Purpose

To monitor welfare issues and matters of public policy in both the equine industry and veterinary profession for the purposes of advising AAEP leadership on such matters as well as to make recommendations on a particular course of action by the association.

Bart Sutherland, Chair

(662) 816-3114

bsutherlanddvm@hotmail.com
Board Liaison: Tegan Easton
Staff Liaison: Sally Baker/Keith Kleine

2025

Lais Costa
Lindsey Goodale
Abby Sage
Emily Sander-Burtness

Ex-Officio

Stuart Brown
Lauren Kleine
Ben Espy
Jen Durenberger
Jim Zeliff

 

2026

Vickie Coomber
Casey Cromer
Teresa Drotar
Rebecca McConnico
Kaitlin Quinter
Shasta Smith
Bart Sutherland

2027

Bettina Bobsien
Leah Gray
Jennifer LaPlume
Leslie Cavalcanti McLaughlin
Alicia Yocom