Summary of Duties:Serve as the laboratory animal medicine subject matter expert for the National Policy Staff at APHIS headquarters.Duties entail writing policies, collaborating with other federal agencies, stakeholder, education, and providing expertise during investigative and enforcement actions. Currently serve as the USDA representative for: the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) Round table Committee, Interagency Coordinating Committee forThe Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM), and the planning committee for Public Responsibility in Medicine And Research (PRIM&R).Accomplishments:•Project officer and subject matter expert for a checklist on research animal transportation and Module #26 on primate transportation under ILAR and the National Veterinary Accreditation Program respectively•Established a 5-yr plan with ICCVAM to monitor the reduction of hamster usage in Leptospirosis vaccine potency testing as a result of the implementation of ELISA testing and other requirement changes•Participated in outreach to minority students through Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANNRS) and USDA Ag-Discovery programs•Monetary recognition awards (2012-2015)

Summary of Duties:Chief of Shared and Central Operations: Provided oversight of NIAID animals housed in non-NIAID facilities to ensure humane care and sufficient investigator support. Duties entailed conflict resolution, inspections, and serving on technical review panels for contract acquisitions and facility user committees. In addition, involved in oversight and inspection of the Morgan Island primate colony. This included compiling the annual reports required by AAALAC, USDA, and NIH.Accomplishments: • Programmatic improvements and cost savings: Conducted research that identified a cheaper and equally effective sentinel for pinworms. Findings led to cost savings in the rodent health monitoring (2003). • Consulting and Cooperating with Other Federal Agencies: Consulted and cooperated with the USDA and the FDA regarding the proper disposition of sheep slated for return to the public upon completion of a biomedical research project. The end result was a revised policy on NIAID acquisition and disposition of farm animals. (2002-2004)• Awards: Received merit, exemplary duty, and other recognition awards from 2002-2010 • Programmatic improvements: Planned and developed an electronic reporting system that led to a 50% reduction in veterinary technician time devoted to notifying investigators about sick animals. (2002)• Vice Chair of the Rodent Gnotobiotic Committee: Developed a health monitoring program and served as an Approving Official for gnotobiotic rodent research. (2009-2011)• Institutional Rodent Import Officer (RIO): Reviewing and approving official for rodents imported from areas of unknown health status. (2009-2010)IACUC Coordinator: Duties entailed the receipt and distribution of animal study proposals for Committee review, coordinating the pre-review process, timely notification of decisions, and oversight of the protocol signature and activation process. In addition, was responsible for preparing the USDA annual report. (2001-2003)

Summary of Duties: Planned and directed the animal health care program, ensured facility compliance with federal mandates, and supervised, trained, and conducted performance evaluations of the veterinary technical staff. Accomplishments: • Improved facility operations: Worked in a collegial manner with the facility manager and the contract staff to apply new standards. Improvements were made in pest management, sanitation practices and food storage. • Improved animal care: Initiated and implemented procedures that resulted in new policies for the animal monitoring, psychological well-being, recordkeeping, and emergency and critical care.• Improved investigator satisfaction: Research in the facility increased as a result of the changes. One notable project addition was diabetes research using B islet cell transplantation. • Training: Participation in the NIH training movie ‘Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates.’ (1999)• Awards: Received an monetary award in recognition of accomplishments (2001)