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Secretary Vilsack Appoints Members to Advisory Committee on Animal Health

Last Modified: Aug 31, 2016
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Workabeba (Abby) Yigzaw (301) 851-4096
Workabeba.Yigzaw@aphis.usda.gov

Suzanne Bond (301) 851-4070
suzanne.m.bond@aphis.usda.gov


WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the members of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health. The following individuals have been appointed to serve on the committee through August 21, 2014.
                                                                                                                            

  • Ms. Stacey M. Evans, American Bar Association vice chair for the animal law committee from Maryland/Washington, DC
  • Dr. John R. Fischer, a wildlife veterinarian from Georgia
  • Dr. Wayne R. Freese, a veterinarian in swine health and preventative medicine and biologics consultant from Minnesota
  • Mr. Adam D. Hater, a general manager of Jones Fish Hatcheries and Distributors, Inc.  from Ohio
  • Dr. Donald E. Hoenig, former Maine State Veterinarian
  • Dr. Annette B. Jones, State Veterinarian and Director of Animal Health and Food Safety Services from California
  • Dr. Karen R. Jordan, an owner-manager of Brush Creek Swiss Farms and Large Veterinary Services from North Carolina
  • Ms. Mary Ann Kniebel, a rancher and feedlot nutritionist from Kansas
  • Ms. Judith I. McGeary, an agricultural law attorney and sustainable farmer from Texas
  • Dr. David L. Meeker, a senior vice president of the National Renderers Association from Virginia
  • Dr. Edmund Orok-Edem, a public health veterinarian from New York
  • Dr. Boyd H. Parr, State Veterinarian from South Carolina at Clemson University
  • Dr. Willie M. Reed, Dean of Purdue’s School of Veterinary Medicine from Indiana
  • Dr. G. Donald Ritter, a veterinarian and Director of Health Services from Maryland
  • Dr. David R. Smith, an expert in epidemiology and preventative veterinary medicine with the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Mr. Gilles Stockton, a ranch operator and farmer from Montana
  • Mr. R. Scott Stuart, CEO of National Livestock Producers Association from Colorado
  • Mr. Brian D. Thomas, a cattle producer on Duck Valley Reservation from Nevada
  • Dr. Elizabeth K. Wagstrom, Chief Veterinarian for National Pork Producers Council from Minnesota
  • Dr. Cindy B. Wolf, a sheep and cattle farmer and small ruminant specialist from Minnesota

The committee will provide public and industry perspectives on USDA strategies, policies, and programs to prevent, control and/or eradicate animal health diseases. The Committee will also lead broader dialogue on public health concerns and the stability of the livestock economies.

The committee's next meeting will take place in the coming months.  A Federal Register notice will be posted prior to the meeting and will include the meeting date, details and topics for discussion.  Information will also be available on the APHIS website at: www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/acah/index2.shtml.

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