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Leadership
2020-21 Executive Board
University of California Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '94
Currently lives in California area and owns Progressive Equine, Inc. in Camarillo.
Linda Rydgig, DVM, CVA, FAAVA
President
Michigan State University
Class of '01
Co-owner and Founder of East-West Equine Sports Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky.
Lori Bidwell, DVM, DACVAA, CVA, CVTP
Vice-Elect
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
Immediate Past President
Washington State University
Class of '94
Currently lives in Eugene, Oregon, and practices at McKenzie Animal Hospital.
Matthew E. Fricke, DVM, CVA, ANT-C
Secretary/Treasurer
University of Minnesota CVM
Class of '11
Owner of Julius Rehabilitation & Integrative Veterinary Services, LLC in Minnesota.
Shantel Julius, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVSMT, CVFT
Director (2020-2022 1st term)
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Class of '88
Mixed animal practitioner specializing in acupuncture and holistic medicine in Grass Valley, California.
Leslie Phillips, MS, DVM, CVA
Director (2020-2022 1st term)
University of Colorado CVM
Class of '95
Owns Mistralvet-Veterinary Anesthesia Teaching and Support.
Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA
Director (Completing Peggy Fleming's Term 2019-2021 1st 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 (2019-2022)
University of Minnesota CVM
Class of '95
Clinical Associate Professor, North Carolina State University CVM