Board of Regents

2025 Board of Regents

Sarah Gillings headshot
Sarah Gillings
Chair
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)
Summit Veterinary Referral Center
Tacoma, WA
Henry Green Headshot
Henry W. Green, III
President
DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Munashe Chigerwe headshot
Munashe Chigerwe
President-Elect
BVSc, MPH, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM), MSc (Vet Educ)
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
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
Glenna Mauldin Nutrition President
Glenna Mauldin
Nutrition President
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology, Nutrition)
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Chad Johannes Oncology President
Chad Johannes
Oncology President
DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, 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
Jorg Steiner Immediate Past Chair
Jörg Steiner
Immediate Past Chair
med.vet., Dr.med.vet., PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA, AGAF
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Raelene Wouda Certification Liaison
Raelene M. Wouda
Certification Liaison
BVSc (Hons), DACVIM (Oncology), MANZCVS (Small Anim Med), BA (Hons)
Veterinary Specialist Services
Queensland, Australia
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)