Committees
LOCAL 2025 HOST COMMITTEE
André Lacerda de Abreu Oliveira ANCLIVEPA Brazil President
Isabella Morales
Yves Miceli
Cauê Toscano
Ronaldo Medeiros de Azevedo
ANIMAL WELLNESS & WELFARE COMMITTEE
Heather Bacon (Chair)
Katherine Polak
Cheryl Good
Prabin Thapa
Adinda Rana Fauziah
Franck Peron
Kat Littlewood
Nalinika Obeyesekere (Executive Board Liaison)
PAIN COMMITTEE
Paulo Steagall (Chair)
Jo Murrell (Chair)
Adetola Rasheed Agadi
Mandala Hunter-Ishikawa
Mike Petty
Sandra Felix, Veterinary Nurse
Nameeta Nadkarni
Jim Berry (Executive Board Liaison)
REPRODUCTION CONTROL COMMITTEE
Michelle Kutzler (Chair)
Kaywalee Chatdarong
Kurt de Cramer
Natali Krekeler
Stefano Romagnoli
Rob McCarthy
Sabine Schäfer-Somi
Ellen van Nierop (Executive Board Liaison)
Nalinika Obeyesekere, (Executive Board Liaison)
FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Oscar Umaña (Chair)
Emir Chaher
David Miller
Julie Crawford
Ernie Ward
HEREDITARY DISEASE COMMITTEE
Jerold Bell (Chair)
Leslie Lyons
Claire Wade
Helle Friis Proschowsky
Monique Megans
Cathryn Melleresh
Becky Murphy
Ake Hedhammar (Advisor)
THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE
Jennifer Granick (Co- Chair)
Fergus Allerton (Co- Chair)
Alexandra Marko
Stephen Page
Pawel Beczkowski
Ana Luisa Pereira Mateus
Scott Weese
Amruta Parulkar
Isabella Morales
Andreja Kastelic Hrcek
Peter Damborg
Ellen van Nierop (Executive Board Liaison)
DENTAL COMMITTEE
Brook Niemiec (Chair)
Ana Nemec
Gottfried Morgenegg
Kymberley McLeod
Maggie Burley
Serafeim Papadimitriou
Juanjo Krauss
Benedict Ong
Chandika Wickram
Marge Chandler
Paulo Steagall
Jerzy Gawor (Executive Board Liaison)
MEMBERSHIP AND NOMINATION COMMITTEE
Michael Topper (Chair)
Melanie Hicks
Lilyan Mathai
Adekunle Abiade
Thierry Chambon
Rens van Dobbenburgh
Geeta Saini, Advisor
Jim Berry (Executive Board Liaison)
VACCINATION COMMITTEE
Mary Marcondes (Chair)
Cynda Crawford
Richard Squires
Nathaniel Whitley
Michael Lappin
Julia Beatty
Jerzy Gawor (Executive Board Liaison)
NUTRITION COMMITTEE
Marge Chandler (Co-Chair)
Scott Campbell (Co-Chair)
Lisa Weeth
Ping-Chih Teng
Rachel Lumbis
Minna Rinkinen
Galia Sheinberg
Cecilia Villaverde Haro
Jim Berry (Executive Board Liaison)
ONCOLOGY COMMITTEE
Ann Hohenhaus (Chair)
Jolle Kirpensteijn (Treasurer)
Natalia Ignatenko
Antonio Guliano (Communications Officer)
Pachi Clemente-Vicario
Martin Soberano
Nick Bacon
Felisbina Queiroga
Agnieszka Dolnicka (Student Ambassador)
ONE HEALTH COMMITTEE
Devin Dublin (Chair)
Michael R. Lappin, Advisor
Gregorio Torres
Casey Barton Behravesh
Peter Karczmar
Sarah Cleaveland
Carla de Freitas Campos
Edward Breitschwerdt (Affiliate Member)
Roschong Boonyarittichaikij
Gaetano Oliva (Affiliate Member)
Oscar Umana (Executive Board Liaison)
PROFESSIONAL WELLNESS COMMITTEE
Elli Kalemtzaki (Chair)
Holly Yang
Janet Donlin
Michael Paton
Debbie Stoewen
Hameedunisha Tajudeen
Ellen van Nierop (Executive Board Liaison)