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Vet Tech Talk introduces you to the professionals that run the four-year, Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology degree program at App State as well as those making a difference in the field of Veterinary Technology the world over.

03/29/2023

EP06 Meet the Team - Leigha Wright

On this episode of Vet Tech Talk we welcome Leigha Wright. Leigha is the Clinical Coordinator at App State’s Veterinary Technology Program. She is an award-winning veterinary technician and teacher, as well as being an avid supporter of her students dedicated to creating a productive environment for their learning. She and her two Airedale terriers live on a Texas. Transcript Dave Blanks: Hello there. Welcome to Vet Tech Talk! I'm Dave Blanks, and I work here at App State in University Communications. On this episode, we're joined by Leigha Wright. Leigha started her veterinary technology career in the Appalachian mountains of Eastern Kentucky. Her career has taken her across multiple states while working in diagnostic laboratories, veterinary schools, and veterinary technology schools. She is a credentialed technician in Texas and was awarded the Licensed Veterinary Technician of the Year Award from the Texas Veterinary Medical Association in 2021. Leigha worked as the Clinical Coordinator for a veterinary technology program in Texas for 3 years prior to joining Appalachian State. Wright earned a Teaching Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in 2020. She works with the Texas Airedale Rescue Team and has two Airedale Terrier mixes of her own, along with two cats that she rescued while in veterinary technology school. Here’s my conversation with Leigha Wright. Dave Blanks: Leigha? Leigha Wright: Yes. Dave Blanks: Do you want to do a podcast with me? Leigha Wright: Yes, please. Dave Blanks: Let's do this thing. Leigha Wright, you are the clinical coordinator for the Veterinary Technology Program. And where do you live? Leigha Wright: I live in Texas right now. Dave Blanks: All right. Leigha Wright: But I'm from Eastern Kentucky. Dave Blanks: Okay. Leigha Wright: We can't be mistaken for a Texan. Dave Blanks: Well, it's a different accent, right? Leigha Wright: It is. It is. Dave Blanks: But Texans have an accent as well. Leigha Wright: They do. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Leigha Wright: They get a little confused with mine because they're like, you ain't from around here. Dave Blanks: Oh, really? Leigha Wright: But you kind of sound like you might be. So what's going on? Dave Blanks: All right. So you're the clinical coordinator, so that means you're in charge of what? What is your gig here at Appalachian? Leigha Wright: My job as clinical coordinator is I will match all of our vet tech students with the clinical site where there is a credential technician or a DVM. So a veterinarian, that will help them to obtain those hands-on psychomotor skills. Dave Blanks: Psychomotor. Leigha Wright: Yeah. Fancy, right? Dave Blanks: That sounds cool. Leigha Wright: So they get those skills. They learn how to do them at a clinical facility during their clinical externship, and that way these students, yes, it is an online program. So they get those, they get the didactic knowledge. They get it in class. It's online. We're still a community. We're still a team. But then I also help to provide them with teams in the field. So they get to make those connections, make those interactions. And my happy place is matching students to these clinical sites. Dave Blanks: Nice. Leigha Wright: So we match their personalities and everything. Dave Blanks: I gotcha. Wow. Okay. Cool. Well, that sounds very comprehensive. Can you tell me how you came into veterinary technology, veterinary medicine? What was your journey that led you to that? Leigha Wright: Yes. Dave Blanks: Did you always love animals? Leigha Wright: Oh, yes. Dave Blanks: Yes. Leigha Wright: I missed my last day of eighth grade to help my dog give birth. Dave Blanks: Aw. Leigha Wright: So it's always been in my mind. I grew up not knowing what a veterinary technician was. I grew up in eastern Kentucky. I'm from Pike County, Kentucky, deep in the mountains, and I did not know what a vet tech was. I know what a veterinarian- Dave Blanks: Welcome back to the mountain mountains, by the way. Leigha Wright: Yeah. Oh. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Leigha Wright: I'm so happy to be back in these mountains. Dave Blanks: I bet. Yeah. Leigha Wright: Just wake up and smell that air. I'm like, Hmm. Look at that fog. Dave Blanks: Doesn't it smell different? Leigha Wright: It is. Dave Blanks: Golly. Leigha Wright: It does. