LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VCA Animal
Hospitals' Jessica M. Sewell, BAS
CVT LVT RVT, has been appointed by Georgia Governor Brian
Kemp to serve on the Georgia State Board of Veterinary
Medicine. Sewell is the first Registered Veterinary Technician
(RVT) to serve in this position and in this role. Veterinary
services leader VCA, a part of Mars Veterinary Health, helps care
for 4 million pets each year.
Members of the Board work to supervise the practice of
veterinary medicine by regulating licensees and promoting
professional standards.
"Jessica brings her heart to her work and continually shows her
commitment to advancing the veterinary profession and supporting
her Georgia community," said
Marie Kerl, DVM, MPH, DACVIM,
DACVECC and Chief Medical Officer for VCA. "Her appointment to the
Board signals the growing appreciation for technicians' role in
delivering the best in veterinary care. Our VCA family is so proud
of her."
Jessica has been a part of VCA since 2005 and has spent time in
emergency, specialty, and general practices. She is currently the
Regional Technician Director for VCA's South Atlantic Group.
In addition to her new role as a board member of the Georgia
State Board of Veterinary Medicine, Jessica currently serves as the
Vice President of Georgia Veterinary Technician & Assistant
Association (GVTAA) and is an active member of the National
Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) and the
Georgia Veterinary Medical Association's (GVMA) Wellness Committee.
She was also one of five veterinary technicians on the American
Animal Hospital Association's (AAHA) Veterinary Technicians Board
Input Group.
Her term begins this month and she will join current Georgia
State Board of Veterinary Medicine members: Beckey Malphus, DVM (President); Cuevas-Espelid,
DVM (Vice President); Matthew
Bradley, DVM; Larry Corry,
DVM; William Alexander Wright, DVM;
and Mr. Thomas Culpepper (Consumer
Member).
Jessica said of the role, "It is such an honor to be the first
Registered Veterinary Technician appointed to the Georgia Board of Veterinary Medicine. This is
a big deal for our community in Georgia and across the U.S. I am extremely
grateful for the opportunity to keep advancing our profession."
About VCA Animal Hospitals
VCA Animal Hospitals operates more than 1,000 small animal
veterinary hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Japan. The hospitals are staffed by more than
4,500 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians to
give pets the very best in medical care, of which over 600 are
board certified specialists who are experts in areas such as
internal medicine, oncology, cardiology, emergency and critical
care, and surgery for animals. VCA Animal Hospitals provides a full
range of general practice services to keep pets well and
specialized treatments when pets are ill. As part of the Mars
Veterinary Health family of brands, VCA is committed to the Mars
Petcare purpose— A Better World for Pets™
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