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ICYMI: Upcoming AAVPM Webinar
Presented by Mr. William S. Parker & Dr. Pascal Hudelet 
Thursday, June 18, 2020 
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET 

Mr. William S. Parker (Boehringer Ingelheim North America Veterinary Health Commercial Operations Head) and Dr. Pascal Hudelet (Boehringer Ingelheim Global Veterinary Public Health Technical Head) will present on the challenges of enabling governmental and non-governmental organizations to prevent and control reportable animal diseases having global public health impact.
Dr. Pascal Hudelet holds the position of Head of Global Technical Service at The Veterinary Public Health Center of Boehringer Ingelheim. He leads a team of scientific experts who provide scientific support and service to institutional and private customers, both for vaccine use and antigen bank management. Dr Hudelet is a graduate from the Lyon Veterinary School, France (1996), followed by specialization in epidemiology at the Université Joseph Fourier in Grenoble. He has 20 years industry experience at Merial then Boehringer-Ingelheim, based first in Athens, GA, then in Lyon, France. He held several positions in R&D, where he managed the development of vaccines against Bluetongue and Foot and Mouth Disease. Dr. Hudelet is based in Lyon, France.
Mr. Parker, a native of North Carolina, brings more than 43 years of animal health industry experience to Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health. He began his career in 1977 with Merck Chemical Division of Merck & Co., Inc., the forerunner of Merck AgVet. Roles at Merck, Merial and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health have included field sales, sales operations, product management, head of sales training, sales management, marketing management, head of the North America Swine business unit for Merial and head of the North America Veterinary Public Health business unit for Merial and BIAH. Mr. Parker has a BS in Agriculture with emphasis in animal science from the University of Georgia, an MBA from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-Newark and an MS in Conflict Management from Kennesaw State University. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Atlanta and is the proud father of four children and grandfather to fifteen grandchildren.
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BOD ELECTION:
Final Call for BOD Nominees
Interested in Joining the NAFV Board of Directors?
Members, we are looking for additional nominees for our NAFV Board of Directors. If you're interested in joining our 2021-2022 BOD, please submit your nominations by June 30, 2020.
2020 Nominations and Election Process Timeline

July 1, 2020:    Receive Nominations

August 15, 2020:  Distribute Ballots

October, 2020:  Voting Ends

November 1, 2020:    Ballots Counted

November 15, 2020:    Results Announced

January 1st, 2021:  Newly elected officers and members of the board of directors shall begin their terms and serve for two years.
Message from our Nominating Committee:

2020 is an election year for NAFV. This is a call for nominations for President-elect, Secretary-Treasurer, and Board members for the 2021-2022 NAFV Board of Directors.

If any member is interested in running for an office or if you want to nominate someone, please contact Dr. Michael Gilsdorf at  nafv@nafv.org .

Petitions shall be received by the NAFV office by July 1 of the election year. The ballot, showing the names of the candidates nominated by the committee and by petition, together with all biographical sketches received by July 1, shall be sent to the members by any means including any class of mail or recognized delivery service, through the   Federal Veterinarian  , or electronically, by August 15 of the election year.  
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