Specie-Oriented Committees

Cattle Health
Dr. Karen Jordan, Chair
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Mr. Jon Johnson, Vice Chair
Texas Farm Bureau

Equine Health
Ms. Amy Mann, Chair
Individual Member
Dr. Robert Stout, Vice Chair
Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Poultry Health
Dr. Andrea M. Miles, Chair
American Association of Avian Pathologists
Dr. Pat Wakenell, Vice Chair
University of California-Davis

Sheep & Goat Health
Dr. Lyndon Irwin, Chair
American Sheep Industry Association
Dr. Cleon V. Kimberling, Vice Chair
American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners

Swine Health 
Dr. David Nolan, Chair
Cargill Meat Solutions
Dr. Harry Snelson, Vice Chair
American Association of Swine Veterinarians

Issue-Based Committees

Animal Care
Dr. Jerome O. Geiger, Chair
PIC USA
Dr. Gail Golab, Vice Chair
American Veterinary Medical Association

Animal Health Emergency Management
Dr. Patrick Webb, Chair
National Pork Board
Dr. Leah Dorman, Vice Chair
Ohio Department of Agriculture

Animal Health & International Trade
Dr. Eldon Uhlenhopp, Chair
Iowa State University Outreach Academy
Dr. David Harlan, Vice Chair
Cargill

Animal Identification & Information Systems
Mr. Glenn Fischer, Chair
ALLFLEX USA, Inc.
Mr. Victor Velez, Vice Chair
California Department of Food and Agriculture

     Equine ID Subcommittee
     J. Amelita Facchiano, Chair
     Individual Member
     VACANT, Vice Chair
  
Animal Production Food Safety & Security
Dr. James McKean, Chair
Iowa State University, Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine
Mr. Andrew Kennedy, Vice Chair
FoodlogiQ

Emerging Diseases
Dr. Lanny W. Pace, Chair
Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
VACANT, Vice Chair

Environmental Issues
This committee has been dissolved as of December 31, 2007.  Click here to view their Resolutions & Position Statements, now under Resolutions of the Board.

Youth Programs
This committee has been merged with the Animal Care Committee as of December 31, 2007.

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NIAA Membership
Our membership is very diverse and is made up of producers, veterinarians, scientists, government representatives and allied industries.  Click here to visit the directory.