Dr. Angela Pelzel-McCluskey is the National Equine Epidemiologist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services and is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.  She obtained her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2001 from Texas A&M University.  Dr. Pelzel-McCluskey was in equine private veterinary practice in both Texas and Colorado and has served as an epidemiologist with state and federal animal health agencies since 2004. Her international work includes training veterinarians in epidemiology and animal disease outbreak response techniques in western Africa, Central America, and the Middle East.  In 2016, she was the recipient of the United States Animal Health Association's Federal Partnership award in recognition of her years of collaboration with states, academia, laboratories, and the equine industry.  Dr. Pelzel-McCluskey completed her Masters of Science degree in Veterinary Immunology and Infectious Disease from Washington State University in 2017 and received Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine Outstanding Aluma award in 2022.  Dr. Pelzel-McCluskey currently oversees the federal response to reportable equine disease outbreaks nationwide and has been the lead epidemiologist for more than 30 state, regional, and national disease outbreak responses during her combined state and federal service.