MEET OUR NEW KVMA REPRESENTATIVES
Joan Arnold, DVM – Kentucky Veterinary Technician Association Representative My story began like many other young people who grew up thinking that they wanted to be a veterinarian. I got my start in a Veterinary Hospital as an assistant while still in college. After getting my Bachelor’s degree I decided that being a veterinarian was not the path for me and I enrolled in the Veterinary Technician program at the University of Cincinnati. For the next 28 years I worked in small animal practices in Kentucky, then Ohio, doing everything from surgery preparation, anesthesiology, radiology, lab work, and pharmacology, to client relations. But then I decided it was time for a change. Not wanting to leave the profession I decided to pivot instead. So I took a job as the Veter- inary Technician at the Kenton County Animal Shelter. Before I started I really had no
idea what that meant. What I have learned in the last two years is that I am responsible for the medical needs of all of the animals in our shelter system. Tat number usually hovers around 200 including the youngsters in our foster homes and an occasional farm animal or pocket pet or injured wildlife. It is my responsibility to get them healthy when they come into our shelter so that they can get spayed or neutered if needed and get them adopted. As one might imagine this is very challenging but also very rewarding. It also gives me a whole new enthusiasm for the profession and a mission to spread the word for the essential need for tat- tooing and microchipping.
Stacey Hutchison, DVM – Southeast Veterinary Medical Association Representative Growing up in rural Kentucky, I had most of my experience in farm animals and crops. After graduating in 2007 from AUCVM, I came back home and began my career in a mixed animal practice in Stanford, Kentucky. I did a short stint as an associate in emer- gency medicine as well before becoming an owner at a small animal practice in Somerset. I held this position for about ten years and now find myself learning about corporate medicine and deciding where I want to take my career from this point on. I like to focus primarily on preventative medicine, ultrasonography, and rehabilitation. Striving to always better the human-animal bond, I am enthusiastic about leaning new techniques and treatments. I also enjoy working with our local FFA and mentoring new grads. Outside of work, I enjoy spending my time with our family of five, traveling, and tend-
ing to our fold of Scottish Highlands.
Chris Jolly, DVM - Central Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Representative My name is Chris Jolly and I am a 2015 graduate of AUCVM. My practice in cen- tral Kentucky, based out of Versailles, is mobile and focused 100 percent on bovine production. I split my time between stocker operations, cow/calf producers and the Bluegrass Lexington and Stanford sale barns. When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife and our two sons, and looking after our own stocker and cow/calf operations. I believe that I would be an excellent candidate for the central Kentucky VMA Executive Board seat because of my unique practice expe- rience within rural communities around central Kentucky, especially in the current climate of rural veterinary shortages. Tis is a topic that has come into the national spotlight in the last couple of years and is going to continue to be discussed until solutions are found. I am very passionate about this topic and I would like to be part of the solution and offer my service to KVMA to ensure the integrity and quality of veterinary medicine is not diminished while ensuring opportunities con- tinue to exist for upcoming veterinarians who have an interest in rural/large animal medicine to earn a living.
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