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Okay. All right. So you grew up there. Leigha Wright: Yes. And so I went to college thinking, all right, I'm going to be a veterinarian. Dave Blanks: Oh, okay. Leigha Wright: Because I wanted to play with animals. Dave Blanks: Right. Yeah, sure. Leigha Wright: But that didn't really fit right. It didn't fit with my soul of exactly what I wanted. I wanted more of the hands on. I don't have to take O Chem. My gosh. Please don't make me do it. Dave Blanks: What is that? Leigha Wright: Organic chemistry. Dave Blanks: Organic chemistry. Oh, I should know what that is. Being a part of higher education. Leigha Wright: That was bad. Yeah. That's hard. Dave Blanks: Rough stuff. Leigha Wright: Yeah. I didn't want that. I wanted to go play with puppies and kitties, but it piqued my interest. The school I went to had a on-campus vet tech program, and I ended up switching majors. So that's how I ended up in vet tech. Dave Blanks: How different was it when you switched the major? Was it like, oh my God, what am I doing? Or was it like, this is it? Yes. Leigha Wright: It was, this is it because- Dave Blanks: What a good feeling. Leigha Wright: The difference between, because I've also worked for a vet school. The difference between vet tech and pre-vet in undergrad is in a lot of the vet tech programs, you're going to get to touch animals while you're in undergrad. Dave Blanks: Right. That's what you wanted. Leigha Wright: Yeah. Vet school, you ain't touching an animal until you get to vet school. Dave Blanks: Touching books. Leigha Wright: Yeah. Dave Blanks: Touching the mouse on your computer. Leigha Wright: It was excessive. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Leigha Wright: So I switched. Dave Blanks: It's important. Necessary to have veterinarians. Leigha Wright: It is. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Leigha Wright: It is. And I loved working with my, because I worked with vet students, so I loved that. Loved working with them. But my passion kind of lays with working with these vet tech students. Dave Blanks: I got you. Leigha Wright: They just get it. Dave Blanks: Okay. So where were you most recently before you came into this position? Leigha Wright: I was the clinical coordinator for a brick and mortar campus in Texas. Dave Blanks: How did you find out about this job? How'd you get here? Leigha Wright: So I'm part of the Association of Vet Tech Educators. Dave Blanks: Okay. Leigha Wright: We are very lucky in our team that Jen Serling is actually the president of it. Dave Blanks: Oh. Leigha Wright: I know. I felt like I was meeting a celebrity. Dave Blanks: Wow. Leigha Wright: And she's amazing. Dave Blanks: Yeah. She's awesome. We have had her on the podcast as well, yeah. Jen is a hoot. Leigha Wright: Good. She's amazing. Dave Blanks: She's cool. Leigha Wright: I was already part of AVTE, and she posted it on the Facebook group. Dave Blanks: Okay. Leigha Wright: And I was like, well, I'm intrigued. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Leigha Wright: So- Dave Blanks: So you did it? Leigha Wright: The fact that it was for App State within the Appalachian Mountains, I'd been feeling that urge to give back to my community. That's what made me apply. I was like, I love clinical coordinating. It's a happy place. They're allowing me to teach anatomy, which is another happy place. Dave Blanks: Cool. Leigha Wright: And it's my mountains. So- Dave Blanks: Good. Well, we're glad you're connected to the mountains once again, even if you are in Texas. Leigha Wright: I know. It's so flat. Dave Blanks: I'm not saying Texas is bad. Leigha Wright: It ain't bad. It's just different. Dave Blanks: A good experience is there. It's different. It's different. Leigha Wright: I forgot what the color of green was like. And I come back here and I'm like, oh, yeah, green. Dave Blanks: Oh yeah! Yeah. Leigha Wright: That's not a cactus. Perfect. Dave Blanks: Tell me about experiences, the externships that these students are going to have. And tell me how in the world are you developing this network of locations where you know them well enough to know that a student will match with them? How are you doing that? Leigha Wright: Yeah. Most of the places that we'll have will be general practice. Most of it will be companion animals, so small animal cats, dogs. Dave Blanks: Okay. Leigha Wright: I'm hoping to get a lot more large animal and some exotic clinics. Dave Blanks: Oh, I didn't know there were clinics that were specifically for exotic. Leigha Wright: Yes. Dave Blanks: Oh. Leigha Wright: A lot of them do mixed, but- Dave Blanks: Right. Leigha Wright: I'm hoping. I have a couple that I've already got in contact with. Dave Blanks: And these locations are not just North Carolina, although- Leigha Wright: No, they're all over. Dave Blanks: Primarily starting out. That is more of the students that we're getting. Therefore, those are more of the relationships that you're building with these places in North Carolina. But- Leigha Wright: Yes. Dave Blanks: You said other states as well? Leigha Wright: Yeah. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Leigha Wright: I'm working with a couple of vet schools so we can have students even in teaching hospitals there, because what's better than teaching vet tech students alongside of the veterinarians, that they'll be that veterinary students, that they'll be working as a team when they get out anyway? So we can teach them how t

