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CVPM OFFICER NOMINATIONS
The CVPM Nominating Committee presents the following Slate of Nominees for the Offices of the Board of Directors for the 2009-2011 term. The term shall commence at the conclusion of the 2009 Annual Membership Meeting. The annual membership meeting is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2009, to be held at the Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center, Portland, OR.
Additional nominations of qualified individuals for these positions may be submitted in writing to the Secretary over the signature of fifteen (15) certified members eligible to vote, not less than sixty (60) days prior to the annual membership meeting.
An official numbered ballot will be mailed to each member eligible to vote no less than forty-five (45) days prior to the annual membership meeting. The return deadline for receipt of proxy ballots shall be fifteen (15) days prior to the annual membership meeting. Voting shall be by plurality vote of the ballots submitted. The results will be presented to the membership at the annual membership meeting.
CHAIR
Lisa Yackel, CVPM, PHR (Savannah, GA)
Lisa Yackel is currently a Hospital Administrator for Case Veterinary Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. She has helped this four-generation practice double in size, gross, and employees over the last nineteen years. Case Veterinary Hospital is the oldest direct family owned veterinary hospital in the world and is celebrating it’s 100 year anniversary in 2009. To get some new prospectives, Lisa started doing some outside consulting in 2004. Her company is appropriately named Bird’s Eye-View Veterinary Consulting. Lisa has been a member of the VHMA since 1991, earned her CVPM in 1994 and her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) in December of 2003. She has acted as editor and contributing writer for the VHMA Newsletter, helped with the VHMA booth at North American Veterinary Conference, acted as Moderator at NAVC, authored two articles for Trends Magazine, and is a distributor in the veterinary industry for staff scheduling and Humane Resource software. Lisa has been Treasurer of the CVPM Board as well as Co-chair and is a strong advocate of the CVPM program and the advancement of professional management in the veterinary industry.
CO-CHAIR
Brenda Tassava, CVPM (Indianapolis, IN)
Brenda started her career in veterinary practice management in 1997 at Animal Care Unlimited in Columbus, OH. In 2003 she accepted the Hospital Administrator position at the Broad Ripple Animal Clinic in Indianapolis. The practice has grown considerably in the past two years, and Brenda continues to work side-by-side with Dr. David Brunner managing the main clinic, an Integrative Wellness Center, a dog training facility, and a veterinary management company. Brenda is also a course writer for VetMedTeam and will be teaching her classes online in the near future.
Brenda joined the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association in 2002 and received her CVPM designation in 2004. Brenda has written numerous articles for the VHMA newsletter, has served as a Mentor to new managers, and enjoys speaking and writing about innovative veterinary management ideas.
Brenda’s passion for veterinary practice management led her to start an Indianapolis-based management group, which later became the Veterinary Management Association of Indiana (VMAI). The VMAI is a non-profit organization dedicated to opening the lines of communication between practice managers and enhancing the public image of the veterinary industry. Brenda was elected the first President of the VMAI in 2005, and continues to serve as an officer and member of the Board of Directors.
Brenda’s philosophy of veterinary practice management is: “Surround yourself with talented, creative people. Treat them fairly, ask often for their input, respect them as individuals, and you will succeed in practice and in life.” Brenda lives in Indianapolis with her husband, Brock, and daughter, Jesi. Kobe and Jack Sparrow, her papillons, are constant companions.
SECRETARY
Michelle Campoli, CVT, CVPM (Eugene, OR)
Michelle brings with her 20 plus years experience in the companion pet field, starting a pet sitting business at age 12, to kennel attendant in high school, and moving up to veterinary assistant before obtaining her CVT from St. Petersburg College. Michelle has worked in specialty, general, and mobile small animal practice having such roles as surgical nurse, on-call emergency technician, and head
technician. Eventually managerial positions followed and after being an office manager, she earned her CVPM and went on to public relations and hospital administration duties. Other experience includes teaching at two veterinary technology programs, as well as online with VetMedTeam.
