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Leadership
2024-25 Executive Board
University of Colorado CVM
Class of '95
Owner of Mistralvet-Veterinary Anesthesia Teaching and Support.
Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA
President
University of Minnesota CVM
Class of '11
Owner of Julius Rehabilitation & Integrative Veterinary Services, LLC in Minnesota.
Currently lives in Columbus, OH where she owns and operates a house-call complementary-only practice.
Shantel Julius, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVSMT, CVFT
President-Elect
NC State CVM
Class of '11
Owner of Hunt Country Equine, a 3 doctor ambulatory practice in North Carolina.
Grace Buchanan, DVM, CVA
Vice-Elect
Washington State University
Class of '94
Currently lives in Eugene, Oregon, and practices at McKenzie Animal Hospital.
Matthew E. Fricke, DVM, CVA, ANT-C
Immediate Past President
Tufts University
Class of '03
Member since 2001
Currently lives in Columbus, OH where she owns and operates a house-call complementary-only practice.
Carol Gifford, DVM, CVA, FAAVA
Secretary/Treasurer
Michigan State University’s CVM
Class of '00
Associate Professor of Zoo and Exotic Animal Medicine at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Tara Harrison, DVM, MPVM, DACZM, DECZM, CVA
Director (2023-2025 1st term)
Western University of Health Sciences CVM
Class of '14
She works at Summit Veterinary Referral Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Tella Jones, DVM, MVetSc, DACVAA
Director (2024-2026 1st term)
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '91
Nancy Martin, MS, DVM, CVA
Director (2024-2026 1st term)
Texas A&M CVM
Class of '03
Owner of Integrative Veterinary Wellness in Texas.
Jennifer Smallwood, DVM, MS, CVA, CCRP, CVFT, CVCH
Director (2024-2026 1st full term)
Tuskegee University CVM
Class of '94
Owner of Orchid Springs Animal Hospital
Mitsie Vargas, DVM, CVA, FAAVA
Director (2023-2025 2nd term)AAVA House of Delegates to AVMA
Cornell University
Class of '06
Currently lives in the New York area and is an integrative small animal veterinarian at Bloomingrove Veterinary Hospital in North Greenbush, NY.
Jennifer Kareklas, DVM, CVA, FAAVA
Delegate (2023-2027)
University of Minnesota CVM
Class of '95
Clinical Associate Professor, North Carolina State University CVM