17 min
03/07/2023

EP05 Meet the Team - Rebecca Newman

On this episode of Vet Tech Talk we welcome Rebecca Newman. Rebecca is the Wellbeing Coordinator at App State’s Veterinary Technology Program. She is a frequent volunteer in the veterinary community, with a focus on wellbeing and advocacy. She and her husband live on a farm in rural Colorado with their 17 well-loved animals. Transcript Dave: Hello there. Welcome to Vet Tech Talk! I'm Dave Blanks, and I work here at App State in University Communications. On this episode, we're joined by Rebecca Newman. Rebecca is new to App State and has taken on the role of Well Being Coordinator for the Veterinary Technology Program. Her passion for wellbeing began when she was a college student working with adolescents with substance use disorders. While pursuing graduate work in clinical psychology, Newman worked as a therapist, primarily focused on anxiety and depressive disorders as well as eating disorders. Always an enthusiastic animal lover, Newman became a credentialed veterinary technician in 2016 and combined her passions for wellbeing, education, and veterinary medicine in her role as Student Services Coordinator and then Student Affairs Director at Bel-Rea Institute. Newman served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians from 2018-2022. Rebecca and her husband live in Colorado on a ranch with so many animals. We’ll get into that in just a bit. Here’s my conversation with Rebecca Newman. Welcome to the podcast, Rebecca. Rebecca Newman: Thank you so much, Dave. Dave: Yeah, I'm glad you're here. So are you ready to get, can we get started? Is that cool with you? Rebecca Newman: I would love to. Dave: Let's jump in. So Rebecca Newman, your official title is the wellbeing coordinator for the Veterinary Technology program here at App State. Rebecca Newman: That is correct. Dave: All right. So have you been a wellbeing coordinator for a veterinary technology program before? Rebecca Newman: I have not. Dave: Oh, new experience. All right. Rebecca Newman: New experience. Dave: Excellent. So what does that entail, being a wellbeing coordinator? We'll get into a little bit about your background, but just brief overview, what's your gig here at Appalachian? Rebecca Newman: So it is a new role in veterinary technology programs, Dave: Okay. Rebecca Newman: And I believe App State has the very first wellbeing coordinator in the United States for a veterinary technology program. And this is huge because wellbeing is an area that has been kind of a side note in vet med, and we are bringing it to the forefront. App State is leading the way. Dave: Awesome. How, Rebecca, did you come into this position? Where'd you start? Was it in the world of veterinary medicine somehow, Rebecca Newman: Sure. Dave: Or? Rebecca Newman: Well, actually, my first career was in clinical psychology. I worked with college students at Rutgers University. Dave: Okay. Rebecca Newman: And I wanted to become a psychologist. My path changed over time and I actually went back to school to become a veterinary technician. So I am a, Dave: Really? Rebecca Newman: A certified veterinary technician. Dave: How uniquely qualified are you for this? Rebecca Newman: I have to say, Dave, these are three of my greatest passions. One, veterinary medicine, two, wellbeing, and three, education and working with students. Dave: Awesome. Wow. Okay. Well that's super interesting to hear. So let's see, how did you find out about this particular position? Rebecca Newman: Well, so I live in Colorado. Dave: Oh, okay. All right. Cool. Rebecca Newman: Yeah, I was student affairs director at a program there, and I left the program to spend a year working on my farm. Dave: Cool. Rebecca Newman: And, Dave: What kind of farm? Rebecca Newman: Oh, we basically take in as many old animals as possible. They don't make us any money, and that just provides extreme happiness to my husband and myself. Dave: That's great. Is it like agritourism in a way? Do you have people come by or volunteer or? Rebecca Newman: You know what, that's down the road. Dave: Okay. All Right. Rebecca Newman: Dream big. Dave: Yeah. Right. Yeah. Rebecca Newman: For right now it is a, we have 18 animals. Dave: Awesome. Rebecca Newman: And goats. Dave: Okay. Rebecca Newman: One-eyed horse, chickens, two cats. Dave: Okay. Have you seen, okay, there's this lady on Instagram, I feel like it's called Useless Farm, is what her name is. Rebecca Newman: Ooh. I should talk to her. Dave: She's a hoot. She's really funny. She has this super aggressive ostrich who, I'm think his name, Karen, and I swear that's what it's called. I'm just going to Google it right now. But yes, she's really, really funny and I highly recommend her. Some of it may be not safe for work type stuff, but isn't that what it's called? Useless Farm. Rebecca Newman: