Dr. Jennifer Sperry is a companion animal veterinarian and the Veterinary Advisor for ASPCA Pet Insurance Programs She assists the company by providing scientific insights and medical updates; and by sharing the perspectives and experiences of veterinary professionals in the trenches.

Dr. Sperry was attracted to her current role because she recognized an urgent need to spread awareness about financial tools that allow people to access vital but costly veterinary care. As a veterinarian practicing in general and emergency medicine for more than a decade, she has a unique understanding of the needs of pets and their people. She witnessed first-hand how difficult it can be for pet owners to both predict and overcome the cost of quality veterinary care. She also experienced how difficult it can be for veterinary team members to share the emotional burden that occurs when financial limitations adversely impact the wellbeing of pets and their owners.

Since joining the team in 2020, Dr. Sperry has shared her medical experience for internal and external educational events, claims and underwriting process improvements, and even accessible policy wording.

Dr. Sperry shares her home with her husband, two young boys, and a mischievous young whippet. When she’s not working, she can be found beside the nearest campfire.

Dr. Julie Buzby graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1997 and began her career caring for dogs, cats, and horses. To augment her Western training, she earned certification by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association in 1998 and became a lifetime member in 2001. The following year, Julie earned certification by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society.

In 2000, Julie built her own veterinary hospital, Vetcetera Pet Healthcare Centre, to put her passion for integrative veterinary medicine into practice. After selling the business in 2008, she and her family moved to Beaufort, SC, where she continues to practice part-time. Julie seeks to integrate the best of Western medicine, alternative therapies, and creative tools for maximum wellness in her patients, most of whom are senior dogs. She is also honored to serve on the Advisory Board of the Grey Muzzle Organization.

Recognizing the need for a nail-based traction device for dogs, Julie launched Dr. Buzby’s ToeGrips at NAVC in 2013. In 2019, the company evolved into “Dr. Buzby’s”, a brand focused on educating and empowering people who care about the best care possible for their senior dogs. As an accidental entrepreneur, Julie has developed a passion for branding, marketing, and encouraging other entrepreneurs. She has spoken at BarkWorld Expo, the Southeast Veterinary Conference, Veterinary Information Network (VIN) Rounds, BlogPaws, Podfest Multimedia Expo, and the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association and Christian Veterinary Mission annual conferences.

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Dr Maro is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and began her career as a mixed animal practitioner for companion and farm animals. She made farm calls during the day, and in the evening, saw small animal appointments, performed surgery and advanced diagnostics, and provided emergency, wellness and internal medicine care. She also spent 8 years working in critical/emergency care.

With ongoing education and certifications, her practice evolved into a more integrative approach, utilizing western medicine and diagnostics for acute and surgical problems, while incorporating acupuncture, animal chiropractic, veterinary massage and physical therapy, essential oils, Reiki, Chinese herbology, Bach Flowers, Ozone therapy, Innovarius Sanawave, integrative oncology, Clinical Nutrition and Veterinary NAET for improved outcomes with more chronic cases.  

Dr. Maro has served on the Board of Health, Big Brothers and Big Sisters Advisory Board, Board of the Beaver County Humane Society, the AVCA Board of Directors, and the AHVMA COE Board. She was the Chief of Staff at the Median School of Veterinary Technology (now VTI, Pittsburgh) and has lectured at several veterinary colleges and national conferences on integrative medicine and animal chiropractic topics. She is a regular contributing writer for The Beaver County Times.   

She has owned and built 6 veterinary clinics, and all have included full, in-house diagnostic labs, including her first practice in 1987. She has also mentored many veterinarians from around the globe, in addition to pre-vet, veterinary and vet technician students. She is currently the Chief of Staff of Cranberry Holistic Pet Care and Ellwood Animal Hospital, located north of Pittsburgh, PA.

Dr. June Long is the creator of The Six Minute Spay online courses. She is a 2014 graduate of Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2016 she started her (unexpected) high quality, high volume, spay neuter surgery (HQHVSN) journey after completing an internship in zoo medicine. In addition to full time mentorship at Alabama Spay and Neuter, she completed formal training through the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance in Asheville, NC in 2016. She has completed approximately 45,000 spay/neuter procedures and has a <1% complication rate. In 2021 she developed and published The Six Minute Spay as a way to mentor and support veterinarians who were struggling with spay anxiety (or just curious about efficient spay/neuter techniques). She now educates veterinary professionals around the world through her online coursework and in-person mentorship program. She also enjoys traveling to participate in spay and neuter projects in underserved communities.  She is married to her high school sweetheart and they have 4 children together, 3 daughters and 1 son, as well as one dog who is in his “grump old man” era.  In her spare time she loves reading romantasy books and doting over her ever-growing houseplant collection.

Dr. Stacee Santi is a 1996 DVM graduate from Colorado State University and the founder of Vet2Pet, a tech platform for veterinary practices that was sold to Vetsource in 2022. With over 20 years in small animal and emergency practice, Stacee offers practical solutions for veterinary teams in tech, workflows, client service, and leadership. She’s also the author of Stop Acting Like a Girl, a book that encourages women to break free from outdated expectations and embrace assertiveness, confidence, and ambition.

