Current Professional Activities

• VSPN message board moderator
• VSPN course instructor
• Speaker on local, state, and national levels
• Practice Management Consultant
• Practice Manager for an AAHA 8 doctor veterinary practice

Past Professional Activities

• An ad-hoc representative from Texas during the formation of NAVTA
• Served on the board for TARVT & newsletter editor
• Served on various TVMA committees representing TARVT
• Contributing Author: Mosby's Comprehensive Review for Veterinary Technicians (4th Edition)

Special Interests

• The practice management side of veterinary medicine
• Working with individual and team development, hospital flow, and project management

Memberships

• National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
• Texas Veterinary Medical Association
• Veterinary Team Association of Texas
• American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians
• Veterinary Hospital Managers Association
• Certified Veterinary Practice Manager Association
• Society for Resource Human Management
• Houston Veterinary Practice Managers Association

Marital Status & Children

• Single

Hobbies

• Riding my thoroughbred horses, “Richie” or "Raven", on trail rides with my Red Heeler, “Roper” and Labrador/Doberman cross, "Rustler."

Favorite Movie or Song

• Movie Classic “Legends of the Fall”
• Garth Brook’s Song “The River”

What I Like Most About VIN & VSPN

• The never ending source of information and networking the organization offers.
• VIN and VSPN members are so dedicated to the welfare of our industry and give some much of them-selves.