Chumkee obtained her DVM degree at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2012, completed an internship with the ASPCA in NYC in 2013, and a shelter medicine residency at the University of California, Davis in 2016. She works for the ASPCA as a senior director in the shelter medicine services department. Chumkee is board certified in Shelter Medicine Practice through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. She joined the ASV Board in 2017 and currently serves as the Board President.

Ellen Jefferson, DVM, is the President and CEO for Austin Pets Alive! and American Pets Alive! and serves on the Executive Team for the Human Animal Support Services Project, an international collective of shelter industry leaders, which aims to reinvent Animal Services to more accurately reflect the value that modern society places on pets as family members. Dr. Jefferson has had a diverse career in rural and urban private and emergency practice, founding EmanciPET spay/neuter clinic, and leading Austin’s successful efforts to become a No Kill City.

Dr. Kelley Meyers received her veterinary degree in 1999 and her MBA in 2013 both through Michigan State University.  She has been an operational leader in the animal industry for more than 17 years.  Dr. Meyers started her career in population medicine and transitioned to small animal practice in 2001 when she joined Banfield Pet Hospital.  She held several positions at Banfield, including medical director and field director, managing both the medical and operational aspects of 18 hospitals.  Dr. Meyers joined Michigan Humane in 2012 and is their Chief Medical Officer.