I would say we make no money. Dave: Anyway. Well, that's cool that you're doing that. I love that. So you're actively doing that, but now this is an online program, the veterinary technology program. So you can live in Colorado. Rebecca Newman: Exactly. Dave: Even though you're in studio in Boone. How many times have you been to Boone? Rebecca Newman: Ooh, this is my first time. Dave: What do you think? Rebecca Newman: I love it. Dave: We have more green than you all have, Rebecca Newman: Oh, yes. Dave: In Colorado. Rebecca Newman: Yes. Dave: But your mountains are super dramatic. I mean, there is that. Rebecca Newman: Our mountains are dramatic and yet maybe not as accessible. Dave: Yeah, they're not. I know. That's what I've heard. I had friends that moved to Colorado and they were like, God, I just missed the green. Rebecca Newman: Yes. Dave: I miss it being such a easy thing to do to get out on the trail. It's slightly more of an ordeal or you plan, Rebecca Newman: It is much more of an ordeal. I live on the eastern plains. Dave: Okay. Rebecca Newman: So very rural. I live on a dirt road, off of a dirt road. Dave: Love it. Rebecca Newman: And so I love coming to Boone and seeing the small towns around here. Dave: Oh, yeah. Rebecca Newman: And the mountains and the green that, Dave: Have you been to Grandfather? Rebecca Newman: Not yet. Dave: Oh, you got to go to Grandfather. Rebecca Newman: But I am planning. Dave: Okay, cool. Rebecca Newman: Planning it. Dave: That sounds like a interesting intersection of passions that have brought you into this position. So as far as you interacting with students, has that occurred yet? Because this program is brand new, so, Rebecca Newman: Right. Dave: Yeah. Have you started your work? Rebecca Newman: Well, one of the amazing things happened last night. We had an in-person meet and greet for our students. Dave: Here on campus. Rebecca Newman: Here on campus in the solarium. Dave: Nice. Rebecca Newman: And it was a great success. And when I say success, I am not talking about huge numbers of students. Dave: Right. Rebecca Newman: I'm talking about the connections that are made. Dave: Yeah. Right. Rebecca Newman: We met students who drove from two hours away, three hours away, because they wanted to make those connections. Dave: Yeah. Rebecca Newman: And that is one of the essential components of wellbeing and something that research has shown and we have seen in our field just help students thrive and leads to a sustainable career. Dave: Yeah. So how do you address that with an online program? Rebecca Newman: That, Dave: Because the connection, Rebecca Newman: Yes. Dave: Is in person that you made yesterday was it you said in the solarium. Rebecca Newman: Yesterday. Yeah. Dave: That's not going to always be easily achievable. Rebecca Newman: Correct. Dave: That's quite an interesting challenge for you. Rebecca Newman: Well, I love challenges. Dave: All right. Good. Rebecca Newman: And most importantly, I work with an amazing team here at App State. The vet tech team as well as all of the other faculty and staff that I've met on campus have been amazingly supportive. So, Dave: Hey, I'm on your side. Rebecca Newman: Thank You. Dave: All right. Yes. Rebecca Newman: Thank you. Dave: Yes. Rebecca Newman: So I'll tap into any resources I can. Dave: Please. Yeah. Whatever I can record for you, allow me to help. Rebecca Newman: I will say that during the height of the pandemic, I was kind of in charge of moving a vet tech program online that was brick and mortar. Dave: Oh. Rebecca Newman: And temporarily we moved it online. Dave: They had not signed up for that. Rebecca Newman: No. Dave: Yeah. Rebecca Newman: No. Dave: Gotcha. Rebecca Newman: So seeing, learning the lessons from that experience, I couldn't be more excited at all of the new ways that students can connect online and feel like a community. Dave: Right. It is way easier just because of the growing pains that have to do with adopting new technology. Zoom is so much more of a normalized thing than it was pre pandemic. So yeah. Rebecca Newman: Yes. Dave: Yeah. That is an advantage. So is that part of you all's work, or are you having like, we're going to do a little mixer here and we're going to talk about X, Y, Z. Rebecca Newman: Absolutely. So this semester being the first semester of the program, we're taking things one step at a time, Dave: Right. Rebecca Newman: And planning things out, getting feedback from students, faculty, and staff. But for example, we are having a virtual meet and greet next week. Dave: Cool. Rebecca Newman: Which, Dave: Not everybody could drive here, I'm sure. Rebecca Newman: Exactly. Dave: Yeah. Rebecca Newman: Exactly. And that is a huge, huge thing that we want to keep in mind is accessibility. So giving equal access, equitable access to our students, and

