Dr. Kathryn MacDonald, is the Director of Emergency Preparedness for Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health (Office of the South Carolina State Veterinarian).  With a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Business Administration, her primary focus is to support the security and resilience of South Carolina’s agribusiness industries and food supply chains.  As part of the state’s emergency response operations, she leads South Carolina’s Food/Agriculture and Animal Emergency Support Function.  She also works in regional and national capacities, such as serving as the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Chair of the national Food and Agriculture Sector Government Coordinating Council (U.S. Department of Homeland Security).  Prior to moving to South Carolina, she held positions with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Michigan Department of Agriculture, and was in clinical veterinary practice for many years before transitioning to public service.