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.
Brian G. Bedard, Executive Director, Science and Education Foundation, Grocery Manufacturers Association
Theresa Bernardo, IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Bond-Centred Animal Healthcare, Univeristy of Guelph
Jeff Davidson, Professor, Department of Health Management (Aquaculture, Ecohealth, Curriculum, Development) University of Prince Edward Island
Hazel Dickie, Former Treasurer, VWB-VSF Canada
Jack Gewarter, Retired Veterinarian, Former Director, VWB/VSF Canada
Ralph Goldman, NY-Based Practitioner - International Project Development Expertise
Scarlett Magda, Founder and President of Veterinarians International, Former Director, VWB/VSF Canada
John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington
Chas Povey, Board Chair, Lifelearn Inc.
Senani Ratnayake, Owner, Motivatum Consulting
Barry Stemshorn, Independent Environmental Services Professional, Former Director, VWB/VSF Canada
Enid Stiles, Private Veterinarian, Sherwood Park Animal Hospital, Montreal, Past President, VWB/VSF-Canada
Roger Thomson, Private Veterinarian, Former Director, VWB/VSF-Canada
Dr. Janet Davis, DVM fills a room with kindness during her time in Romania. “This tiny, emaciated kitten just arrived at the clinic. Nursing such a tiny baby back from the brink of death, it’s something that never gets old."
To ensure ‘No woman is left behind’, the VWB VETS project has given specific focus to equipping women with skills and knowledge on improved dairy farm management.
Meaningful youth engagement in agriculture is key to the improvement of the social wellbeing of communities as it plays a critical role in enhancing food security.
