Dr. Tom Lenz

Active in equine private practice, academia, and industry throughout his professional life, Dr. Lenz is a Past President of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). He graduated from the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1975, earned a Master of Science degree in Equine Reproduction from Texas A&M in 1988 and is a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists.

A long time advocate for the health and welfare of the horse, he has chaired the AAEP’s Welfare Committee, served on the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Welfare Committee and currently serves on the welfare committees of the American Horse Council, the Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association and the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association. For his work in equine welfare, Dr. Lenz received the AVMA’s 2010 Animal Welfare Award. He is a trustee of the American Horse Council, where he is the immediate past Chair of their Unwanted Horse Coalition. Dr. Lenz speaks to equine, agriculture and government groups throughout the country about equine welfare and has published numerous articles and book chapters on the subject. In addition, Dr. Lenz is an Honorary Vice President of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), where he chairs the AQHA Research Committee and writes a monthly horse health column for the Quarter Horse Journal.

Bill Finley

Bill Finley has been covering racing since the mid-eighties, working first for the Daily Racing Form. He moved on to become the regular racing beat writer for the New York Post and the New York Daily News before deciding to go the freelance route in 2000. Since, he has written regularly for the New York Times and ESPN.com and co-hosts a series of racing shows on Sirius XM radio. He has won numerous awards, including two Eclipse Awards, one for writing and one for broadcasting. A graduate of Tufts University, he is a
resident of Fair Haven, New Jersey, about five miles from the gates of Monmouth Park.

Animal Welfare Session Speaker

James A Serpell

Director, Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society
Marie A. Moore Professor of Humane Ethics & Animal Welfare Chief
Section of Behavior and Human-Animal Interactions
Ryan Veterinary Hospital



Organizing Committee

Lawrence R. Soma, V.M.D. DACVA
Professor of Anesthesia and Marilyn M. Simpson Professor of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
New Bolton Center Campus, Kennett Sq. PA
Email Address: soma@vet.upenn.edu

Cornelius E. Uboh, PhD
Director at Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research Center
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
New Bolton Center Campus, Kennett Sq. PA
Email Address: ubohcorn@vet.upenn.edu

W. Theodore Hill, VMD
Chairman – IGSRV
The Jockey Club (USA)
P.O. Box 90
Jamaica, New York 11417
Email Address: wthill@jockeyclub.com

Al Kind, FAORC
Director, Racing Chemistry Lab
VDL, IAState College of Vet. Medicine
1600 S16th St
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515)294-1950
Email Address: ajkind@iastate.edu

Adam Negrusz, PhD
Associate Professor of Forensic Sciences
Director, Animal Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences (M/C 865)
College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Email Address: anegrusz@uic.edu

Thomas Tobin
Professor of Veterinary Science & Graduate Center for Toxicology
Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Room 128C
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0099
Phone: (859) 257-4757 ext. 8-1092
Fax: (859) 257-8542
Web Address: www.thomastobin.com
E-mail Address: ttobin@uky.edu

George Maylin
Director of New York Equine Drug Testing Program
Morrisville State College, SUNY
E-mail Address: maylinga@morrisville.edu

Management Committee
Ulf Bondesson, President of AORC
Ted Hill, Chairman of IGSRV
Geoff Beresford, Host for 2010 Conference
Larry Soma, Host for 2012 Conference
Bertrand Baudot, Host for 2014 Conference

Standing Committee
Ed Houghton, Chairman
Al Kind, AORC Representative
John McCaffrey, IGSRV representative
Matt Iuliano, IFHA representative