CHRISTOPHER BYERS, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ CRITICALCAREDVM.COM – OMAHA, NEB. Dr. Christopher Byers is a board-certified veterinary emergency, critical care, and small animal internal medicine specialist and certified veterinary journalist based in Omaha, Neb. He received his Doctor of…
SHANA LEMMENES, CVT, VTS (EVN) UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – ST. PAUL, MINN. Shana Lemmenes has worked as a technician in both small animal and academia since 2011 and obtained a specialty in equine veterinary nursing in 2015. She is a…
KENNETH BRUNSON, DVM TIPP CITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL – TIPP CITY, OHIO Dr. Ken is an associate veterinarian at Tipp City Veterinary Hospital (TCVH). Dr. Ken has been with TCVH since 2015. Prior to this, he worked at a mixed animal…
Allison Lash, DVM CLEVELAND ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE – CLEVELAND, OHIO Dr. Allison Lash is the medical director at the Cleveland Animal Protective League, where she has worked for the past 12 years. She oversees the medical and surgical care of…
TABITHA KUCERA, RVT, CCBC, KPA-CTP CHIRRUPS AND CHATTER – CLEVELAND, OHIO A 2010 graduate of Stautzenberger College, Tabitha Kucera is the owner of Chirrups and Chatter cat and dog behavior consulting and training in Cleveland. Prior to this, she worked…
Robert Knapp, DVM, M.S. KNAPP VETERINARY HOSPITAL – COLUMBUS, OHIO Dr. Robert Knapp is a third-generation small animal practitioner and owner of Knapp Veterinary Hospital, a seven-veterinarian practice founded by his grandfather in 1945. Upon completing his undergraduate and DVM…
NICOLE BROWNING, M.A., LPC, CEAP CORPCARE – ATLANTA, GA. Nicole Browning is a licensed professional counselor with more than 15 years of clinical experience. She began her career working in addictions, mostly with teens and young adults. She then focused on…
Stephanie Jones, DVM PETS HELP THE HEART HEAL – FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. A 1999 graduate of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Stephanie Jones is a partner at the Animal Hospital of Ft. Lauderdale (AHOFL). She has…
Greg Hass, DVM UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY – FINDLAY, OHIO The 2020-21 President of the OVMA, Dr. Hass is a 1992 graduate of The Ohio State University. He practiced mixed animal medicine at The Findlay Animal Hospital for two years before…
JENNIFER BRANDT, LISW-S, PH.D. AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION – SCHAUMBURG, ILL. Dr. Jen Brandt is the director of wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion initiatives at the American Veterinary Medical Association. She is a licensed independent social worker and supervisor, experienced grief,…
