DVM
President
Edward Dana Haigh, B.S., D.V.M.: Born and raised in Shelton, WA. The son of two Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Graduates. Bachelor of Science Zoology major, University of Washington 2005. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University 2010. Edward’s focus is small animal and aquaculture. Member of WSVMA, AVMA and American Association of Fish Veterinarians. Represented the WSVMA as the emerging leader in 2011. Served as Chair of the Pacific Northwest Veterinary Conference for 5 years.
DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Vice-President
DVM
Secretary
Former Washington State Veterinarian Brian Joseph serves as a veterinary consultant for over a dozen aquaria and dolphin facilities in the United States and the Bahamas including Washington’s own Seattle Aquarium. A 1984 University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine graduate, he completed his Master’s in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at the University of Florida in December 2020. Dr. Joseph’s interests include the global effect of climate change on food security, transboundary disease, zoonotic disease, and the marine environment. He serves as a Director on the LifeStock Int’l and Protect Wild Dolphins boards, and recently completed a project in Kurdistan and Iraq training farmers, laboratory diagnosticians, and veterinarians in the detection, reporting and control of transboundary diseases. Dr. Joseph frequently serves as an animal welfare auditor for the American Humane Association, enjoys fishing, kayaking, and writing. He lives in Gig Harbor with his lovely wife, and an autistic Leonberger, a Mexican Street Dog, two Bernese Mountain Dog puppies, a cat, and is, of course, allergic to the latter five.
DVM
Director
Dr. Melanie Bowden graduated in 2016 from WSU College of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked in small animal general practice from 2016-2019 in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Was a member of the WSVMA Power of 10 in 2017 and has participated in several subcommittee projects since then. Since 2020 Dr. Melanie Bowden has worked in Emergency Medicine in Maine, New York, and Washington. She is now Medical Director for VEG ER hospital in Redmond, WA
DVM
Director
Dr. Gary Marshall graduated from the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine. He practices full-time at the feline-exclusive practice he founded on Mercer Island, Wash. in 1996. His special areas of interest are feline geriatrics, client communication, and the training and mentorship of veterinary students and recent graduates. As Adjunct Professor for WSU/CVM, several veterinary students receive part of their clinical training at Island Cats every year. Dr. Marshall is WSVMA’s immediate Past-President. He represents Wash. in the AVMA House of Delegates, serves on both the Board of the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative and the Advisory Group of the AVMA/AAVMC Commission for a Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Veterinary Profession. He also enjoys engaging with new grads as the North American Mentor for the VetX International Thrive community.
MPH, DVM
Director
Dr. Irene Yen is a 2017 Ross University graduate and has worked as a small animal relief veterinarian in Western Washington since 2020. She also has a Masters in Veterinary Public Health and enjoys preventive medicine and tackling shelter, urgent care, and emergency cases. She’s a member of the WSVMA DEI committee. As a first generation Asian-American who is the only veterinarian on both sides of her family, she’s a strong advocate for more diverse staff backgrounds.
DVM, PhD
Treasurer
Dr. Sally Thompson-Iritani lives in Seattle where her and her husband raised 3 kids and now share a home with 2 cats and 2 dogs. She received her DVM from Iowa State University and her PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences from the University of Washington. She is trained as a laboratory animal veterinarian with specialized certification as a Compassion Fatigue Professional and Educator. Her current role is at the University of Washington as the Assistant Vice Provost for Animal Care, Outreach, and 3Rs where she has oversight for the Animal Care and Use Program, education about the role of animals in supporting science, and the 3Rs Initiative (replacement, reduction and refinement of the use of animals in biomedical research). In addition to her role as the Treasurer for WSVMA she also serves as the Treasurer for the Feral Cat Spay and Neuter Program in WA state and the Vice President for the national organization The 3Rs Collaborative.
Chief Executive Officer
In October 2023, Ken Gordon commenced as the Incoming CEO of the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association. Prior to joining WSVMA Ken led the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research for ten years. With post graduate qualifications focusing on finance and public policy, he adds non-profit studies from both Harvard and Stanford Graduate Schools of Business. A native of New Zealand, Ken has a cultural bias for helping small organizations have an impact that belie their size. As a marathon runner and triathlete, he believes that even the biggest projects can be successful taken one step at a time. Outside of these roles Ken has also been a Board Member of the Chief Seattle Club, a non-profit that focuses on housing and other services for indigenous communities for 14 years.
