CAPP Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of the Center for Animals and Public Policy guides Center priorities and supports Center activities.  This distinguished group of Cummings School faculty, staff, and alumni provides a broad range of scientific, clinical, and policy perspectives that enrich the life of the Center.

Allen Rutberg, PhD

Director, Center for Animals and Public Policy

Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA

Assistant Director, Center for Animals and Public Policy

Alastair Cribb - DVM, PhD, FCAHS

Dean, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Henry and Lois Foster Professor, Department of Comparative Pathobiology

Kate Beckett, MS

Graduate Program Manager, Office of Academic Affairs

Elizabeth Byrnes, PhD

Department of Comparative Pathobiology

Martha Grace, JD, MS

MAPP Faculty, Animal Law

Carl Kirker-Head, VetMB, MA, DACVS, DECVS

Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Director, Orthopedic Research Laboratory

David Lee-Parritz, DVM, DACLAM

Section Co-leader, Animals in Research

Felicia Nutter, DVM, PhD, DACZM

Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health

Kerry Bannon Garofano, MS

Alumnae Representative

Heidi Weiskal, MS, PhD

Alternate Alumnae Representative