President

Bio: Hi everyone, my name is Sarah Navratil and I am your new President for 2009-2010! This year I am a fifth year Biology major. Although I could have graduated last year I just can't seem to leave yet! Apart from classes and our wonderful club, I also work at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with Dr. Turner and with the WildKind Program at the Larimer Humane Society, where I get to play with lots of baby animals. Some other interests of mine are dance, reading, movies and spending time with the people and animals I love. I also really enjoy acting and am so excited to take the beginning acting class here at CSU this year! I am so honored to be your president this year and promise to work hard to meet and exceed the standards set by all previous officers. I look forward to another fabulous year with the Pre-Vet Club.

Office Hours: Mondays 9:30-10:30
E-Mail: sarah.navratil@comcast.net

Vice President

Bio: Hi, my name is Jeff Sarek and I am the Vice President of the CSU Pre-Vet Club for the 2009-2010 school years. This is my second year as an officer and I am very excited to see what this year will bring for our club. It seems to get better every year. As an officer, I am also very excited to be a part of a great officer team that I know will make this club continue to keep its excellent reputation on campus. I am an upcoming junior majoring in microbiology and look forward to the continuing challenges and school work ahead. During the summer and throughout the school year I work at Blue Sky Animal Clinic in Loveland, CO, and I love being around animals. I mean who doesn't!!! Along with work and playing with my two dogs, Rudy (Bischon) and Hollie (Beagle), I enjoy water skiing, golf, running, and camping. As vet school draws closer and hopefully admission into the vet school here at CSU, I am undecided as to exactly what I want to do in veterinary medicine. However, I feel it would probably be in the small animal department or maybe with exotics, and with a possible specialty in surgery. I enjoyed being an officer and a member of the Pre-Vet Club last year and I know will love it this year too! Feel free to ask me for anything, especially for help of any kind, and I look forward to seeing all of the returning members along with all the new potential members of this outstanding club/organization.


Office Hours: Fridays 10:00-11:00
E-Mail: xcrunner17@bresnan.net

Secretary

Bio: Hi everyone!! My name is Melanie Acker and I am a sophmore with a biology major and a biomedical minor. Most of my life I lived in Houston, Texas and then decided to move here to Fort Collins for CSU, while my parents moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE with my brother and sister. My mother is British and my father is American ao I love to travel to lots of different places. A few places that I have been to include Turkey, Italy, Egypt, and the UAE to visit my family. I volunteer at Moore Animal Hospital and Palmer Lake Veterinary Clinic. Right now I am leaning towards large animal vet or marine. When I'm not studying or volunteering I love to work out, usually in a pool, read, or watch TV. This year is going to be great and I hope to get to know you all!!

Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:00-1:00
E-Mail: melanie_acker@yahoo.com

Treasurer

Bio: Hi everyone, my name is Joyce and I am your treasurer for the 2009-2010 school year. I am from San Diego and I transferred to CSU last fall to earn a degree in Biology. Currently, I am a volunteer at Animal House Dog Rescue here in Fort Collins, and in my free time I love to visit my family in Morrison and see my aunt's two golden retrievers (Zoey(right) and Molly(left)). I am very excited to be an officer this year and I cannot wait to get to know all of you better!

Office Hours: Thursdays 9:30-10:30
E-Mail: joyciehoward@hotmail.com

Publicity Coordinator

Bio: Hi! My name is Nicole Kenote and I will be your Publicity Coordinator this year! I was born and raised in Chicago and moved to Colorado a year before I started attending CSU where I am currently working towards my degree in Biomedical Sciences. I'm involved with a few other clubs at CSU, but Pre-Vet is definitely one of the best! I work at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the Diagnostic Lab during the school year and return to Illinois for my summers. When I'm not working or studying I enjoy snowboarding ( I love the mountains!), reading, painting, and just relaxingwith friends. I am excited for this year and I hope all of you are too!

Office Hours: Mondays 1:00-2:00
E-Mail: njk@rams.colostate.edu

Community Outreach Coordinator

Bio: Hey Pre-Vet Club members! I’m Amy Louden and I am super excited to be serving as the Community Outreach Coordinator for the upcoming year. I am a Senior Equine Science Major with a Minor in Biomedical Sciences. I was born in Washington State but have spent the better part of my life in Colorado. I absolutely love it here, and hope to someday be a practicing Equine Veterinarian somewhere within the state. I stay busy with school as well as with working at the ARBL and the Equine Orthopaedic Research Center. In my free time, I love to ride and spend time with horses, read, rock climb, take naps outside, watch The Office, and eat ice cream. I look forward to meeting all of you in the upcoming year!


