ISAE Council
Since the founding of the Society for Veterinary Ethology in 1966 and our renaming as the International Society for Applied Ethology, the ISAE has grown from a small group of British veterinarians to an international society spanning many scientific disciplines. Today, the ISAE is a non-profit organisation with an international federal structure and representatives around the world. Administration of the Society is the responsibility of a Council comprising a President, Senior and Junior Vice-President, and 10 other voting members with unique responsibilities. Additionally, there are several non-voting positions, an auditor and legal assessor, as well as a regional secretary for each of the 13 regions. The Council also provides technical evidence on topics relating to animal behaviour and animal welfare during the committee stages of government legislation.
Other Voting Council Officers
Treasurer
Dr. Lucy Oldham (2025-29):
Non-voting Positions and Advisors
Legal Advisor
Honorary Independent Examiner
Daniel Bedford
Assistant Development Officer
Dr. Samuel O. Durosaro (2024-28):
Regional Secretaries, Africa and West Asia
Dr. Oluwaseun Christianah Ojelade
Regional Secretaries, Benelux
Dr. Maëva Manet
Dr. Liesbeth van Damme
Regional Secretary, Canada
Dr. Clover Bench
Dr. Meagan King
Regional Secretary, East Asia
Dr. Michiru Fukasawa
Regional Secretary, East and South Europe
Dr. Radka Šárová
Regional Secretaries, Latin America
Dr. Thiago Bernardino
Dr. Jaime Figueroa
Regional Secretary, Nordic
Dr. Per Peetz Nielsen
Dr. Karen Thodberg
Regional Secretaries, Oceania
Dr. Megan Lucas
Regional Secretary, South and Central Asia
Dr. Vijay Pal Singh
Dr. Sumita Sugnaseelan
Regional Secretaries, Southwest Europe
Dr. Anna Olsson
Dr. Matteo Chincarini
Regional Secretaries, United Kingdom and Ireland
Dr. Keelin O'Driscoll
Dr. Ellen Williams
Regional Secretary, United States of America
Dr. Blair Caitlin Downey
Dr. Allison Pullin
Regional Secretary, West Central Europe
Dr. Annika Krause
Dr. Katharina A. Zipp
Student Representatives
Mostafa Farghal
Victor Brusin
Former Council Officers
2025
Dr. Kris Descovich, Senior Editor (2023-2025), Junior Editor (2021-2023)
Dr. Carly O’Malley, Secretary (2021-2025)
Dr. Emma Baxter (2017-25): , Treasurer
2024
Dr. Maria Camila Ceballos, Development Officer(2020-2024)
Dr. Jen-Yun Chou, Assistant Development Officer(2020-2024)
2023
Dr. Dana Campbell, Senior Editor (2021-2023), Junior Editor (2019-2021)
Dr. Giuliana Miguel, Assistant Secretary (2019-2023)
Dr. Susanne Waiblinger, Senior Vice-President (2021-2023), President (2019-2021), Junior Vice-President (2017-2019)
2022
Dr. Gemma Charlton, Membership Secretary (2018-2022)
Dr. Megan LaFollette, Assistant Communications Officer (2020-2022), Student Representative (2017-2019)
Dr. Heleen van de Weerd, Procedural Advicer (2018-2022)
Dr. Alexandra Whittaker, Ethics Officer (2018-2022)
2021
Dr. Bas Rodenburg, Senior Vice-President (2019-2021), President (2017-2019), Junior Vice-President (2015-2017)
Dr. Marisa Erasmus, Secretary (2017-2021)
Dr. Irene Camerlink, Senior Editor (2019-2021), Junior Editor (2017-2019)
2020
Rebecca Sommerville, Development Officer (2016-2020)
Dr. Jennifer Van Os, Communications Officer (2016-2020)
Dr. Christy Goldhawk, Assistant Communications Officer (2017-2020)
2019
Allison Pullin, Student Representative (2018-2020)
Dr. Birte L. Nielsen, Senior Vice-President (2017-2019), President (2015-2017), Junior Vice-President (2013-2015)
Dr. Fiona Rioja-Lang, Assistant Secretary (2015-2019; in memoriam)
Dr. Janice Siegford, Senior Editor (2017-2019), Junior Editor (2015-2017)
2018
Dr. Michael C. Appleby, Procedural Advisor (2014-2018)
Dr. Priya Motupalli, Membership Secretary (2014-2018)
Dr. Anna Olsson, Ethics Officer (2014-2018)
Dr. Michael J. Toscano, Education Officer (2014-2018)
*Positions marked with an asterisk are to be filled at the next Annual General Meeting (2025). Please refer to the ISAE Procedural Guidelines for details about the associated duties of the various positions or contact the person currently in that position for further details.
