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Leadership
2025-26 Executive Board
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
NC State CVM
Class of '11
Owner of Hunt Country Equine, a 3 doctor ambulatory practice in North Carolina.
Grace Buchanan, DVM, CVA
President-Elect
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
Vice-President
University of Colorado CVM
Class of '95
Owner of Mistralvet-Veterinary Anesthesia Teaching and Support.
Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA
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 (2025-2027 2nd 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 (2025-2027 1st full 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)
Ross University SVM
Class of '17
Shyvonne Mathias, DVM, MS, CCRT, CVAT
Director (2025-2027 1st term)AAVA House of Delegates to AVMA
Washington State University
Class of '94
Currently lives in Eugene, Oregon, and practices at McKenzie Animal Hospital.
Matthew E. Fricke, DVM, CVA, ANT-C
Delegate (2025-2029)University of Colorado CVM
Class of '95
Owner of Mistralvet-Veterinary Anesthesia Teaching and Support.