President, c/o 2026

Hometown: Brookings, SD

Track interest: Small animal

Email: kappe149@umn.edu 

Best Piece of Advice: "Everything is hard until it is easy! When something becomes easy, notice how far you've come."

President Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: White Bear Lake, MN

Track Interest: Mixed animal theriogenology

Email: kuran008@umn.edu

Outside of Vet School: I love spending time with my dogs! Most of my free time is spent training for various dog competitions or taking them lure coursing.

Senior Delegate, c/o 2026

Hometown: Walnut, CA

Track interest: Small animal emergency

Email: yu0154400@umn.edu 

Favorite TV show: Gilmore Girls once it hits October!

SDSU Senior Delegate, c/o 2026

Hometown: Gravity, IA

Track interest: Mixed-predominantly large animal

Email: joh22089@umn.edu 

Favorite vacation: A family vacation to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. It was beautiful and quickly became one of my favorite places. I can't wait to go back. 

Junior Delegate, c/o 2027

Hometown: Maple Plain, MN

Track interest: Poultry Production

Email: schlo315@umn.edu

Fun fact: I was the Minnesota State Poultry Princess (2017-2018). 

SDSU Junior Delegate, c/o 2027

Hometown: Olivet, SD

Track interest: Large animal

Email: fries322@umn.edu

Fun fact: I play the guitar!

Treasurer, c/o 2026

Hometown: Piscatway, NJ

Track interest: Small animal

Email: wagle027@umn.edu

Best advice that you ever received: Give yourself the advice that you would give your best friend.  

Treasurer Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: St. Michael, Minnesota

Track interest: Small animal

Email: Pet01117@umn.edu 

Favorite Vacation: Snorkeling between two tectonic plates in Iceland!

Secretary, c/o 2026

Hometown: Urbandale, IA

Track interest: Mixed

Email: pujag001@umn.edu 

Fun fact: I used to be a horseback trail guide in the Rocky Mountains over the summertime. 

Information Officer, c/o 2027

Hometown: Xi'an, China

Track interest: Small Animal

Email: yan00330@umn.edu 

Fun fact: I love traveling and exploring new places! 

Fundraising Commitee Chair, c/o 2026

Hometown: Rocklin, CA

Track interest: Small animal

Email: kim01849@umn.edu 

Best advice that you ever received: Get busy with life's purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue—if you care for yourself at all—and do it while you can.

Membership Officer, c/o 2026

Hometown: La Mirada, CA

Track interest: Small Animal and Exotics

Email: rubia010@umn.edu 

Favorite Vacation: Snorkeling on a bangka in the Philippines in 2016

Membership Officer Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: St. Paul, MN

Track interest: Small Animal General Practice or Neurology

Email: wille589@umn.edu 

Favorite Vacation: Hiking Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu in Peru

Philanthropy Officer, c/o 2026

Hometown: Maple Grove, MN

Track interest: Small Animal with interest in general practice or community medicine

Email: hauch046@umn.edu 

Favorite vacation: Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru

Philanthropy Officer Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: Lewis Center, OH 

Track interest: Mixed animal with a focus in small animal. I am also exploring several specialties including radiology, ophthalmology, and surgery. 

Email: lough106@umn.edu

Outside of Vet School: Enjoy exploring different coffee shops in the cities

IVSA Chair, c/o 2026

Hometown: Smithtown, NY

Track interest: Small animal surgery/non-profit

Email: knott115@umn.edu 

Favorite Vacation: My honeymoon, we did a cruise through northern Europe. 

IVSA Chair Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: Marco Island 

Track interest: Small animal 

Email: meest019@umn.edu 

Favorite Vacation: I went to Scotland for a summer and visited Inverness, which is the town near where Nessie lives.

DEI Chair, c/o 2026

Hometown: Rochester, MN

Track interest: Small animal

Email: ghosh094@umn.edu 

Outside of Vet School: Spending time with friends!

DEI Chair Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)

Track interest: Mixed - equine focused

Email: knott115@umn.edu 

Outside of Vet School: Bouldering!

Wellness Chair, c/o 2026

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Track interest: Dermatology 

Email: mart3592@umn.edu 

Outside of Vet School: Spend time with my handsome son, wife and bunnies!

Wellness Chair Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Track interest: Small animal or Mixed

Email: thom6424@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I use to be Head Coach for a middle school volleyball program from 2016-2018! 

2025 Class Representative

Hometown: Northfield, MN

Track interest: Small animal

Email: falck028@umn.edu

Outside of Vet School: Trying out new recipes

2026 Class Representative

Hometown: Seoul, Korea 

Track interest: Small animal

Email: lee01360@umn.edu 

Favorite Movie: Zootopia

2027 Class Representative

Hometown: Mayer, MN

Track interest: Large animal primarily swine

Email: snow0078@umn.edu 

Favorite vacation: Caye Caulker, Belize

Faculty Advisor

DACVP, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Clinical Pathology

DVM, Ross University

MS, Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri

BS, Biology, Arizona State University

Email: burt0233@umn.edu 

Favorite Vacation: We (Dr. Burton and her husband) went to Belize and Guatemala for our honeymoon. We stayed in a beautiful border town called San Ignacio for a portion of the trip. My husband and I went on this incredible 15 mile kayak and bird tour through the jungle. I have never seen so much beauty in one place. 

Faculty Advisor

DACVIM, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Large Animal Internal Medicine (LAIM)

DVM, Colorado State University

MS, Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University

BS, Equine Science, Colorado State University

Email: ebarrell@umn.edu 

Most used emoji: 🙄 The eyeroll. Obviously.