About Us

Tangela M. Williams-Hill received her DVM from Tuskegee University in 2001. Dr. Williams–Hill was a research scholar at the University of Georgia and the University of Maryland at College Park. She worked as a lab researcher in chemistry until attending Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL. She practiced in Collingswood, NJ for six years in small animal medicine and exotic medicine. She is an active member of the North Jersey and South Jersey VMA, as well as an AAHA member. She is also active in community programs that help promote and educate students from low income areas about veterinary medicine. Dr. Williams-Hill was a board member on the Patient Family Advisory Committee and a NICU volunteer at a local hospital in New Jersey from 2013 to 2017. Dr. Williams-Hill joined Idexx Laboratories in April 2015 as the Philadelphia Professional Services Veterinarian, serving the greater Philadelphia region and conducted CE seminars and communication training. She presently sits as a board member of AVMA-supported Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative and is a member of Idexx Global Diversity and Inclusion Council.

Dr. Adney received her PhD from Colorado State University (CSU) in 2016, where she is currently a member of the veterinary class of 2020. Her PhD research investigated the role of dromedary camels in the transmission cycle of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MER-CoV).

Upon completion of her DVM, Dr. Adney will integrate her scientific and veterinary expertise to continue researching the role of reservoir hosts in the spillover of emerging infectious diseases.

Dr. Adney is passionate about promoting women and minorities in science. She is one of the founding members of CSU’s Women in Science Career Issues Group, has helped organize two symposiums focused on the topic, and serves as the student director of the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative. Furthermore, Dr. Adney believes science communication within the scientific community and amongst the general population is critical to the advancement of science. She is a founding member of Science on Tap, Fort Collins, a monthly event focused on open and informal discussion between scientists and the public.

Dr. Kimberly Cunningham Simmons started her long career in Animal Health as a companion animal veterinarian in private practice in Georgia upon graduation from the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine. She then moved on to corporate veterinary practice, as Senior Clinician with PetSmart Veterinary Services, then as Chief of Staff with Banfield, the Pet Hospital. After realizing that she wanted more exposure to the Animal Health Industry, she joined Novartis Animal Health as a Professional Services Veterinarian for the companion animal commercial business, eventually moving into the area of Regulatory Affairs. With Novartis, Kimberly had the honor of working and living in Europe, having leadership/global roles in the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Based on her love of working in and with diverse cultures around the world, Kimberly has been in several global leadership roles for many major Animal Health companies, including Merial Animal Health, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., and most recently as VP Global Regulatory Affairs with Elanco Animal Health. In 2020, Kimberly decided to start her own Regulatory consulting business, Simmons Consulting Group, LLC supporting the Animal Health and Pharma industries on regulatory strategy, innovation, product stewardship, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. She is also Director of Regulatory Affairs with Clinglobal and an AVMA/AAVMC Advisory Group member for the Commission for a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Veterinary Profession. .  Kimberly currently resides in Indiana with her husband, twin teenagers and a host of family pets, including an English Springer Spaniel, an American Shorthair, a guinea pig, and a turtle.