About ACVS

The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) sets the standards for advanced professionalism in veterinary surgery. The American Board of Veterinary Specialties recognizes ACVS as the veterinary specialty organization for veterinary surgery.

ACVS currently includes 2,687 Diplomates. Approximately 70 veterinarians earn their Diplomate credentials every year.

Committees

The date after a committee member's name indicates the year the member's term ends for their position on the committee, e.g., chair, assistant chair, director, assistant director. Committee positions end October 31, with new members' terms starting November 1, unless otherwise noted. LA and SA designate large animal and small animal species orientation.

ACVS Diplomates are encouraged to volunteer for committees and other ACVS activities. Visit the Volunteer Opportunities page to find volunteer opportunities featured throughout the year.

Board of Regents

Executive Committee & Foundation Officers
Kelly Farnsworth (2027-LA), chair
Denis Marcellin-Little (2027-SA), president
Stacy Semevolos (2027-LA), president-elect
Julie Smith (2027-SA), treasurer
Ann Loew, chief executive officer

Regents & Foundation Directors
Nicole Buote (2029-SA)
David Dycus (2028-SA)
José García-López (2027-LA)
Tim Lescun (2028-LA)
Sam Morello (2029-LA)
Jason Syrcle (2027-SA)

Advisory Council of Diplomates and pcDVMs

Megan Williams (2028-LA)
Julie Smith (2027-SA)
Staff liaison: Lucretia DiSanto

Communication Committee

Maureen Spinner (2027-SA), chair
Alycia Crandall (2027-LA), assistant chair
Kevin Barber (2028-SA), member
Katie Barry (2027-SA), member
Charlie Barton (2029-LA), member
Stephanie Gorman Foote (2028-SA), member
Margherita Guerra (2029-LA), member
Jaclyn Kaufman (2027-LA), member
Elizabeth Marchant (2028-LA), member
Philippa Pavia (2029-SA), member
Lauren Retallack (2027-SA), member
Bryan Torres (2028-SA), member
Ashley VanderBroek (2029-LA), member
Meagan Walker (2029-SA), member
Paul Wan (2027-LA), member
Staff liaison: Andie Kline

Continuing Education Committee

Digital Learning Subcommittee
Carrie Jacobs (2030-LA), assistant director digital learning
Matthew Field (2028-SA)
Elaine Holmes (2029-SA)
Michelle Tucker (2027-LA)

Laboratory Subcommittee
Valery Scharf (2029-SA), assistant director laboratories
LeeAnn Ablin (2028-SA)
Jamie Brown (2029-SA)
Bronwyn Fullagar (2027-SA)

Orthopedic/Neurologic Surgery
Megan McCracken (2029-LA), assistant director orthopedic/neurologic surgery
Brian Beale (2027-SA)
Barbro Filliquist (2029-SA)
Liberty Getman (2027-LA)
Lacy Kamm (2027-LA)
Anna Massie (2028-SA)
Ferruccio Peroni (2028-LA)
Heidi Reesink (2029-LA)

Soft Tissue Surgery
Michael Dearmin (2029-SA), assistant director soft tissue surgery
Ali Broyles (2028-LA)
Megan Burke (2028-LA)
Kendra Eginton (2029-SA)
Liz Elzer (2029-LA)
Hayley Gallaher (2027-SA)
Katie Hoddinott (2029-SA)

José García-López (2027-LA), ex officio board liaison
Staff liaison: Amanda Miller

Director of Certification

Eric Parente (2027-LA), director
Staff liaison: Kim Soehnlein

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Mandi Lopez (2027-LA), chair
Rebecca Bishop (2027-LA), assistant chair
Rebecca Bishop (2028-LA), member
Oscar Chavez Zamora (2030-SA), member
Brittany Cortina (2028-SA), member
Troy Holder (2029-LA), member
Ming Lu (2030-SA), member
Suzanne Mund (2027-LA), member
Ashley Power (2029-SA), member
Lucretia DiSanto, ex officio
Staff liaison: Sarah Donnelly

