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Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) Committee Members

Mission: To provide a forum for representatives from animal agriculture, the veterinary profession, governmental agencies and academia to address animal health emergency management (AHEM) issues that may adversely affect animal agriculture or public health.
Chair: Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
Vice Chair: Dr. Leah Dorman, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
   
Committee Members

Adams, John B. Individual Member
Case, Heather American Veterinary Medical Association
Cook, Tom National Renderers Association, Inc.
DeLiberto, Thomas USDA/APHIS/WS/National Wildlife Research Center
Dewell, Renee American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Fly, Dave New Mexico Livestock Board
Fraley, Jim Illinois Farm Bureau
Fuller, Sheryl California Department of Food and Agriculture
Galle, Jeff Individual Member
Heatwole, Jerrel Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Heckendorf, Carl Colorado Department of Agriculture
Jeter, William C. Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Johnson, Jon Texas Farm Bureau
Justice, Travis Arkansas Farm Bureau
Krugler, Charlotte A. Clemson University Livestock & Poultry Health Division & State Vet Office
LaRussa, Phil Nevada Department of Agriculture
Lautner, Beth Individual Member
Lowe, James F. Individual Member
Maher, Kevin GlobalVetLink, L.C.
Marsh, Stu Farman Companies, Inc.
Mattison, Jay National Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Inc.
McKean, James D. Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Diagnostics & Production Animal Medicine
Miller, David Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Moldenhauer, Marcine Individual Member
Pace, Lanny W. Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Parker, Jim WestfaliaSurge, Inc.
Rankin, Jeanne Montana Department of Livestock
Rodgers, Paul E. American Sheep Industry Association
Schmitt, David Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Seaton, Angela Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Thacker, H. Leon Purdue University Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Thatcher, Mary Kay American Farm Bureau Federation
Truesdale, Chad South Carolina Pork Board
Uhlenhopp, Eldon K. Iowa State University Outreach Academy
Waldo, Max Individual Member
Williams, Neil University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center
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