Committee positions available
Vacant positions are available on the following committees:
Animal Welfare Committee (AWC)
Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee (AqVMC)
Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee (CPAC)
Committee on Disaster and Emergency Issues (CDEI)
Committee on Environmental Issues (CEI)
Convention Education Program Committee (CEPC)
Early Career Development Committee (ECDC)
Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG)
Food Safety Advisory Committee (FSAC)
Steering Committee on Human-Animal Interactions (SCHAI)
Nomination instructions:
- Fill out a Committee Nomination Form
- Please also submit candidate's one-two page resume.
- Reference Document: Protocol for Appointment to Entities by the Board of Directors.
* = Outgoing member eligible for reappointment
Animal Welfare Committee (AWC)
Entity Description: Animal Welfare Committee
Position: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians/American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians – Alternate Representative
Details: Must be nominated by AAZV/AAWV
Term ends: August 2025
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Vacant
Nominees: None to date
Position: American Association of Fish Veterinarians - Alternate Representative
Details: Must be nominated by AAFV
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Ashley Emanuele*
Nominees: None to date
Position: Humane or Animal Welfare Organizations - Alternate Representative
Details: Should be nominated by an animal welfare organization
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Allison Lash*
Nominees: None to date
Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee (AqVMC)
Entity Description: Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee
Position: Aquatic Animal Conservation Medicine
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Jay Sweeney
Nominees: Cara Field
Position: Corporate or Laboratory Aquatic Veterinary Medicine
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Hugh Mitchell*
Nominees: None to date
Position: Non-veterinarian with expertise to enhance aquatic veterinary medicine and fulfill AqVMC Objectives
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Rodman Getchell
Nominees: None to date
Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee (CPAC)
Entity Description: Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee
Position: American Animal Hospital Association - Alternate Representative
Details: Must be nominated by AAHA
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Scott Driever
Nominees: None to date
Committee on Disaster and Emergency Issues (CDEI)
Entity Description: Committee on Disaster and Emergency Issues
Position: Federal or State Public Health Agency
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Amanda Feldpausch*
Nominees: None to date
Position: National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials
Details: Must be nominated by NASAHO
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Michael Neault*
Nominees: None to date
Committee on Environmental Issues (CEI)
Entity Description: Committee on Environmental Issues
Position: Small Animal Medicine
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Camille Fischer
Nominees: Erin Belleville, Laura Bunke
Position: Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Clayton Hilton
Nominees: None to date
Convention Education Program Committee (CEPC)
Entity Description: Convention Education Program Committee
Position: Food Animal/Equine Section Manager
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member:
Nominees: Douglas Ensley
Position: Professional Development Section Manager
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Marvin Meinders*
Nominees: Heather Berst
Early Career Development Committee (ECDC)
Entity Description: Early Career Development Committee
Position: Faculty Members
Details: Preference given to SAVMA faculty advisors, but all faculty welcome to apply
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Nicki Wise
Nominees: Naomi Hoyer, Randall Evans
Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG)
Entity description: Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates
Position: Non-native english-speaking clinical practitioners holding an ECFVG certificate
Term ends: July 2029
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible
Outgoing members: Vacant
Nominees: Nagaleelavathi Sompura Papareddy
Position: State Veterinary Licensing Boards
Term ends: July 2030
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Paul Zoyhofski*
Nominees: None to date
Food Safety Advisory Committee (FSAC)
Entity Description: Food Safety Advisory Committee
Position: American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners – Alternate Representative
Details: Must be nominated by AASRP
Term ends: July 2026
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Vacant
Nominees: None to date
Position: American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
Details: Must be nominated by AASRP
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Signe Balch
Nominees: None to date
Steering Committee on Human-Animal Interactions (SCHAI)
Entity Description: Steering Committee on Human-Animal Interactions
Position: Expert on the impact on the human (i.e. how human-animal attachment type/strength impacts the well-being of people) – Alternate Representative
Term ends: August 2025
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing member: Vacant
Nominees: None to date
Position: Expert on human-animal attachment (i.e. an expert on key theories of attachment, bonding and/or interconnectivity among species) - Alternate Representative
Details: Should have a minimum of 3 years documented experience focusing on the study of human-animal relationships' impacts on animals.
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Benjamin Hart*
Nominees: None to date
Position: Expert on the impact on the human (i.e. how human-animal attachment type/strength impacts the well-being of people)
Details: Should have a minimum of 3 years documented experience focusing on the study of human-animal relationships' impacts on people.
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Lynette Hart
Nominees: Megan LaFollette
Position: Veterinarian or scientist with expertise in domestic animal relationships (animals used for companionship, research, food, work, recreation) - Alternate Representative
Details: Should have a minimum of 3 years documented experience focusing on the study of human-animal relationships in one or more species as evidenced by research, teaching, or practical application of bond-centered programs and activities.
Term ends: July 2027
Nominations due: Ongoing; position to be filled as soon as possible.
Outgoing members: Virginia Corrigan*
Nominees: Virginia Corrigan*
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