21 min
11/22/2022

EP04 Meet the Team - Hannah Huff

Hannah Huff joins us for this episode. If you are going to be a student in the Vet Tech program you will most assuredly be talking to Hannah or another Academic Advisor here at Appalachian State. Hannah shares the ways in which she supports her students as well as her advice for navigating this fully online program. Transcript: Dave Blanks: This is Vet Tech Talk, a podcast about Appalachian State University's online four-year Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology degree program. Hello there. I'm Dave Blanks, and I work here at App State in University Communications. On this episode, we're joined by Hannah Huff. Hannah has been affiliated with Appalachian State for the past seven years as a student, a graduate assistant, and now an academic advisor as well. She graduated in 2019 with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Human Services, and then returned to App in 2020 to pursue graduate school. She graduated in 2022 with her Master of Arts in Student Affairs Administration, and she has a background in academic advising from her graduate assistantship in the Advising and Orientation Center, as well as experience serving college students using theory-to-practice frameworks, which we get into in the conversation today. In this role currently, Hannah is very excited to expand her advising skill set to learn about the veterinary profession and to support students as they navigate this fully online program. Now here is my conversation with Hannah. Hey Hannah. How's it going? Hannah Huff: Hi, good. How are you? Dave Blanks: I'm great. Thank you for coming down today. We appreciate you being here. Let's start out with what's your job at Appalachian State? What do you do here? You're an academic advisor, but specifically for the Vet Tech program, correct? Hannah Huff: Right. So I am an academic advisor for the Vet Tech program, which is in the College of Arts and Sciences. So, my position is actually pretty unique in that I am split between the College of Arts and Sciences and what's called the Cash Office, and then the Vet Tech team. So, I have my own caseload of Vet tech students, but I also get to learn all of the roles that go into the College of Arts and Science advising and work with second degree students, work with readmission students and learn all the processes and procedures there as well, so I get a good, well-rounded set of skills with this. Dave Blanks: Gotcha. So with Tech, you're advising 70 students. That seems to me like a lot of people to be advising, but I understand it's kind of a small caseload for you. Hannah Huff: Yeah, it's generally pretty small. In my previous role as a graduate assistant, I had at one time about a hundred, maybe a little bit more than that, but 70 right now, and that'll probably increase over the coming semesters when we have more students join the program and more students actually officially declare their major. Dave Blanks: Gotcha. Hannah Huff: Right now I'm coasting at 70, but we'll get a little bit more over time. All right. Dave Blanks: Good plan. So I'm a student, or I want to be a student in the Vet Tech program. How would I encounter you? Hannah Huff: Yeah, so generally, I will be the one who reaches out to students in terms of making appointments. I do have students who reach out to me with general questions that they have, either about their classes or about things at App State and how things kind of work here at the school because- Dave Blanks: These are students already enrolled? Hannah Huff: Already enrolled. Yes. And there were students who were interested in the program who weren't yet enrolled, who were still contacting me, asking me questions. So, I would be able to point them in the right direction or give them whatever answer I could to help them. Obviously, we want them to join the program. We're very excited about it. And anything I can do to encourage them to apply or encourage them to enroll in their classes, I'm going to help them do. Dave Blanks: And I see they probably found you through the website, which is vet tech.appstate.edu. But there you are right there with your two doggos. Okay, so they would end up coming to you and did you say that every student is required actually? Hannah Huff: Yes. So every student will be required to meet with me for advising to get their PIN number for registration for the next semester. So, we will talk through classes for the next semester. I also have made planners for the student, so I've kind of mapped out a rough idea of their progression through the degree so that they have a rough idea of what classes to take in certain semesters and how long it will take them to graduate based on any transfer credit that they have, kind of what they're starting with and those sorts of things. Dave Blanks: Gotcha. So are you dealing with students who are having academic problems? Say there's a student who's really struggling with one class. Is that somebody that's going to come to you or that you will reach out to, or how does that work? Hannah Huff: Yeah, absolutely. So during my advising appointments, I always like to ask students, how are you doing this semester? What is going well? What are you struggling with? What challenges are you facing? And if they are having any issues with a class, if they're not understanding content, if they have other things going on in their personal life that's kind of inhibiting them in their class, I'm there to help connect them with resources on campus. And maybe it's the tutoring center, maybe it's peer academic coaching, maybe it's the counseling center. Whatever I can do to kind of point them in the right direction, I can be that for that student. Dave Blanks: Awesome. Advice for students who are joining the program? Hannah Huff: Yeah, I would say anybody who's interested, reach out to the team on the website. If you see Virginia on there, she's the director. If you see me, reach out and introduce yourself, say that you're interested, let us know, like, "Hey, I've worked in the field for 20 years. I would love to come back to school, or I really want to shift gears in terms of my career. I would love to come join your program." Just introduce yourself. We love that. And we will get you set up in the right direction in terms of deadlines to apply and reviewing transcripts and those sorts of things. Dave Blanks: So email's the best way. Hannah Huff: Email's the best way or phone call, but students tend to gravitate towards email more often than not. Dave Blanks: Scary to talk to people, isn't it? We're doing it right now. So what about somebody who is already in the program? What would be your advice to that individual? Hannah Huff: I would say kind of the same thing. Reach out to your contacts, make sure you know everybody on the team, know who does what so that you can always ask for help when you need it. There's no problem in asking for help. That's what we're here for. We're here to help you. We're here to help guide you, and we love talking to students. That's kind of why we're all in this. So just make sure you know who's on the team. Also, utilize your peers. Your peers might have other experiences that you don't, and you might be able to gain some perspective from them as well. So just make sure you know who your contacts are. Also, look at App State's resources. Even though you are an online student, you do have a lot of resources available to you. So look at those resources and see what you have available to you that might help in any kind of situation that you're in. Dave Blanks: So how did you end up getting in this program? What brought you to the veterinary technology program? I don't know. Was it something that you were passionate about, or? Hannah Huff: Yeah. I mean, so when I was in grad school, our final semester was dedicated to job searching. I always knew that I would love to stay at App State. Dave Blanks: Sure. Hannah Huff: I've been here for so long, and I've got great connections here. So any kind of new advisor position that was being advertised, I would apply. And the more that I looked into vet tech, the more I saw I could really grow in this position because it's a brand new program and I get to be a part of shaping that. That's something that a lot of advisors don't get the chance to do, and I'm already seeing that I have a very strong voice on this team, and I can really shape how this program turns out, which is very cool. Dave Blanks: Yeah, I'm excited just hearing you talk about that. You don't have to pick, "Oh, well, this is how we used to do it," or, "This is the way it's always been done." No, you don't have that to deal with. I mean, you are under the College of Arts and Sciences, so they have their own practices and stuff, and there's stuff that you have to do. But I've heard the same sort of thing from Mary Beth McKee. When we talked to Mary Beth, she was really excited because it was a new program. Everybody's got that energy. So tell me about these two dogs here that I see on the Vet tech site. These are animals that are important to you in your life? Hannah Huff: Yes. Those are my dogs back home, my family dogs. So my chocolate lab, that's Bruno, and then Darby, she is a rescue. And we're not quite sure exactly what she is, but- Dave Blanks: She's hound-ish, right? Hannah Huff: She's definitely got some hound. Dave Blanks: Oh, yeah. Hannah Huff: We always say she's a lab hound, but I really want to send her DNA off to get tested to know exactly what she is. Dave Blanks: You can do that. Hannah Huff: Yeah. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Okay. So we do talk about Bruno. Is that okay? Hannah Huff: Yes, we do talk about Bruno. Dave Blanks: And Darby is such a good name, but now you got a job, you got a gig, are you going to get another animal, do you think? Hannah Huff: I think I am. I've been thinking about getting a cat just because I'm working full

