Current Professional Activities

• Small animal practice
• Relief Veterinarian
• VMAT-2 Administrative Officer. VMAT-2 is a veterinary emergency response team working under the Department of Homeland Security and sponsored by the AVMA
• Writer, editor. Books include Your Cat's Life by Prima Publishing and part of Bioterrorism: Implications for Animals published by Baltimore County, MD. Editing includes the Your Dogs Life series by Prima Publishing

Past Professional Activities

• Mixed animal practice 1987-1989
• USDA APHIS 1989-1990

Honors and Awards

• Listings in:
  Who's Who of American Women
  Who's Who in Veterinary MedicineAssociations
  AVMA
  AAFP
• Various Writing awards

Marital Status

• married, 2 children

Pets

• 4 cats
• 1 Anatolian Shepherd
• 1 small mixed breed dog

Hobbies

• gardening
• cooking
• hiking

Favorite Quote

• "Veni, vidi, velcro." ( I came, I saw, I stuck around)

What I like best about VIN

• Information on tough cases any time of the day or night, with no question EVER too stupid to ask!