Speaker Information Brian M. Aldridge, BVSc, MS, PhD Diplomate, ACVIM (Large Animal) Clinical Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1102 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 ba311@illinois.edu Dr. Brian Aldridge graduated from the University of Liverpool in July, 1984. After graduating he completed an internship in food animal medicine and surgery at Louisiana State University before returning to general practice in the UK. Following a two-year stint as a lecturer in large animal medicine at the Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, Dr. Aldridge completed a food animal medicine and surgery residency and MS at Colorado State University and achieved Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. After another period in general practice he then enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, examining the transfer of colostral leukocytes to the newborn calf. On completion of his graduate studies in 1999, Brian worked as a post-doctoral scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at the University of California-Davis and in association with the Marine Mammal Centre, Sausalito, studying marine mammal immunology and immunogenetics. During this period he also worked as a large animal clinician in the UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Brian joined the founding faculty of the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine as an associate professor of large animal medicine and an adjunct professor at the California State Polytechnic University College of Agriculture in 2003. Dr. Aldridge returned with his family to the UK in 2005 where he held the post of professor of farm animal health and production at the Royal Veterinary College, and then worked as farm animal clinician at the University of Cambridge. He now works as a clinical professor in rural animal health management at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Aldridge’s main clinical interests are in farm animal medicine and the interface between health and production in growing animals. His primary research interests are in adaptive and transitional health in young animals. He also has a strong enthusiasm for teaching and learning, particularly as it relates to the advancement of animal health, welfare, and production globally. Matthew C. Allender, DVM, PhD, MS Diplomate, ACZM Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Comparative Biosciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 mcallend@illinois.edu Dr. Matt Allender is a 2004 DVM graduate from University of Illinois. He went into small animal practice for two years while completing a MS in epidemiology of free-ranging reptiles. He then completed a residency in zoological medicine at the University of Tennessee/Knoxville Zoo. Dr. Allender returned to the University of Illinois as a visiting instructor and PhD in epidemiology. Currently he teaches and performs research on captive and free-ranging wildlife.

Scott Austin, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVIM (Large Animal) Clinical Assistant Professor Equine Medicine and Surgery Section Head University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1102 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 smaustin@illinois.edu Before joining the faculty at the University of Illinois in 2011, Dr. Austin spent his career in private equine practice. During his career, he encountered a number of disaster events and sought additional training. In 2012 he completed TLEAR training and is active in this area. Anne M. Barger, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVP Clinical Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 abarger@illinois.edu Anne is a clinical professor and has worked at the University of Illinois since 2002. Her research interests include cytology and immunocytochemistry. Michael L. Biehl, DVM, PhD, MBA Diplomate, ABT Clinical Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 biehlml@illinois.edu Dr. Mike Biehl is currently a clinical professor of toxicology at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Previously he spent 17 years in pharmaceutical R&D. He is the instructor/coordinator of eight different courses in the professional and graduate curriculum. Karen Campbell, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVIM (Small Animal) and ACVD Interim Department Head Section Head, Small Animal Specialty Medicine Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr., 263 SAC Urbana, IL 61802 klcampbe@illinois.edu

Dr. Karen Campbell received her DVM from the University of Missouri. She completed a small animal rotating internship at Auburn University and then a small animal internal medicine residency and MS in clinical pathology from the University of Georgia. She completed her dermatology residency at the University of Illinois, where she currently serves as the Head of Dermatology and Department Head for Veterinary Clinical Medicine. Dr. Campbell is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal) and the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. In 2013, she received the ACVD Excellence Award for outstanding teaching and service. Igor Canisso, DVM, MS Assistant Professor Department of Comparative Biosciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 canisso@illinois.edu Stuart Clark-Price, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVIM (Large Animal) Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 sccp@illinois.edu Daniel M. Dorbandt, DVM Resident University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 dorbandt@illinois.edu Dr. Dorbandt obtained his DVM degree from Louisiana State University in 2011. After veterinary school he completed a small animal rotating internship at Virginia Tech, followed by an ophthalmology internship at the University of Georgia. Dr. Dorbandt is currently a veterinary ophthalmology resident at the University of Illinois. Mark J. Ernst, DVM State Veterinarian Bureau Chief Illinois Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare 801 E. Sangamon Ave. P.O. Box 19281, State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL 62794-9281 mark.ernst@illinois.gov Dr. Ernst completed undergraduate course work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned a DVM from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. From 1984-1989, he was in private