13 min
11/15/2022

EP03 Meet the Team - Mary Beth McKee

This is Vet Tech Talk, a podcast about Appalachian State University's online four year bachelor of science in veterinary technology degree program. Welcome back! I'm your host, Dave Blanks! In this episode, you’ll hear some familiar voices as well as a new one! I welcome back Program Director Virginia Corrigan and Assistant Program Director Jen Serling to the studio and we meet Lead Instructional Designer, Mary Beth McKee for the very first time. We’ll learn more about her role in the program and hear about how she joined the team as well as the animals in her life. We also discuss building a brand new program with compassionate experts, dive deeper into curriculum and explore a few of the many career paths the program will prepare you for. Now, onto the conversation! Dave: I'm here with the entire crew from the Appalachian State Veterinary Technology Program, a new program here at App just starting this year. We have Jen Serling. Hello, Jen. How are you? Jen Serling: Hello. Thank you. Dave: I'm glad you're back. Welcome back to studio. Jen Serling: Thank you. Dave: Yes, Virginia Corrigan is here also, Virginia, you're the Program Director. Jen, the Assistant Program Director. Hello, Virginia. Virginia Corrigan: Good morning. Dave: How are you? Virginia Corrigan: I'm fantastic. How are you today? Dave: Most excellent. I'm very good. But we're joined by someone that we haven't had in studio before, Mary Beth McKee. Hello, Mary Beth. Mary Beth McKee: Hello there. Dave: How do you do? Mary Beth McKee: I'm doing fantabulous. Dave: Well, good. So you've been at Appalachian State since '99? Mary Beth McKee: Yes, a number of years. Dave: Yes, right. And you've worked in a variety of places on campus. What have you been doing on campus and what are you doing now with the Veterinary Technology Program? Mary Beth McKee: Well, I can remember actually, when the Chancellor first announced the program, and I was surprised because I was like, "Veterinary Technology, how is it I've never heard about this?" Dave: Right? Mary Beth McKee: I'm a dog lover, I love this stuff. And I started talking to people and I worked in the Center for Academic Excellence. Dave: What is the Center for Academic Excellence do? Does it ensure that we're academically excellent at Appalachian State? Mary Beth McKee: Obviously, that's the mission statement. But it's looking for ways to help faculty, staff, and students. So teaching with technology is a big core component, but also faculty development. Dave: Oh. You're starting at the ground floor of this program, which is something different than what you've done previously. Mary Beth McKee: Absolutely. In my previous role, you would get assigned to a college like Arts and Sciences or Health Sciences, and you support them, faculty, for all their technology needs. So with this program, I changed titles. I'm the Lead Instructional Designer. But what appeals to me is working with faculty from the ground up and just really saying, "What is your course about? Where do we want to take these students? What's an engaging way?" Being a fully online program, it's a different ballgame. Dave: Absolutely. So what are some things you're excited about? Mary Beth McKee: Well, the thing with the new program, Dave, it's just so dang new. You know what I mean? Dave: It's true. You can't describe it any other way really. Mary Beth McKee: When we joke about being the gang and the team, you're looking at them. We haven't hired a lot of faculty yet. But one thing I have really loved is the veterinary community, they have to be the warmest, most compassionate people who really care about putting good people in the field. These are compassionate people who want it to succeed. So it is great to partner with them and say, "What's your course about? Tell me about that." And looking for ways to help that content be engaging for students, even though they might be in Tucson, Arizona. Dave: Right, absolutely. As it's a case with Jen, which we learned on her visit with us. So it does seem like Jen and Virginia, and y'all could possibly speak to this, these people are so compassionate. Y'all really care so much about what you're doing. How are y'all going to find people that care as much as you do? How do you interview somebody and decide if they care about it? Jen Serling: It's definitely a process. I mean, it's a pretty rigorous interview process to go through and it'll be probably something very similar in regards to faculty. But we've just hired a Clinical Coordinator, we're doing the wellbeing interviews is for the Wellbeing Coordinator as well. And it's just, it's their whole aura and their persona about them. And I don't know, at least with me, I get a feeling. Dave: Virginia, is there something that you can pick up on about somebody where you're like, "Yeah, this is the kind of person we want in this program?" Virginia Corrigan: Yeah, well, I think the point in general of compassionate people choosing to be in the veterinary field is a very important one and salient one. So I have this level of trust in other veterinary professionals, especially those who have been doing this for a while. They've been there, they know what it's like. They know that it's challenging but it's also just the most incredibly rewarding profession out there. So there's that bond that's inherently present, I think, as a veterinarian, talking to another veterinarian, as a veterinarian talking to another veterinary professional. But then, yeah, I think Jen's right. I think someone's compassion and how much they care really shines through. Even if that's over Zoom, you just can feel it. And it's the way they talk about students, it's the way they talk about their own pets. It's the way they've talked about their career and what they really loved and what drives them. And when we hear those things, we light up on the other end. So we're really excited to keep that process going. We've been doing a ton of interviews and talking to just some phenomenal people, and so it's been exciting. Dave: How many people are you going to have to hire to start out with before we get started? Virginia Corrigan: Well, as Jen mentioned, we're hiring. We hired our clinical coordinator. We have our Wellbeing Coordinator. And then we're hoping to hire at least a couple more faculty members this year, and then probably open up more faculty positions for next year. Our program is a full, four-year online program, so we definitely need to build up our faculty. And the really cool thing, I think, is that we can pull faculty from all over the country, maybe even around the world. We don't know that yet. But we can really pull in these experts, people who are not only compassionate, but also bring that expertise about the subject that they are teaching to the students. And that really comes across, especially in an online program when someone's really passionate and also has a lot of experience and expertise in a subject, that shines through even on Zoom. Dave: Absolutely. Virginia Corrigan: And so those are the people that we're looking for, those subject matter experts, but also these people who are just really excited about it because we want our students to be excited about it. And so we're not limited to having someone who's willing to move here to beautiful Boone, North Carolina, although wouldn't everyone like to live here? It's gorgeous. But we want people to be happy where they are. We want them to grow where they're planted. So we're really happy that we can recruit from all over. Jen Serling: We're been interviewing, like Virginia said, some really incredible people, and we're anticipating doing the same in regards to the faculty and really rock stars in the field of Veterinary Technology and veterinary education. Dave: So how do y'all get along? Mary Beth, you seem like you're getting along with these people pretty well, right? Jen Serling: She fits just right in with us. Dave: Were y'all worried? I mean, did you have to interview for Mary Beth? Were you like, "Oh yeah, she's the one, She's awesome." Mary Beth McKee: No, they just got stuck with me. Dave: Oh, that's what I was thinking. Jen Serling: She picked us. Dave: Oh, a lot of people say that about their shelter pet or their pet. "No, no. He picked me. He saved me." So yeah, it seems like y'all have a good rapport and y'all do get along really well. Mary Beth McKee: Oh, absolutely. Dave: Yeah. Mary Beth McKee: And I would add Jen and Virginia, they both come with incredible networks within the veterinary community and I think it's just a huge Venn diagram. And I'm not even a big math person, but I like Venn diagrams. Dave: Yeah, sure. Mary Beth McKee: Because we talk about a topic of, "Hey, anesthesia...," "Hey, animal dentistry..." All these different things. They say, "I know someone who is a really good teacher" and I have been so impressed. And I would say it's not the same in every discipline that they say, "Hey, we're teaching this. Could you share your curriculum? What are you doing in your classes?" And they're like, "Anything I can do to help." Dave: Oh, wow. Mary Beth McKee: "Here, send you the syllabus. This is the book we're using. Here's what I like about it, and I don't and here's ways you can expand it. And hey, if you want to get together for a quick Zoom..." They are just the most giving people. Dave: That's awesome. I'm glad it's part of Appalachian State University. We mentioned a little bit about how the curriculum is growing and how it's forming. So Jen, can you maybe share a little bit more about the curriculum or anybody who wants to jump in, please? Jen Serling: So it's a full, four-year bachelor's degree program. There's certain components that have to meet AVMA standards in regards to our accreditation. But the beautiful thing is in the