Michelle has been active in the VHMA as a state representative, newsletter coordinator, retreat presenter, mentor to new members and has served on the CVPM board as treasurer. In addition, she is the Practice Manager representative and newsletter columnist for the Oregon VMA and an active member of a local manager’s group, including presenting topics at monthly meetings as well as at their annual retreat.
Currently, she is trainer for IDEXX Computer Systems and when working with management teams onsite she is certain to promote the VHMA and CVPM. When not traveling Michelle spends her time spoiling her rescued pets (two greyhounds and a cat), remodeling and hiking with her husband, creating gourmet inspired meals, working with stained glass and crochet projects or be found buried in a good book in between naps.
TREASURER
Sandra Brown Wiltshire, LVT, CVPM (Walden, NY)
Sandra has 38 years of experience as a Veterinary Technician and Practice Manager in both small animal and mixed practice. She currently owns a practice management consulting business to assist Veterinary Practice owners with evaluating, developing, and implementing the latest management techniques to provide quality client-patient service. Sandra works part-time in a practice and has been teaching as an adjunct faculty member in the veterinary technology program at SUNY Ulster since January 2008. She is a frequent guest lecturer on Veterinary Technician and Practice Management subjects. Sandra served two terms on the New York State Board for Veterinary Medicine and now serves on peer review panels which rule on disciplinary actions brought before the Office of Professional Discipline. As a board member, she co-authored the hands-on practical examination as part of the licensure process for Veterinary Technicians in New York State. Sandra served on the SUNY Delhi (Vet. Tech/Lab Animal) Curriculum Advisory Council and currently serves on the Ulster County Community College (UCCC) (Vet. Tech) Curriculum Advisory Council. Sandra earned the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) designation in 1994 and has been certified by United Nations Emergency Animal Rescue Service. Sandra has been a member of the VHMA since 1993 and was first elected to the VHMA Board in 2000 where she has served as both Director and President. She currently serves as the VHMA Board Liaison to the CVPM Board.
CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE
Mathieu Doyon, LL.B, MBA, CVPM (Ville St-Laurent, QB)
Mathieu has been involved in veterinary practice management since 2001. An active member of the VHMA since 2003, he joined a 15-doctor companion animal practice as the Hospital Administrator after his graduate studies. Three years later, he founded his consulting business in order to help as many veterinary practices as possible achieve better results in all aspects of their business. He is currently involved on a day-to-day basis with six different practices, as well as consulting with 30 veterinary practice owners. He has gained experience in various environments ranging from referral and emergency hospitals with over 150 employees to exotic animal clinics, as well as general one-and-a-half doctor practices.
Trained as a lawyer, his undergraduate studies complement his business training in improving the legal compliance of veterinary practices in Human Resources, ownership transitions, corporate structures, and contracts. His past experience in the field of computer business development has recently led him to collaborate closely with practice management software developers throughout Eastern Canada in order to disseminate management and operations best practices faster and more efficiently.
He balances his professional involvement with an intense family life - raising four children and helping taking care of the family’s numerous pets (lizards, geckos, and fishes), while scuba diving every chance he gets.
VETERINARIAN
Aron Tallent, DVM, CVPM (Conway, AR)
When I was growing up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, I helped my grandfather care for animals on his dairy farm. From those experiences, I acquired my passion for veterinary medicine. I attended the University of Arkansas as an undergraduate student and graduated in 1973 from Oklahoma State University with my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. After practicing in Bentonville, Arkansas and Poteau, Oklahoma, I purchased Conway Animal Clinic in 1976 in Conway, Arkansas. I am the only Certified Veterinary Practice Manager in Arkansas. I believe that increasing the standard of care for pets will also increase the quality of life for their caregivers.
I married my wife Beverly in 1968. We have two sons, two daughter-in-laws, and four wonderful grandchildren (three boys and finally one girl!). We also have a poodle named Bitsi. My hobbies include landscaping, working in my greenhouse, serving in my church, and helping Conway Animal Welfare on community service projects.
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