mixed animal clinical practice in central Illinois. In July 1989, Dr. Ernst accepted a position with the Illinois Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health as a field veterinarian in northern and central Illinois. As a field veterinarian, he was responsible for all regulatory animal health activities in his assigned area. While employed as a field veterinarian, he was further trained as a Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician (FADD) at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. As a FADD, Dr. Ernst performed foreign animal disease investigations when suspicious cases were reported to the department. In 2003 he was temporarily assigned to the office as the acting assistant bureau chief for animal health. He held that position until January 2005 when he was appointed state veterinarian and bureau chief for the Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare. Anna Lee Fenger, MS Assistant Dean for Administration University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 217-333-6854 alfenger@illinois.edu Berit L. Fischer, DVM Diplomate, ACVAA Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 bfischer@illinois.edu Dr. Fischer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. She completed a large animal rotating internship at the University of Georgia in 2002 and went on to private equine practice for 3 years prior to pursuing an anesthesia residency at Cornell University in 2005. She received board certification in 2008 and was in private practice until April of 2013 when she joined the University of Illinois faculty. Her presentation this year will focus on recent advances in the use of local anesthetics for regional anesthesia and analgesia in horses. It will provide the practitioner with an in-depth background into local anesthetic pharmacology, current uses, and a brief look towards the future of local anesthetic use in equine patients. Ryan C. Fries, DVM Diplomate, ACVIM (Cardiology) Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 rfries@illinois.edu

Dr. Ryan Fries is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine. He received his DVM from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 after completing his clinical rotations at Washington State University. Dr. Fries completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at The Ohio State University and a cardiology residency at Texas A&M University. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 2012. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Fries worked as a staff cardiologist in a private referral practice in Cincinnati, OH. Most recently, Dr. Fries was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Texas A&M

University and an Associate Research Scientist for the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS). Dr. Fries' research interests are focused on advanced cardiac imaging, interventional procedures, canine chronic valvular disease, and clinical Edgar Garrett, DVM, MS Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 efg@illinois.edu Dr. Garrett is a clinical instructor in the Rural Animal Health & Management Section at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Before coming to the University of Illinois in 2006, he completed a MS degree in Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin and worked in private practice. His primary duties are clinical service in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. His academic interests are production-related diseases of dairy and beef cattle. Laura Garrett, DVM Clinical Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 garrett1@illinois.edu Dr. Laura Garrett received her undergraduate and DVM degrees from the University of Illinois. She did a one-year rotating internship at the University of Minnesota and then worked in a private referral practice in the twin cities for two years. She next completed a two-year residency in comparative oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, after which she spent 1-1/2 years at a referral practice in New Zealand. She then helped to begin and build an oncology program at Kansas State University from 1998-2006. In June 2006 she joined the faculty here at her alma mater. Dr. Garrett's main interests include teaching and clinical service, with research interests that focus on clinical trials of new anticancer agents. Santiago D. Gutierrez-Nibeyro, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVS (Large Animal) Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1102 W. Hazelwood Dr., 263 LAC Urbana, IL 61802 sgn@illinois.edu Dr. Gutierrez-Nibeyro graduated with honors from the National University of La Plata (Argentina) in 2001. After graduation, he worked in private practice in Argentina and Indiana. He completed rotating equine internships in private practice (Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center) from 2003-2004 and in academia (Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center) from 2004- 2005. Following the completion of his internships, Dr. Gutierrez-Nibeyro fulfilled an equine surgery residency at Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in 2008. Dr. Gutierrez-Nibeyro also pursued and completed an MS in medical treatment of foot pathologies diagnosed with magnetic

