Education
VMA Volunteer Experience
Veterinary Experience
(all veterinary experience in emergency and clinical companion animal medicine)
Community Volunteer Experience
- University of Georgia 1996 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- Augusta State University 1992 Bachelor of Science (Biology)
VMA Volunteer Experience
- Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI)
- Founding member, President 2014-2015, Immediate Past-President 2016
- Speaker at national veterinary conferences representing WVLDI including: AVMA 2014, 2015, 2016, SAVMA 2014, NAVC 2015, WVC 2014, 2015, 2016, CVC 2015, 2016
- AVMA Governance Engagement Team (GET): Chair 2013-2014
- AVMA House of Delegates (HOD)
- House Advisory Committee 2010-2013 (Vice Chair 2011-2012, Chair 2012-2013
- Delegate for Vermont 2012-2015
- Alternate Delegate for Vermont 2008-2011
- Vermont Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA)
- Animal Welfare Committee (Co-chair 2002-2006, Member 2002-2011)
- Legislative Advisory/Governmental Relations Committee (Chair 2005-2014, Member 2005-present)—founded committee, work closely with VVMA lobbyist and state leg islators on legislative issues that impact veterinarians in Vermont
- Executive Board (Member 2002-2015)
Veterinary Experience
(all veterinary experience in emergency and clinical companion animal medicine)
- Onion River Animal Hospital, Middlesex, VT
- Owner and veterinarian 2003-present
- Associate veterinarian 2000-2003
- Burlington Emergency Veterinary Clinic, Burlington, VT
- Relief Veterinarian 2000-2002
- Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic, Marietta, GA
- Associate Veterinarian 1997-2000
- Cobb Mobile Veterinary Service, Marietta, GA
- Associate veterinarian 1996-1997
- Relief Veterinarian at numerous Atlanta-area veterinary hospitals/clinics 1996-2000
Community Volunteer Experience
- Central Vermont Humane Society, Montpelier, VT
- Visiting Shelter Veterinarian 2000-2006 and 2015
- Participate with Onion River Animal Hospital as a major supporter for most events
- East Montpelier Elementary School, East Montpelier, VT
- Parent volunteer for classroom and Educating Children Outdoors (ECO) 2011-present
- Various Career Fair/Vermont VMA and Onion River Animal Hospital Tables/Booths at Events and Classroom Presentations on Veterinary Medicine throughout Central Vermont 2003-present