Current Professional Activities:

• Retired: formerly owner/sole practitioner of a cat clinic

Professional Associations:

• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Veterinary Information Network!

Hobbies:

• trivia, trivia, trivia :-)
• reading, movies, gardening, travel

Pets:

• 3 cats  -- Dennis, Molly, Sweatpea

Favorite Quote:

• No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
  --Aesop

What I Like Best About VIN:

• The incredible access to an enormous amount of information.
• Access to cutting edge information/research even before it gets published.
• The sharing of ideas, thoughts, dreams, and camaraderie with a multitude of interesting people I might never have known otherwise.

Strengths Finder Results

1. Responsibility: People exceptionally talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.

2. Learner: People exceptionally talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. The process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.

3. Analytical: People exceptionally talented in the Analytical theme search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all of the factors that might affect a situation.

4. Deliberative: People exceptionally talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate obstacles.

5. Input: People exceptionally talented in the Input theme have a need to collect and archive. They may accumulate information, ideas, artifacts or even relationships.