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Our Team

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

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Our Team

Janine Mitchell

Janine Mitchell

Executive Director

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Adrienne Maranduik

Adrienne Maranduik

Development Coordinator

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Carol Murray

Carol Murray

Director of Development

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Christie Yakubu

Christie Yakubu

Country Manager, Ghana

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Dani LaGiglia

Dani LaGiglia

Senior Manager, Corporate and Foundation

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Danielle Legault

Danielle Legault

Project Manager, COHERS

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Daria Kuznetsova

Daria Kuznetsova

Ukraine Program Manager

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Deborah Bruce

Deborah Bruce

Senior Director of Finance

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Erica Yu

Erica Yu

Financial Analyst

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Eesha Chaudhry

Eesha Chaudhry

Communications 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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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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Madalyn Nielsen

Madalyn Nielsen

Program Officer, VETS

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Megan Sylka

Megan Sylka

Program Manager, Volunteer Engagement

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Michelle Tuma #1

Michelle Tuma (DVM)

Companion Animal Veterinary Specialist

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Oksana Brezden #1

Oksana Brezden

Financial Analyst

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Phet Sounthonnavong

Phet Sounthonnavong

Country Co-ordinator, Laos

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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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Yana Zhambekova

Yana Zhambekova

Ukraine Country Director

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Stories From Around The World

People, Practice, and Prevention: Community Sensitization in Rural Senegal

People, Practice, and Prevention: Community Sensitization in Rural Senegal

Posted Jan 9th, 2026

A community sensitization event in rural Senegal offers a window into how local partners and Community Animal Health Workers are building a culture of prevention through dialogue, trust, and repeated engagement under the COHERS program.

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An Ounce of Prevention: Community Animal Health Workers and the Power of Early Action in Senegal

An Ounce of Prevention: Community Animal Health Workers and the Power of Early Action in Senegal

Posted Jan 5th, 2026

A mass vaccination campaign in rural Senegal reveals how Community Animal Health Workers are strengthening prevention, extending veterinary services, and protecting livelihoods in hard-to-reach communities through the COHERS program.

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One Week in Bolgatanga: The Women Transforming Animal Health in Ghana

One Week in Bolgatanga: The Women Transforming Animal Health in Ghana

Posted Nov 24th, 2025

In Ghana’s Upper East Region, women Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) are transforming animal care and community health. Through VWB’s VETS program, they’re improving livestock management, advancing gender equality, and building resilient One Health systems from the ground up.

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  • I have seen first-hand the benefits of capacity building and gender empowerment for smallholder livestock farmers, and stakeholders in the livestock sector.
    - Dr. Shauna Richards

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