On December 6, Matthew Durham joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (TVMDL) College Station laboratory. He will serve as the agency’s assistant director for finance and chief financial officer.
Durham comes to TVMDL from the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) where he served as the assistant hospital director for finance and operations for 17 years. While there, he provided strategic leadership across all financial and operational areas.
“Matthew brings a wealth of diverse leadership to the agency,” TVMDL Director Dr. Amy Swinford, said. “His experience in finance and operations and familiarity with the veterinary industry will serve as benefits to TVMDL as he begins his tenure here.”
At TVMDL, Durham will be responsible for all financial activities including formulating and analyzing data in support of the agency’s mission, preparing biennial legislative budget requests, managing procurement activities, preparing the annual operating budget, and overseeing federal cooperative grants, agreements and contracts.
Prior to joining the VMTH, Durham served in various financial capacities across Texas A&M University dating back to 2000. He is a 1997 graduate of Texas A&M University. In 2011, Durham completed a three-year graduate program from the Veterinary Management Institute at Purdue University. In 2018, he completed the “Executive Certificate in Business Essentials” certificate program from the Texas A&M University Mays Business School. He has also served as a steering committee member for the North American Veterinary College Administrators for the past eight years.
Please join TVMDL in welcoming Matthew Durham to the agency. For more information on TVMDL, visit tvmdl.tamu.edu or call one of the agency’s full-service laboratories.