AAFSPHV Staff

Katherine Waters, DVM, MPH, DACVPM:
Executive Vice President

Katherine retired from the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health where she was the Director of the Executive and Dual Degree Programs in Public Health Practice.  At UMN she also worked in Extension as Food Safety Program Leader and as faculty in the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety and the School of Public Health. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President for the American Association of Food Safety and Public Health Veterinarians. 

A 1979 graduate of Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine, she practiced in the western United States and taught veterinary medicine at a university in China prior to making a career shift to public health practice.  She received her MPH and completed the Veterinary Public Health Residency program at UMN. 

Amanda Sorensen, DVM, MPH, Communications Specialist

Amanda graduated from Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006, and has worked in companion animal clinical medicine as an associate, a relief doctor, and most recently as a practice owner.

In 2013 Amanda received her MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has worked as a volunteer researcher on several projects with academic institutions. Amanda is in the midst of making a mid-career transition to make One Health the focus of the next phase of her career. She is also passionate about supporting the well-being of fellow veterinarians and veterinary workers. She joined the AAFSPHV in March, 2025 as Communications Specialist.