Teri has been a credentialed veterinary technician for over 40 years. She began her career in a private practice in WI, moving from there to the world of academia at veterinary schools at both Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin. Her love of surgery followed her to her position at Madison Area Technical College to a position in the Veterinary Technician program. Her primary focus initially was assisting in the laboratory sections of all the surgical nursing classes that were offered ( Surgical Nursing 1 & 2, Research Animal Surgical Nursing) as well as the animal care and management courses. While her position title changed over the years, her main responsibility was assisting students with learning hands on skills with the animals that were housed on campus. In the final years of her time at MATC, she was a Lead Laboratory Coordinator which was more of a managerial/supervisory position. Responsible for acquisition of all needed supplies and animals as well as overseeing the student animal care takers and general health and husbandry of all animals housed on site. Teri has been the President of both the Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Association, the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America and the Academy of Veterinary Surgical Technicians; Committe Chair for the Veterinary Technician National Exam; Member - at Large of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators and active with local and national legislative initiatives. Teri is also an accomplished author with several journal publications and the recent seceond edition of the surgical textbook "Surgical Patient Care for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses". Although retired from full time employment, Teri currently is a remote Clinical Instructor for Lincoln Memorial University's Master of Clinical Care program, guest lecturer at Melbourne Polytechnic Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing program and ACVS Laboratory Coordinator.