resonance imaging at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. He earned his board certification in equine surgery in 2009. Lorrie K. Hale-Mitchell, DVM, CVA Clinical Skills Instructor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1002 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 lkhale@illinois.edu Dr. Hale is a 1995 graduate of University of Illinois. She was in a mixed animal practice until 2007 when she and her family moved back to central Illinois from Baton Rouge, LA. She’s taught for many years at the local, state and national level to wildlife rehabilitators. She started at the Clinical Skills Learning Center here at the University of Illinois in 2010. She teaches clinical skills to 1st – 3rd year veterinary students as part of the “new curriculum”. Ralph E. Hamor, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVO Clinical Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr., 05 SAC Urbana, IL 61802 hamor@illinois.edu Dr. Hamor graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1987 and completed an internship at Auburn University in 1988. He was in private practice for two years. Then he completed a residency and master’s degree at Colorado State University in 1993 and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1994. He has been teaching at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1993 and is currently a clinical professor. His primary professional interests include the training of residents, interns, and students as well as tear film disorders and retinal electrophysiology. Suzett K. Hexum, DVM Illinois Field Veterinary Medical Officer United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services 3410 Hedley Rd. Springfield, IL 62711 suzett.hexum@aphis.usda.gov Dr. Hexum received her DVM in 1998 from Kansas State University. She then went in to private practice in Oregon where she worked in a mixed and exotic animal practice. She became a public health veterinarian for USDA-FSIS in 2001 where she spent time as an ante-mortem veterinarian and an inspector-in-charge. While employed by FSIS she was asked to be a mentor for the agency. In 2008, she became a field veterinary medical officer for USDA-APHIS, Veterinary Services, where she performs disease surveillance and investigates cases of possible foreign animal disease. She also oversees the National Veterinary Accreditation Program in Illinois. Her close proximity to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine allows her to operate as a liaison between the college and USDA. She now collaborates with the University and is the course coordinator for the regulatory medicine rotation being offered to second-year veterinary students.

Christine N. Hoang, DVM, MPH, CPH Assistant Director of the Division of Scientific Activities American Veterinary Medical Association 1931 N. Meacham Road, #100 Schaumburg, IL 60173 choang@avma.org Christine Hoang, DVM, MPH, CPH, Assistant Director of the Scientific Activities Division of the American Veterinary Medical Association, received both her DVM and MPH through the University of Minnesota's dual degree program and is additionally certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. At the AVMA, Dr. Hoang’s work focuses on providing technical and scientific expertise for policy development, advocacy, and regulatory and legislative initiatives for advancement of the veterinary profession. Her key areas include public health and food safety, as well as zoonotic disease and antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Hoang has dedicated her professional career to the advancement of food safety as well as the roles of veterinarians and the profession in promoting evidence-based national and international food safety policies and programs. In recognition of her dedication, outstanding service and accomplishments in food safety nationally and globally, Dr. Christine Hoang has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Food Safety Veterinarian .of the year award. In addition, Dr. Hoang has been and remains involved in the Association's efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance and promote animal health and well-being including the latest AVMA Task Force for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Companion Animal Practice; AVMA's innovative Steering Committee for FDA policy on Veterinary Oversight of Antimicrobials; revisions to AVMA's Judicious Use of Therapeutic Antimicrobials Guidelines; the Antimicrobial Use Task Force; cooperative efforts with government regulatory agencies, allied organizations, and other stakeholders on issues such as the Food and Drug Administration's ban on extra-label use of cephalosporins, initiative to increase veterinary oversight, and the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD); and several Congressional testimonies on advancements in animal health, antimicrobial resistance, and the use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine. Dr. Hoang has also recently been active educating veterinary students, producers, and even traveling internationally to expand on the role of veterinarians in these key areas. Since at the AVMA, she has served on the planning committee for the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Board of Directors and several committees of the US Animal Health Association, and participated on behalf of the AVMA as a part of the US delegation to the Codex Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance. Her prior experience includes the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, the National Pork Producers Council, and the United States Department of Agriculture. Jennifer N. Langan, DVM, Diplomate, ACZM Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 jelangan@illinois.edu Mike Lappin, DVM, PhD Diplomate, ACVIM Professor Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

