Thanks to Bruce and Paco for the kind words and to the Board for your confidence in me. I am honored to do this work and will give it my mind, heart, and spirit! In the almost mind-bogglingly complicated modern world in which we find ourselves, it can be a struggle to know what the right thing is to do and how to do it when it comes to helping others. Bureaucracy and internecine politics of various kinds can conspire to thwart our simple desire to give of ourselves to our fellow humans. For me, and I strongly suspect for all of you, the Foundation stands out in stark relief to this by being an organization with a refreshingly clear, straightforward, pure, and noble goal. It is incredible to see the many hours of dedication put in by brilliant, talented, and generous people toward this singular enterprise, with both the “rockstar” lecturing and the abundant behind-the-scenes work being equally critical to our mission. To be able to work with not just a handful but dozens of these extraordinary people is a joy and a humbling privilege. Together, we can and will continue to do the work of disseminating high-quality veterinary pathology teaching to every corner of the globe, expanding our reach every year. Three cheers for the Foundation! Jey From: Bruce Williams <bruce.h.williams.dvm@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020 3:36 PM To: Francisco A. Uzal <fauzal@ucdavis.edu> Cc: directors@list.cldavis.org Subject: [Directors] Re: Jey Kohler as President of the Davis Thompson Foundation Paco, I agree that Jey will help to take the Foundation to the next level. Her vision and dedication to education and to the Foundation has been appearance since she first joined the Faculty of the Descriptive Course. I look forward to see what she has in store for the remainder of our courses in the coming years, which will be her charge and primary duty as President. This year and our very successful venture into online education has blossomed in 2020, and I look forward to seeing it grow and mature in 2021 and beyond under her leadership. b On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 4:09 PM Francisco A. Uzal <fauzal@ucdavis.edu<mailto:fauzal@ucdavis.edu>> wrote: Dear all Please join me in welcoming Dr Jey Koehler, as the new President of the Davis Thompson Foundation. The votes were as follows: Yes: 19 No: 0 No votes: 16 Jey is currently on sabbatical leave and she has agreed to take over as President starting on March 1st, 2021. Until then, I will continue to carry on the activities of CEO and President myself. I am thrilled with Jey’s new appointment. She is a world-renowned pathologist, who has been a member of the faculty of discussants of the Foundation for many years and, most importantly, Jey is and has been for several years, the director of one of the Foundation’s most prestigious courses: the Descriptive Veterinary Pathology course. Under Jey’s leadership, the DVP course reached the outstanding standard it enjoys today. This year, because of COVID, Jey and her team transformed, in record time, the whole DVP course into a fully digital version, which was offered to trainees all over the world. Jey has the knowledge, enthusiasm and commitment, to take the Foundation to the next level. Welcome Jey!! Paco Uzal Davis Thompson Foundation CEO _______________________________________________ Directors mailing list -- directors@list.cldavis.org<mailto:directors@list.cldavis.org> To unsubscribe send an email to directors-leave@list.cldavis.org<mailto:directors-leave@list.cldavis.org>