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BVA Officers

BVA is led by our Officer team - BVA President, Senior Vice President and Junior Vice President - veterinary surgeons who serve for 3 years, with one year in each post.

The incoming President and Junior Vice President are voted in at our Annual General Meeting at BVA Members' Day in September, having been nominated by the BVA Electoral College and approved by BVA Council.

 

Could you be BVA's Junior Vice President for 2025/26?

Applications for BVA's next Junior Vice President are now open and will run until 20 January 2025.  Read about the role and how you can apply.

BVA President

Elizabeth Mullineaux

Liz is a 1988 ‘Dick vet’ graduate with a varied career in small and large animal first opinion practice.

For many years she was a co-owner of a small animal Veterinary Hospital in Somerset. Alongside this role, she successfully completed a Clinical Doctorate which ultimately led to RCVS Specialist status in Wildlife Medicine (Mammalian). She now works in a variety of British wildlife related roles, including as an advisor to a large wildlife rescue charity and in academic teaching. She also locums for a small animal emergency service.

Liz is a Past President of the British Veterinary Zoological Society and a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

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BVA Senior Vice President

Anna Judson

A graduate of Liverpool Vet School, Anna’s veterinary career has included ownership of both mixed and small animal practice in rural mid Wales. Under her leadership, her teams have gained Investors in People and RCVS Practice Standards Scheme accreditations, as well as VNTP status (Veterinary Nurse Training Practice status). She is a Past President of SPVS (the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons), has a MSc in Nature Conservation and has led UK-wide veterinary sustainability initiatives.

BVA Junior Vice President

Rob Williams

Dr Rob Williams MVB MBA CMgr FCMI MCIPD MRCVS has been elected as the new BVA Junior Vice President. An experienced small animal vet having worked as a GP vet, referral surgeon, and clinical director of a large hospital practice. Dr Williams established and developed species-focused graduate programmes at VetPartners in 2016. Rob is also a qualified HR professional and works in a role focused on colleague engagement and career development. He had been a BVA volunteer for the past five years and recently contributed to the VetLife Neurodiversity Resource

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