Education and Training:
D.V.M, University of California, Davis, 1981 Summa cum laude
B.S., Santa Clara University, 1976 Summa cum laude, Honors Scholar; Biology major

Honors:
Governor's Award of Appreciation, California Flood Responder, 1997
Nevada County Board of Supervisors, Forty Niner Fire Response, 1988

Community Service:
Veterinary Information Network, Food Recall response, 2007
Yuba Sutter Domestic Animal Disaster Assistance advisor, 2006-2007
Veterinary Information Network, Katrina response, 2005-2006
CVMA Disaster Response Committee, 1994-1997
Nevada County/CVMA Animal Response Group, 1988-1997
Founder, Incident Commander, Instructor, Triage Veterinarian

Presentations:
FEMA ICS100 certification course; October 2006, March 2007
Veterinary Information Network, Series of 6 rounds, "Disaster Preparedness"; 2006
UCD Veterinary School, guest speaker, "Veterinary Disaster Response"; 1997
Wild West Veterinary Conference, "California Wildfires"; 1995

Publications:
First Responder's Guide To Animal Care, 2006
Help Us Get Them To Safety, 1997

Research:
Veterinary Information Network, food toxicity case report data base, 2007
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, research associate, 1976-1977