BOARD OF MANAGERS
Back Row: Cordon DeKock; JL Bentley; Tamara Spooner; Jed Ford, DVM; Michael Joyner, DVM; Jesse Brandon, DVM; Trisha Marullo, DVM; Ben Buchanan, DVM; Melanie Talley, Mark Shackelford, DVM
Front Row: Mike Schoonover, DVM; Natalie McDonald, DVM; T. Murt Byrne, DVM; Christie McHughes, DVM; Chris France, DVM
Not Pictured: Troy Alexander; Christopher Blake Hackler, DVM; Daniel Levenson, DVM; Gayle Millard, DVM; Maggie Milligan; Kevin Walter
The Board of Managers is comprised of two representatives from each partner state VMAs.
The SWVS Board of Managers meeting is held during the SWVS where each year new officers are inducted for a term of one to three years.
Natalie McDonald, DVM
Past President
ARVMA Representative
T. Murt Byrne, DVM
President
NMVMA Representative
Mark Shackelford, DVM
Vice President
OVMA Representative
Christie McHughes, DVM
Treasurer
LVMA Representative
Trisha Marullo, DVM
CE Committee Chair
Mike Schoonover, DVM
OVMA Representative
Ben Buchanan, DVM
TVMA Representative
Daniel Levenson, DVM
NMVMA Representative
Michael Joyner, DVM
TVMA Representative
Jesse Brandon, DVM
LVMA Representative
Chris France, DVM
ARVMA Representative
Gayle Millard, DVM
Industry Representative - Boehringer Ingelheim
JL Bentley
Industry Representative - Zoetis
Kevin Walter
Industry Representative -
i3 Merchant Solutions
Maggie Milligan
ARVMA Executive Director
Melanie Talley, CAE
LVMA Executive Director
Tamara Spooner
NMVMA Executive Director
Cordon DeKock
OVMA Executive Director
Troy Alexander
TVMA Executive Director
Christopher Blake Hackler, DVM
Industry Representative-IDEXX
CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Back Row: Rosslyn Biggs, DVM; Jon Fletcher, DVM; Paula Plummer, LVT; Jodi Michaelson, CVPM; Mike Beard, DVM; Joe Pluhar, DVM; Amanda Favis, DVM; Stephen Pittenger, DVM; Debbie Reed, RVT; Anna Chapman, DVM; Chance Armstrong, DVM
Front Row: Alice Blue-McLendon, DVM; Pam Delahoussaye, DVM; Trisha Marullo, DVM; Kellie Wheat Turnage, CVPM; Christen Puckett-Smith, RVT
Not Pictured: Rob Coke, DVM; Ronald Koh, DVM; Pamela Mitchell, DVM; Katie Tyler, DVM; Kevin Washburn, DVM
The SWVS Continuing Education Committee is a standing committee of SWVS. It is composed of representatives from each partner state VMAs. CE members are assigned to one specialty track and are responsible for planning the speakers and sessions in their track.
Trisha Marullo, DVM
CE Committee Chair
Companion Animal
Paula Plummer, LVT
CE Committee Vice Chair
Veterinary Technician/Assistant
Chance Armstrong, DVM
Food Animal
Mike Beard, DVM
Companion Animal
Rosslyn Biggs, DVM
Food Animal
Alice Blue-McLendon, DVM
Non-Traditional/Exotics
Ann Chapman, DVM
Equine
Rob Coke, DVM
Non-Traditional/Exotics
Pam Delahoussaye, DVM
Professional Development/Wellness
Amanda Favis, DVM
Companion Animal
Jon Fletcher, DVM
Companion Animal
Ronald Koh, DVM
Integrative Medicine
Jodi Michaelson, BS, CVPM
Practice Management/Office Personnel
Pamela Mitchell, DVM
Companion Animal
Stephen Pittenger, DVM
Technology/Master Classes
Joe Pluhar, DVM
Equine
Christen Puckett-Smith, RVT
Lab Manager
Debbie Reed, RVT
Lab Manager
Katie Tyler, DVM
Companion Animal
Kevin Washburn, DVM
Interactive Labs
Kellie Turnage, CVPM
Practice Management/Office Personnel
Shannan Hall-Ursone, DVM
Biomedial Research
Rachel Ramesar, DVM
Integrative Medicne