Board and Advisors

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Board Of Directors

Jan Ramer, DVM

Jan Ramer, DVM

Chair

Serving Since: 2022

Jonna Mazet, DVM, PhD

Jonna Mazet, DVM, PhD

Vice Chair

Serving Since: 2009

Brian Huseman

Brian Huseman

President, MGVP

Serving Since: 2020

Michael Halaiko

Michael Halaiko

Vice President, MGVP

Serving Since: 2013

Gary Kilbourn

Gary Kilbourn

Secretary/Treasurer

Serving Since: 2020

Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones

Board Member

Serving Since: 2023

Billie Grieb

Billie Grieb

Founding Board Member

Serving Since: 2006

Ceci Clarke

Ceci Clarke

Board Member

Serving Since: 2024

Deborah L. Dunham

Deborah L. Dunham

Board Member

Serving Since: 2011

Kathy Gabrielson, DVM, PhD

Kathy Gabrielson, DVM, PhD

Board Member

Serving Since: 2018

Melinda Goodman Kemp

Melinda Goodman Kemp

Board Member

Serving Since: 2020

Advisory Council

Dominic Travis, DVM, MSc

Dominic Travis, DVM, MSc

Chair + Technical Advisor

Expertise: Wildlife Epidemiology + One Health

Advising Since: 2009

Skyler Bishop

Skyler Bishop

Technical Advisor

Expertise: Photography

Advising Since: 2020

Ged Caddick

Ged Caddick

Emeritus Board Member

Expertise: International Travel + Ecotourism

Advising Since: 2006

Cristina Colissimo

Cristina Colissimo

Technical Advisor

Expertise: Film Production

Advising Since: 2020

Robert Hilsenroth, DVM

Robert Hilsenroth, DVM

Emeritus Founding Board Member

Expertise: Veterinary Medicine + Nonprofit Management

Advising Since: 2006

Linda Lowenstine, DVM, PhD

Linda Lowenstine, DVM, PhD

Staff + Technical Advisor

Expertise: Veterinary Pathology

Advising Since: 1985

Christine Molter, DVM

Christine Molter, DVM

Technical Advisor

Expertise: Zoological Veterinary Medicine

Advising Since: 2024

Kelly Stewart, PhD

Kelly Stewart, PhD

Technical Advisor

Expertise: Primate Behavioral Ecology + Conservation

Advising Since: 2009

Dawn Zimmerman, DVM, MSc

Dawn Zimmerman, DVM, MSc

Technical Advisor

Expertise: Wildlife Veterinary Medicine

Advising Since: 2012

Jonathan Eisen, PhD

Jonathan Eisen, PhD

Technical Advisor

Expertise: Evolution + Ecology of Microbes

Advising since: 2025

In Memoriam

Mike Cranfield

Mike Cranfield

Executive Director, 1998 – 2019

Advisory Council Chair, 2020 – 2023

Peter Riger

Peter Riger

Board Member

Years Served: 2011 – 2023

John Dick

John Dick

Emeritus Board Member - Chair, Advisory Council

Years Served: 2006 – 2023

Roger Powell

Roger Powell

Founding Board Member

Years Served: 2006 – 2026

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