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.
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
In an effort to continue building animal welfare capacity in Ukraine, VWB/VSF is hosting monthly webinars for Ukrainian veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal shelter workers, students, and more. They will be simultaneously hosted in both English and Ukrainian.
Through our VETS program, our volunteer gender specialists are supporting women in Kenya by increasing their farms' dairy production and animal health knowledge.
Together with our on-the-ground partners, we recently celebrated our 1,000th telehealth appointment in Ukraine. This service connects veterinarians and pet owners in Ukraine, providing virtual veterinary evaluations and recommended treatments.
