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NBVME Membership 

 Updated July 22, 2010

The NBVME consists of 13 members, each appointed directly by the organization they represent. Members serve three-year terms, and can serve a maximum of three terms. Terms begin at the close of the NBVME's summer meeting. The Executive Committee is composed of the NBVME's officers (Chair, Chair-Elect, Immediate Past Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer), who serve one year terms in office.

National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
2010-2011

Appointed by the American Animal Hospital Association:

Dennis A. Feinberg, DVM. Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Feinberg is a small animal practitioner in private practice and is a former member of the South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

John D. Tait, DVM, MBA. Guelph, Ontario.
Dr. Tait is a practice manager, practice consultant, and part-time faculty member at the Ontario Veterinary College.

Appointed by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners:

Thomas Hairgrove, DVM, DABVP. College Station, Texas.
Dr. Hairgrove is coordinator for livestock and food animal systems for Texas Agrilife extension service.

Appointed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners:

Benjamin Franklin, Jr., DVM. West Palm Beach, Florida. Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Franklin is a retired equine practitioner.

Appointed by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians:

Rick Tubbs, DVM, MS, MBA, DACT, DABVP. Jasper, Alabama. Chair-Elect
Dr. Tubbs is a swine practitioner in private practice.

Appointed by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards:

Meg Glattly, DVM. Richfield, Minnesota.
Dr. Glattly is a small animal practitioner in private practice, and is a member of the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine.

Jay Hedrick, DVM. El Dorado, Kansas. Chair
Dr. Hedrick is a small animal practitioner in private practice, and is a former member of the Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners. 

Lila Miller, DVM. New York, New York.
Dr. Miller works for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and is a former member of the New York State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Joyceanne Fick. Kuna, Idaho. Public Member
Ms. Fick is a member of the Idaho Board of Veterinary Medicine.

Appointed by the AVMA Council on Education:

Jayne E Jensen, DVM. Issaquah, Washington.
Dr. Jensen is a small animal practitioner in private practice, and is a member of the Council on Education.

Appointed by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges:

Linda L. Blythe, DVM, PhD. Corvallis, Oregon. Immediate Past Chair
Dr. Blythe is a faculty member at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University.

Representing the Canadian National Examining Board:

Sylvie Latour, DVM. Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.
Dr. Latour works for the Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec, the veterinary medical licensing body in that province.

Appointed by the National Association of Federal Veterinarians:

Gary D. Gackstetter, DVM, MPH, PhD. Arlington, Virginia.
Dr. Gackstetter is a retired US Air Force veterinary medical officer, and presently works as a consultant for the US Department of Homeland Security.

Executive Director:

John R. Boyce, DVM, PhD. Bismarck, North Dakota.