1601 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523 mchael.lappin@colostate.edu Kara Lascola, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVIM (Large Animal) Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1102 W. Hazelwood Dr., LAC Urbana, IL 61802 klascola@illinois.edu Dr. Lascola completed a master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997 and a veterinary degree at Tufts University in 2003. Following veterinary school, Dr. Lascola completed a one year rotating internship with Massachusetts Equine Clinic and Tufts University in 2004, as well as an internal medicine residency and a postdoctoral fellowship in pulmonary physiology at Tufts University. She currently serves as an assistant professor in equine medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Her primary interests include general topics in internal medicine, respiratory physiology, diagnosis and characterization of respiratory disease in adult horses and foals, and coagulation abnormalities associated with illness in horses. Fabio Lima, DVM, PhD, MS Assistant Processor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 flima@illinois.edu Kevin Le Boedec, DVM, MS Veterinary Resident University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr., 36SAC Urbana, IL 61802 kevinlb@illinois.edu Dr. Le Boedec completed his veterinary studies at Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Nantes (France) followed by an internship in small animal practice and an assistantship in small animal internal medicine at Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d’Alfort, Paris. He previously worked as a visiting clinical assistant professor in small animal internal medicine at Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse (France) prior to beginning his residency with the University of Illinois. James F. Lowe, DVM, MS Diplomate, ABVP (Food Animal) Visiting Clinical Instructor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 404 Pin Oak Dr.

PO Box 409 Albers, IL 62215 lowe@loweconsultingltd.com Dr. Lowe is 1994 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Since graduation he has been working with swine production companies across the United States. Dr. Lowe completed the Executive Veterinary Program at the University of Illinois in 2000 and returned to campus in 2002 while continuing to practice full-time. In 2005, he received a Master of Science degree in infectious disease management. He has maintained an active research program since completing his masters focusing on the management of viral respiratory disease in swine production systems. In 2012, he became board certified in food animal practice by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. After three years in mixed practice, from 1997 until 2003 he was a co-owner of Professional Swine Management, LLC, and Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd., in Carthage, Illinois. In 2003, Dr. Lowe joined The Maschhoffs, Inc. in Carlyle, Illinois, as its Director of Health and Production Services. The Maschhoffs, Inc., is one of the ten largest pork producers in North America and Dr. Lowe led its breed-to-wean business and the health services group while the company expanded from 25,000 to 110,000 sows. Dr. Lowe returned to private practice in 2007 while continuing to work with the Maschhoffs, LLC. In 2009, Dr. Lowe accepted a part-time appointment to the faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois where he teaches veterinary students production medicine. In 2011, he founded Lowe Consulting, Ltd., to focus on assisting livestock producers with strategic decision making and process improvement. He has served on the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Board of Directors, was the recipient of the 2007 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award, and presented the 2010 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture. Bianca Martins, DVM, PhD, MS Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 martinsb@illinois.edu Annette M. McCoy, DVM, PhD, MS Diplomate, ACVS Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 mccoya@illinois.edu Dr. Annette McCoy is an assistant professor in equine surgery at the University of Illinois. She has both a clinical and research interest in equine orthopedics, particularly developmental orthopedic diseases (such as osteochondrosis and osteoarthritis). Her PhD thesis focused on investigation of genetic risk factors for osteochondrosis, and she continues to work in this area. Brendan C. McKiernan, DVM Diplomate, ACVIM (Internal Medicine) Professor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 bmck@illinois.edu Dr. McKiernan has been a member of the medicine staff in the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois in Urbana, IL for 24 years, having served as professor and Head Small Animal Medicine Section prior to leaving in 1998. Dr. McKiernan's responsibilities included teaching in all years of the veterinary professional curriculum, in house veterinary technician training, house officer training (over 275 interns, residents and graduate students), research and clinical service. Founder (1978) and first President (1978-1985) of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society, he is best known for his research, numerous publications, clinical expertise and frequent seminars on respiratory problems in companion animals. Dr. McKiernan moved to Denver, CO in 1998 where he joined the Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital as staff internist with the Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists, a full service general, emergency and specialty referral practice (staff total- 130). In 2007 Dr. McKiernan became a partner in the Southern Oregon Veterinary Specialty Clinic in Medford, Oregon and served as the Staff Internist. During these years he also was an Affiliate Faculty member of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University while continuing his research and clinical work in Internal Medicine and specifically on respiratory problems in dogs and cats. He was involved in house officer training programs in both practices and continued to present scientific lectures at local, national as well as international meetings. In 2011 Dr. McKiernan was recruited back to his roots at the University and to be closer to his extended family in the Midwest. He was a Professor of Small Animal Medicine and Directory of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital until his retirement in May, 2015. He will return as an Emeritus Professor to provide his expertise in the VTH. Mark Mitchell, DVM, PhD, MS Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 mmitch@illinois.edu Gerhard Oechtering, DVM Professor and Head University of Leipzig Veterinary Medicine An den Tierkliniken 23, 04103 Leipzig, Germany 04103 +49 341 97-38700 oechtering@kleintierklinik.uni-leipzig.de Jason Pieper, DVM Visiting Clinical Instructor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr.

