Dr. Dennis Summers, currently serving as the Interim State Veterinarian has been confirmed in the position.  Dr. Summers joined the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 2014 as a field veterinarian and was appointed as Assistant State Veterinarian in 2018.

A native of Ohio, he completely a baccalaureate degree in agriculture in 2001 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2006 at Ohio State University.  In 2019, Dr. Summers earned Diplomate status from the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.