Our 2024 Board of Directors and Leaders
To get where the veterinary profession needs to go, it takes a dynamic group of people leading the way. Get to know our leadership team.
Thomas Munkittrick
MS, VMD
President-Elect
Dr. Munkittrick is from Dillsburg, PA, and has worked at VCA Willow Mill in Mechanicsburg since 1996. He has been an active PVMA Member for over 20 years. He enjoys golfing, boating, mountain biking, and attending PSU tailgates with his wife Ruth. Both Ruth and Dr. Munkittrick are devoted to their two Boykin Spaniels Lady Balbriggan and Harper Dublin, in addition to being proud grandparents to their grandchildren, Anna, Kolette, and Liam.
Dr. Munkittrick received his BS in Animal BioScience in 1985. He furthered his education from there, received his Master’s in Reproduction Physiology from Virginia Tech in 1989, and then obtained his DVM from the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1995.
Rhett Proctor
DVM
Vice President
Prior to attending veterinary school, Dr. Proctor owned and operated a dairy farm in western Massachusetts for over 20 years. After graduating veterinary school in 2016, he worked for many years as a large animal veterinarian in Gap, PA, before moving to his current job as a small animal vet in Honeybrook, PA. Dr. Proctor is in his second term as the PVMA Production Animal-at-Large Trustee, and has been involved in numerous organizations and served them in many capacities over the years.
Andrea Honigmann
DVM
Dr. Andrea Honigmann is originally from Ohio, but has called Pennsylvania home since graduation in 2006 from Iowa State University. She has served in various roles of organized veterinary medicine in her career, including a District 7 Trustee. She was formerly the president of the Conestoga Veterinary Medical Association and currently serves as the Western PVMA president, organizing and planning the biannual meetings. She looks forward to continuing to represent the veterinarians of this area in a meaningful way and helping to provide a voice for her colleagues in affairs that matter to the profession. She currently practices as the Partner Doctor for Hannastown Veterinary Center, a Heart + Paw partner practice in Greensburg. Dr. Honigmann lives with her husband, three children, a chocolate Lab (Oliver), and three cats (Bean, Fanta, and Iris, all three named by her children).
William Croushore
DVM
Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Bill Croushore attended veterinary school at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Virginia Tech), graduating in 1997. Prior to veterinary school, Dr. Croushore attended Duquesne University School of Pharmacy and graduated in 1992. He practiced pharmacy in southwest Virginia until he was accepted into veterinary school in 1993. Dr. Croushore was raised in Ruffsdale, Westmoreland County in southwest Pennsylvania.
Dr. Croushore’s professional interests include embryo transfer, pushing the limits of on farm oocyte collection (cow eggs), embryo transfer, herd health management and bovine surgery. Dr. Croushore has been certified by the American Embryo Transfer Association for exporting bovine embryos internationally since 2012 and by the USDA for EU export since 2014.
Dr. Croushore holds membership in the following professional organizations: American Veterinary Medical Association, Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Society for Theriogenology, American Embryo Transfer Association and the International Embryo Transfer Society. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Embryo Transfer Association and serves as the association as Past President in 2022.
Dr. Croushore is a regular contributor to Pinzgauer Journal and the Keystone Cattleman. His first published book, Oops,…And Other Words You don’t Like to Hear Your Surgeon Say was released in the summer of 2018. His latest titled, The Majestic Cow was published in 2021
When not engaged in professional activities, he enjoys time with his family, hunting the often-elusive whitetail deer and fishing. Dr. Croushore is married to his wife of 27 years, Sheila and the proud father of 2 children, Nolan (20) and Bena (16). He attends St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church where he teaches 8th grade CCD class.
Marisa Brunetti
VMD
Board Chair
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Dawn Fiedorczyck
MS, VMD
Past President
Dr. Fiedorczyk was born in Pennsylvania and grew up mostly in the small town of West Wyoming. She attended Wyoming Area School District before going off to major in biology at College Misericordia (now Misericordia University). She completed her Masters in Biology at East Stroudsburg University, and then attended veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Fiedorczyk started her career at a local ER while also doing small animal and exotics day practice relief work and helping out at a local shelter. She is active in the PVMA as the Chair of the Scientific Program and Education Committee and as a Trustee for Animal Care PA. She has a strong interest in helping to maintain the personal well-being of those within the veterinary profession and serves as a moderator and grant committee member of Not One More Vet (NOMV), an online support resource for veterinarians and support staff.
