Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 11:01AM Elise Ackley
Hometown: Shreveport, Louisiana
Position: President-elect
Description of duties: To become familiar with all duties and responsibilities of the office of the SAVMA President.
Goals for this term: Basically learn everything I can from Bridget in the next year!
Fun Fact: I was a competitive fencer back in the day
Contact info: elise [dot] ackley [at] gmail [dot] com
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 06:00AM Bridget Heilsberg
Colorado State
Hometown: Ravena, NY
Position: President (aka Boss Lady)
Description of duties: I represent over 12,000 veterinary students in the US, Canada, Scotland, and the Caribbean to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). I am a voting member of the AVMA House of Delegates, and participate in the Allied Caucus, the District IX Caucus, and Reference Committee #3. I am also an invited participant to the AVMA Executive Board, and participate in both open and closed-door meetings and conference calls. I schedule and direct the bi-annual SAVMA House of Delegates meetings, where representatives of the veterinary schools help shape the future of veterinary medical education.
Goals for this term: Increase SAVMA's public face and general involvement; support and empower the SCAVMA Chapters at individual schools; build SAVMA Liaison relationships; Work towards increasing diversity in veterinary medical education
Monday, April 2, 2012 at 06:00AM Over the next several weeks, I'll be posting short bios of your SAVMA Executive Board. The officers are a group of students that are former SAVMA Delegates, and were elected by their fellow Delegates to oversee the House. They were all sworn in to their current positions at the 2012 SAVMA Symposium at Purdue. They work hard to represent you, their fellow vet students, but many of you will never meet them face to face! This series of posts will put a face with a name, and let you know a little bit about what SAVMA is working on on a national level. The officers also would love to hear ideas or questions from you, so feel free to email them!
Melissa Andritz, editor
From left to right: Top row: Erich Roush, Treasurer; Elise Ackley, President-elect; Melissa Andritz, Vet Gazette Editor; Taylor Simon, Information Technology Officer; Chad Clancy, Secretary; Julie Stafford, International Exchange Officer; Theresa DeCarli, AVMA Staff Consultant; Scott Dudis, Global Public Health Officer-elect; Middle: Bridget Heilsberg, President; Bottom: Andrew Stas, Global Public Health Officer
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