The faculty and administration at St. Matthew's University bring in-depth experience and knowledge to the challenge of veterinary medical education.
All St. Matthew's University faculty have an advanced veterinary and/or doctoral degree (DVM, PhD) with postgraduate training in a veterinary or academic specialty, as well as demonstrated experience in teaching and/or research. Our dedicated full-time faculty are assisted by adjunct faculty who are world-leading specialists and travel to Cayman each semester to teach our students.
Senior Advisor: John Marvin, M.B.A.
Executive Dean: Brendan Lee, D.V.M., M.Sc., M.P.H., D.A.C.V.P.M.
Dean: Samantha Shields, D.V.M., MVetSci
Assistant Dean of Students: Benjamin Stading, D.V.M, MPH, PhD
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs: Gregg BeVier, D.V.M., M.B.A.
Chief Financial Officer: Terry Moya
Director of Admissions: Adriana Marin-Negron
Director of Information Technology: Ripley Eldridge
Registrar: Gloria Miranda-Avila
Executive Dean

Brendan Lee
DVM, MSc, MPH, PhD, DACVPM
Executive Dean and Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology
Dean

Samantha Shields
DVM, MVetSci Conservation Medicine
Dean, Veterinary School
Assistant Dean

Gregg W. BeVier
BS, MS, DVM, MBA
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs

Ben Stading
DVM, MPH, PhD
Assistant Dean of Students. Assistant Professor of Virology

Alan Emsley
B.Sc., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor (non-resident)

Charles Dickinson
DVM MS
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Elaine Blythe
RPh, PharmD
Associate Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology, Basic Sciences Department

Gillian Declercq
BSc, BVSc, MSc
Assistant professor of clinical skills

James O Adekeye
D.V.M, MS., Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences

Julie White
DVM, DACVP
Associate Professor, Pathology

Lawrence Okonkwo Aka
D.V.M, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Veterinary Physiology

Paul Hanna
DVM, MSc, Diplomate ACVP
Professor of Pathology

Zuhair Ismail
BVMS, ABVP
Professor