Editorial Review Board

Stephen Baines (2027), European associate editor
Po Chou (2028-SA), small animal associate editor
Nick Jeffery (2028), neurologic surgery associate editor
Mandi Lopez (2028-LA), associate editor for invited reviews and themed issues
Brad Matz (2027-SA), small animal associate editor
Amy Munsterman (2028-LA), large animal associate editor
Marije Risselada (2027-SA), small animal associate editor
Scott Rutherford (2028), European associate editor
Davina Anderson (2028)
Jennifer Au (2027-SA)
Christopher Baldwin (2028)
Charlie Barton (2029-LA)
Cara Blake (2028-SA)
Sophie Boorman (2029-LA)
Floryne Buishand (2028)
Ryan Butler (2027-SA)
Aimee Colbath (2027-LA)
Evelien de Bakker (2028)
Ann Derham (2028)
Allison Dockery (2028-LA)
Aimie Doyle (2029-LA)
Michael Duggan (2029)
Sarah Dukti (2027-LA)
Maria Fahie (2027-SA)
Jim Fingeroth (2028-SA)
Alex Gillen (2027-LA)
Jean-Guillaume Grand (2029)
Kajsa Gustafsson (2028)
Martin Hamon (2028)
Galina Hayes (2029-SA)
Graham Hayes (2029)
Kallie Hobbs (2027)
Sharon Kerwin (2027-SA)
Sun Young Kim (2029-SA)
Marc Kinsley (2028-LA)
Anke Langenbach (2028-SA)
Hélène Lardé (2029-LA)
Karla Lee (2028)
Daniel Linden (2027-SA)
Marie Llido (2029-SA)
Cat MacPhail (2029-SA)
Emily Martin (2027-LA)
Danielle Marturello (2027-SA)
Janet McClaran (2028-SA)
Josh Milgram (2028)
Stewart Morgan (2029)
Kaitlyn Mullen (2028-SA)
Daniela Murgia (2029)
Gert Niebauer (2029)
Laura Owen (2029)
Jeff Peck (2027-SA)
Pierre Picavet (2028)
Ella Pittman (2028)
Maria Podsiedlik (2028-SA)
Amy Poulin Braim (2027-LA)
Bruno Pypendop (2029)
Christopher Quinn (2027)
Jim K. Roush (2027-SA)
Juan Carlos Sandoval (2029)
Chad Schmiedt (2029-SA)
Erica Secor (2029-LA)
Oliver Simon (2028)
Holly Stewart (2029-LA)
Elizabeth Thompson (2028-SA)
Tainor Tisotti (2028)
Ferenc Toth (2029-LA)
Brian Trumpatori (2027-SA)
David Upchurch (2027-SA)
Nicole Verhaar (2028)
Rachel Williams (2029-SA)
David A. Wilson (2027-LA)
Jeffrey Wilson (2027)
Jenna Young (2027-LA)
Joshua Zuckerman (2027-SA)

Examination Committee

(Members rotate off March 15.)

Ali Morton (2030-LA), director
Katy Dern (2027-LA), large animal assistant director
Janet Grimes (2027-SA), small animal assistant director
Eileen Hackett (2028-LA)
Kathleen Ham (2028-SA)
Andrew Jackson (2030-SA)
Mike Karlin (2030-SA)
Nina Kieves (2028-SA)
Dustin Major (2028-LA)
Taralyn McCarrel (2029-LA)
Megan Mickelson (2028-SA)
Margaret Mudge (2030-LA)
Michael Schlicksup (2028-SA)
David Upchurch (2027-SA)
Tim Lescun (2026-LA), ex officio board liaison-LA
Jason Syrcle (2027-SA), ex officio board liaison-SA
Staff liaison: Lorie Jewell
Staff liaison: Steve Scarlata
Staff liaison: Kim Soehnlein

Fellowship Committee

Caleb Hudson (2027-SA), chair
Kim Agnello (2027-SA), assistant chair
Jacque Cavalcanti (2029-SA), rep from Surgical Oncology FOC
Laurie Goodrich (2028-LA), rep from MIS LA Ortho FOC
Michael Jaffe (2027-SA), member at large
Lynn Pezzanite (2028-LA), rep from MIS LA Soft Tissue FOC
Ameet Singh (2029-SA), rep from MIS SA Soft tissue FOC
Deanna Worley (2028-SA), rep from OMFS FOC
José García-López (2027-LA), ex officio board liaison
Staff liaison: Tracey Delaney

Journal, Veterinary Surgery

Dominique Griffon (2028-SA), editor-in-chief
Jason Syrcle (2027-SA), ex officio board liaison
Ann Loew, chief executive officer
Staff liaison: Tracey Delaney

Maintenance of Certification Committee

(Members rotate off July 31.)

