Knowledge is one of the OVMA's core philosophies, and as such, the organization established a series of lifelong learning committees whose goal was to plan the educational content of the annual Midwest Veterinary Conference. Each of these education committees is responsible for securing speakers and scheduling sessions for each track of the Conference.
The Education Committees are constantly on the lookout for new programming for future Conferences. If you have an idea you would like to present at a future Conference, please submit a Call for Speakers form. Or, if you are an OVMA member and would like to see more programming in a specific area, please send us your suggestions.
| Committee Chairperson | |
| Linda Lord, DVM | |
| Alternative Medicine | Animal Behavior |
| James Brenneman, DVM – Chairperson Margaret Baho, DVM James Carlson, DVM Brett Ellis, DVM Jon H. Ellis, DVM Donn W. Griffith, DVM Kriston Sherman, DVM Neal Sivula, DVM Karen Spracklen, DVM Dorothea Zivkovic, DVM |
Laurie Schulze, DVM – Chairperson Candace Croney, Ph.D. Meghan Herron, DVM Christine Kabalan, DVM Hannah Minch, DVM Diane E. Ott, DVM Gina Petruziello Traci Shreyer, M.A. |
| Equine | Food Animal |
| Bimbo Welker, DVM – Chairperson Robert E. Cope, DVM Jon H. Ellis, DVM Ronald R. Fuller, DVM William M. Gesel, DVM Rustin Moore, DVM Endia Peckham, DVM Robert R. Schwartz, DVM Daniel J. Stradley, DVM Scott Strosnider, DVM Walter Threlfall, DVM Lauren Wade, DVM Dale Wright, DVM |
Eric Gordon, DVM – Chairperson Steve DeBruin, DVM Brad Garrison, DVM Glenn Hansen, DVM William L. Ingalls, DVM David Newman, DVM Todd Price, DVM Michael Rings, DVM Ericka Ryan, DVM Y. M. Saif, DVM Donald E. Sanders, DVM William P. Shulaw, DVM David P. White, DVM Aaron Wise, DVM L.C. Zilles, DVM Dorothea Zivkovic, DVM |
| Pet Animal | Practice Management |
| Linda Lehmkuhl, DVM – Chairperson Robert Knapp, DVM – Chairperson Adam Ballard, DVM Cheryl Bater, DVM Walter Threfall, DVM Mary Uhl, DVM Ellen Imhof-Matlock, DVM Paul Knapp, DVM |
Rochelle Long, DVM – Chairperson Nicole Eaton, DVM Robert H. Knapp, DVM Hal H. Taylor, III, DVM Lolita Taylor |
| Public Health | Shelter Animal |
| Jeff Hayes, DVM – Chairperson Julie Bilchak, DVM Steven R. Close, DVM Michael Hockman, DVM William L. Ingalls, DVM Holly J. Monke-Eades, DVM Jeanette O’Quin, DVM William P. Shulaw, DVM Kathy Smith, DVM James R. Vanzant, Sr., DVM Jenny Ziegman, DVM Dorothea Zivkovic, DVM |
Jeanette O’Quin, DVM – Chairperson Jodi Buckman, CAWA – Chairperson Melanie deHaan, DVM Robert Fisher, DVM Brian Forsgren, DVM Sharon Harvey Melinda Holland, DVM John A. Hubbell, DVM Debbie Johnson, DVM Melisa Kauffman, DVM Mark Kumpf, CAWA Meg Volpe, DVM Brian Weltge Stephanie Wimbish |
| Staff Development | Technician |
| Terence Olive, DVM – Chairperson Vanessa Douglas, DVM |
Angela Beal, DVM – Chairperson Vicki Riley, RVT – Chairperson Cynthia L. Curto, RVT Linda Heidenreich, RVT Kristina Houlles-Burd, RVT Bethany Kineer-Campbell, RVT Kimberly Myers, RVT |