Faculty & Staff
Program Leaders
Andres Perez, DVM, PhD
Director and Endowed Chair of Global Animal Health and Food Safety
Mary Katherine O'Brien, PhD
Researcher for Education and Outreach
Maria Sol Perez, DVM, PhD
Deputy Director and International Research Development Manager
Melinda Wilkins, DVM, MPH, PhD, ACVPM
Residency Director for the Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Residency
Student Workers
Staff
Mridul Debnath, BSS, MA
Program/Project Specialist
Mila Velimirovich-Holtz, MS
Education Associate
Post Docs and Researchers
Bryan Birtcil, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Research Project Specialist
Valeriia Yustyniuk, DVM, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residents
Guillermo Arcega Castillo, DVM, MPVM
Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Resident
Rachael Schulte, DVM, MPH
Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Resident
Michelle Schultze, DVM, MPH
Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Resident
Graduate Students
Regional Support
Daniella Schettino, DVM, MSc, PhD
PhD alumni
Technical Advisors
Mohammad Alkhamis, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Technical advisor
Sergio Duffy, DVM, MSc, PhD
Senior Technical Advisor
Ehud (Udi) Elnekave, DVM, PhD
Technical advisor
Emilio Leon, Med. Vet., PhD
Senior technical advisor