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).
As the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists unfolds, VWB explores why mobility is not a barrier to care — but a blueprint for designing resilient, equitable animal health systems in rangeland and remote communities.
Khadia Diallo’s story reveals how women Community Animal Health Workers in rural Senegal are strengthening disease prevention from the ground up — caring for animals, supporting families, and translating One Health principles into everyday practice through the COHERS program.
A community awareness 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.