2022 Dr. Blair de Vries
2021 Dr. Jennifer Bennett
2020 Dr. Rick DeBowes
2019 Dr. Gary Marshall
2018 Dr. Jean Gulbransen
2017 Dr. Paul DeMaris
2016 Dr. Kathy Hickey
2015 Dr. Lisa Parshley
2014 Dr. Lisa Parshley
2013 Dr. Jocelyn Woodd
2012 Dr. James McCutchan
2011 Dr. John Cannon
2010 Dr. Kit Wenrick
2009 Dr. Carrie La Jeunesse
2008 Dr. Debora Wallingford
2007 Dr. Robert A. Thompson
2006 Dr. Saundra E. Willis
2005 Dr. Robert R. Gilpin
2004 Dr. Saundra E. Willis
2003 Dr. Clive C. Gay
2002 Dr. Jayne E. Jensen
2001 Dr. Kit B. Bowerman
2000 Dr. Kathleen M. Connell
1999 Dr. William Testerman
1998 Dr. Robert W. Bishop
1997 Dr. William B. Holleman
1996 Dr. Kathryn M. Haigh
1995 Dr. Donald I. Kelts
1994 Dr. Kim A. Nicholas
1993 Dr. Jerry Pospisil
1992 Dr. Warwick M. Bayly
1991 Dr. Charles R. Root
1990 Dr. Brian E. Albers
1989 Dr. Harmon A. Rogers
1988 Dr. Thomas F. Meyer
1987 Dr. A. Roger Harder
1986 Dr. Daniel L. DeWeert
1985 Dr. G. Gary Duskin
1984 Dr. Reilly P. Glore
1983 Dr. Dee G. Meek
1982 Dr. Verner Pedersen
1981 Dr. Robert L. Pietila
1980 Dr. Michael J. Lust
1979 Dr. Jerold D. Gemar
1978 Dr. John E. Alexander
1977 Dr. Arnold C. Slater
1976 Dr. William L. Yakely
1975 Dr. Stanley B. Coe
1974 Dr. L. Everett Macomber
1973 Dr. Ronald J. Streeter
1972 Dr. Robert E. Wilson
1971 Dr. Clyde M. Bemis
1970 Dr. Leon M. Bodie
1969 Dr. Orin G. Swanson
1968 Dr. Alex J. Ryncarz
1967 Dr. Thomas Guilfoil
1966 Dr. Neil V. Follett
1965 Dr. Ivor Evans
1964 Dr. Harold Warsinske
1963 Dr. Robert Ebright
1962 Dr. Philip Pfarr
1961 Dr. Howard DuBois
1960 Dr. Robert Burch
1959 Dr. Ernest Stone
1958 Dr. William F. Harris
1957 Dr. George Duby
1956 Dr. Irwin Erickson
1955 Dr. Roy Hostetler
1954 Dr. Don Clarke
1953 Dr. James Kraft
1952 Dr. Philip Hinze
1951 Dr. John Stevens
1950 Dr. T. Robert Phelps
1949 Dr. LeMar Gaw
1948 Dr. M. O. Mulqueeney
1947 Dr. Norman Garlick
1946 Dr. Philip Millard
1946 Dr. George Folger
1945 Dr. O. Leighton Bailey
1944 Dr. W. L. Kilpatrick
1943 Dr. W. L. Kilpatrick
1942 Dr. M. O. Barnes
1941 Dr. F. E. Smith
1940 Dr. Harry Marsden
1939 Dr. J. P. Johnson
1938 Dr. R. R. Isham
1937 Dr. C. E. Sayer
1936 Dr. Stanley Worley
1935 Dr. Ray Gilliam<
1934 Dr. V. O. Pauhlman
1933 Dr. A. H. P. Hendricksen
1932 Dr. O. G. Button
1931 Dr. J. E. McCoy
1930 Dr. E. A. Ehmer
1929 Dr. George W. Staggs
1928 Dr. J. J. Stratton
1927 Dr. C. S. Phillips
1926 Dr. J. R. Fuller
1925 Dr. P. G. MacKintosh
1924 Dr. R. J. Donohue
1923 Dr. H. A. Tippeer
1922 Dr. J. W. Woodside
1921 Dr. G. A. Jones
1920 Dr. R. A. Button
1919 Dr. Walter Ferguson
1918 Dr. L. C. Pelton
1917 Dr. L. C. Pelton
1916 Dr. E. E. Wegner
1915 Dr. Robert Prior
1914 Dr. J. T. Seely
1913 Dr. J. W. Kalkus
1912 Dr. A. J. Damen
1911 Dr. S. T. Miller
1910 Dr. S. T. Miller
1909 Dr. J. Hilton
Washington State
Veterinary Medical Association
23515 NE Novelty Hill Rd.
STE B221-337
Redmond, WA 98053
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