Leadership
Executive Board
The Ohio State University
Class of '96
KVMA Member since 2001
Currently lives in N. Kentucky area and practices relief veterinary medicine and surgery and owns her own business called Veterinarian Coaching.
Dr. Jennifer Quammen
President
University of Pennsylvania
Class of '97
KVMA Member since 2001
Currently lives in Georgetown, KY and practices veterinary medicine at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington,Kentucky.
Dr. Bonnie Barr
President-Elect
Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '94
KVMA Member since 1994
Currently lives in the Bowling Green area and owns her own Veterinary Practice.
Dr. Debra Shoulders
Vice President
State University
Class of '96
KVMA Member since 2001
Currently lives in the Louisville area and is a solo mobile small animal veterinarian.
Dr. Brigette Dean-Hines
Secretary/Treasurer
Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '87
KVMA Member since 1987
Currently lives in Shelby County and practices in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Dr. Doug Peterson
Past-President
Oklahoma State University
Class of '04
KVMA Member since 2007
Currently lives in Oldham County, KY and has two equine practices.
Dr. James Beckman
Kentucky Association of Equine Practitoners
Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '84
KVMA Member since 2000
Currently lives in the Somerset and owns his own practice called Somerset Animal Hospital.
Dr. Bruce Burkett
Southeast Kentucky VMA
Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '14
KVMA Member since 2014
Currently lives in Frankfort and has a small veterinary practice in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Dr. Wade King
Central KY VMA
Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '15
KVMA Member since 2015
Currently lives in Morehead and practices/teaches at Morehead State University's Veterinary Technology program.
Dr. Lauren Mirus
Buffalo Trace VMA
Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '2013
KVMA Member since 2013
Currently lives in Bowling Green and practices at By-Pass Animal Clinic in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Dr. Ben Redmon
South Central KY VMA
Auburn University,College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '87
KVMA Member since 1987
Currently lives in Central City, KY and works at Breathitt Vet Center in Hopkinsville, KY.
Dr. Debbie Reed
West Central KY VMA
Oklahoma State University
Class of '94
KVMA Member since 2007
Currently lives in the Louisville area and owns her own practice called Country Animal Hospital.
Dr. Consuela Rinehart
Greater Louisville VMA
Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '2000
KVMA Member since 2000
Currently lives in Boaz, KY and practices in Paducah, KY.
Dr. Jason L. Rodgers
Jackson Purchase VMA
Ross University
Class of 2011
KVMA Member since 2011
Currently lives in Alexandria,KY area and practices exotics and small animal medicine in Alexandria, KY.
Dr. Sarah Sunday
Northern Kentucky VMA
Texas A & M University
Class of '99
KVMA Member since 2000
Currently lives in the Lawrenceburg area and is a Veterinary Pathologist at the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Dr. Lynne Cassone
RADR VMA
The Ohio State University
Class of '80
KVMA Member since 1985
Currently lives in the Northern KY area and is currently serving as a House of Delegate representative and Governmental Relations Chair for the KVMA and retired from active practice.
Dr. Jim Weber
AVMA Delegate
Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '86
KVMA Member since 1986
Currently lives in Flemingsburg area and has a mixed animal veterinary dermatology practice in Flemingsburg. Dr. Vice is currently serving as the Alternate Delegate for the House of Delegates for the AVMA.
Dr. Frank Vice
AVMA Alternate Delegate
The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '73
KVMA Member since 1980
Currently lives in Versailles and has been the KY State Veterinarian since 2004 and was in private equine practice for 28 years in central Kentucky.
Dr. Robert C. Stout
KY State Veterinarian - Advisor
University of Florida
Class of '96
KVMA Member since 2017
Currently lives in N. KY and currently works for the KY Department of Public Health and prior to that was an Epidemiologist or the N.KY Health Department since 2009.
Dr. Kelly Giesbrecht
KY Public Health Veterinarian - Advisor
Colorado Mountain College Veterinary Technician Program
Class of '79
Currently lives in Morehead and retired in 2016 after teaching at the Veterinary Technology Program at Morehead State for 35 years. Barb has served on the KVMA Exec Board since 2007 as the Vet Tech member in an advisory role.