Annual review 2007-08

Appointments, Qualifications and Awards

Appointments

Roger Ayling
Secretary-General to the International Organisation for Mycoplasmology.

Judy Stack
Member of the Advisory Committee of the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, South Korea.

Richard Clifton-Hadley
Member of EFSA working groups on TB diagnosis in deer and achieving and maintaining national freedom from disease.

Glyn Hewinson
Visiting Professor at Imperial College.

Ian Brown
Member of the UK Scientific Advisory Group on Pandemic Influenza.

Ian McLaren
Expert on the BSI Microbiological Committee.

Rob Davies
Member of EFSA working group on the microbiological criteria for animal feed.
Member of DG Sanco working group working on special import guarantees for Denmark.
Member of DG Sanco EC task force on Zoonoses.

Chris Teale
Committee member of the ACMSF Newly-emerged Pathogens working group, which analysed the emergence of ESBLs in bacteria in livestock, humans, food and the environment.

Robin Sayers
Member of EFSA working group on statistical analysis and methods for animal and foodstuffs data.

Johanne Ellis-Iversen
Member of EFSA working group on the preparation of a harmonised monitoring scheme for VTEC in animals and foods.

Mark Arnold
Member of the EFSA working group on the risk for human and animal health related to the BSE monitoring regime.

Kath Webster
Member of EFSA working group on TSE rapid tests and batch testing.
Member of OIE working group on test validation.

Keith Hunt
Member of the International Commission on Trichinellosis (ICT).

Qualifications

Susan Tongue
PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology.

Laura Waring
BSc in Animal Science and Management.

Lesley Elliot
BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science.

Sharon Spain
BSc in Information Technology

Ian Mawhinney
Diploma in Statistics.

Julie-Ann Jackson
Postgraduate Certificate in Personnel and Development.

Rachel Jefferies
Level 3 Certificate in Personnel Practice.

Catherine Ross
Level 4 BTEC Professional Award in Payroll Practice.

Kirsty Cook
Level 4 BTEC Professional Award in Payroll Administration.

Alexandra Schock
FRCPath by examination.

Julie-Ann Jackson
CIPD Professional Development Scheme (employee reward & people resourcing).

Julia Colvin, Sarah Nattrass,
Jane Tanton, Rachel Eglin

PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner.

Joanna Edwards, Lara Wootton,
Emma Witmann, Renee Sheehan

PRINCE2 Foundation.

Sarah Nattrass, Rowena Kosmider,
Jane Tanton

Managing Successful Programmes Foundation.

Trine Andresen
Management of Risk Foundation.

Awards

Pamela Stevens, VLA Sutton Bonington was awarded the Imperial Service Medal for over 25 years service.