PDS Board of Directors

Dr. Betty Althouse, (Retired) Former Saskatchewan Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) 

Dr. Chris Bell, Veterinary Practitioner, Elder's Equine Clinic

Tammy Lucas, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Veterinary Medical Center (VMC), University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Grant Maxie, (Retired) Former Director Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph 

Dr. Alex McIsaac, (Retired) Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) 

Dr. Shannon McCreary, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)

Dr. William Murphy, Associate Professor, Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan

Robert Pentland, Director of Financial Services, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

Patrick W. Pitka, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Genome Prairie Inc.

Dr. Elemir Simko, Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), University of Saskatchewan

Venkata Vakulabharanam, Executive Director, Livestock Branch, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

Dr. Trent Wennekamp, Veterinary Practitioner, Mixed Animal Practice, Lloydminster Animal Hospital

Lee D. Whittington, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Four Oaks Investments - Board Chair

 


The PDS Board of Directors has four sub-committees to support the work of the Board: The Executive Committee, a Governance Committee, an Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and the Strategic Direction Committee. PDS operations are managed by a team of eight senior staff, including CEO.