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Guiding the Future of Operational Excellence
The strength of the Vivarium Operational Excellence Network lies in the dedication and collaboration of our volunteer leaders. Below, you’ll find a current list of our Board of Directors, Officers, and Executive Director, each representing a diverse range of institutions across the animal healthcare community. Together, they guide our mission to foster continuous improvement, operational excellence, and a supportive network for professionals in the field.

​At the bottom of this page, we also proudly recognize our past board members whose contributions have helped shape the VOE-Network into what it is today.

Board of Directors

President of the VOE-Network
Mary Tetreault Spencer
Billing and Special Services Manager
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
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Vice President of the VOE-Network
Dr. Danielle Covington, DVM, DACLAM 
Global Director
GSK
​Collegeville, PA
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Clerk of the VOE-Network
​Jennifer Brooks
Operations Process Improvement Leader
Inotiv
​​Indianapolis, IN
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Treasurer of the VOE-Network
Beth-Ann Skiles, BS, RVT, VTS, RLATG
Lab Animal Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
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Lindsay Andrews
Preclinical Optical Imaging Specialist
Spectral Instruments Imaging
​Boston, MA
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 Dr Jennifer Booth, ​DVM, MS, DACLAM, ​
Assistant Professor,
​Penn State Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Gerard Cronin, AS, BS, MBA, LSSGB
Kaizen Promotional Officer
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
​Past Executive Director
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Penny Devlin
​Program Manager
Penn State Medical Center
​Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Nicole Henning
Ultrasound Research Specialist
MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
Cambridge, MA
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Jessica Hart Hunt
Senior Manager Technical Operations
Bristol Myers Squibb
Seattle, WA
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Dr Tanise Jackson, DVM, DACLAM
Director
​Florida A&M University
Tampa, FL
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Dr Donna Matthews Jarrell
Principal Owner
Speculo Business & Clinical Services LLC
​Greensboro, NC
​Past President: (2018-2020)
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Kenneth Jones
Director of Vivarium Operations
PsychoGenics
​Paramus, NJ
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Dr Sharron Kirchain, MBA, DACLAM, DVM
Associate Veterinary Director
Takeda Pharmaceuticals 
Boston, MA
​Past President: (2020-2022)
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Anne Knapp
Director of Animal Resources
​Zoo New England
Greater Boston Area, MA
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Dr Harshan Pisharath
Director
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
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Kiirsa Pokryfke
Training and Technical Services Manager
University of Michigan Health System
​Ann Arbor, MI
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Melissa Rupani
Training Coordinator
Brigham and Women's Hospital
​Boston, MA
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Renee Thompson
​Associate Director of Operations
Brigham and Women's Hospital
​Boston, MA
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Support Team

Executive Director
Krystal Garrow
Animal Resource Supervisor
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Magnolia, TX
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Legal Counsel:
Janet Rickershauser, Esq.
Hurwit & Associates Law
​Belmont, MA 
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Past BOD Members and Support

Dr. Sherrie Jean, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Emory University,
Atlanta, GA
​Past BOD Member
Dr. Ron Wilson, VMD, MS
Professor and Chair
Penn State Medical Center
​Hershey, Pennsylvania
​​Past BOD Member

Dr. David Brammer, DVM, DACLAM
Executive Director of Animal Care Operations
University of Houston
​Houston Texas
​​Past BOD Member
​Dr. Lise Phaneuf, DVM, DACLAM (2018-2019)
Director, Research & Facility Operations
The Centre for Phenogenomics
Toronto, Canada
​​Past BOD Member

Dr Sai Tummala, DVM
Director
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
​​Past BOD Member
Steven LaMacchia
Innovataion Program Manager
Massachussetts General Hospital
​Boston, MA
​Past Strategic Marketing Director & Interim Executive Director

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