14 min
09/26/2022

EP02 Meet the Team - Jen Serling

On this episode of Vet Tech Talk, we welcome Jen Serling to the studio. Jen is the assistant program director of the Appalachian State University veterinary technology program. Dave Blanks: Welcome, Jen. I'm going to give a little history on you, but I'm glad you're here. Jen Serling: Thank you so much for having me. It's a pleasure to be here. Dave Blanks: I'm glad you found the place. Thanks for visiting. Jen Serling, you are a credentialed veterinary technician and you have been since 1992. Jen's specialty is large animal nursing. However, she's had quite a bit of experience encompassing all facets of veterinary medicine, and she's been a veterinary technician educator since 2007. Jen, you were also the program director for a veterinary technician school in Tucson, Arizona. And you did that for 11 years, correct? Jen Serling: Correct. Dave Blanks: All right. I told you I was going to just do your thing- Jen Serling: You are. Dave Blanks: ... And then talk to, but I keep bringing you back into the conversation. Jen Serling: It's good. Dave Blanks: You're rolling with it good. Now, you've joined Appalachian State University and our program, which we will discuss today. Jen has written two veterinary technician textbooks for bluedoor Publishing on pharmacology and large animal medicine and nursing, as well as contributed to several other textbooks. In addition to teaching and writing, she's a firm believer in giving back to the community and serves on the board of directors for three animal welfare and rescue groups, as well as donating her time to several veterinary charity events throughout the year. And she is the current president for the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators, or the AVTE, and also a founding member of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Specialists in Education, AVTSE, and holds the advanced certification of veterinary technician and education specialist, VTSE. She currently resides in Tucson, right? Correct? [inaudible 00:01:44]. Jen Serling: Yes. You got it. Dave Blanks: All right. In Arizona, she has a dog, she has a cat who we will learn about, and two grown human boys as well. Welcome, Jen Serling. Jen Serling: Thank you so much. Dave Blanks: Yeah. So, let's start it out by introducing the animals that are in your life. Jen Serling: Yes. So, my two favorite animals... Don't tell my children this, although they know it. So, I have this- Dave Blanks: Wait, are you saying your children are animals too? Jen Serling: Yeah. Well, they're all boys, boys. Yes, they are. Dave Blanks: Then they're wild animals. Jen Serling: But they accept that. But yeah, so I have a dog and a cat now. I used to have a horse, but I've definitely downsized since then. Yeah. So, my cat, his name is Marshall Meowthers and he's an alley cat that I ended up adopting. Initially, his name was called, not my cat, because he came into the school, he kept showing up in the back door and he would just walk in and make himself at home. And I would take him home on the weekends because I didn't want to leave him at the school, and I'm like, "He's not my cat. He's not my cat." And then the weekend kept expanding longer and longer, and so now, I think four years later, he's not my cat. Dave Blanks: Aw. That's awesome. Jen Serling: But he's amazing. He's just this big gray alley cat. And then my absolute favorite child is my golden retriever, named Daffy. Yeah. So, she'll be eight this summer and the kids realize she is my absolute favorite child ever. Dave Blanks: You can't hide it, right? Jen Serling: Yeah. She's dumb as a brick, but she's the best dog ever. Dave Blanks: Aren't Golden's supposed to be relatively intelligent? Jen Serling: Oh yeah, they are. Not this one. There's air in her skull. Dave Blanks: But she's got a good heart, right? Jen Serling: Oh, she's the best. She's the sweetest dog ever. I love her. Dave Blanks: Oh, Daffy. Jen Serling: Yeah. Oh, Daffy. Dave Blanks: Well, you're new to the program here at Appalachian State. The program's new. How long have you been on board here at App? Jen Serling: So, I started here at App the end of January, so not too very long. I've now kind of feel like I got my feet wet and I'm ready to go. I'm in the groove. Super excited we're starting our first cohort, classes are starting in fall of '22, so the train has left the station. We are barreling. We're ready to go. Dave Blanks: Well, so you've had plenty of experience in the world of veterinary medicine, technicians, technology, when did you know that this was going to be your calling? Jen Serling: So, it's funny, I started off thinking that I wanted to go to vet school. When you talk to the guidance counselor in high school, they're like, "Oh, you like animals. You like medicine. You like science. Well, you should be a veterinarian." During that time, when I was doing my undergrad, you had to do a certain amount of hours working in a veterinary clinic before you could apply to veterinary school. And I worked as a veterinary assistant at that point, and I'm like, "Wow, you know what? I don't need to go to vet school. This is really what I want to do. This is veterinary nursing and this is cool." And no one had ever talked to me at that point. That was the late 80s, which is dating me now. But I thought, "Wow, this is a great profession to get into that really nobody talks about." They're like, "Okay, well, if you want to go into veterinary medicine, your only option is to be a veterinarian," and that's not true. There's many other professions in the veterinary healthcare team that kind of play into that. So, I ended up deciding to become a credentialed veterinary technician. And I worked my butt off in the clinics and took my board exams in 1992 and passed my state and my national examinations. Dave Blanks: Nice. So, is that a bar type thing? I mean, how much are you studying for this...? Look, full disclosure, the world of veterinary technology and medicine is a new one to me, so I'm learning maybe right along with our listeners. Our listeners are probably better informed than I am. So, can you tell me about that process just as an aside here for a second? Jen Serling: Yeah. So, it's kind of interesting. So, back then, and like I said, I was from Arizona, Arizona and certain states at that time, as well, had a grandfather clause. And that instead of going to a vet tech program, like what App State is doing, you could work, it was almost 5,000 hours in a veterinary clinic and study for your exams. And then you could go ahead and sit for the exams as long as you had a certain number of hours. So, that was my initial track. I basically did on the job training and then took my board exams and became credentialed that way. Later on in 2016, I actually went back to tech school. After I had my bachelor's and all that, I actually then went back to tech school because I needed that veterinary technology degree to advance in my career in veterinary education. Dave Blanks: Even though you've been doing it for- Jen Serling: Even though I've been doing it from umpteen years. Dave Blanks: Oh, that's hilarious. Jen Serling: What's even funnier, this is so bad, I use one of my books in my reports I had to do for the online school, so I cited my myself. Dave Blanks: Wow. That's hilarious. Jen Serling: Yeah, it was kind of funny. But what's beautiful about it... There's a very big push now in the veterinary technology profession to really credentialize our standards and push pro education, which I'm 110% for. And what the beauty of kind of my backstory is, is I've done it both ways. I did it without the education and I've done it with the education. And I look back at what I did and learning on the job, I would never want to do that again. And there's something to be said for knowing the "why" behind it and not just... I can teach a monkey to run anesthesia, but to understand why the animal is responding to drugs and gases in a certain way, you can't learn that on the job. You have to get the book smarts behind it. Dave Blanks: Understood. Well, that's an interesting perspective that not everybody has. We heard about some of your background as it pertains to veterinary medicine, so how has that journey led you to Appalachian State? Jen Serling: So, it was interesting. Like I said, I've been working in the field for a long time and I had gotten my bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and I was recently getting divorced and I'm like, "I love veterinary medicine, but I just don't know feasibility-wise," I had two young kids and I'm like, "You know what, on a whim, let's apply for a job at a veterinary assistant program as a teacher." The hours were good and the pay was good and I'm like, "This makes much more sense as a single mom, so let's do that." So, I went in, and again, I tell this story to my students, because this is how you don't go to apply for jobs. It was summer in Arizona and I was wearing shorts because I was thinking I'm just going to pick up an application, fill it out and be done with it, but actually they chased me down in the parking lot and said, "Can you come in for an interview now?" And I'm like, "Oh my gosh, I'm not dressed for this." They're like, "It's okay. It's fine." So, they interviewed me that day and hired me the next day to teach their vet assistant program. Dave Blanks: Holy Moly. Jen Serling: Yeah. And that was back in 2007 and I did that for three years. And then at the school they started a vet tech program and then they promoted me to the director. So, I started that vet tech program, but I fell in love with it. I never imagined if you had told me 20 years ago that this is what I would be doing, I would've laughed. And I'm like, "No, I don't know how to teach. I don't know what I'm doing." And absolutely this is my calling. This is what I'm meant to do. I love working with the s

