Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health Members
Last Modified: Feb 10, 2016
Dr. Michael J. Blackwell
- Tennessee
- BS Agricultural Sciences; Doctor Veterinary Medicine; Masters Public Health
- Veterinarian/Senior Director Veterinary Policy, Humane Society of the United States
- Committee Representative for Animal Welfare Organizations
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Dr. Stephen Crawford
- New Hampshire
- BS Animal Science, University Maryland; DVM University Georgia
- New Hampshire State Veterinarian; Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture; Director Division of Animal Industry
- Committee Representative for State Animal Health Officials for the Eastern States
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Dr. S. Peder Cuneo
- Arizona
- BS Animal Science; MS Animal Science; DVM University California at Davis; Diplomat American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
- Extension Specialist and Assistant Director University Animal Care, University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Science, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Science
- Special Government Employee as Committee expert in animal nutrition; reproductive toxicology, animal welfare; emergency response, and livestock health
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Ms. Glenda S. Davis
- Arizona, New Mexico, Utah (Navajo Nation)
- Bachelor Science in Microbiology, Colorado State; Masters Business Administration, University of Phoenix; Licensed Veterinary Technician
- Arizona, Program Manager Tribal Veterinary Services - Navajo Nation
- Committee Intertribal Representative for Tribal Producers and Tribal Producer Organizations
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Dr. Mark J. Engle
- Missouri
- MS Production Animal Medicine, University of Minnesota; DVM, Iowa State University
- Senior Technical Services Manager Swine Business Unit for Merck Animal Health
- Committee Representative for Swine Producers and Producer Organizations
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Dr. David L. Fernandez
- Arkansas
- PhD Animal Science/Physiology University Kentucky; MS Animal Science/Physiology, Montana State University; BS Animal Science, Cornell University
- Sheep Producer and Extension Livestock Specialist
- Committee Representative for Sheep and Goat Producers and Producer Organizations
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Mr. Maximiliano A. Fernandez
- Washington
- University of Chile; Orange Coast College
- Cattle and Sheep Producer and Advocate
- Former SACAH member
- CommitteeRepresentative for small producers and producer groups
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Dr. John R. Fischer
- Georgia
- BS Fish and Wildlife; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; PhD Pathology
- Current member of SACAH
- Director and Professor Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
- Committee Representative of Wildlife Veterinarians
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Dr. Daniel L. Grooms
- Michigan
- BS Animal Science, Cornell University; DVM and PhD Veterinary Preventative Medicine, Ohio State University
- Veterinarian and Professor at Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Michigan State University
- Committee Representative for Veterinarians and Veterinarian Professional Organizations
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Dr. Annette B. Jones
- California
- Bachelor of Arts Economics; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis
- State Veterinarian and Director Animal Health and Food Safety Services of the California Department of Food
and Agriculture
- Committee Representative for State Animal Health Officials for the Western States
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Ms. Mary Ann Kniebel
- Kansas
- BS Animal Science, Kansas State University; MS Animal Science, Kansas State University
- Rancher and feedlot nutritionist
- Committee Representative of Cattle Producers and Producer Organizations
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Dr. John R. MacMillan
- Idaho
- BS University of Maryland; MS Michigan State University; PhD University of Washington
- Vice President, Clear Springs Foods
- Committee Representative for Aquaculture Producers and Producer Organizations
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Dr. John Mahoney
- Minnesota
- BS Veterinary Medicine and Doctor Veterinary Medicine
- University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign
- Director Veterinary Services, Land O’Lakes, Inc./Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC
- Committee Representative for Veterinarians and Veterinarian Professional Associations
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Ms. Judith I. McGeary
- Texas
- Bachelor of Science Biology, Stanford University; Juris Doctorate, University of Texas at Austin
- Current member of SACAH
- Producer and Attorney at Law, Partner- Langley & McGeary, PLLC, general practice including appellate and agricultural law and public policy work
- Committee Representative for Small Producers and Producer Organizations
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Dr. Willie M. Reed
- Indiana
- BS Animal and Poultry Science; PhD Veterinary Pathology; DVM
- Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University; Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathology; Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians
- Incumbent Committee Representative for Poultry Producers and Producer Organizations and Advocate for
Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
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Dr. G. Donald Ritter
- Maryland
- Doctor Veterinary Medicine; Diplomate of American College Poultry Veterinarian (certified)
- Veterinarian Director Health Services for Mountaire Farms, Inc.
- Committee Representative for poultry producers and producer groups
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Mr. Charles Rogers
- New Mexico
- Chief Executive Officer for Clovis Livestock Auction
- Committee Representative for Livestock Management and Marketing Organizations
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Dr. David R. Smith
- Mississippi
- BS Agriculture, Ohio State University; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University; PhD Ohio State University
- Endowed Professor and Beef Program Leader, Mississippi State University
- Special Government Employee and Committee expert in food animal health and cattle production systems
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Dr. Belinda Thompson
- New York
- BS Animal Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and DVM College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
- Cornell University Faculty, Advisor, and Interim Assistant Executive Director, Animal Health Diagnostic Center
- Committee Representative for Veterinarians and Veterinarian Professional Organizations
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Dr. Elizabeth Wagstrom
- Iowa
- Masters of Science Veterinary Preventative Medicine, Iowa State University; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University; Diplomate American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
- Member of SACAH, Vice Chair (Interim Chair)
- Chief veterinarian for National Pork Producers Council
- Committee Representative for Swine Producers and Producer Organizations
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