Certifications

• Certified Large and Small Animal Veterinary Acupuncturist
• Certified in Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy
• Certified Veterinary Food Therapist
• Certified Veterinary Tui-na Practitioner
• Certified Veterinary Chinese Herbalist
• Certified Veterinary Balance Method Acupuncture
• Certified Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Practitioner

Professional Activities

• Owner and Integrative Veterinarian - Harmony Rose Animal Wellness Housecall Practice
• Relief Veterinarian licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin - Niznik Veterinary Relief Services
• MS-TCVM Candidate - Chi University

Organized Veterinary Medicine

• AVMA HOD (House of Delegates) Alternate Delegate, AHVMA - 2024 to Present
• President, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA) - 2023 to 2024
• President, Chicago Veterinary Medical Foundation - 2017 to 2022
• President, Chicago Veterinary Medical Association - 2016

Pets

• I have a fondness for large fluffy dogs! Our current dog “Arabella Faith” a 2 year old Bernese Mountain dog. We recently lost our first Berner: Annaliese Grace Rose. Rescue cat Willa enjoys our home but misses her recently passed sister, Wendy.

Hobbies

• Downhill Skier and Instructor - PSIA Certified Alpine Ski Instructor at Wilmot Mountain, Wisconsin.
• To honor my dad, Stanley, who had a love of ham radio, I am an Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator and member of the American Amateur Radio League (ARRL) and local radio clubs.

Family Life

• Live on 5-acre hobby farm in Wisconsin with husband, Chip

Favorite Quotes

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forgot how you made them feel.” Maya Angelo

“Have Courage and Be Kind” - Cinderella

What I like most about VIN

“One can always find many answers to any question at any time and from any place just by logging into VIN.”