2025-26 AVTE Officers
(current as of 1/15/25)

President
Tricia Gorham, FVTE, MA, CVT
St. Petersburg College
president<at>AVTE.net

VP / President-Elect
Tara Groves, FVTE, BS, LVT
Owensboro Community and Technical College

Treasurer
Stacey Benton, FVTE, DVM, PhD
University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College Veterinary Technology Program

Secretary
Mandy Zachgo, FVTE, LVT
Texas A&M, Penn Foster, Blinn College

Immediate Past President
Jennifer Serling, FVTE, CVT, MVEd, RVT, AAS
Appalachian State University

Directors-at-Large:

Rochellie Cortes-Martinez, LVTg, CVT, MBA
Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM)

Erin Dahlstrom, FVTE, RVT
Kirkwood Community College

Amanda Hackerott, FVTE, LVT
WSU Tech

Lori Parsons, FVTE, DVM
Dalhousie University

Mariel Hendricks, FVTE, MVEd, RVTg
MentorVet

Amy Johnson, BS, LVT, LATGV, CVJ
VETGirl

Karla Lombana, DVM
Pima Community College

Rebecca Newman, FVTE, AAS, BA, Psy.M, CVT
Appalachian State University

Amy Staton, FVTE, Ed.D, LVT
Morehead State University

Elizabeth Stark, FVTE, BA, CVT

Non-Voting Ex-Officio

Todd Von Deak, DBA, CAE
Executive Director
tvondeak<at>AVTE.net

To reach a member of the Board, please email Todd Von Deak, AVTE's Executive Director