Board of Directors

Executive Board for 2022-2023

Ed Faulkner, DVM, President
Marguerite Gleason, DVM, President-Elect
Shannon Bass, DVM, Vice President
Karyn Smith, DVM, Secretary-Treasurer
Dante Martin, DVM, Immediate Past President

District Representatives 2022-2023

Paige Harrington, DVM
District 1
(Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrell, Washington)

Kimberley Barth, DVM
District 2
(Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Northampton, Nash, Person, Vance, Warren, Wilson)

Harrison Dudley, DVM
District 3
(Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson, Wayne)

Katharine Holder, DVM
District 4
(Durham, Wake)

Donna McLamb, DVM 
District 5
(Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin)

Melina Efthimiadis, DVM 
District 6
(Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph, Rockingham)

Eliza Ruffner, DVM
District 7
(Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Columbus, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender)

Ryan Reid, DVM
District 8
(Anson, Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland)

Alea Harrison, DVM
District 9
(Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Union)

Bradley Mills, DVM
District 10
(Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, Watauga, Wilkes)

Erin Purvis, DVM
District 11
(Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey)

NCSU Representatives 2022-2023

Kate Meurs, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM - Dean, Veterinary Medicine
Emily Lentz, NCSU-CVM Student Rep

AVMA Representatives 2022-2023

Steve Stelma, DVM, AVMA Delegate
Shannon Foy, DVM, AVMA Alternate Delegate

Committee Chairs 2022-2023

Sandra Strong, DVM - Animal Welfare
Dante Martin, DVM - Awards/Nominations
Gretchen Burke, DVM - Friends of NCVMA
Natalie Young, PharmD, FACVP - Industry Council
Jim Hamilton, DVM - Large Animal Academy
Sandy Albright, DVM - PAC
Erin Byrd, DVM; Holly Capps, DVM - Membership
Liliya Nusbaum, DVM - Recent Grad
Michael Martin, DVM - State Veterinarian
Chessie Green, DVM; David Linzey, DVM - Continuing Education
Jennifer Shults, DVM - Legislative

Administrative

Claire H. Holley - Executive Director
John Meidl - Director of Membership Development
Anne Cavender - Office Manager