2026-27 AVTE Officers
(current as of 8/1/2026)

President
Tara Groves, FVTE, BS, LVT
Owensboro Community and Technical College
[email protected]

VP / President-Elect
Mariel Hendricks, FVTE, MVEd, RVTg 
MentorVet 

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

Secretary
Thomas Beall, DVM 
Iowa Lakes Community College

Immediate Past President
Tricia Gorham,  FVTE, MA, CVT
St. Petersburg College

Directors-at-Large:

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

Erin Dahlstrom, FVTE, RVT
Kirkwood Community College

Lori Parsons, FVTE, DVM
Dalhousie University

Amy Johnson, BS, LVT, LATGV, CVJ
VETGirl

Karla Lombana, DVM
Pima Community College

Nicole Riggs, CVT 
St. Petersburg College  

Elizabeth Stark, FVTE, BA, CVT


Non-Voting Ex-Officio

Todd Von Deak, DBA, CAE
Executive Director
[email protected]


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