed Issues
Janet McClaran (2023-SA), Minimally Invasive Surgery Associate Editor
Amy Munsterman (2022-LA), Large Animal Associate Editor
Malcolm Ness (2023), European Associate Editor
Marije Risselada (2024-SA), Small Animal Associate Editor
Reviewers
Christine Adreani (2024-LA)
Jennifer Au (2024-SA)
Marc Balligand, ECVS (2022-SA)
Alvaro Bonilla (2023-LA)
Kelly Bowlt, ECVS (2023-SA)
Ryan Butler (2024-SA)
Brandy Cichocki (2022-SA)
Erik Clary (2024-SA)
Aimee Colbath (2024-LA)
Antonio Cruz (2024-LA)
Rebecca Csomos (2023-SA)
Loic Déjardin (2022-SA)
Hilde de Rooster, ECVS (2022)
Kira Epstein (2022-LA)
Maria Fahie (2024-SA)
Jim Fingeroth (2023-SA)
Hayley Gallaher (2023-SA)
Tammy Grubb, ACVAA (2023)
Kathleen Ham (2022-SA)
Jennifer Haupt (2023-LA)
Galina Hayes (2023-SA)
Graham Hayes, ECVS (2023-SA)
Bianca Hettlich (2022-SA)
Jennifer Huck (2022-SA)
Andy Kaneps (2024-LA)
Sharon Kerwin (2024-SA)
Nina Kieves (2024-SA)
Kevin Kunkel (2022-SA)
Raphael Labens (2023-LA)
Daniel Linden (2024-SA)
Bertrand Lussier (2023-SA)
Melissa MacKinnon (2022-LA)
Denis Marcellin-Little (2023-SA)
Emma Marchionatti (2024-LA)
Steven Martinez (2022-SA)
Jodi Matheson, ACVR (2023)
Brad Matz (2024-SA)
Elizabeth Maxwell (2024-SA)
Sam Morello (2024-LA)
Stewart Morgan, ACVN (2024)
Michelle Osborn (2023)
Jeff Peck (2024-SA)
Roland Perrin, ECVS (2022)
Lynn Pezzanite (2022-LA)
Bruno Pypendop, ACVAA (2023)
Heidi Radke, ECVS (2022)
Chris Riley (2023-LA)
Ruth Rose (2022-SA)
Jim K. Roush (2022-SA)
Jennifer Schleining (2022-LA)
Chad Schmiedt (2023-SA)
Jacqueline Scott (2023-SA)
Reza Seddighi, ACVAA (2023)
Ameet Singh (2024-SA)
Camila Souza (2023-LA)
Holly Sparks (2024-LA)
Mathieu Spriet, ACVR (2023)
Bryden Stanley (2022-SA)
Michele Steffey (2022-SA)
Suzanne Stewart (2022-LA)
Jock Tate (2023-LA)
Rory Todhunter (2024-SA)
Heather Towle Millard (2022-SA)
Brian Trumpatori (2024-SA)
Michelle Tucker (2024-LA)
David Upchurch (2024-SA)
Dirsko Von Pfeil (2023-SA)
Alexandra Winter (2022-LA)
Marc Wosar (2023-SA)
Eric Zellner (2023-SA)
Examination Committee
(Terms end following the administration of the Phase II Examination)
Yvonne Elce (2026-LA), DirectorJarred Williams (2023-LA), Assistant Director (Large Animal)
Michael Tillson (2023-SA), Assistant Director (Small Animal)
Brendan Anders (2023-SA)
Nicole Buote (2024-SA)
Arthur Fettig (2025-SA)
Liz LaFond (2024-SA)
Laura Peycke (2025-SA)
Laura Riggs (2025-LA)
Shasta Smith (2023-LA)
Canaan Whitfield-Cargile (2024-LA)
Kelly Farnsworth (2023-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison - Large Animal
Cat MacPhail (2024-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison - Small Animal
Staff Liaison: Kimberly Soehnlein
Fellowship Committee
Brad Case (2022-SA), Chair
Deanna Worley (2022-SA), Assistant Chair, Rep from Surgical Oncology
Joe Bracamonte (2023-LA), Rep from MIS LA Soft Tissue FOC
Mike Conzemius (2024-SA)
Loic Déjardin (2022-SA), Rep from MIS SA Ortho FOC
Michael Jaffe (2024-SA)
Sandra Manfra Marretta (2023-SA), Rep from OMFS FOC
Wayne McIlwraith (2022-LA), Rep from MIS LA Ortho FOC
Nicole Ehrhart (2022-SA), Ex Officio
