President, 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.

President Elect, c/o 2026

Hometown: Barceloneta, Puerto Rico

Track Interest: Mixed animal
Emergency

Email: pache137@umn.edu 

Fun Fact: I used to compete in chess tournaments.
Favorite Movie: Jurassic Park (1993)

Senior Delegate, c/o 2027

Hometown: Maple Plain, MN

Track interest: Poultry and Research

Email: Schlo315@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I was the Minnesota State Poultry Princess 

SDSU Senior Delegate, c/o 2028

Hometown: Iroquois, SD

Track interest: Equine Orthopedics and Sports Med

Email: macht034@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I wont eat either ends of a banana 

Junior Delegate, c/o 2028

Hometown: Fairmont, MN

Track interest: Mixed animal

Email: hall2045@umn.edu

Favorite thing to do outside of vet school: Riding horse, cooking, going to mass

SDSU Junior Delegate, c/o 2029

Hometown: Logan, UT

Track interest: Mixed animal

Email: reede102@umn.edu

Fun fact: My Hogwarts House is Slytherin!

Treasurer, c/o 2027

Hometown: St. Michael, MN

Track interest: Small animal

Email: Pet01117@umn.edu

Favorite Vacation: Snorkeling between two tectonic plates in Iceland!

Treasurer Elect, c/o 2028

Hometown: Winona, MN 

Track interest: Wildlife, Mixed

Email: lewi1906@umn.edu

Fan Fact: I own thousands of pets (the majoirty of them insects) 

Secretary, c/o 2028

Hometown: Austin, MN

Track interest: Mixed Animal Rural Practice- Emphasis on bovine and small ruminants 

Email: mulle753@umn.edu

Fun fact: I did gymnastics starting from the age of 5 and went onto compete at the collegiate level in undergrad. 

Information Officer, c/o 2027

Hometown: Xi'an, China

Track interest: Small Animal

Email: yan00330@umn.edu 

Favorite thing to do outside of vet school: Traveling and exploring new places! 

Fundraising Chair, c/o 2027

Hometown: Quakertown, PA

Track interest: SA general practice with special interest in euthanasia

Email: snisk001@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I grew up in a family of Taekwondo black belts.

Fundraising Elective, c/o 2028

Hometown: Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Track Interests: Small Animal

Email: river893@umn.edu

Favorite thing to do outside of vet school: Crochet, paint, and visit coffee shops

Membership Officer, 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

Membership Officer Elect, c/o 2028

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Track interest: Small Animal 

Email: cheun137@umn.edu

Favorite Song: Have On On Me - Joanna Newsom

Philanthropy Officer, c/o 2027

Hometown: Lewis Center, OH 

Track interest: Small Animal/specialty/ER

Email: lough106@umn.edu 

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

Philanthropy Officer Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: Southington, OH

Track interest: Mixed animal/Emergency medicine

Email: ancel013@umn.edu

Favorite Vacation: Smokey Mountains in Tenneesse

IVSA Officer, c/o 2028

Hometown: Coon Rapids, MN

Track interest: Small animal with an interest in anatomic pathology

Email: menna002@umn.edu

Favorite thing to do outside of vet school: Kickboxing and trying new recipes

DEI Chair, c/o 2026

Hometown: Manitoba (Canada)

Track interest: Equine/Large Animal Specialty (Surgery or Internal Medicine)

Email: banks177@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I was a pre-professional dancer for 11 years

DEI Chair Elect, c/o 2028

Hometown: Dubois, Pennsylvania 

Track interest: Small animal general practice

Email: latus012@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I am the youngest of 7 siblings 

Wellbeing Officer, c/o 2027

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Track interest: Small animal

Email: thom6424@umn.edu

Favorite thing to do outside of vet school: I love taking care of my garden and reading in my spare time! Once hockey season picks up I will enjoy spending a lot of time cheering on the MN Wild! 

Wellbeing Elect, c/o 2027

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI and Gazelle, CA

Track interest: Mixed Animal + Wildlife Rehab (potentially pathology)

Email: holme988@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I'm Open Water Scuba certified!

2027 Class Representative

Hometown: Mayer, MN

Track interest: Large animal 

Email: snow0078@umn.edu 

Favorite vacation: I went to Tanzania and spent one week on Zanzibar providing veterinary services and one week doing a safari on the mainland

2029 Class Representative

Hometown: Soldotna, AK

Track interest: Mixed Animal

Email: delke007@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I love to nordic/XC ski and I am racing the American Birkebeiner in Hayward, WI this year!

2029 Class Representative

Hometown: Shakopee, MN

Track interest: Small animal or mixed animal

Email: khams005@umn.edu

Best piece of advice: You can't grow when you're comfortable

2029 Class Representative

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

Track interest: Small animal specialty, potentially surgery

Email: kim02684@umn.edu

Fun Fact: I've played the oboe starting at 8 years old and have traveled with orchestras.

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.