Nebraska names first Homeland Security DVM

LINCOLN, NEB. - 3/31/06 - Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Greg Ibach announced Dr. Janice Mogan as NDA's first Homeland Security Veterinarian.

Mogan will work directly with NDA's emergency coordinator, state veterinarian and emergency response team to further enhance and develop emergency response plans for foreign animal disease. Her role also will entail working with farmers and ranchers as well as agricultural organizations on a state, regional and national level.

Mogan received her DVM from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. She spent 14 years in private practice in North Carolina and the past 11 years with the American Veterinary Medical Association.

"I hope to be able to serve Nebraska and enhance the capability of the state's agricultural emergency response," Mogan says.