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ACVECC Board of Regents & Committees

ACVECC Board of Regents

Per the Article V of the ACVECC Constitution and Bylaws, the Board of Regents shall be the executive body of The College and shall consider first all business and policies pertaining to the affairs of the college. The Board of Regents consists of the elected officers (President, President-Elect, Past-President, Vice-President, and Treasurer), and six (6) members elected at large by The College. The Regents are elected by ACVECC Diplomates, excluding those with Honorary, Emeritus, or Disabled status.

Position	Board of Regents
President	Marie Kerl, DVM, MPH, MBA, DACVIM, DACVECC
Immediate Past President	Bobbi Conner, DVM, DACVECC
President Elect	Annie Wayne, DVM, MPHD, DACVECC
Vice President	Alex Lynch, BVSc(Hons) DACVECC MRCVS
Treasurer	Scott Shaw, DVM, DACVECC
Regent	Christine (Chrissie) Rutter, DVM, DACVECC
Regent	Rita Hanel, DVM, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (INT MED)
Regent	Lauren Harris, DVM, DACVECC
Regent	Deborah Silverstein, DVM, DACVECC
Regent	Jinni Sinnott-Stutzman, DVM, DACVECC
Regent - Large Animal	Eric Schroeder, DVM, MS DACVECC, DACVIM

ACVECC Staff

CEO	Bailey A. McMurray, IOM, MAOL
Executive Director	Armelle deLaforcade, DVM, DACVECC
Senior, LMS Administrator	Elizabeth Cohen
Residency Program & Outreach Specialist	Kristyn DeCosta, M.Ed.
VetCOT Program Coordinator	Rachel Fink
Senior Manager, Finance & Operations	Amara Khalife
ACVECC Office ACVECC Learning ACVECC IT Support	office@acvecc.org learning@acvecc.org IT@acvecc.org

Other Contacts

Program Manager, ACVECC + VECCS Joint Educational Initiatives

Laura Riordan, MS

ACVECC Committees

Committee	Committee Chair Committee Email
Appeals Committee	Louise Parente, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC
Credentials Committee	Bridget Lyons, VMD, DACVECC
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee	Ames Alwood, DVM, DACVECC
Education Committee
Exam Committee	Kathy Gerken, DVM, MS, DACVECC examcommittee@acvecc.org
Finance Committee	Scott Shaw, DVM, DACVECC
Joint Committee on Training & Certification	Amie Koenig, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC joint.committee@acvecc.org
Mai ntenance of Credentials Committee	Joel Weltman, DVM, DACVECC, PhD MOC@acvecc.org
Nominating Committee	Megan Whelan, DVM, DACVECC, CVA
Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER)	Learn more.
Residency Training Committee (RTC)	Emily Cottam, DVM, DACVECC residency.training.committee@acvecc.org
Scientific Program Committee	Alex Lynch, BVSc(Hons) DACVECC MRCVS scientific.committee@acvecc.org
Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT)	Kelly Hall, DVM, MS, DACVECC info@vetcot.org

ACVECC Appointed Positions

Ombuds: ombuds.person@acvecc.org
AVMA Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee (VSOC) Representative:
Christopher G. Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM)

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