Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator of the National Poultry Improvement Plan has announced the appointment of Dr. Savannah Thomas as the compartmentalization Coordinator in the Veterinary Medical Office.

Dr. Thomas earned a baccalaureate degree in Avian Biology and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia and was a 2017 recipient of an AAAP Foundation Poultry scholarship.

Dr. Thomas has experience in commercial poultry production and regulatory medicine having interned with NPIP and participated in the development of the compartmentalization program as a veterinary student.

In her new position Dr. Thomas will manage aspects of the NPIP compartmentalization program working with primary breeder companies in the U.S. and will supervise a team of certified compartmentalization auditors.  She can be contacted at savannah.thomas@npip.gov