Stacee has served on multiple industry advisory boards, was past president of the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, and was named 2021 Educator of the Year by the Western Veterinary Conference.

She lives in Durango, Colorado with her husband, 6 horses, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 4 chickens, and dreams of a baby burro.

Dr. Tracy Duffner earned her undergraduate degree from Otterbein University in 2002 before completing her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006.

Following graduation, Dr. Duffner relocated to South Carolina, where she gained valuable experience in small animal and exotics primary care, later transitioning to emergency medicine before returning to primary care. Seeking to expand her approach to veterinary care, Dr. Duffner pursued advanced certifications in acupuncture (Chi University, 2019), animal chiropractic (Parker University, 2021), and homeopathy (Veterinary Homeopathy institute, 2024).

In 2019, Dr. Duffner founded her mobile holistic veterinary practice, focusing on providing personalized, integrative care to pets in the comfort of their own homes.

With a strong foundation in conventional allopathic veterinary medicine and a commitment to alternative therapies, Dr. Duffner is dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of pets through compassionate, integrative care.

Dr Diane Urich Richter has a passion to improve the work life balance of veterinary moms around the world. She has a special burden to save veterinary lives, but also to just make our lives better.

Diane graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. She practiced half of her practice career in Florida. Much of that time she was a relief veterinarian, and part of that time as a Humane Society Veterinarian. She has been in many vet practices and has seen many changes in our profession over the last 35 years.

In 2008, she moved to Bradford, New Hampshire and started Compassion Veterinary Hospital from scratch. Even as a single mom, Diane practiced as a solo integrative veterinarian for many years.

For the last three years she has had the joy of working with Sarah Mills, her Unicorn Veterinary Associate. (Sarah  is the one who encouraged Diane to become a mentor to other vet moms).

Diane is the single mom of three twentysomething sons. All three sons have significant neurodiversity, and one also has very challenging mental health issues. She has gone through a lot of personal healing, and has a wealth of "life experience" to share with all of us.

Colleen Best (she/her), DVM is a veterinary epidemiologist living and working on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation of the Anishinaabek Peoples.  She graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2009, completed an equine internship in ambulatory medicine and surgery, after which she practiced equine ambulatory medicine in Ontario.  Dr. Best returned to OVC to complete her PhD in interpersonal relationships in equine practice. 

As a consultant, Dr. Best is committed to strengthening the veterinary profession by enhancing essential professional skills. Her work focuses on communication, team dynamics, mentorship, well-being, and resilience. She is a sought-after speaker and delivers training on effective communication, professional relationships, and strategies to support mental health and sustainability in veterinary practice.

Dr. Best is a former member of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association Board of Directors, a certified compassion fatigue professional, and trained in mental health first aid and suicide intervention.

Dr. McCauley has had a lifelong passion to help as many pets as possible live an Optimum Quality of Life. After graduating from Colorado State School of Veterinary Medicine, she spent six years in general practice and quickly became a pioneer in the field of Veterinary Rehabilitation. She went on to open the first Veterinary Rehabilitation Clinic and design the first underwater treadmill for dogs.

Dr. McCauley was on faculty at Canine Rehabilitation Institute for 14 years and has taught thousands of veterinarians and other rehabilitation professionals the art of Canine Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. She is certified in Acupuncture and Chiropractic therapy and Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Laurie is an international lecturer and contributing author in many textbooks and journals. She was awarded the Iams AARV Award of Excellence in the Field of Rehabilitation and the AHVMA Holistic Practitioner of the Year Award. She has stepped in as the head of the Integrative Medicine department at the Louisiana State School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. McCauley owns Red Tail Rehab, a mobile canine rehabilitation practice and Optimum Pet Vitality, a teaching platform for veterinary professionals and pet parents, helping pets achieve Optimum Health.

Amanda grew up in southeastern Pennsylvania, and like many in the profession knew she wanted to work with animals from a very young age. She went to Massachusetts for undergrad at WPI and immediately went on to vet school at UPenn. After graduation in 2011, her husband and her moved to central Maine where she practices small animal medicine. They have three children aged 9, 11, and 13, along with multiple pets. In 2019, Amanda went back to school part time to earn a law degree. She graduated just last year and is still not sure what she wants to do when she grows up! She enjoys volunteering and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the AVMA.

Dr. Latonia L. Craig received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2004 and her Master of Arts in Pan-African Studies in 2006, both from the University of Louisville, where she served on the debate team as a top speaker in the nation. Dr. Craig also received her Master of Education in Education Leadership from the University of Cincinnati in 2010 and a Doctor of Education from Spalding University in 2014.

