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Meet the Board of Directors, staff, and advisory committee for Veterinarians Without Borders

Veterinarians without Borders/Vétérinaires sans frontières (VWB/VSF) has benefitted from the leadership of many skilled and dedicated people. Our Board of Directors, paid staff, and Advisory committee come to us from a number of backgrounds including veterinary medicine, animal science, agriculture and agribusiness, international development, and more. 

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Advisory Council

Barry Stemshorn, Independent Environmental Services Professional, Former Director, VWB/VSF Canada

Brian G. Bedard, Executive Director, Science and Education Foundation, Grocery Manufacturers Association

Chas Povey, Board Chair, Lifelearn Inc.

Enid Stiles, Private Veterinarian, Sherwood Park Animal Hospital, Montreal, Past President, VWB/VSF-Canada

Hazel Dickie, Former Treasurer, VWB-VSF Canada

Jack Gewarter, Retired Veterinarian, Former Director, VWB/VSF Canada

Jeff Davidson, Professor, Department of Health Management (Aquaculture, Ecohealth, Curriculum, Development) University of Prince Edward Island

John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington

Ralph Goldman, NY-Based Practitioner - International Project Development Expertise

Roger Thomson, Private Veterinarian, Former Director, VWB/VSF-Canada

Scarlett Magda, Founder and President of Veterinarians International, Former Director, VWB/VSF Canada

Senani Ratnayake, Owner, Motivatum Consulting

Theresa Bernardo, IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Bond-Centred Animal Healthcare, Univeristy of Guelph

Board of Directors

Pete Mosney #1

Pete Mosney

Board Vice-Chair

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Anna Mackay #1

Anna Mackay

Board Member

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Our Team

Charmaine Brett #1

Charmaine Brett

Executive Director

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Brian Malcolm #1

Brian Malcolm

Africa Program Manager

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Charly Jarrett #1

Charly Jarrett

Director of Communications and Development

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Deborah Bruce

Deborah Bruce

Director of Finance

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Dung Nguyen

Dung Nguyen

Country Co-ordinator, Vietnam

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Erica Yu

Erica Yu

Finance and Administration Officer

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Esther Mburu #1

Esther Mburu

Country Program Manager, Kenya

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Geneviève Douyon

Geneviève Douyon

Northern Canada Program Clinic Officer

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Jean-Paul Blanchard

Jean-Paul Blanchard

Head of Program, Finance

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John Peaveler #1

John Peaveler

International Companion Animal & Humanitarian Response Specialist

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Katia Major #1

Katia Major

VETS Partnership, Program Manager

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Kristen Rodrigues #1

Kristen Rodrigues

Program Director

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Laura Eley

Laura Eley

Communications Officer

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Marc Antoine Adam #1

Marc Antoine Adam

Resource Development and Stewardship Manager

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Marieke Van Der Velden #1

Marieke Van Der Velden

Northern Canada Program Manager

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Megan Sylka

Megan Sylka

Program Officer

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Michelle Tuma #1

Dr. Michelle Tuma

Northern Canada Veterinary Specialist

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Noreen Mubarik #1

Noreen Mubarik

Finance Manager

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Oksana Brezden #1

Oksana Brezden

Finance & Administration Officer

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Tanja Kiisslinger #1

Tanja Kisslinger

Advocacy & Communication Technical Advisor

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Thomas Coldwell #1

Thomas Coldwell

Program Manager

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Vanessa Lee #1

Vanessa Lee

Resource Development and Stewardship Manager

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Dr. Will de Glanville #1

Dr. Will de Glanville

Animal Health and Zoonotic Disease Technical Advisor

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Zuhra Aman

Zuhra Aman

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Advisor

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Stories From Around The World

Blazing the Trail: Coming Together to Help Hay River Animals Affected by NWT Wildfires

Blazing the Trail: Coming Together to Help Hay River Animals Affected by NWT Wildfires

VWB/VSF teamed up with NS SPCA and Wings of Rescue to secure care for 16 dogs evacuated from the Hay River, NWT wildfires.

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Meet our Summer 2023 Access to Care Award scholarship recipients!

Meet our Summer 2023 Access to Care Award scholarship recipients!

Meet Kandis Villebrun and Tannicka Reeves, VWB/VSF's Summer 2023 Access to Care scholarship recipients.

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A reflection on Ukraine: VWB/VSF's John Peaveler discusses loss, hope, and moving forward

A reflection on Ukraine: VWB/VSF's John Peaveler discusses loss, hope, and moving forward

VWB/VSF's International Companion Animal & Humanitarian Response Specialist, John Peaveler, shares his learnings from a recent trip to Ukraine.

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  • The most rewarding part of my placements was helping others and seeing the many lives that are impacted along the way.
    - Nikki Sheedy

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