Resides in: Bay Area/Northern California
Present Position: Professional Services Veterinarian at Merck Animal Health and Owner/Veterinarian at Wright Veterinary Services, Inc.
Practice Type: Full-time Industry/part-time chiropractic services and occasional relief services
School and Year of Graduation: Virginia-Maryland CVM, 2009
AAEP Service:
Educational Programs Committee Member (2022-2025)
Emergency Coverage Subcommittee Member (2022-2024)
Scientific Review and Editorial Committee Member (2019-2022)
Mentorship Task Force Member (2019-2021)
New Practitioners Rounds Facilitator (2017-2018)
Millennial Task Force Member (2017-2018)
New Practitioners Rounds Co-Facilitator (2016-2017)
AAEP Alternate Representative to the AVMA Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee (2013-2016)
Professional life/Community and professional volunteer service:
Clinical Experience
Equine general private practice in ambulatory and hospital settings across Florida, Idaho, and California- including internship, associate, and practice growth roles, 2009–2022. Additional relief work in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Australia.
Currently provide chiropractic services and general practice/emergency relief coverage through my own practice.
Education/Instruction
Instructor, Options for Animals United Kingdom – virtual instructor in pathophysiology and pharmacology for animal chiropractic certification.
Practice-Based Equine Clerkship Courtesy Faculty, University of Florida, 2013-2014.
Research/Academic Work
M.S., Animal Science, Louisiana State University, 2005 – graduate research focused on equine reproductive physiology and endocrinology.
Currently active in research collaborations with university partners, with recent publications in equine infectious disease. Also an active speaker and writer on professional development, communication, and wellbeing in veterinary medicine.
Professional Service and Involvement outside of the AAEP:
LegUp Program for Equine Support Staff founder and director (2023-present)
Decade One group facilitator (2023-2026)
Starting Gate Class of 2026 co-facilitator (2022-2026)
MentorVet mentor (2022-present)
Sustainability in Equine Practice Seminars co-founder and presenter (2021-2022)
Decade One group participant (2018-2022)
Current Volunteer Service/Passion Projects:
Lamorinda 4-H guest speaker/hands-on teacher (2026)
Street Dog Coalition veterinarian (2022-present)
Oakland Triathlon Club swim coach (2020-present)
Q: Why do you want to serve on the board?
Serving on the board is a direct way to give back to an organization that has been a part of my veterinary career since I graduated. The board is where the direction of this association is determined, and after years of committee work, building other programs, and advocating for members in other spaces, I am ready to bring that same energy to this role. Our shared goal as veterinarians is to advocate for the horse, and everything we do as a group should support that mission.
Through the Sustainability in Equine Practice Seminars (SEPS) and Decade One, some of my closest connections in this profession are with doctors running small practices. They make up the majority of our membership, and I want to make sure their voices are represented at the board level. However, our profession is built on a range of people and practice types, and my goal is to show up for all members, wherever they are in their career and whatever their practice looks like.
There is a lot coming at this profession right now—public perception, developing technology, workforce issues, legislative pressures. All of that will shape what it means to be an equine veterinarian over the next several years. I want to be part of navigating that, and I want to make sure we are doing it in a way that works for all of our members as well as the horses we serve.
Q: What attributes would you bring to the board?
Two of my personal and professional core values are community and collaboration. As a leader, my job is to connect with the people around me, understand what they need, and help move things forward together. I have had the chance to put that into practice in a lot of different contexts besides through my clinical work experience as a Decade One facilitator, as a swim coach, and through building LegUp and co-founding of SEPS. In all those roles, what made it work was creating a shared goal and a common sense of purpose. When people feel genuinely connected to what they are building and invited to, they show up. That is the environment I want to help create on the board—one where every member feels invested in the direction we are heading as an organization, not just informed of it from the top down.
I communicate directly and prefer concise, results-oriented conversation when it is time for work, but I also care deeply about making sure that everyone feels heard and welcome. That balance takes work, and I am always trying to get better at it. I have also had to grow as a leader in separating my own high standards from my expectations of others, and understanding that people think, problem solve and move in different ways towards a goal. Although I move fast and I love a task with a deadline, I have had to learn that forward progress does not always have to look exactly the way I picture it. This has made me a better collaborator, which is a key trait for a board that serves members across a wide range of practice types, career stages, and lifestyles in this profession.