Chris Byron (2024-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Tracey Delaney
Journal, Veterinary Surgery
Dominique Griffon (2022-SA), Editor-in-Chief
Cat MacPhail (2024-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Ann Loew, Chief Executive Officer
Staff Liaison: Tracey Delaney
Maintenance of Certification Committee
(Members rotate off July 31)
Megan Mickelson (2022-SA), Co-chairMaggie Peitzmeier (2022-LA), Co-chair
Celine Bourzac (2024-LA)
Brandy Cichocki (2023-SA)
Alec Davern (2023-LA)
Anna Massie (2024-SA)
Stacy Semevolos (2022-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Sarah Donnelly
Nominating Committee
Laurie Goodrich (2022-LA), Chair
David Levine (2023-LA)
Mary Ann Nieves (2023-SA)
Andy Parks (2022-LA)
Chad Schmiedt (2022-SA)
Ann Loew, Chief Executive Officer
Staff Liaison: Joanne Magro
Ombuds
Susan Holcombe (2022-LA)
Public Outreach Committee
Lindsey Boone (2022-LA), Chair
Phil Jones (2022-LA), Assistant Chair
Stacy Anderson (2024-LA)
Katie Barry (2023-SA)
Kristin Coleman (2022-SA)
Anna Dunlap (2022-SA)
Louisa Ho Eckart (2022-SA)
Cole Sandow (2022-LA)
Dominique Sawyere (2022-SA)
Jed Sung (2024-SA)
Kelly Farnsworth (2023-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Shana Rosenblatt
Research Committee
Mandi Lopez (2022-LA), Chair
Heidi Reesink (2022-LA), Assistant Chair
Shiori Arai (2023-SA)
Katie Dern (2022-LA)
Janet Grimes (2022-SA)
Melissa MacIver (2024-SA)
Jayne McGhie (2024-SA)
Holly Stewart (2024-LA)
Valentine Verpaalen (2024-SA)
Bryden Stanley (2022-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Tracey Delaney
Residency Program Compliance Committee
(Members rotate off December 31)
Santiago Gutierrez-Nibeyro (2025-LA), DirectorAimie Doyle (2022-LA), Assistant Director
James Brown (2023-LA)
John Chandler (2024-SA)
Danielle Dugat (2024-SA)
Callie Fogle (2024-LA)
Wanda Gordon-Evans (2022-SA)
Tim Lynch (2023-LA)
John Payne (2022-SA)
Susan Seitz-Streeter (2023-SA)
Laura Selmic (2024-SA)
Daniel Spector (2024-SA)
Jason Syrcle (2023-SA)
Katy Townsend (2022-SA)
David A. Wilson (2022-LA)
Denis Marcellin-Little (2023-SA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Sarah Donnelly
Resident Credentialing Committee
(Members rotate off December 31)
Sabrina Brounts (2024-LA), DirectorGeorge Coronado (2022-SA), Assistant Director
Jamie Brown (2022-SA)
Eric Carlson (2023-LA)
Kim Cox (2025-SA)
Marie-Soleil Dubois (2024-LA)
Elyse Durket (2023-LA)
Alyson Frederick (2025-SA)
Alison Gardner (2024-LA)
Sarah Gray (2025-LA)
Tisha Harper (2023-SA)
Allen Johnson (2024-SA)
Sarah Malek (2022-SA)
Valerie Moorman (2025-LA)
Brad Nelson (2022-LA)
Nastasha Olsen (2025-SA)
Travis Reed (2023-SA)
Desiree Rosselli (2024-SA)
Jacob Rubin (2023-SA)
Susannah Sample (2024-SA)
Travis Tull (2023-LA)
David Upchurch (2022-SA)
Stacy Semevolos (2022-LA), Ex Officio Board Liaison
Staff Liaison: Jeff Melia
Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee (VSOC)
Spencer Johnston (2025-SA), Representative
Kris Evans (2024-SA), Alternate Representative
Staff Liaison: Ann Loew
Last Updated: 05/23/2022
