PVAA Board Members

Dr. Wilson is originally from a farm in Fair Oaks, IN and is a lifetime horse owner. She has ridden and shown Quarter Horses in a variety of events since childhood. After gaining valuable experience working and externing at several specialized equine clinics in Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma, she joined the team at McDavitt Veterinary Clinic in Zionsville, IN as an associate veterinarian in 2008. Her special practice interests include performance horse medicine and lameness, internal medicine, and anesthesia.

Dr. Angela Demaree serves as the CEO and Principal Consultant for PAWS Consulting, LLC, a public health and political consulting firm. Angela recently retired as a Major in the U.S. Army Reserves and deployed in 2012 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She previously served as the COO of a veterinary startup company in the pharmaceutical space and led forty part-time employees through institutional change as the Equine Medical Director of the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. She completed her Master of Public Health in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, is a Certified High Performance Coach™ and the host of Beyond the Stethoscope, the podcast for veterinarians and busy professionals.

She spends her free time with her horse, Tommy and teaching her Quaker Parrot the Purdue Fight Song. You can connect with Angela on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn @DemareeDVM.

Leslie Popplewell Ferguson is a former marketing manager for an animal health pharmaceutical company and is currently practicing in Kansas City, MO. Leslie has transitioned from the Young Alumni Board.

Growing up in West Lafayette, IN, “Dr. Jerry” was destined to be a “Boilermaker”! He is a 1979 graduate from Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Jerry’s professional areas of interest are small animal (dogs and cats) and equine. He also has a special interest in orthopedics, soft tissue surgery, and reproduction.

Dr. Carr grew up on a small farm in Henryville, IN, where he quickly learned the value of hard work. He graduated from Indiana University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He then attended Purdue University in 2013, where he received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. During his time at Purdue, Dr. Carr served as student body president of the Veterinary College, represented the university across the country at multiple conventions to help advance and improve veterinary medicine as a whole, and completed the Veterinary Practice Management Program through the Krannert School of Business. Upon graduation in 2017, he was recognized with the Purdue Veterinary Alumni Association’s Senior Leadership Award.

Dr. Scales was born and raised in North Central Indiana, where a passion for agriculture was instilled from a young age. She graduated from Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2019 and began her career with Four Star Veterinary Service in the Mexico, Indiana office. Dr. Scales aided in the swine consulting side of the business along with developing the mixed animal portion of the practice focusing on ruminant and small animal medicine. She is now a veterinarian for the biotech company, eGenesis Bio, where the focus is to generate and raise genetically modified pigs for xenotransplantation. Her husband and her enjoy their small cattle business, Provision Cattle Co. and summers on the lake in their boat, with their children living in rural Indiana.

Originally from Frederick, Maryland, Katie is a 2 time Purdue graduate. She graduated with a BS from the College of Agriculture in 2019 dual majoring in Wildlife and Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, along with completing both the Dean's Scholars and Honors College programs. She then graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2021 with an AAS in Veterinary Nursing. She currently works as a sea turtle rehabilitation technician in North Carolina. In addition to her board membership, she is also a member of the Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians. The animals she currently shares her home with include a bearded dragon, a tree frog, and an aquarium of fish. Katie's favorite interest and hobby in her free time is theater and vocal performance.

Dr. Bill Donohue was born and raised in Crown Point, Indiana. He graduated undergrad from Purdue University Calumet in 2001 prior to veterinary school. While attending vet school, he was president of Omega Tau Sigma (OTS), a social and community service co-ed fraternity. Dr. Bill joined the Vale Park Animal Hospital Family in May 2006. He has a special interest in internal medicine, oncology, dermatology and wellness care in dogs and cats. He enjoys helping clients maintain a long healthy relationship with their pets. During his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Cyndi (also a veterinarian) and his 3 children Nora, Lainey, and Liam!! As an avid football fan, he enjoys football year round but mostly his competitive fantasy football league. Yearly trips to state and national parks to enjoy the fall colors and hiking with his girls fulfills days.

Why PVAA? Purdue Veterinary Alumni Association is important to me because it keeps me connected with the program and school. I had a daughter in vet school and saw the direct benefits of the stethoscope dinner, the white coat ceremony, the senior gala, and other events. I have attended the alumni get together at the NAVC, and I have enjoyed catching up with classmates and faculty. Being a part of the PVAA board has been a definite benefit.

Dr. Keffer opened Heartland Veterinary Services as a mobile practice in June of 2015. Two years later, in August of 2017, she opened up the facility located in Oxford, IN. Dr. Keffer enjoys both small and livestock practices. Her interests include surgery, nutrition, urology and beef production medicine. Dr. Keffer's professional affiliations include the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). She also serves on the advisory board for the Purdue Animal Science Department. In the community she is active as an Extension Board Member and volunteers with the Benton County 4-H Program.

Dr. Sunbury was born and raised in Seymour. Coming from a family of veterinarians, his father is retired and his older brother Scot is currently working in Austin, TX. He has been very involved with organized veterinary medicine serving on the IVMA board in a variety of positions including committee chairman, board chairman and is a Past President. He currently sits on the Indiana Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. His wife Leisa is an art teacher at St. Ambrose School. They have 3 children; Delaney, Karley and Keegan and share their home with a Shih Tzu cross named Holly and a lazy cat named Lilly. Dr. Sunbury enjoys spending time with his family, trail running, triathlons and ultra-marathons.

After growing up on a Central Indiana sheep and grain farm, Kelli Werling, DVM went on to attend Purdue University's College of Agriculture, where she graduated with a degree in Animal Sciences. Dr. Werling graduated from the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017 and joined the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) as a field veterinarian. Since that time, she has served as the agency’s Director of Swine Health, managing Indiana’s various regulatory swine health programs.

In addition to serving on the PVAA Board of Directors, Dr. Werling is the past District 12 (Public Health) board representative for the IVMA and is a current member of the AASV and USAHA.