Current Professional Activities
- Oakland Veterinary Referral Services - Specialty Referral & 24-Hour Emergency Hospital Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (2006 - Present)
- Safety Coordinator for waste gases, formalin, and ethylene oxide (2019-present)
- Continuing Education Program Coordinator
- Midmark Animal Health Division/Midmark Academy Versailles, Ohio (December 2015-present)
- VTS Anesthesia/Analgesia consultant
- Veterinary Technician Consulting Clinton Twp, Michigan (2006 - Present)
- Consulting service providing continuing education lectures and laboratories for local, national and international CE providers and local veterinary facilities
- Academy of Veterinary Surgical Technicians
- President (2013-2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
- President-Elect (2015, 2017, 2021)
- Member-at-large (2020)
- Exam Committee Chair (2020)
- Past President (2019)
- Appeals Committee Chair (2019)
- Organizing committee/Charter member (2008-2012)
- International Academy of Veterinary Pain Management
- National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
- Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialties (2011-present)
- Today’s Veterinary Nurse Journal (NAVC Publication),
- Editorial Advisory Board (December 2015-present)
Past Professional Activities
- Today’s Veterinary Nurse Journal (NAVC Publication),
- Michigan Association of Veterinary Technicians
- Chairperson of the following committees (2010)
- MAVT Membership Chair
- Scholarship Awards Chair
- Website Coordinator
- Past President (2009)
- Michigan Veterinary Conference Event Chair
- Scholarship Awards Committee
- President (2008)
- President-Elect (2007)
- Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Credentials Committee (2005 – 2009)
- Baker College Veterinary Technology Advisory Board Member
- Clinton Twp, Michigan (January 2009-2017)
- Veterinary Wound Management Society
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
Pets
- 2 dogs (Scarlett & Elle)
- 2 Siamese-mix cats (Jaylyn Louise & Colby Jack)
- an African gray parrot
- and pond koi (aka my zen place)
Hobbies
- Gardening, horseback riding, wine tasting (by the box), and listening to the music of Phillip Phillips
Favorite Quote
- "The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Favorite Books
- The James Herriot series books, All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, and The Lord God Made Them All. All Creatures Great and Small, was the first book I ever read that made me burst out laughing!
What I like most about VSPN
- There is something for everyone here. A place where you, too, can quench your never-ending thirst for knowledge.