Paula Menzies has been a teacher, practitioner, and researcher in sheep and goat health management for over four decades in Ruminant Health Management at the University of Guelph, Canada, where she is now Professor Emerita. Since 2017 she is a member of the Advisory Committee to the WOAH UN FAO Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Eradication Program, with the goal to eradicate this viral disease of sheep and goats from the world by 2030. She is also a Dip.ECSRHM and active on the boards of the ECSRHM, International Sheep Veterinary Association and the International Goat Association.