Board of Directors
The AVEPM is comprised of a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership. The Board serves to advance veterinary public health and preventive medicine through education and dissemination of scientific information in the United States and Canada. If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please keep an eye out for calls for nominations in the future.
President and CRWAD liaison
Natalia Cernicchiaro
Kansas State University
ncernic@vet.k-state.edu
2026-2028
President-Elect
Randy Singer
University of Minnesota
rsinger@umn.edu
2026-2028
Past-President
Dave Renter
Kansas State University
drenter@vet.k-state.edu
2026-2028
Secretary-treasurer
Becky Smith
University of Illinois
rlsdvm@illinois.edu
no limit
Board Member
Audrey Ruple
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
aruple@vt.edu
2024-2027
Board Member
Stuart Reid
Royal Veterinary College
swjreid@rvc.ac.uk
2025-2028
Board Member
Lauren Butler
Colorado State University
sniffysmom@gmail.com
2026-2029
Board Member
Renata Ivanek
Cornell University
ri25@cornell.edu
2026-2029
Student member
Sara Sequeira
The Ohio State University
sequeira.23@osu.edu
2024-2026
Student member
Sahar Rostami
Mississippi State University
sr2116@msstate.edu
2025-2027