Advisors
Dr. Melanie Youngs
Dr. Youngs graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2010 and spent the first 12 years of her career working at the Winnipeg Humane Society. Dr. Youngs loves being a voice and advocate for the injured, homeless, and neglected animals of Manitoba. Dr. Youngs travelled all over the north, reaching as far as Churchill, performing remote spay and neuter clinics and continued to regularly participate in spay/neuter clinics across the province and provide veterinary care for a local shelter in Oakbank, Manitoba.
Paul Dick, DVM, MSc
Paul Dick, DVM, MSc has 30 years of experience in the animal health industry with product development, regulatory affairs, business development, report writing, commercialization and project management. He has served a number of organizations including as Director of the Canadian Animal Health Institute, President of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, and peer reviewer of NSERC strategic grants. He also served on the Expert Advisory Committee for Veterinary Natural Health Products, which provided the Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada with recommendations regarding policies related to the development of a suitable regulatory approach for veterinary natural health products. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Veterinary Drugs Directorate’s Low Risk Veterinary Health Products Interim Notification Program (now the Veterinary Health Products Notification Program).
