Deborah Bruce is the Senior Director of Finance at Veterinarians Without Borders North America/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Amérique du Nord.
Deborah Bruce is VWB/VSF's Senior 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).
In this edition of Ask an Expert, we spoke with Yana Zhambekova, Ukraine Country Director at Veterinarians Without Borders North America (VWB), about the realities facing rural communities, livestock keepers, and veterinarians across Ukraine today.
#VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Donald Hilborn, an Agricultural Advisor from Ontario who recently completed his third VETS placement in Kenya (March–April 2026) with our local partner, Meru Dairy, supporting small-scale dairy farmers in building more sustainable and resilient feeding systems.
In recognition of International Day for Biological Diversity 2026, VWB reflects on how healthy rangelands, community-led animal health systems, and pastoralist knowledge help sustain resilience across working landscapes worldwide.