Office Hours: Thursdays 12:00-1:00
E-Mail: amy.louden@rams.colostate.edu

Newsletter Editor

Bio: Hey everyone!  My name is Amy Wiedenmeyer, and I’m your newsletter editor for the 2009-2010 school year.  I am a senior zoology/biological science double major, and I am originally from Spearfish, South Dakota.  In my free time, I enjoy reading, hiking, counted cross-stitch, and playing the clarinet.  I am currently writing a mystery novel.  I have a cat named Socks who lives with my parents in Spearfish.  I am really excited about this year, and I look forward to getting to know you all!

Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00-4:00
E-Mail: addies_meow58@hotmail.com

Webmaster

Bio: Hello everyone!! My name is Rachel Motsinger. I will be your Webmaster for this coming year!! I was born in Boulder Colorado and have grown up in the mountains north/west of Fort Collins my whole life!! I will be a sophmore Biology major with a Biomedical minor this coming fall. I currently work for Dr. Turner at the Veterinary Medical Center. I am a volunteer at Raintree Animal Hospital, the Equine Department at the Veterinary Medical Center, and occasionally at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keensburg Colorado. I hope to go through vet school here at CSU. I hope to become an equine vet and specialize in emergency surgery! In my "spare time" :) I enjoy going on runs and mountain bike rides with my dog Cindee, riding horses competitively at Dressage, playing the Irish fiddle, reading, camping, and spending time with my friends!! I am really excited to be a part of the Pre-Vet Club officer team. I can't wait to get to know all of our members this coming year!!

Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:00-2:00
E-Mail: rlmotsinger@gmail.com

Historian

Bio: My name is Adriana Valencia, and I am from Los Angeles CA. I am a sophmore biology major with a biomedical sciences minor. I have alway wanted to be a vet, and although I wish I could help all animals, I am leaning toward exotics and small. I have a yellow lab, cat, and bearded dragon. I am looking forward to capturing all of the awesome activites we do on film this year, and feel free to send me any that you members take. :)

Office Hours: Wednesdays 10:00-11:00
E-Mail: adrianadvalencia@gmail.com

Shilo Bryan

CVMBS Representative

Bio: Hey everyone, my name is Shilo Bryan and I am your CVMBS Representative for this year! I am a junior Biomedical Sciences major with a minor in Zoology. I hope to attend vet school at CSU and right now I am leaning towards going into exotics and specializing in surgery. I'm from Pueblo and have lived in Colorado all of my life. During the school year my life consists of studying, but during the summer I enjoy hiking, camping, and water skiing. When I’m not studying I’m usually volunteering—I have worked at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in anesthesia, critical care, acupuncture, and sheep research. I am excited to be a part of the officer team this year and to get to know all of you!


Office Hours: Thursdays 2:00-3:00
E-Mail: shybry@rams.colostate.edu

Pre-Vet Advisor

Bio: This is my seventh year as the advisor for the Pre-Vet Club and each year, the officers do amazing things in the way of providing Club members with great opportunities in the field of veterinary medicine.  2009/2010 will continue with this tradition by bringing wonderful speakers, increased veterinary knowledge and hands on experience to Club members. I look forward to meeting new pre-vet students and seeing familiar faces. 


Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: (970) 491-7095
E-Mail: Ann.Bowen@colostate.edu

CVMBS Associate Dean

Bio: Ken Blehm has been actively engaged in undergraduate advising and mentoring for over 20 years through such programs as Preview and as a college prevet and premed adviser. As Associate Dean his programmatic goals encompass strong and active student professional societies; uniform and accessible advising delivered at a high level of quality; and active engagement with students for input on College priorities (for example, College Council and support of technology education).

Dr. Blehm supports the efforts of the Chief Preveterinary Adviser, Ann Bowen, in working with the Biomedical Sciences Open Option/PreVet students in the college; and he supports the efforts of the College Career Liaison, Kelley Madden, in pursuing professional and career interests across all majors and programs in the college.

Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: (970) 491-1406
E-Mail: Ken.Blehm@colostate.edu