Dr. Fiedorczyk has strong interests in many areas of veterinary medicine, including but not limited to: surgery, dentistry, pain management, exotic animal medicine, and feline medicine. In her spare time she loves to cook and garden.
Andrea Carr
DVM
North Central Region Trustee Co-Chair
Andrea Carr is a 2018 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. She currently practices at Plains Animal Hospital where she is employed as a small animal veterinary associate. Professional interests include surgery and organized veterinary medicine. She has served on the PVMA Board of Trustees since 2019, representing District 3. She resides in Northeastern PA and hobbies include spending time with her senior Jack Russell Terrier, Willie, and orange cat, Copper, vegetable gardening, crafting, and serving as director of a local Girl Scout summer day camp.
Gary Brummel
DVM
South Central Region Trustee
Dr. Gary Brummel was born and raised in Wisconsin, where he earned his DVM at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. Upon graduation, he moved to the East Coast to practice in Maryland, then Pennsylvania. For nearly 25 years, Gary has been the sole owner of 5th Avenue Animal Hospital in Lebanon, PA. It is a 4-doctor mixed animal practice which cares for small animals, cattle and some small ruminants.
James Holt
VMD
Equine Veterinarian At-Large
Dr. James (Jim) Holt’s love for animals began at an early age and has been an avid horse rider since he was 9 years old. While riding Hunters and Jumpers, the highlight of his riding career was when he rode in a Grand Prix at age 16.
Dr. Holt completed his undergrad in 1986 from the Gettysburg College and then attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 1991. Upon completion of his education, he was hired on to the Morgantown Veterinary Clinic, a mixed equine/bovine practice that serviced Northern Chester, Lancaster, and Berks Counties.
In 1993, Dr. Holt decided to open his own mixed practice called Brandywine Veterinary Services, which he still runs today. He is a current board member of the PVMA. The PVMA awarded Dr. Holt with the Animal Welfare Advocacy Award in 2015. Dr. Holt recently retired from the Animal Welfare and Public Policy Committee for the American Association of Equine Practitioners. He is the chairman on One Health Task Force as well as a commissioner for the Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission. In addition to those Dr. Holt is a former board member for The Parkesburg Point in Parkesburg, Pa. Dr. Holt is vice president of agriculture, agritech and food security with Pheonix Global (https://phoenixglobal.co/about/)
Currently, he works 3 days per week as the veterinarian for New Holland Sales Stables in New Holland, Pennsylvania, working predominantly with cows and horses. Dr. Holt is a current partner and chief veterinarian for Keystone Farm Futures. Dr. Holt is also the CEO of Compostech, LLC, a large composting business supplying compost to farmers and landscapers. The rest of Dr. Holt’s time is spent in a more typical mixed large animal practice including horses, dairy and beef cattle as well as other large animal species.
Robert Cloninger
VMD
Production Animal Veterinarian At-Large
Dr. Cloninger grew up in State College as a son of a dairy science professor and worked on a beef and sheep farm as a teenager. He studied animal science at Penn State, then went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for graduate work in nutrition before going to veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania. His first veterinary jobs were in mixed practice in Bloomsburg and Bellefonte, PA, before starting Centre Herd Health Services, a four-person primarily dairy practice serving producers in Central Pennsylvania.
Dr. Cloninger has served as secretary of the Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine and as a member of the AABP board of directors representing the Mid-Atlantic States. He currently lives in Centre Hall, PA, with his wife, Ellen, and four adult children and nine grandchildren.
Ashley Mase
CVT
Certified Veterinary Technician At-Large
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Ashley Mase is a practicing CVT and the Hospital Manager at VCA East Penn Animal Hospital, located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. In 2021, she was awarded the PVMA Practice Manager of the Year. She has had a well-rounded career in numerous areas of veterinary medicine including academia, general practice, and specialty and emergency medicine. Her current focus is on building team relationships and growing as a leader. Ashley is also a PVMA Power of 10 recent graduate, as well a column contributor for the Keystone Veterinarian, the official quarterly publication from PVMA. She resides in Berks County with her husband, daughter, and their pitbull mix.
