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Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA
1967	Diploma, Alhambra High School  
1969	AA, East Los Angeles College  
1974	Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
	University of California, Davis

Employment
1974	El Cajon Valley Veterinary Hospital, staff veterinarian, Equine Practitioner
1980-1998	El Cajon Valley Veterinary Hospital
	Partner, Administrator, Equine Practitioner
	Five-doctor, mixed-animal practice, two licensed RVT's, twelve lay staff
1995-present           Consultant, California Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
1999-present           Consultant, Contract Veterinarian
	SD Wild Animal Park; SD Dept. Animal Control, Private Practice
2001-present    Mesa College, Adjunct Instructor, Animal Health Technician Program
2001, April       Temporary Veterinary Inspector, 
	USDA/MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food)—
	U.K. Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak

Memberships
American Association of Equine Practitioners
American Veterinary Medical Association
California Veterinary Medical Association
	Disaster Response Coordinator (2000-present)
San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association
	Long Range Planning Committee
	Disaster Preparedness Committee, Chair
	Speakers Bureau
	Large Animal Chapter Representative (1980, 2000)

Associations
El Cajon Chamber of Commerce
	Board of Directors (1995-1998)
	Business-Education Committee, Chair (1996-1998)
	C. Allen Paul Award Recipient, 1998
	Value Added Committee
	Leadership El Cajon Steering Committee
	Business Development Committee
East County Regional Chamber of Commerce
	Board of Directors (1998-2001)
	Business-Education Committee
	Leadership East County Steering Committee
Junior Achievement, Consultant (1994-1996)
Leadership El Cajon Graduate, 1996
R.O.P. Advisory Committee, Veterinary Assistant I/II (1996-present)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Cal COFI Cruise, Volunteer (March 1998)
The Piedra Foundation
                Board of  Advisors (1998-2001)
                Board of Directors (2001-present), 
R.O.P. Partner, Veterinary Assistant (1999-2000)
Veterinarians for World Animal Health
	Volunteer
	Vice President (1998-2001)
Feral Cat Coalition
	Volunteer
	Veterinary Liaison (2000-present)
Coastal Fliers, Inc., Flying Club 
	Board of Directors, Treasurer (1993-present)
DMAT CA-4, Disaster Medical Assistance Team (1999-2000)
School to Career Task Force, El Cajon Valley High School (1999-2000)
Community Trouble Shooter, KGTV/San Diego Mediation Center (1999-2000)
UC Veterinary Medical Center-SD Clinical Advisory Board (1999-2001)
VMAT-4, Veterinary Medical Assistance Team (2000-present)
                Safety Officer (2001-2002)
	Administrative Officer (Oct. 2002-present)
Olaf Wieghorst Museum Foundation 
                Board of Directors (2001-present)

Training
October 00     VMAT Training Exercise, Emmitsburg, MD
March 01        CHART Course (Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training)
                           Camp Pendleton, CA
June 01           Rough and Ready, combined DMAT/VMAT training exercise, March AFB, CA 
December 01  VELP Course (Veterinary Emergencies of Large Populatoins, DOD, San Antonio, TX

Hobbies
Snow skiing
Tennis
Private pilot
Scuba diving
Travel

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