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Emerging LeaderEvery year the MVMA selects an Emerging Leader in Maine. Our Emerging Leaders frequently take on leadership positions in the association and the profession. They also join Maine's delegation at the AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference and the Northeast Veterinary Medical Conference. MVMA members who graduated in the last 15 years are eligible to be the Emerging Leader. Apply to be Maine's Emerging LeaderThe MVMA accepts applications for our Emerging Leader program each year in June. Interested applicants should be available to attend the NEVMA virtual meeting on September and the Veterinary Leadership Conference in Chicago in January. Emerging Leaders are also encouraged to attend MVMA Board meetings, which take place online or in Hallowell on the first Wednesday of the month in December, March, June, and the second Wednesday of the month in September. Email the MVMA at [email protected] with your interest. Please answer the following questions in your email:
Maine's 2024/25 Emerging Leader
Dr. Samantha Keenan grew up in the Philly area and received her B.S. In Animal Science from Delaware Valley University. Having always wanted to be a veterinarian, her dream came true upon graduation from the Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Dr. Keenan soon settled in Maine and worked in both general practice and emergency medicine. She is now enjoying practicing urgent care at PetMedic in Freeport and has been there since it opened up in January 2023. Dr. Keenan has recently become the medical director for the hospital and is enjoying the new challenges that comes with this position. She resides in Gorham with her three teenage daughters, boyfriend, two dogs, four cats, and many chickens! Dr. Keenan's daughters keep her very busy by competing in Irish dance. Dr. Keenan loves her Philadelphia sports teams (especially the Eagles), the beach, and getting outdoors with her dogs. Maine's 2023/24 Emerging Leader
Maine's 2022/23 Emerging Leader
Maine's 2021/22 Emerging Leader |
Dr. Sarah Horn is originally from upstate New York, but fell in love with the state of Maine while attending Bowdoin College. She began her veterinary studies at Ross School of Veterinary Medicine and completed her clinical year at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, she completed a one-year rotating internship in emergency and specialty medicine and then returned to Maine, where she worked as a general practitioner for several years. In 2021, she made the leap into her first industry role before moving into her current position as the Professional Service Veterinarian of New England for IDEXX Laboratories. In this role, she is able to support veterinary professionals and put her passion for medical education and progressive veterinary medicine to great use. Dr. Horn is serving as the Emerging Leader for the MVMA and participated in The Power of Ten program in 2023/2024. In her free time, she can be found in Bowdoinham, where she lives in an old farmhouse on the river with her husband, their son, and their Labrador retriever.
Dr. Lisa Bourazak received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois in 2012. She went on to a one-year rotating internship at the University of Georgia followed by a three-year residency in Anesthesia and Analgesia at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She has worked in private practice as a veterinary anesthesiologist since finishing her residency. Dr. Bourazak landed in Maine in 2021 working at MVMC and Rarebreed Veterinary Partners. She lives in Southern Maine with her partner, 2 dogs and 3 cats and enjoys hiking, biking, and traveling.
Dr. Casey Cole grew up in Saco, Maine and graduated from the University of Maine at Machias in 2010. He received his degree in veterinary medicine from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2014. He has a passion for emergency medicine and currently works as a small animal emergency veterinarian in Southern Maine. He also serves on the Maine Animal Welfare Advisory Council. His professional interest on the MVMA board include animal welfare and supporting veterinarians throughout the state. Dr. Cole lives in Southern Maine with his 2 dogs and 3 cats. He enjoys spending his free time cooking, hiking, or travelling.
Dr. Jessica van Binsbergen received her veterinary medicine degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2010 and bounced around a bit before landing in Maine. Following graduation she volunteered as a spay/neuter surgeon in Costa Rica for a few weeks. She then went on to work in a general practice and did relief work at a large shelter in the NYC area for 4 years. After that she did a year stint at a practice in her home town of East Hampton, NY. Next she went on to work for several months back in Edinburgh, Scotland before finally moving to Maine in 2015. For the past 3 years she’s been an associate at Casco Bay Vet Hospital in Portland and also works a few hours a week at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. This fall she did a spay/neuter trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota with some of the ARLGP team. In her limited spare time she’s typically training for a marathon or on an outdoor adventure with her rescue pup Henry.
