IVAS Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (*= member of Executive Committee)
The IVAS Board of Directors is an all-volunteer team, formed of hardworking IVAS members.

President*
(term ends September 2026, moves to Past-President)
Birgitte Langvad, DVM, CVA, CVCHM, CCRT
Akupunkturhuset Nucleus
DK-3200 Helsinge
DENMARK
Phone: +45 20413559

President-Elect*
(term ends September 2026, moves to President)
Joanna Milan, DVM, CVA
Falcon, WA 6210
Perth
Australia
Phone: +61 431985287

Treasurer*
(term ends September 2027)
Michelle Elgersma, DVM, CVA, FAAVA
Kalmeren Veterinary Acupuncture
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
USA
Phone: +1-412-246-9798

Assistant Treasurer
Richard Schafer, DVM
All Creatures Acupuncture
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
USA
Phone: +1-361-939-8379

Past President*
(term ends September 2026)
Katja Görts
Wiesentheid, D-97353
GERMANY
Phone: +49 93 83 33 33 20

President, House of Delegates*
(term ends August 2026)
Dörte Döring, DMV
Schoneberg, D-57638
GERMANY
Phone: +49 2681-988937

Executive Director*
Deborah Prevratil
IVAS
Portland, TX 78374
USA
Phone: +1-970-266-0666
Fax: +1-970-266-0777
BOARD MEMBERS:
Leslie Phillips, DVM, MS, CVA
Grass Valley, CA 95949
USA

(term ends September 2026)
Amy Watson, MA, VetMB, MRCVS, CCRT, CVA
PinPoint Veterinary Care
Cranborne BH21 5QP
UNITED KINGDOM

(term ends September 2027)
Patricia A Baley, DVM, Ph.D
Hockley, TX 77447-6010
Phone: +1-619-444-9491
(term ends September 2027)
Eva-Nicole Leimann, Dr. Med. Vet.
49688 Lastrup
GERMANY

Michelle C. Schraeder, DVM, FAAVA, MEd
Mountain Veterinary Hospital
Bellingham, WA 98226-9521
USA
Phone: +1-360-592-5113

(term ends September 2026)
Eva Föllmi-Scheidegger, Dr.med.vet.
Cabinet Vétérinaire
CH-1272 Genolier
SWITZERLAND