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Veterinarian & Food Safety Expert

Dr. Donna began her career as a veterinarian in Southern California, serving people, pets, and even animal sanctuaries. She soon became fascinated by the underappreciated connection between nutrition and pet health, and took a position in the pet food industry. Here, her appreciation for nutrition deepened as she was able to see the entire supply chain - from sourcing to production lines and distribution - of pet food.

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Veterinarian & Food Safety Expert

Her talent and ambition eventually took her to The Army where she Cared for Military Working Dogs injured in combat at Kandahar Air Field (KAF) in Afghanistan. She also performed food inspections as a Food Auditor to verify safe food for the 20,000 inhabitants on KAF . The responsibility of this mission struck a deep chord within her and she started to dream of how she could apply what she had learned about food safety to drive change within the pet food industry.

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Veterinarian & Food Safety Expert

Dr. Donna became Certified as an Army Food Auditor in 2009 and a Food Defense Subject Matter Expert. She has worked across the world as a Food Auditor in the procurement of food for all US Military Commissaries. From there she became a USDA Certified Public Health Veterinarian for the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service and earned her Masters of Science in Food Safety. She now serves as President of American Association of Food Safety & Public Health Veterinarians, the leading body of veterinarians dedicated to food safety and public health.

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