Board of Directors
2026-2028
President
Anna Jenstead, DVM
Madison, WI
Immediate Past President
Verena Affolter, DVM, Dipl., ECVP, PhD
Davis, CA
Vice President
Jennifer Thomas, DVM, DACVD
Boston, MA
Treasurer
Lara Tomich, DVM, MS, DACVD
Madison, WI
Member At Large
Brian Scott, DVM, DACVD
Bradenton, FL
Member At Large
Galia Sheinberg
Mexico City, Mexico
Member At Large
Darin Dell
Wheat Ridge, CO
Derm Dialogue, Editor
Emily Rothstein, DVM
Southington, CT
WAVD Representative
Lara Tomich, DVM, MS, DACVD
Madison, WI
ADVT Representative
Chantelle Hanna, BS, CVT, VTS
Charlotte, NC
Past Presidents
Frank Kràl: 1964-1966
Robert M. Schwartzman: 1966-1968
George H. Muller: 1969-1970
James D. Conroy: 1971-1972
James Blakemore: 1973-1974
Erwin Small: 1975-1976
George Doering: 1977-1978
Patrick Breen: 1979-1980
Lloyd Reedy: 1981-1982
Sharon Martin: 1983-1984
Richard Anderson: 1985-1986
Peter Ihrke: 1987-1988
Gail Kunkle: 1989-1990
Pat McKeever: 1991-1992
Craig Griffin: 1993-1994
Vicki Scheidt: 1995-1996
Lynn Schmeitzel: 1997-1998
Phil Roudebush: 1999-2001
Susan Fehrer-Sawyer: 2001-2003
James Noxon: 2003-2005
Terry Grieshaber: 2005-2007
Daniel O. Morris: 2007-2009
Bill J. McDougal: 2009-2011
Robert A. Kennis: 2011-2013
Jeanne Budgin: 2013-2015
Rodney Rosychuk: 2015-2017
Catherine Outerbridge: 2017-2019
Klaus Loft: 2019-2021
Rose Miller: 2022-2024
Verena Affolter: 2024-2026
AAVD Staff
Executive Secretary
Brendan Leahy, CAE
Meeting Manager
Caitlin Nicholls
Association Coordinator
Rhianna Zimmerman