Holly Roessner (2027-LA), chair
Vanna Dickerson (2029-SA)
Kaustubh Dongaonkar (2028-SA)
Nicholas Hall (2028-LA)
Margaux Markwell (2029-LA)
Bharadhwaj Ranganathan (2027-SA)
David Dycus (2028-SA), ex officio board liaison
Staff liaison: Leilani Shore

Nominating Committee

Bryden Stanley (2027-SA), chair
Jason Bleedorn (2027-SA)
Jude Bordelon (2029-SA), member
Julie Dechant (2029-LA), member
Jennifer Schleining (2028-LA)
Kelley Thieman Mankin (2028-SA)
Troy Trumble (2027-LA)
Ann Loew, chief executive officer
Staff liaison: Joanne Magro

Ombuds

Stacy Semevolos (2028-LA)
Staff liaison: Kim Soehnlein

Research Committee

Melissa MacIver (2027-SA), chair
Drew Koch (2027-LA), assistant chair
Danielle Creamer (2029-SA), member
Grace Lai (2028-SA), member
Danielle Marturello (2028-SA), member
Jayne McGhie (2027-SA), member
Holly Stewart (2027-LA), member
Canaan Whitfield-Cargile (2029-LA), member
Jenna Young (2027-LA), member
Staff liaison: Tracey Delaney

Residency Program Compliance Committee

(New members' terms begin November 1. Members rotate off December 31.)

Santiago Gutierrez-Nibeyro (2030-LA), director
Holly Phelps (2026-SA), assistant director
Nicole Amato (2028-SA)
Jennifer Beck Hiniker (2027-SA)
Dianne Dunning (2026-SA)
Liara Gonzalez (2027-LA)
Carter Judy (2028-LA)
Lauren Lamb (2028-LA)
Andy Law (2029-SA)
Jill Luther (2026-SA)
Sarah Malek (2028-SA)
Pierre-Yves Mulon (2029-LA)
Heidi Phillips (2027-SA)
Mark Rochat (2027-SA)
Desiree Rosselli (2028-SA)
Andrew Smith (2026-LA)
Brian Sutherland (2029-SA)
Wes Sutter (2026-LA)
Staff liaison: Sarah Donnelly

Resident Credentialing Committee

(New members' terms begin November 1. Members rotate off December 31.)

Sabrina Brounts (2029-LA), director
Alyson Frederick (2026-SA), assistant director
Maia Aitken (2027-LA)
Wendy Baltzer (2030-SA)
Lindsey Boone (2029-LA)
Gretta Chu (2027-SA)
Vanna Dickerson (2026-SA)
Julia Dubuc (2026-LA)
Alison Eddy (2026-LA)
Timothy Ericksen (2029-SA)
Christian Folk (2028-SA)
Gabe Gonzalez (2029-LA)
Sarah Marie Gray (2028-LA)
Sakthila Jeyakumar (2027-SA)
Alla Kerr (2029-SA)
Marie Llido (2030-SA)
Harry Markwell (2028-LA)
Nastasha Olsen (2027-SA)
Maria Podsiedlik (2030-SA)
Vivian Quam (2027-LA)
Roger Rengert (2026-SA)
Jenn Ruff (2030-LA)
Erica Secor (2030-LA)
Scarlett Sumner (2029-SA)
Stan Veytsman (2028-SA)
Rachel Williams (2026-SA)
Rachel Williams (2028-SA)
Tim Lescun (2026-LA), ex officio board liaison
Staff liaison: Jeff Melia

Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee

Chris Bell (2028-LA), alternate representative
Staff liaison: Kim Soehnlein

Last Updated: 11/02/2026