MCVMA Annual Conference
Meet Our Speakers
Meet our RISE 2021 Speakers! You can use the buttons below to navigate the page. Speakers are organized alphabetically by last name.
Mehnaz Chumkee Aziz
DVM, DABVP
(she/her/hers)
Board President
Association of Shelter Veterinarians
Angie Arora
MSW, RSW
(she/her/hers)
Veterinary Social Worker, Professor
Seneca College
Priya Bapodra-Villaverde
BVetMed (Hons) MSc Dipl. ACZM MRCVS
(she/her/hers)
Senior Veterinarian
Columbus Zoo
Michael Jerome Blackwell
DVM, MPH
(he/him/his)
Director Program for Pet Health Equity
University of Tennessee
Awanook Bratvold
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor of Indigenous Sustainability Studies
Bemidji State University American Indian Resource Center
Niccole Bruno
DVM
(she/her/hers)
Chief of Staff
Vetcor
Courtney A. Campbell
DVM, DACVS-SA
(he/him/his)
Small Animal Specialty Surgeon
VetSurg
Brittany Carter-Stewart
B.S.
(she/her/hers)
Veterinary Student
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine (Dr. J. H. Bias Black Affinity Group)
Grace H. Chung
BS, BVetMed
(she/her/hers)
Zoological Medicine Intern
Oklahoma State University
Stephen J. Cital
RVT, SRA, RLAT, VCC, CVPP, VTS-LAM
(he/him/his)
Lab Manager
Stanford University/HHMI
Veterinary Cannabinoid Academy
Laura P. Clark
DVM, PhD
Academic Affairs Manager
Zoetis
Candace Croney
PhD
Professor, Animal Behavior & Well-being, Director Center for Animal Welfare Science
Purdue University
Tyra Davis Brown
DVM
President
National Association for Black Veterinarians
Ashleigh Davis-Bergsohn
DVM, CVA
(she/her/hers)
Student/Affiliated Organizations Liaison
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Stéphie-Anne C. Dulièpre
DVM
(she/her/hers)
Community Outreach Chair
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
James Evans
(he/him/his)
CEO
CARE
Adria S. Flowers
DVM, MPH
Veterinarian
A Plus Vet Care PLLC
Katherine Fogelberg
DVM, PhD, MA
Assoc Prof of Veterinary Medicine, Director, CIVET; CEO Msomi
Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine
Msomi Academy for Girls
Heather N. Fowler
VMD, MPH, PhD, DACVPM, PMP
(she/her/hers)
Director, Producer and Public Health
National Pork Board
Jennifer Frey
DVM
(she/her/hers)
Trust Veterinarian
AVMA Trust
Evelyn M. Galban
DVM, MS
Associate Professor Of Clinical Neurology and Director of House Officers
University of Pennsylvania
Native American Veterinary Association
Eric D. Garcia
Information Management
Digital Strategist
Simply Done Tech Solutions
Mariacamila Garcia Estrella
B.S. Animal Science, MPH
DVM Student
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Liara M. Gonzalez
DVM, PhD, DACVS
Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and Equine Surgery
North Carolina State University
Teresa Graham Brett
JD
Interim Senior Associate Dean
University of Arizona, College of Veterinary Medicine
Sumeet Gupta
DVM
Founder, Chief Medical Officer, and Director
Global Veterinary Cultural Epidemiology Society
Callie Harris
DVM
(she/her/hers)
Veterinary Communications Manager
Nestle Purina PetCare
Quincy L. Hawley
DVM
Veterinarian, Speaker, Coach, Co-founder
Get MotiVETed
NC Association of Minority Veterinarians
Gerelyn A. Henry
DVM, MBA, DACFE
CEO, President
YW August Companies
Kelly Hewitt
BS
Treasurer
Association of Asian Veterinary Practitioners (AAVMP)
Sohaila Jafarian
DVM, MPH
Continuing Education Committee Chair
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
ASV DEI Task Force
Adilia James
PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Endicott College
Colena Johnson
DVM, MS, DACLAM
(she/her/hers)
Director
Merck & Co
Grace Kim
DVM
(she/her/hers)
Financial Coach and Educator
Richer Life DVM
Tamara Kruse
DVM, MS
Assistant Director of Veterinary Care
San Antonio Zoo
Erika G. Lin-Hendel
VMD, PhD
Veterinarian
PrideVMC
NOMV
Timbrala Marshall
DVM
(she/her/hers)
Director, Veterinary Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Programs
VCA Animal Hospitals
Melody Martínez
CVT
(she/her/hers)
Social Justice Chair
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Hilda Mejia Abreu
BS, MPA, PhD
(she/her/hers)
Associate Dean
Michigan State University
Donovan Odelugo
B.S.
Veterinary Student
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (Black DVM Network)
Mariana A. Pardo
BVSc, MV, DACVECC
Criticalist
Veterinary Emergency Group
Navaratnam Partheeban
BVM&S MRCVS
(he/him/his)
Veterinary Dairy Technical Specialist
Phibro Animal Health
Budhan Pukazhenthi
B.V.Sc.; M.S., Ph.D
Reproductive Physiologist
Smithsonian Institution
Ashley T. Randall
DVM
Owner/ Veterinarian/ Entrepreneur
West End Animal Wellness Center
West End Cares
Jaylon Rankins
(he/him/his)
President
LSU Pre-Veterinary Student Chapter
Issa Robson
BVM&S
(she/her/hers)
Co-founder BVEDS, Veterinary Clinical Teaching Fellow
British Veterinary Ethnicity & Diversity Society
University of Surrey
Cherice Roth
DVM
Volunteer/Special Projects Committee Chair
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Carlos Sanchez
DVM, MSc (Wild Animal Health)
Head Veterinarian
Oregon Zoo
Marie Sato Quicksall
DVM, CVA
President
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Kimberly C. Simmons
DVM
CEO
Simmons Consulting Group, LLC
Micha Simons
VMD
Mentorship/Leadership Opportunities Chair
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Darius Statham
B.S.
(he/him/his)
Veterinary Student
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine (National Association for Black Veterinarians)
Pei Su
M.A.
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
ACTAsia
Cherese N. Sullivan
DVM, MS
President-Elect
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Jean-Yin Tan
DVM, DACVIM-LAIM, Cert. Prof. Mgt
Senior Instructor, Equine Clinical Sciences
University of Calgary
Marina Tejada
DVM
Supervising Veterinarian
North Shore Animal League America
Christina V. Tran
DVM
Immediate Past President, Founding Board Member
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Horace E. Walcott
DVM, MSPH, MSc, DHSc
(he/him/his)
Weston Research Mentor, Science Educator
Brooklyn Tech
Cara Williams
DVM, DACVPM
(she/her/hers)
Co-Founder, Executive Director
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
Margarita Woc Colburn
DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Nashville Zoo
Anna M. Yeakley
PhD, MSW
Consultant, Trainer, and Facilitator
Anna Yeakley Consulting