Archives: Staff

Dr. Jon Huxley is the head of the School of Veterinary Science at Massey University, where he has served since 2018. He was raised on the family dairy farm in North Wales and graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1995. After a farm animal internship and three years in commercial practice, he completed […]

Dr. Wichtel is the dean of the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), at the University of Guelph, where he has served since 2015. He has taught at Iowa State University, North Carolina State University, Massey University, and University of Prince Edward Island. Before becoming OVC’s dean, he served at different times as department chair, director of […]

Renee Stake joined the AAVMC staff in November 2020 as the Executive Assistant and Program Manager.  In this role, she works closely with the senior leadership team on various initiatives and serves as the administrative staff liaison to the Board of Directors. Previously, Renee worked at U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) in their Meeting and Travel Services […]

Mr. Tamás Márk Berczik is a third-year veterinary student at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London (RVC).  He is the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) Senior Delegate for RVC and the AAVMC Student Liaison for the Educational and Professional Development Committee within SAVMA. At the RVC, he is engaged with numerous professional societies […]

Kendall Young joined the AAVMC in March 2017 as the Data Analyst and Project Manager before becoming Associate Director for Institutional Research. She is primarily responsible for research project management for AAVMC’s institutional research and diversity portfolio and works on implementing programming related to admissions and recruiting. Previously, she worked as Program Manager for Access, […]

Dr. Ted Y. Mashima joined the AAVMC in 2008 and serves as the Chief Strategy Officer. In that role, he provides staff support for the following AAVMC Committees and Subcommittees: Academic Affairs, Research, One Health, Veterinary Educator Collaborative, and Primary Care Veterinary Educators. He also provides leadership and support for several mental health and wellness […]

Communication consultant Jeanne Johnson began working for the AAVMC as a contractor in 2011. Her award-winning communications experience includes working across a wide variety of platforms, including print, video, radio and social media. Over the course of 20 years, she’s created, managed and implemented communications for education (Johns Hopkins, Radford and Averett Universities), medicine (AAVMC […]

Dr. Lisa M. Greenhill originally joined the AAVMC in 1996 and has worked for the association on three separate occasions. Most recently, she joined the AAVMC in 2004 as the Associate Executive Director for Institutional Research and Diversity before becoming Chief Institutional Research Officer. Her work primarily focuses on the ongoing development and implementation of […]

Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer Dorothy (Dotty) Gray joined the AAVMC in 2012. Prior to coming to the AAVMC, she managed the day-to-day operations at AVMA’s Washington, DC office for 17 years. Dotty received a bachelor’s degree from Bennett College for Women, in Greensboro, N.C. After graduating from Bennett, Dotty worked as […]

Jeff Douglas is AAVMC’s chief communications officer, where he’s operated the organization’s  strategic communications program since 2013. He worked with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine for 25 years before being named executive director of university relations at Virginia’s Radford University (RU). Douglas earned BS and MS degrees from Radford. He helped found the Blue Ridge […]