Roxy Ackerman
3rd Year Student
Veterinary Student At-Large
Roxy Ackerman is a 3rd year student at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, with a small animal focus and interests in emergency & shelter medicine. She hails from Fort Lauderdale, FL and has accepted the position of Student At-Large within the PVMA Board of Trustees.
Tina Dougherty
VMD
AVMA Delegate
Dr Dougherty received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Chestnut Hill College and her VMD from University of Pennsylvania. After two years in a mixed practice, she was awarded a fellowship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Veterinary Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. Tina then returned to the United States to continue her work as a clinician in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as an adjunct professor in the Veterinary Technology Department at Manor College in Pennsylvania.
While in private practice, Dr. Dougherty treated small animals and exotics, with a special interest in soft tissue surgery. Joining Pfizer Animal Health (now Zoetis) in 2003, Dr. Dougherty worked in Veterinary Medical Information & Product Support (VMIPS) team as a Technical Services veterinarian, and then became the Companion Animal manager in 2008.
In addition to her role in VMIPS, Dr. Dougherty has been a FRANK coach for the last five years, and eventually moved into the role of team trainer and development specialist. Dr. Dougherty left Zoetis in late 2015 and joined the staff of Penn Vet full-time.
Kate Boatright
VMD
AVMA Alternate Delegate
Dr. Kate Boatright has been in small animal practice since graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013. After nearly 8 years of full-time practice in both general practice and emergency clinics, she moved to part-time clinical work to pursue her passion for educating veterinary professionals as a freelance speaker and author. Dr. Boatright enjoys discussing mentorship, the unique challenges facing recent graduates, wellness, and the spectrum of care. She believes deeply in the role of organized veterinary medicine and is the AVMA alternate delegate for Pennsylvania. She previously served as the PVMA district 1 trustee from 2016 to 2021 and was appointed vice president for the 2021-2022 association year. She is an editor of the Keystone Veterinarian and the secretary for the Northwest PVMA. In her remaining time, she stays busy chasing her toddler, running, reading, and watching movies with her husband and cats.
Meet the Past Presidents of the VMA
We’re thankful to all of those who have volunteered time and resources to improve veterinary medicine and the lives of those touched by it.
Michael Bailey, DVM
Harvey Bendix, VMD
Robert Bishop, DVM
Mary Bryant, VMD
Clifford Cummings, DVM
Sherrill Davison, VMD
Christina Dougherty, VMD
John Enck, Jr., VMD
Robert Fetterman, VMD
Dawn Fiedorczyk, VMD
Robert Flowers, VMD
E. Mark Fox, VMD
Lawrence Gerson, VMD
Fred Guenther, VMD
Mark Guise, VMD
Kate Harnish, DVM
Amy Hinton, DVM
Jim Holt, VMD
Lawrence Hutchinson, DVM
Bruce Ilgen, DVM
Timothy Ireland, VMD
Charles Koenig, VMD
Bryan Langlois, DVM
Robert Lavan, DVM
John Lee, DVM
Robert Little, DVM
George Meerhoff, DVM
Kenneth Moist, VMD
Michael Moyer, VMD
Tom Munkittrick, DVM
Lisa Murphy, VMD
Sherbyn Ostrich, VMD
Jeffrey Ott, VMD
Lloyd Reitz, DVM
Kenton Rexford, VMD
David Rice, VMD
Arthur Richards, VMD
Stewart Rockwell, DVM
Frederick Rude, VMD
James Rummel, VMD
Joseph Slick, VMD
Roger Smith, VMD
Kenton Stokes, VMD
John Strickler, VMD
Patricia Thompson, DVM
Max Van Buskirk, VMD
Willi Weichelt, VMD
Erica Wolbramsky, DVM
David Wolfgang, VMD
Charles Wunderlich, DVM
Vernon Yingling, VMD
Delinda Zehner, DVM
