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Meet the Veterinarians Without Borders North America/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Amérique du Nord team.

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Our Team

Charmaine Brett #1

Charmaine Brett

Executive Director

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Dani LaGiglia

Dani LaGiglia

Senior Manager, Corporate and Foundation

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Danielle Legault

Danielle Legault

VETS Program Officer

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Daria Kuznetsova

Daria Kuznetsova

Ukraine Program Manager

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Deborah Bruce

Deborah Bruce

Director of Finance

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Erica Yu

Erica Yu

Finance and Administration Officer

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Esther Mburu #1

Esther Mburu

Country Program Manager, Kenya

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Geneviève Douyon

Geneviève Douyon

Northern Canada Program Clinic Officer

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Ivan Zenar

Ivan Zenar

Deputy Director, International Development and Humanitarian Program

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Jean-Paul Blanchard

Jean-Paul Blanchard

Head of Program, Finance

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Katia Major #1

Katia Major

VETS Partnership, Senior Program Manager

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Kavitha Misra

Kavitha Misra

Gender Advisor

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Kristen Rodrigues #1

Kristen Rodrigues

International Development and Humanitarian Director

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Laura Eley

Laura Eley

Communications & Media Relations Manager

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Megan Sylka

Megan Sylka

Senior Program Officer

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Michelle Tuma #1

Michelle Tuma (DVM)

Northern Canada Veterinary Specialist

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Oksana Brezden #1

Oksana Brezden

Finance & Administration Officer

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Phet Sounthonnavong

Phet Sounthonnavong

Country Co-ordinator, Laos

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Rebeckah Piotrowski

Rebeckah Piotrowski

Senior Director of Philanthropy

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Rosemary Moria

Rosemary Moria

Administration and Finance Officer, South Sudan

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Sharon Nicholson

Sharon Nicholson

Individual Giving Manager

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Taban Kaps Robert

Taban Kaps Robert

Program Manager, South Sudan

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Tanja Kisslinger

Tanja Kisslinger

Director of Communications

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Thon Aluong Abraham

Thon Aluong Abraham

Livestock Program Officer, South Sudan

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Valli Fraser-Celin

Valli Fraser-Celin

Companion Animal Manager

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Stories From Around The World

VETS Volunteer Voices: Mapping the Future of Organic Farming in Cambodia

VETS Volunteer Voices: Mapping the Future of Organic Farming in Cambodia

Posted Jun 12th, 2025

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Ian Parfitt, a GIS Mapping Advisor who spent three months in Cambodia (January–April 2025) supporting organic agriculture and digital transformation with our local partner, AVSF Cambodia.

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More than Milk: How One Kenyan Woman Is Cultivating Leadership, Livelihood, and Lasting Change

More than Milk: How One Kenyan Woman Is Cultivating Leadership, Livelihood, and Lasting Change

Posted Jun 10th, 2025

Megan Sylka, Senior Program Officer at VWB, shares how her recent visit to Kenya revealed the powerful ripple effects of the VETS program—highlighting how Community One Health Champion Shelmith Mwai is transforming her dairy farm, her family dynamics, and her community through knowledge, leadership, and collaboration.

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From Farm to Fork: Why One Health Matters for Food Safety

From Farm to Fork: Why One Health Matters for Food Safety

Posted Jun 6th, 2025

This article examines how a One Health approach can transform food safety systems by addressing the interconnected health of people, animals, and the environment—highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration, innovations like Canada’s CFSIN, and global strategies to mitigate risks such as antimicrobial resistance, climate change, and zoonotic disease.

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    - Nikki Sheedy

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