23 min
08/29/2022

EP01 Meet the Team - Virginia Corrigan

Director of Appalachian State University's online Veterinary Technology degree program, Dr. Virginia Corrigan joins University Communication's Dave Blanks on the first ever episode of Vet Tech Talk! Dave and Virginia discuss the new program at App State. Virginia shares the journey that has lead her to this position as well as some of her most meaningful moments during her time as a veterinary professional. Transcript: Dave Blanks: This is Vet Tech Talk, a podcast about Appalachian State University's online four year bachelor of science in veterinary technology degree program. In this first episode, we'll get to know the professionals who run the program here at App State, we'll learn about their lives and the paths that have led them to our university, we'll learn all about the animals in their lives as well. I'm your host, Dave Blanks. Am I an expert in veterinary technology? No, I certainly am not, but not to worry. Our first guest most assuredly, is. Dr. Virginia Corrigan, who's a director of veterinary technology degree program here at Appalachian State. On this first episode, Dr. Corrigan shares her journey from a little girl who loved cats and horses to a doctor of veterinary medicine running this program. You'll learn more about the program, you'll find out what veterinary nursing is and where the program can take you. Also, the important role that wellbeing plays in the field. Now, here's my conversation with Dr. Corrigan. Hello, Virginia. How are you? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: Hello, I am very well today. Thank you. Dave Blanks: Excellent. So you found the place. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: I found it. Dave Blanks: I'm glad. Yeah. Thank you for joining us today to talk about the new veterinary technology program at Appalachian State. We're going to discuss the program, we are going to get to know a little bit about who you are. And this is the first of our podcast about the veterinary technology program. We're going to meet a lot of people, but you're starting us out. Why are you starting us out? Because... Dr. Virginia Corrigan: I'm the program director for veterinary technology. I imagine that is why you asked me to come. Dave Blanks: You're correct. Yeah. So we thought we'd start it out with you. Can you tell us who are you as it pertains to veterinary medicine? And I would like to know also about the animals that are in your life. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: Absolutely. Happy to share. I think who I am and veterinary medicine are very intertwined I would say, because I am a classic veterinarian. I wanted to be a vet from the time I was six years old. I grew up with animals, specifically cats, and then I also had a fascination with horses. For better or worse, my mom led me down the path and she let me ride my first horse when I was six and I was absolutely hooked. And I rode horses growing up and I competed and I lived at the barn. I was one of those girls. And so it was always my manifest destiny to become a veterinarian because I just loved animals. Dave Blanks: Nice. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: Still do. Dave Blanks: So what animals are in your life right now? What are the animals that are a part of your life? Do you have a horse now? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: The funny thing about that, is I went to vet school and I told myself I was going to be an equine veterinarian, because I loved horses so much and I do not have a horse. Dave Blanks: Oh, wow. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: I never have. Dave Blanks: What? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: Because it turns out that horses are really expensive creatures. They are beautiful and I love them dearly. The animals that currently share my life with me, two dogs and two cats. I have a very, very sweet, best dog in the whole wide world named Yogi. He's an almost 14 year old Golden Retriever. He has spent his life as a therapy dog. So he used to come to work with me in my previous job and he worked with students on the campus at Virginia Tech. And so he's just the sweetest dog. Now, he's happily retired and our part-time nanny should we say, to our three little kids. Then, I have a seven year old Golden Retriever named Tucker who actually was training to be a service dog and I was his puppy trainer. And no fault of my own, I will say, he did not make it all the way through the training. He's very, very sweet, but was really meant to be a pet and just loves people so much, was not really meant for that life of service. So he shares our home with us and he and Yogi are the best of friends. And then I have two cats, I have Apricot and Kiwi. I have a theme for fruit names for my cats, and they're both just very, very sweet. And they sit with me in my many, many Zoom meetings now. Dave Blanks: Nice. So I think you kind of mentioned it, but how long have you been doing this? The veterinary thing has been with you since you were six, you said? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: I graduated from veterinary school in 2010. I went to the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. And so I've been officially a veterinarian for 12 years. Dave Blanks: And how has that journey led you here, to Appalachian State? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: What a journey. I never would've imagined myself here. And actually, I will be honest with you. As I walked in this building, feeling a little bit nervous about this podcast, I imagined everyone I've known in my career so far kind of right behind me and giving me like a high five, because I've had the most phenomenal career in veterinary medicine. I'm just so proud to be here and I'm really proud to represent my profession, because I love it and I'm very passionate about it. And the people within this profession are just the most amazing people I've ever met. So I'm really proud to be here on their behalf, is how I see it. What led me here. So as I mentioned, I went to veterinary school at University of Tennessee, go Vols. I am a volunteer fan after going there, how can you not? Dave Blanks: I will accept that. We'll allow it. All right. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: That orange color, it just like.... I don't know, it's hypnotizing maybe. Dave Blanks: Maybe that's what it is. Yeah. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: But I had a fantastic experience. Absolutely loved it. And then I went off to Denver, Colorado and I spent a year in an internship program at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, which a lot of people remember the Animal Planet show that they used to film there. And no, I was not on the show, thankfully. They were not filming it while I was there, which is very, very good because as a brand new veterinarian, it's absolutely terrifying. Dave Blanks: Yeah, that would be some serious intimidation. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: So that would be even worse, if someone was following you around asking you, "So what are you going to do now?" But anyway, it was an awesome internship. And then I moved on from there and actually was in Charlotte, North Carolina, so not far from here. For about two years, I worked in general practice in emergency medicine at Animal Medical Hospital in Charlotte. And that was such a formative experience for me, by myself in the middle of the night with my veterinary technicians and my veterinary assistants and we were just taking whatever walked in the door. Dave Blanks: So you were alone with your vet techs from the jump off, there wasn't like a shadowing experience with that? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: Since I had done an internship, they assumed I was pretty much ready to be by myself. And honestly, it's the best way to learn, just jumping in whether you like it or not. Dave Blanks: Maybe not great for your nerves initially, but yeah, you're probably right. Dr. Virginia Corrigan: After I did two years of private practice, then I actually went to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia tech. I did a residency there, completed my master's in public health, and became board certified in the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. And then I loved the academic environment and teaching so much, I stayed on as faculty. So right before coming here to App State, I was a faculty member at the veterinary school. And then the opportunity came about, I basically got my shoulder tapped and said, "Hey, would you be interested in helping to start a new veterinary technology program at App State?" And I said, "Well, that's crazy, but it sounds wonderful." I thought about it and decided this was the opportunity of a lifetime, to start something new and to really have a positive impact on the profession. So I went for it and here I am. I have been in this position for about six months now. Dave Blanks: Well, I'm glad you're here. It sounds like the program is very promising. Can you tell me a little bit about it? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: I would absolutely love to tell you more about the program. So what we are aiming to achieve, is a four year bachelor of science program in veterinary technology. And this program is going to have online courses. So all of the courses will be online, and then our students will be achieving their clinical skills training onsite in veterinary healthcare settings. So that might be veterinary clinics, it might be lab animal settings, we're going to be broad in that definition. But essentially, they're going to be doing their hands-on skills training in veterinary practices and then doing their coursework online. Dave Blanks: Okay. Gotcha. So the whole first part of it, how long is the online version of it? Does it mix back and forth, online learning, in-person learning? Dr. Virginia Corrigan: So the interesting thing, is it's not a one size fits all program, because of the varied nature of where our students are coming from in their lives and what other things they have going on. So we are trying to make this program be very flexible and to fit the needs of our students, because a lot of our students potentially could b

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EP06 Meet the Team - Leigha Wright

EP05 Meet the Team - Rebecca Newman

EP04 Meet the Team - Hannah Huff

EP03 Meet the Team - Mary Beth McKee

EP02 Meet the Team - Jen Serling

EP01 Meet the Team - Virginia Corrigan

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