Leadership

Executive Committee

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Sean M. Perry, DVM, PhD
President
Kourtney Grimm, DVM
President-Elect
Anna-Marie Ruoff, DVM
Vice President
Ruth Marcec-Greaves, DVM, PhD
Secretary
Stacey Leonatti Wilkinson, DVM, DABVP (Reptile/Amphibian)
Treasurer
La'Toya Latney, DVM,    DABVP (Reptile/Amphibian), DECZM (Zoo Health Management), CertAqV
Immediate Past-President
Elizabeth Hyde, DVM, CVA
(2 yr) Member-at-Large
Cathy Johnson-Delany, DVM
(2 yr) Member-at-Large
Adrienne Breaux, DVM
(1-yr) Member-at-Large
Jeffrey Hess, DVM

(1 yr) Member-At-Large

ARAV Standing Committees

Our Standing Committees are dedicated to accomplishing the mission of the association. If you’re interested in joining a committee, email info@arav.org for more information. 
PR & Membership Committee
Chair: Kaitlyn Nikirk, DVM
Co-Chair: Erica Giles, DVM


outreach@arav.org
Student Outreach Committee
Chair: Lauren Gawel, DVM
Co-Chair: Marianne Coran, DVM


students@arav.org
DEI Laision
Kelly Rockwell, DVM




urivm@arav.org 
Fundraising Committee
Chairs: Liz Hyde, DVM;
Adrienne Breaux, DVM


fundraising@arav.org
Grant Advisory Committee
Chair: Byron de la Navarre, DVM
Co-Chair: Curtis Eng, DVM


grants@arav.org
Legislative & Animal Welfare (LAW) Committee
Chair: Kimberlee Wojick, DVM, DACZM

LAW@arav.org
Infectious Diseases Committee
Chair: Rachel E. Marschang, PD Dr. med. vet., Dip. ECZM (herpetology), FTA Mikrobiologie ZB Reptilien
infectious.diseases@arav.org
Leadership Development Committee
Chair: La'Toya Latney, DVM, DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian), 
International Committee
Chair: Anke Stöhr, Dr. med. vet., Dip. ECZM (herpetology)

international@arav.org
Technician
Committee
Chair: Christina Miller, RVT


tech@arav.org
HerpVet
Committee
Chair: Robert Ossiboff, DVM, PhD, DACVP

herpvet@arav.org

International Representatives

For more information regarding our International Representatives and to add your location, email international@arav.org.
Marco Masi
Italy
Li-Wen (Rita) Chang
Japan/Taiwan/Indonesia
Beth Fledelius
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
David Moran
Emerging Countries
Lionel Schilliger
France 
Joshua Llinas
Australia/New Zealand
Tom Hellebuyck
Belgium/Netherlands
Albert Martinez-Silvestre
Spain/Portugal
Iain Cope
United Kingdom
Jean Meyer
Austria/Switzerland
Ioana Popesco
Belarus, Cz Rep, Poland, Russia, Slovakia
Violaine Colon
Hong Kong
Kelsey Chapman
Canada
Sabine Oefner
Germany

JHMS Advisory Board

The Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery is the quarterly scientic journal of ARAV.  Online access to this journal is available to all current members through our online publisher, Meridian. Click here to view the journal. 
JHMS Editor-In Chief
Rachel E. Marschang, PD Dr. med. vet., Dip. ECZM (herpetology), FTA Mikrobiologie ZB Reptilien
JHMS Managing Editor
Dana Varble, DVM
JHMS Scientific Editor
James E. Bogan, Jr., DVM, MVS (Conservation Medicine), DABVP (Canine/Feline), DABVP (Reptile/Amphibian), CertAqV
JHMS Chair
Sean Perry, DVM, Ph.D

Conference Organizing Chairs

ARAV hosts two standing conferences:
Our annual conference, Exotic365, is held in various locations across the USA in collaboration with AEMV through the partnership of RAEVMA, LLC.
ICARE is held biennially in Europe in collaboration with AEMV, EAAV, and ECZM.  
Exotic365
 Committee 2025
Chair: Kourtney Grimm, DVM
Co-Chair: Anna-Marie Ruoff, DVM
Alternate: Sean Perry, DVM, PhD
ICARE Steering Committee
 Chair: Anke Stöhr, Dr. med. vet., Dip. ECZM (herpetology)
Co-Chair: Rachel E. Marschang, PD Dr. med. vet., Dip. ECZM (herpetology), FTA Mikrobiologie ZB Reptilien
Exotic365
 Committee 2026
Chair: Anna-Marie Ruoff, DVM
Co-Chair: Ruth Marcec-Greaves, DVM, PhD
Alternate: Kourtney Grimm, DVM

Tech Committee

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JHMS Editor-In Chief
Rachel E. Marschang, PD Dr. med. vet., Dip. ECZM (herpetology), FTA Mikrobiologie ZB Reptilien
JHMS Managing Editor
Dana Varble, DVM