OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LIFESTOCK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS...

CORRIE BROWN, DVM, PhD

Corrie Brown is founder and Executive Director of LifeStock International and a veterinary pathologist who has worked in animal health in developing countries for more than 30 years. Her work on enhancing the livelihoods of poor farmers through improving animal health has taken her to over 60 countries, on projects financed by various organizations, including the USDA, USAID, US Department of Defense, US Department of State, the United Nations, and the World Bank. She is fluent in Portuguese, French, and Spanish, and has a working knowledge of Arabic.

TANJA ZABKA, DVM

As a LifeStock board member, Tanja focuses especially on our business strategy. She is a board-certified veterinary pathologist and Senior Fellow-Pathologist at Genentech (2011-current). After her BA from Princeton University, she earned a veterinary degree from University of Georgia and completed her residency at UC Davis and San Diego Zoological Society. At Genentech, she works in Development Sciences Translational Safety and co-leads a global effort to generate our next generation of standard biofluid-based labs. In her time outside of Genentech, she maintains a strong focus on sustainable ecosystem health, including the marine environment. Additionally, she is the co-founder and previous chair for the Global Health Pathology Network within the Davis-Thompson Foundation.

TESFAI TSEGGAI, DVM, MS

Dr. Tesfai Tseggai, a native of Ethiopia (now Eritrea), received advanced degrees in animal health from Nigeria and France. He worked in regulatory veterinary medicine, private industry, and academic research in Ethiopia, France, and the US, before joining UN-FAO as an Animal Health and Livestock Expert. At the FAO he served in more than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa, and collaborated with multiple donor agencies. He is a well-recognized specialist in biosecurity/biosafety of laboratories, epidemiology, and control of Transboundary Animal Diseases.

BARBARA PORTER-SPALDING, DVM, MVPH

Dr. Porter-Spalding started her career in the Peace Corps in Morocco and Niger before attending Michigan State University for her DVM. She also holds an MVPH from North Carolina State University. Barb was an Epidemiologist and Emergency Responder for the USDA-APHIS for 30 years. She also was part of the National Preparedness and Incident Coordination staff leading the VS National Training and Exercise Program, traveling to many parts of the world to conduct workshops on outbreak response and epidemiology.

NATE BLECKLEY (Ex Officio)

Nate is a prior Medical Operations Planner and Logistics Manager with the US Army. He is a certified Project Management Professional, holds a B.Sc. from The University of Tampa, and is a current MBA Candidate at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Nate has enjoyed leading teams to successfully collaborate with smallholders and government entities in Africa. He looks forward to pursuing a lifelong career in International Development, where he can continue making a positive impact on a global scale.

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

LIFESTOCK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS...

CORRIE BROWN, DVM, PhD

TANJA ZABKA, DVM

BRIAN JOSEPH, DVM, MFAS

JEFFREY MUSSER, DVM, PhD

CRIS YOUNG, DVM, MPH

TESFAI TSEGGAI, DVM, MS

BARBARA PORTER-SPALDING, DVM, MVPH

NATE BLECKLEY (Ex Officio)