Faculty & Staff
Program Leaders
![Andres Perez](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Andres%20Perez.jpeg?itok=4IrrFhLu)
Andres Perez, DVM, PhD
Director and Endowed Chair of Global Animal Health and Food Safety
![Mary Katherine O'Brien](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/mary-katherine-obrien.jpeg?itok=sh8NA6kn)
Mary Katherine O'Brien, PhD
Researcher for Education and Outreach
![Maria Sol Perez](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Maria%20Sol%20Perez.jpeg?itok=CbhoH6ew)
Maria Sol Perez, DVM, PhD
Deputy Director and International Research Development Manager
![Melinda Wilkins](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/melinda_wilkins_cropped.2.jpg?itok=JMZ6R1BA)
Melinda Wilkins, DVM, MPH, PhD, ACVPM
Residency Director for the Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Residency
Staff
![Emily Gillette](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/emilycahfs2.3.jpg?itok=ltH_ogXi)
Mila Velimirovich-Holtz, MS
Education Associate
Post Docs and Researchers
![Umanga Gunasekera](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Umanga%20Gunasekera.jpeg?itok=55Adg37a)
![Portrait of Sylvester Ochwo](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/ochwo-silver_crop.jpg?itok=QDuzMPJe)
![Rachel Schambow](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Rachel%20Schambow%20-%202022%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Hzjs_rnL)
Rachel Schambow, BS, DVM, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
![Valeriia Yustyniuk](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Valeriia%20-%202022.jpg?itok=VcaRwNDH)
Valeriia Yustyniuk, DVM, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residents
![Oluwaseun Akinyede](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Oluwaseun_-_2022%202.1.jpg?itok=UTF-U3f3)
Oluwaseun Akinyede, DVM, MPH
Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Resident
Bryan Birtcil, DVM, MPH
Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Resident
Graduate Students
![das](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/1.1.jpeg?itok=OIi3oA8M)
Regional Support
![denis e](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/bio%20pic.jpg?itok=ShD57CxE)
Daniella Schettino, DVM, MSc, PhD
PhD alumni
Technical Advisors
![Portrait of Mohammad Alkhamis](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Alkhamis-Mohammad%20head%20shot.jpeg?itok=2ZK07ggb)
Mohammad Alkhamis, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Technical advisor
Sergio Duffy, DVM, MSc, PhD
Senior Technical Advisor
![Udi Elnekave](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Udi.jpeg?itok=gxo-EwiL)
Ehud (Udi) Elnekave, DVM, PhD
Technical advisor
![Portrait of Emilio Leon](/sites/cahfs.umn.edu/files/styles/staff_portrait/public/Leon-Emilio-2020_CROP.jpg?itok=9s0udk45)
Emilio Leon, Med. Vet., PhD
Senior technical advisor