Dr. Julie Gauthier received a DVM degree from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. After working in mixed animal practice in Florida and Connecticut, she earned a Master of Public Health degree from Yale University School of Public Health in 2002. Julie joined USDA APHIS Veterinary Services in 2002 as a field Veterinary Medical Officer investigating animal disease outbreaks in southeastern Florida. In 2008, she moved to Raleigh, NC where she has worked in several different roles for Veterinary Services: evaluating foreign countries’ animal health status, preparing the nation for animal disease outbreaks such as avian influenza, and in her current role, coordinating national poultry health programs, including the response to the 2022 HPAI outbreak.