Board of Directors

Executive Board for 2023-2024

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

District Representatives 2023-2024

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)

Brian Stuber, 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)

Deborah McArthur-Wicks, 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)

Danielle Diamond, 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 2023-2024

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

AVMA Representatives 2023-2024

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

Committee Chairs 2023-2024

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
Bradley Mills, DVM - PAC
Erin Byrd, DVM; Holly Capps, DVM - Membership
Liliya Nusbaum, DVM - Recent Grad
Michael Martin, DVM - State Veterinarian
Chessie Green, DVM - Continuing Education
Jennifer Shults, DVM - Legislative

Administrative

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