Deborah Bruce is the Director of Finance at Veterinarians Without Borders North America/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Amérique du Nord.
Deborah Bruce is VWB/VSF's Director of Finance. With a career spanning two decades, Deborah has leadership and management experience in several sectors, including professional services and non-profit organizations both domestic and international. Deborah worked for many years in Montreal, relocating to Toronto in 2001.
Deborah is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).
#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.
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.
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.