Dr. Craig is the inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the largest veterinary organization in the world. She led the development and implementation of the flagship DEI program – Journey for Teams, which has garnered more than 30,000 users across the profession. Dr. Craig previously served as the Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence at Purdue University in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Under her leadership, the Purdue CVM became the first veterinary college named as a Diversity Champion by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

In addition to her professional achievements, Dr. Craig has been featured on the cover of Today’s Woman magazine, Who’s Who Louisville: African American Profiles, and in 2016, she was selected as a “Top Forty Under 40” professional in the Louisville Business First magazine. Additionally, Dr. Craig was recently honored as the 2024 Graduate Fellow Alum of the Year at the University of Louisville. Dr. Craig is a proud mother of a 9-year-old daughter and wife to her husband of 16 years. In her spare time, she loves crafting, singing, and finding innovative ways to value people and relationships.

Dr. Beth Neuman was raised on a farm in North Dakota. Her undergraduate training was in English/Communications. She has operated a movie theatre, worked at a theme park, and then managed the staff of an insurance company until she adopted a cat with medical issues. She graduated from the University of Minnesota CVM in 2004. Opting for a warmer climate, she moved her family to Tucson to practice emergency medicine. Always restless, she has been both associate and owner, and her experience spans general practice, urgent care, emergency, shelter medicine, and relief work. Mentorship has always been important, and now she makes it her full-time job. Dr Neuman has been married for 20+ years, has three (nearly) grown children, and lives in a fixer-upper with a menagerie of pets. She is passionate about all southern Arizona has to offer, including desert hiking and biking, but especially the food

Dr. Emily Singler is a 2001 graduate of Penn State University and a 2005 graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Her career in veterinary medicine has included experience in shelter medicine, private practice, mobile practice, relief work, and mentoring veterinary students.  She now works as a veterinary writer and founded the Community of Veterinary Writers Facebook group.

She is the author of Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations for the Veterinary Team, published by CRC Press in 2023. Her book was written to provide information and insight for veterinary professionals as they navigate their transition into working parenthood and as a resource to guide veterinary leaders who support expectant and working parents.

To further her passion for improving the experiences of working parents in veterinary medicine, Emily obtained a certification through the Center for Parental Leave Leadership as a Certified RETAIN Parental Leave Coach. She uses the expertise gained from this certification to advocate for the needs of veterinary professionals who are expectant or working parents and to educate veterinary leaders on ways to better support working parents in the workplace.

Emily is a mom of four kids and 2 dogs.  She enjoys spending time with her husband and kids, and she loves horseback riding and all things llama and alpaca.  She is learning to embrace the chaos of having a big family and finds solace in connecting with others and eating chocolate.

Dr. Jaime Priess, DVM graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004.  She began her career in Willard, Ohio, working with mostly small animals, but also dabbling in mixed animal practice. After realizing her dream of owning the practice she wanted wasn’t going to happen, Dr. Priess left to explore the world of relief services.  She spent the next 4 years working in over 50 practices in northern Ohio, and becoming acquainted with lots of great ways to do things, as well as things to avoid in practice.  Armed with this knowledge, Dr. Priess purchased Oberlin Animal Hospital in 2011, and has since grown her small animal clinic to the point where she could hire associate veterinarians.  This has freed up her time to focus on raising her three children and running a small farm in Wellington, Ohio.  She enjoys gardening, scrapbooking, and teaching other veterinarians about emotional regulation and the healing power of inner-child rescue work.  She runs a private facebook group called “Ventral Vets” that meets on zoom Tuesday evenings at 8pm Eastern Time.  The group is free to join, and provides information in the form of recorded videos and posts containing much of the valuable knowledge Dr. Priess has learned over the past few years as she faced her own personal challenges.  Dr. Priess hopes to help the next generation of veterinarians balance their families,  mental health and careers with her experience and gentle guidance.

Dr. Chelsea Villarino is a 2015 DVM graduate of North Carolina State University.  After graduation, Dr. Villarino completed a small animal rotating internship at Veterinary Specialty Hospital in San Diego, California.  She spent the next 5 years in companion animal general and emergency practice in the San Diego area.  Dr. Villarino joined Virbac in 2023 as a field technical service veterinarian.  Dr. Villarino currently resides in her hometown of Raleigh, NC with her husband and love-of-her life rescue dog, Joey.

Dr. Jennifer Vitucci graduated Magna cum Laude from John Carroll University with a biology degree. She obtained her DVM from The Ohio State University in 2007. After graduation, Dr. Vitucci moved to the St. Louis, MO area and practiced at a small animal general practice for 2 years, before purchasing County Animal Hospital with her husband in October 2009. Dr. Vitucci began her rehabilitation training in 2019 and obtained her canine rehabilitation therapist certification through the Canine Rehabilitation Institute in 2021. Synergy Veterinary Rehabilitation opened within County Animal Hospital in 2019. After selling their practice and moving to Florida, Dr. Vitucci continued to serve patients with a mobile rehabilitation practice, Synergy Veterinary Rehabilitation and joined Vetoquinol as a Technical Services Veterinarian in early 2024.