THE APVMA EXECUTIVE BOARD
PRESIDENT
Gretel Wurdack
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
americanpvmapresident@gmail.com
Hi, my name is Gretel Wurdack and I am a Junior in Animal Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. I run programs and train volunteers for the Pre-Vet Club, an animal education nonprofit, for the last five years, and have worked for multiple animal sanctuaries. My interests include equine medicine and horseback riding. I am a quadruplet, and I have a miniature donkey and a hedgehog. My biggest goal for the year is expanding community service and networking options for students.
Gretel Wurdack
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
americanpvmapresident@gmail.com
Hi, my name is Gretel Wurdack and I am a Junior in Animal Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. I run programs and train volunteers for the Pre-Vet Club, an animal education nonprofit, for the last five years, and have worked for multiple animal sanctuaries. My interests include equine medicine and horseback riding. I am a quadruplet, and I have a miniature donkey and a hedgehog. My biggest goal for the year is expanding community service and networking options for students.
VICE PRESIDENT
Ashley Lauraine
Hope College
apvmavicepresident@gmail.com
Hi everyone! My name is Ashley Lauraine and I'm so honored to serve as your vice president. I am a Junior at Hope College in Holland, Michigan where I'm majoring in biology and minoring in biochemistry. I'm the treasurer for our pre-vet and animal lovers club, Club Animalia, volunteer at Renew Therapeutic Riding Center as a horse leader, and work as a vet assistant at Emergency Veterinary Care Centers. I plan to go into small animal general practice and spend a few years in emergency medicine. One fun fact about me is that I have been teaching at the Summer Science Camps at Hope College for 9 years! I adore teaching and plan to focus more intensely on client education in my future practice to improve overall pet health. I look forward to being your vice president and please reach out to me if you have questions or just want someone to bounce ideas off of (I love making four year plans)!
SECRETARY
Jamia Eaves
Tuskegee University
apvmasecretary@gmail.com
My name is Jamia Eaves. I am a freshman Animal science major at Tuskegee University, striving to become an accomplished veterinarian, wildlife conservationist, and animal rescuer. I was raised in Auburn, Alabama, by a loving and caring family of six. I am one of four siblings, and I have a fraternal twin. Thanks to my family, I have been able to strive and pursue things and positions such as APVMA Secretary. My hobbies include crocheting, painting, working out, reading, and writing. I have two dogs, a Maltipoo and a beagle, whom I adore. I hope to be admitted to an international college of veterinary medicine to utilize ethical concepts to improve lab animals' living standards and obtain my international medical license. I plan to explore additional sustainable means and methods of containment and preservation for endangered, rehabilitated, and threatened animals in zoos and wildlife rescue reservations, and open a veterinary facility that will take in and rehabilitate injured and abused animals. I am very excited about this opportunity and promise to uphold what this community and organization truly stand for. I appreciate your support.
TREASURER
Braeden Smith
University of Arkansas
treasurerapvma@gmail.com
Hi, my name is Braeden Smith, and I am in my third year at the University of Arkansas majoring in Animal Science with a minor in Biology! I was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and I spent a majority of my life living there. I have experience working as a zookeeper at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and Northsong Wild Bird Rehabilitation! A fun fact about me is my favorite animal is the spotted hyena; I absolutely love them and will use any opportunity I can to info dump about them!
Braeden Smith
University of Arkansas
treasurerapvma@gmail.com
Hi, my name is Braeden Smith, and I am in my third year at the University of Arkansas majoring in Animal Science with a minor in Biology! I was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and I spent a majority of my life living there. I have experience working as a zookeeper at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and Northsong Wild Bird Rehabilitation! A fun fact about me is my favorite animal is the spotted hyena; I absolutely love them and will use any opportunity I can to info dump about them!
WEBMASTER
McCaelyn Beuschel
Auburn University
americanpvmawebmaster@gmail.com
Hey y'all! My name is McCaelyn Beuschel, and I am a Junior in Animal Science (Pre-Vet) at Auburn University. I am from a tiny town in West Texas, with a population of 86. I currently serve as Publicity Chair for our chapter of the professional agricultural sorority, Sigma Alpha, and work as a UTA in the Anatomy & Physiology Labs and as a Necropsy Technician for Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine. My main goal for the year is to expand our social media presence and reach more rural communities. My hobbies include painting and any form of art. I have four dogs, Delta, Linus, Einstein, and Mayhem, and grew up on a farm/ranch with horses and cattle.
McCaelyn Beuschel
Auburn University
americanpvmawebmaster@gmail.com
Hey y'all! My name is McCaelyn Beuschel, and I am a Junior in Animal Science (Pre-Vet) at Auburn University. I am from a tiny town in West Texas, with a population of 86. I currently serve as Publicity Chair for our chapter of the professional agricultural sorority, Sigma Alpha, and work as a UTA in the Anatomy & Physiology Labs and as a Necropsy Technician for Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine. My main goal for the year is to expand our social media presence and reach more rural communities. My hobbies include painting and any form of art. I have four dogs, Delta, Linus, Einstein, and Mayhem, and grew up on a farm/ranch with horses and cattle.
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THE APVMA ADVISORY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Cord M. Brundage, PhD, DVM
Faculty Veterinarian, and Program Coordinator Assistant Professor Cal Poly Pomona cmbrundage@cpp.edu Dr. Cord Brundage is a Faculty Veterinarian, and Program Coordinator in the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Cal Poly Pomona. He joined Cal Poly Pomona in 2016 and specializes in integrative animal physiology. Dr. Brundage earned a DVM degree from Colorado State University. Prior to his veterinary program, he obtained an M.S. and PhD in neurophysiology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. After Colorado State, Dr. Brundage worked in private practice in Louisville Kentucky and Northern Colorado and served as visiting Professor of Physiology at St. Matthews School for Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Brundage advises the Pre-Veterinary Club and Veterinary Research Group at Cal Poly Pomona and he serves as a resource for Pre-Veterinary students across Southern California. |
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Krista Hardyman, DVM
Associate Professor University of Wisconsin - Platteville Plateville, WI hardymankr@uwplatt.edu Dr. Krista Hardyman is an associate professor of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science in the School of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Plateville. She serves as an advisor for students in the animal science and pre-veterinary medicine programs. Dr. Hardyman also serves as th faculty advisor for the Pre-Veterinary Club on campus. Dr. Hardyman attended Lutheer College in Decorah, Iowa, earning a B.A. in Biology (1996). She attended Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 2000 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. She was in private practice for 12 years before joining the faculty at UW-Platteville. Krista is a native of New Richland, Minnesota, where she was raised on a dairy and crop farm. Krista currently resides with her family on a dairy farm in Belmont, Wisconsin. |
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Laura Flatow, PhD
Associate Professor, Pre-Veterinary Coordinator Berry College Berry, GA lflatow@berry.edu Dr. Laura Flatow is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Pre-Veterinary Coordinator in the Animal Science Department at Berry College. Dr. Flatow received her B.S. in Animal Science from Iowa State University. She attended graduate school at University of California Davis where she received her M.S. in Animal Science and her Ph.D. in Nutritional Biology focusing on poultry nutrition and immunology. Dr. Flatow has been a faculty member at Berry since 2012 and transitioned into the role of Pre-Veterinary Coordinator in 2019. She provides support to pre-veterinary students across campus as well as advises the Pre-Vet Club. |