Board of Regents

2026 Board of Regents

Henry Green Headshot
Henry W. Green, III
Chair
DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Munashe Chigerwe headshot
Munashe Chigerwe
President
BVSc, MPH, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM), MSc (Vet Educ)
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
Charles Vite headshot
Charles Vite
President-Elect
DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Joshua Stern Cardiology President
Joshua Stern
Cardiology President
DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Sandra Taylor LAIM President
Sandra D. Taylor
LAIM President
DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)
Purdue University, VCS
West Lafayette, IN
Sheila Carrera Justiz Neurology President
Sheila Carrera-Justiz
Neurology President
DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Robert Van Saun headshot
Robert Van Saun
Nutrition President
DVM, MS, PhD, DACT, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA
Jenna Burton headshot
Jenna Burton
Oncology President
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Jana Raessler SAIM president
Jana Raessler
SAIM President
DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Brent Credille Member At-Large
Brent Credille
Member At-Large
DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Tracy Hill Member At-Large
Tracy Hill
Member At-Large
DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Sarah Gillings headshot
Sarah Gillings
Immediate Past Chair
DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
Tacoma, WA
Rebecca Saunders headshot
Rebecca Saunders
Certification Liaison
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Charleston Veterinary Referral Center
Charleston, SC
Bill Tyrrell Treasurer
Bill Tyrrell
Treasurer
DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
CVCA: Cardiac Care for Pets
Leeburg, VA

Past Board Chairs

2024: Joerg Steiner, med.vet., Dr.med.vet., PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA, AGAF
2023: Jane Sykes, BVSc (Hons), PhD, MBA, DACVIM (SAIM)
2022: Harold McKenzie, DVM, MS, MSc (VetEd), FHEA, DACVIM (LAIM)
2020-2021: Laura Garrett, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
2019-2020: Jane Armstrong, DVM, MS, MBA, DACVIM (SAIM) 
2018-2019: Susan White, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)
2017-2018: Ellen Behrend, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
2016-2017: Barbara Kitchell, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)
2015-2016: Joe Kornegay, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)
2013-2015: Virginia Buechner-Maxwell, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)
2012-2013: Leah Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
2011-2012: Jean Hall, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
2010-2011: Eleanor C. Hawkins, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
2009-2010: Richard LeCouteur, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN
2008-2009: Phillip J. Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology) 
2007-2008: Wendy A. Ware, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
2006-2007: Marilyn E. Stiff, MA, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
2005-2006: Mary Rose Paradis, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)
2004-2005: Joe Taboada, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
2003-2004: Bruce Madewell, VMD, MS, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)
2002-2003: Guy Pidgeon, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
2001-2002: Mark Kittleson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology)
2000-2001: Dick Weller, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)
1999-2000: Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)