Urbana, IL 61802 217-333-5300 jpieper@illinois.edu Marcella Ridgway, VMD, MS Diplomate, ACVIM (Small Animal) Clinical Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine Dr. Ridgway is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a small animal rotating internship and small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois and joined the CVM faculty in 1997. Her interests are gastroenterology/hepatology, infectious disease and canine occupational health. Bill Schroeder Vice President In Touch Practice Communications 1802 Robin Hood Blvd, Suite 3 Schererville, IN 46375 1-800-493-9003 bill@intouchvet.com Bill Schroeder is a founding owner of InTouch Practice Communications and has, for the past 20+ years, enjoyed helping over 10,000 practices educate their clients and share their messages. Bill is a graduate of the Veterinary Management Institute at Purdue and now helps teach the marketing portion of the program. Bill's digital lecture series was created in direct response to the veterinary community's needs...MANY veterinary professionals were telling practices that digital marketing can be productive, but few were actually giving realistic tools that practices can deploy immediately. Attendees report these experiences to be energetic, highly informative, and empowering. Recently Bill has presented to attendees of NAVC, WVC, AAHA, The Southern European Veterinary Conference (Barcelona, Spain), many local veterinary meetings, Veterinary study groups, the Veterinary Management Institute at Purdue (VMI), Purdue’s Executive MBA program, as well as the students of The University Notre Dame's Executive MBA program.

Laura Selmic, DVM, MPH Diplomate, ACVS Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 lselmic@illinois.edu Dr. Selmic is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at University of Illinois and was one of the founding surgical oncologists recognized by the American College of Veterinary Surgery as having expertise in cancer surgery. Breanna Sheahan, DVM Veterinary Resident University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine

