Animal Health Committee Mission
- Ensures high quality and comprehensive animal health care in all AZA institutions
- Drafts and reviews health related guidelines and policies as requested by the AZA Board, SAGS and AZA programs
- Responds to emerging diseases issues by drafting protocols, guidelines and recommendations for AZA institutions
- Provides review of research or conservation proposals for CEF and other granting bodies and works with the Accreditation Commission on development and/or review of health related accreditation standards
- Acts as a liaison between AZA, AAZV, and animal health regulatory agencies, such as USDA and CDC
- Oversees the Veterinary Advisors Group, a subcommittee of the AHC that provides general support and guidance to SSP and TAG veterinary advisors, appoints and certifies the advisors, and establishes performance standards
Chair:
Pam Dennis, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Vice-Chair:
Natalie Mylniczenko, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Adviser:
E. Scott Weber, Lake Victorian Cichlid SSP
Board Liaison:
Bert Castro, Phoenix Zoo
AZA Staff Liaisons:
Steve Olson
Candice Dorsey, Ph.D.
Committee Members:
Mike Bodri, V.M.D., Ph.D., N. Georgia College and State University
Nancy Carpenter, D.V.M., Utah's Hogle Zoo
Bob Chastain, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Maria Crane, D.V.M., Zoo Atlanta
Thomas W. de Maar, D.V.M., Gladys Porter Zoo
Martha Hile, Living Desert
Randall Junge, D.V.M., Saint Louis Zoo
Michele Miller, D.V.M., Ph.D., Palm Beach Zoo
Tim Mullican, D.V.M., Georgia Aquarium
Michael Murray, D.V.M., Monterey Bay Aquarium
Yvonne Nadler, D.V.M., Lincoln Park Zoo
Jan Ramer, Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc.