CVTEA accreditation policies and procedures

Last update to these sections: January 2025

IV. CVTEA® Roster July 2024 – July 2025

Representing/Member City/State Term
Private Large Animal Practice
Ricci Karkula, DVM		 College Station, TX 2019-2025 (filling unexpired term 2022-2025)
Private Small Animal Practice
JB Bruederle, DVM		 La Grange, IL 2020-2026 (filling unexpired term 2023-2026)
Educators of Veterinary Technicians
Jennifer Wells, DVM

Fairfield, OH

2022-2028
Veterinary Medicine Industry
Amanda Shelby, RVT, VTS (AA)

Avon, IN

2022-2028 (filling unexpired term 2023-2028)
Faculties of Colleges of Veterinary Medicine
Jane Quandt, DVM		 Athens, GA 2023-2029 (filling unexpired term 2024-2029)
Veterinarian At-Large
Brent Wooden, DVM		 Fair Oaks, CA 2019-2025
Wynne DiGrassie, DVM Weyers Cave, VA 2024-2030
Veterinary Technicians (*Educator of veterinary technicians)
*Ryan Cheek, LVT, VTS (ECC), PhD Good Hope, GA 2023-2029
Sharon Lentz, CVT, VTS, (ECC) Summit Point, WV 2022-2028
*Rochellie Cortes-Martinez, LVTg, MBA San Juan, PR 2023-2029
*Tricia Gorham, CVT, MA Seminole, FL 2020-2026
Mika Hobbs, LVTg Statesboro, GA 2021-2027
Lanette Jordan, LVT, VTS (AA) Navasota, TX 2023-2029
*Lori Renda-Francis, LVT, PhD Clinton Township, MI 2019-2025

Laboratory Animal Medicine
Christy Simecka-Morgan, DVM

Little Rock, AR

 2024-2030
Veterinary State Boards
Tonya Hardy, DVM		 Heber City, UT 2021-2027
Public
Mary Beth Angeline, EdD Fairmont, WV 2020-2026 (filling unexpired term 2022-2026)
Michelle Smith, MA Grand Junction, CO 2021-2027
Council on Education
Bruce Coston, DVM		 Moneta, VA 2022-2026
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
Laura Van Helten, DVM		 Ridgetown, ON January 2025-December 2025

V. AVMA staff roster

Oversight responsibility:

Elizabeth Thompson, DVM, EdD, Associate Director
ethompsonatavma [dot] org (ethompson[at]avma[dot]org)

Rachel Valentine, RVT, BS, Senior Assistant Director
rvalentineatavma [dot] org (rvalentine[at]avma[dot]org)

Kristie Coley, DVM, CCRT, Assistant Director
kcoleyatavma [dot] org (kcoley[at]avma[dot]org)

Lynn Reece, LVT, Part-time Assistant Director
lreeceatavma [dot] org (lreece[at]avma[dot]org)

Education and Research Division
1931 N. Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360
Staff responsibility:

Julie Horvath, CVTEA Accreditation Manager
jhorvathatavma [dot] org (jhorvath[at]avma[dot]org)

Diana Olivera, Administrative Assistant
847-925-8070 ext. 6306 doliveraatavma [dot] org (dolivera[at]avma[dot]org)