1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 sheahanb@illinois.edu Dr. Breanna Sheahan is currently a third-year resident in equine internal medicine. She graduated from UC Davis in 2012 and completed an equine rotating internship at University of Missouri prior to accepting a residency at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Clifford F. Shipley, DVM Diplomate, ACT Clinical Associate Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 cshipley@illinois.edu Dr. Shipley graduated from Iowa State University in 1982 and was in private practice from 1982-1985. He worked for Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine from 1985-1988, did consulting work from 1988-1991, and he has been with the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine from 1991 until the present. Jan Slater, PhD, MS Dean, College of Media University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 103 Gregory Hall Urbana, IL 61802 217-333-2350 slaterj@illinois.edu Prior to her appointment at Illinois, Dr. Slater was an associate professor and the associate director of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University for nine years. She joined the academy following a long career as an advertising practitioner, working in private industry, as well as advertising agencies in Omaha, Nebraska. When she left the business, she was running a successful advertising agency, J. Slater & Associates. Currently, Dr. Slater serves as president of the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), an organization she’s been active with since 1995. Slater has served on the AEJMC Advertising Division’s executive committee as research chair, teaching chair, vice head, and head. She has worked as co-chair of the AEJMC Pre-conference Teaching Workshop, one of the longest running pre-conference programs. She served as vice chair and chair of the Council of Divisions for four years, and was a member of the AEJMC Strategic Planning Design Team. Dr. Slater also serves as a member of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications’ Accrediting Committee, and is chair of the American Advertising Federation’s Academic Committee. Slater’s primary research focus is on brand strategy, media strategy and building brand relationships. Her research has been published in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, MediaWeek, the Journal of Advertising Education, and Advances in Consumer Research. She is a contributing author to a series of advertising books published by Sage and co-author of “What’s in a Name? Advertising and the Concept of Brands.” She continues to consult for national and international companies and was recently invited to China to discuss automobile branding in China.

Amy Somrak, DVM, MBA Visiting Clinical Instructor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 asomrak2@illinois.edu Dr. Amy Somrak, Clinical Instructor in Dentistry at the University of Illinois, graduated with honors in 2010 from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. As a veterinary student she received the Dr. Albert S. Dorn Award for Excellence in Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery. Dr. Somrak continued her association with the college to complete a rotating small animal internship, followed by a dentistry residency under the supervision of Dr. Sandra Mantra. Dr. Somrak took on the role of Dentistry Service Head at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital after Dr. Manfra's retirement. Karen M. Tobias, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVS Professor University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine C247 Veterinary Medical Center Knoxville, TN 37996 ktobias@utk.edu Dr. Karen Tobias is a Professor of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery and board-certified surgeon at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her DVM in 1985 from University of Illinois and completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at Purdue University in 1986 and a Small Animal Surgery residency and Master’s Degree at The Ohio State University in 1989.

Dr. Tobias has published over 100 scientific articles and book chapters and is known nationally and internationally for her work on portosystemic shunts in dogs. She is the author of the Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Wiley/Blackwell, 2010); co-editor of Tobias and Johnston: Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (Elsevier/Saunders, 2012); and co-author of Paterson and Tobias Atlas of Ear Diseases of the Dog and Cat (Wiley/Blackwell, 2013).

Robert Weedon, DVM, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 weedonr@illinois.edu Dr. Weedon is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, and shelter veterinarian for the Champaign County Humane Society. He coordinates the shelter medicine program at the University of Illinois. Dr. Weedon is the retired Senior Partner of College Road Animal Hospital, PLLC, a nine-doctor, two-location veterinary practice in Wilmington, North Carolina. Since 2008, Dr. Weedon has served on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs, an organization dedicated to developing and implementing non-surgical methods of animal population control.

His passion for addressing the problem of animal over-population involves non­surgical sterilization, high quality high volume spay/neuter methods, and pediatric sterilization techniques. Dr. Weedon attended Purdue University, where he received his BS in Animal Science in 1977 and his DVM in 1981. He received his MPH in 2005 from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Tina Wismer, DVM Diplomate, ABT, ABVT Medical Director ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center 1717 S. Philo Road Urbana, IL 61801 tina.wismer@aspca.org Dr. Wismer is a 1994 graduate of Purdue University. She is now the medical director at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. Jacqueline Wypij, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVIM (Oncology) Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine Dep-artment of Veterinary Clinical Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 jwypij@illinois.edu Dr. Jackie Wypij is an Assistant Professor at the Cancer Care Clinic. She is a board-certified veterinary oncologist. Her research interests include biomarkers in feline and canine cancer patients, angiogenesis, and drug repositioning in veterinary oncology.