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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2026-2027

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Zbigniew W. Wojcinski, DVM, DVSc, DACVP, DABT, FIATP

President

Dr. Wojcinski is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and by the American College of Toxicology. He is owner and President of Toxicology & Pathology Consulting LLC in Hillsborough NC. Dr. Wojcinski is a Life Member of the AVMHS having joined in 1993. Over the years, he has served as AVMHS President, Chair of the AVMHS Museum Committee, AVMHS Student Essay Contest Judge, and contributor/co-editor for the AVMHS book Guidepost for Veterinary for Veterinary Professionals. Dr. Wojcinski is an avid book collector, most notably old veterinary books, as well as veterinary artifacts that have bolstered his interest and passion for veterinary history.

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Mark P. Helfat, DVM

President-elect / Program Chair

Dr. Helfat, now retired, was founder and owner of Larchmont Animal Hospital in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. He has been active in volunteering for many veterinary organizations and institutions for most of his 47-year veterinary career, including the AVMA, New Jersey VMA, and others. In 2017, he authored The Happy Veterinarian: A Guide for Finding Happiness in Veterinary Medicine in Challenging Times. 

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Arnold L. "Arnie" Goldman, DVM, MPH, CME

Past President

Dr. Goldman is founder, owner, and medical director of the Canton Animal Hospital in Canton, Connecticut. Active in local, regional and national professional associations, he has held a number of leadership positions, including serving as AVMA Board of Directors Treasurer (2017-2023).  

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Susanne K. Whitaker, MSLS, AHIP

Secretary-Treasurer

Susanne Whitaker is a retired veterinary medical librarian from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

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A. Paige Adams, DVM, PhD

At-large Board Member

Dr. Adams is Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at the Texas A & M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

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Lawrence B. Buggia, Jr., DVM

At-large Board Member

Dr. Buggia graduated from the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. He has spent his entire career in private mixed animal practices in central Maine.  Dr. Buggia has researched and authored a number of papers on veterinary history published in Veterinary Heritage.

 

 

 

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Diane A. Fagen

At-Large Board Member

Ms. Fagen is presently archivist for Rockford University and is also employed by the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences. She was librarian at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) for many years until 2022 She is Distinguished Practitioner Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.   

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G. Sierra Schneider, DVM, BSN, RN, CCRN

At-large Board Member

Dr. Schneider is an Ohio State University graduate with a focus on small animal medicine. Her special interest is feline medicine, internal medicine and behavior medicine. Dr. Schneider also has expertise in sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock. She often volunteers at high-quality, high-volume spay & neuter (HQHV S/N) clinics.   

OFFICERS:

 

PRESIDENT

bigniew W. Wojcinski, DVM, DVSc, DACVP, DABT, FIATP, chair

2724 Littleleaf Lane

Hillsborough, NC 27278-7720

Tel: 734-660-4564

Email: zwwojcinski@gmail.com

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​​PRESIDENT-ELECT / PROGRAM CHAIR

Mark P. Helfat, DVM 

Lumberton, NJ

Email: mhelfat@aol.com

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IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Arnold L. "Arnie" Goldman, DVM, MPH, CEM 

Canton Animal Hospital

198 Albany Turnpike

Canton, CT 06019-2541

Tel: 860-693-9300

Email: drgoldman@cantonanimalhospital.com

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SECRETARY – TREASURER

Susanne K. Whitaker, MSLS, AHIP (2-year term through 2026)

23 Wedgewood Drive

Ithaca, NY 14850-1064

Tel: 607-257-9248

Email: skw2@cornell.edu or avmhs.info@gmail.com

 

 

AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBERS:

 

A. Paige Adams, DVM, PhD (2-year term through 2029)

College Station, TX

Email: apadams@tamu.edu

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​Lawrence B. Buggia, Jr., DVM (2-year term through 2029)

Monmouth, ME

Email: larrybuggia@icloud.com

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Diane A. Fagen (2-year term through 2027)

Rockford, IL

Email: dfagen@uic.edu

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G. Sierra Schneider, DVM, BSN, RN, CCRN (2-year term thru 2027)

Terrebonne, OR

Email: gschneider61@gmail.com

 

 

WEBSITE MANAGER

 

Kevan P. Flaming DVM, PhD

Veterinary Specialist

Center for Food Security and Public Health

2170 Veterinary Medicine

Iowa State University

Ames IA 50011

Tel: 515-257-6552

Email: kpflamin@iastate.edu

http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu

 

 

COMMITTEES, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS:

 

Ad hoc AVMA EXHIBIT BOOTH COMMITTEE

(To be appointed as needed)

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INTERIM NEWS & COMMENT NEWSLETTER

Susanne Whitaker, reporter

Helen Wojcinski, DVM, reporter

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Justin J. Kastner, PhD 

Mosier P-203

College of Veterinary Medicine

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS 66506-5611

Tel: 785-532-4820

Email: jkastner@vet.k-state.edu

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE

(To be appointed annually) 

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ORAL HISTORIES OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAM

Fred J. Born, DVM, chair

Tel: 920-517-9065

Email: fredborn9@gmail.com

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REGISTRY OF HERITAGE VETERINARY PRACTICES

Including, National Register of Historic Places

Shannon Greeley, DVM, coordinator

8528 South Cicero Avenue

Burbank, IL 60459-2810

Tel: 773-885-4290

Email: animalassociate@aol.com

 

SMITHCORS ESSAY CONTEST COMMITTEE

Susan E. Aiello, DVM, ELS

7011 Malabar Ct

Dayton, OH 45459

Tel: 937-499-0100

Email: susan@words-world.net

           

Essay contest judges (2026):

      Pat Kennedy Arrington, DVM

      Jessica Garrett, DVM

      Charles M. Hendrix, DVM, PhD

      G. Sierra Schneider, DVM, BSN, RN, CCRN  

          

TIME-BITES HISTORICAL STORIES PROJECT 

Susan E. Aiello, DVM, ELS, editor

7011 Malabar Ct

Dayton, OH 45459

Tel: 937-499-0100

Email: susan@words-world.net

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VETERINARY HERITAGE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

Susanne Whitaker, editor

Susan E. Aiello, DVM, ELS, associate editor 

       Members:

       Russell W. Currier, DVM, MPH, DACVPM

       Howard H. Erickson, DVM, PhD

           

VETERINARY MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS COMMITTEE

Zbigniew W. Wojcinski, DVM, DVSc, DACVP, DABT, FIATP, chair

2724 Littleleaf Lane

Hillsborough, NC 27278-7720

Tel: 734-660-4564

Email: zwwojcinski@gmail.com

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