Jennifer Brown DVM, DACVS
President
A 1999 graduate of Washington State University, Dr. Brown went on to complete her large animal surgery residency at Michigan State University in 2003. She served as a faculty member at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine until 2010. Dr. Brown now resides in Tampa, FL where she works both in small and large animal practice. She has participated in both American Samoa campaigns as well as Requena, Peru and Cancun, Mexico 2011. She joined the board of Veterinary Ventures in 2009 and was elected president in 2011.
Sandy Still Pharm D
Vice President
Sandy obtained her Pharm. D. from Oregon State University in 2000 and currently resides in Portland, OR where she works as a hospital clinical pharmacist and consultant pharmacist for Banfield Pet Hospitals. She was the Manager of Pharmacy Services at the University of Florida Veterinary Hospital from 2008-2011. Sandy has always had a passion for addressing the veterinary needs of animals, volunteering on spay-neuter campaigns in the Bahamas, Bora Bora, Cook Islands, and American Samoa. Sandy is one of the founding members of Veterinary Ventures and was instrumental in organizing the inaugural campaign in American Samoa.
Amber Holland
Treasurer
Amber Holland, founding member of Veterinary Ventures, is from Portland, Oregon. Amber is enthusiastic about international veterinary care and her experience includes co-directing an Avian reintroduction project in Costa Rica, managing a spay/neuter clinic in the Cook Islands, and managing a nursing clinic in Koh Phangan, Thailand. In 2007, Amber graduated from Portland State University with a Masters of Public Administration, specializing in International Non-profit Development. She currently sits as the Board Treasurer and is living in Portland under the reign of two dogs, Arthur and Roo, and Executive Feline, Madeline.
Suzanne Thomas DVM
Board Member
Dr Suzanne Thomas has been small animal veterinarian for 10 years and currently working for a non-profit high quality high volume spay neuter clinic and a 24 hr veterinary emergency and critical care facility in Tacoma. She lives with her daughter, 2 dogs, 4 cats and a pony in Fox Island, WA. She has participated with Veterinary Ventures in both American Samoa and Bonfil, Mexico, and Iquitos, Peru. Suzanne has been a board member since 2009.
Robert Callahan JD
Board Member
Mr. Callahan has been practicing law for 22 years in the Portland, OR area. A native of Portland, he graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1985 and the Northwestern School of Law in Portland in 1988. He is a member of the state bars of Oregon and California and has been admitted to the Federal Court District Oregon and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco). He has participated in an international spay-neuter campaign in the Cook Islands. Bob is a founding member of Vet Ventures.
Stephanie Calves JD, MPH
Board Member
Stephanie Cálves, JD, MPH works for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), where she supports capacity building and organizational development of local non-profit organizations to manage HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs in Africa. Prior to working with EGPAF, Ms. Cálves, served as the Policy Advisor for the APIN Plus/Harvard PEPFAR program in Nigeria at the Harvard School of Public Health where she supported an HIV/AIDS program in Nigeria. Ms. Cálves has supported the founding 5 NGOs in Africa, which implement HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs and has participated in their governance in a variety of roles. Ms. Cálves has also served as the Project Director for the Massachusetts Consortium for Children with Special Health Care Needs, a project of New England Serve. She practiced law in the areas of civil litigation, medical malpractice law, employment law, and commercial litigation. Ms. Cálves has a B.S. in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University, a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law, and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Ms. Calves is an avid international traveler. Between her trips abroad, she lives in Washington, DC with her loving cat Nova. Stephanie joined the board in 2011.