Board of Directors
Officers
Clark Fobian, DVM, Chair, attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree in 1977. Dr. Fobian owns and operates the Thompson Hills Animal Clinic in Sedalia, Missouri. He is a district deputy of the University of Missouri Alumni Association. From 1972 to 1978, he served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a medic for the 5503rd Army Hospital. Dr. Fobian has served as the Missouri VMA president and chairman of the board. He has been an active member of various committees at the MVMA In January of 2006, the Missouri VMA named Dr. Fobian Veterinarian of the Year. Dr. Fobian is an active member of the First United Methodist Church, and is a volunteer at the Katy Trail Department of Natural Resources.
Ginger K. Brainard, Ph.D., Vice Chair, received her Doctorate in Psychology from Louisiana State University in 1990. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Arkansas and Illinois, and a certified school psychologist in Illinois, and works as a school psychologist in Ottawa, Illinois. She is married to Don Brainard, DVM, a 1985 graduate of Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and is the mother of 2 children. Dr. Brainard is past president of the Auxiliary to the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association, and served for 4 years as Vice-President of Publications for the National Auxiliary to the AVMA, and is currently President-Elect and Vice-President for the Student Loan Fund for the National Auxiliary. Dr. Brainard is a part-time organist and serves as a director on various boards in her community.
George W. Bishop, DVM, Treasurer, was born and raised on a dairy and hog farm in central Ohio. He received his veterinary medical degree from Ohio State University, and has spent his career as a small animal practitioner. He has a long, distinguished, and continuing record of service to organized veterinary medicine, and has been the recipient of many special recognitions and awards for his service and accomplishments. He is currently serving as California delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates. He became a member of the AVMF Board of Directors in 2005.
Richard P. Streett, Jr., VMD, Secretary, is the Founder of Churchville Veterinary Clinic and has been the practicing veterinarian there since 1971. Dr. Streett is a member of the AVMA HOD from Maryland since 2005. He is on the Executive Board, and has served as Chair, of the Maryland VMA. His business experience includes Principal of The Spenceola Group, Village Square Office and Retail Complex and managing partner of the Spenceola Antique Center. Dr. Streett is a member of the Board of Directors of several community groups including Upper Chesapeake Health, both Systems and Foundation. Richard Streett earned his VMD at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine in 1969.
Anna M. van Heeckeren, DVM, MS, Immediate Past Chair, graduated from the University of Michigan in 1987 and went on to receive her Master's degree in molecular genetics in 1989 and veterinary degree in 1993 from The Ohio State University. Dr. van Heeckeren specializes in cystic fibrosis research and holds positions as Senior Research Associate and Animal Core Co-Director at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. van Heeckeren is involved in many philanthropic endeavors including actively participating on the AVMF Board of Directors and the College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Foundation. In addition, Dr. van Heeckeren is a member of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners, and has published over 16 research articles.
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