2023 Practice Managers' Meeting - Speakers

 

Rhonda Bell, CVPM, CCFP, PCM-Digital, CDMP
Passionate About Pets, People, and the Businesses That Care for Them

 

Discovering veterinary medicine as a career field was the perfect fit, but becoming a professional veterinary manager was the game changer. It was the perfect storm of passion, problem solving, pets, and people, and she never looked back. 

Rhonda graduated with a business management degree from Western International University in 2006, earned her Certified Veterinary Practice Management certification in 2015, followed later by her Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional certification in 2020 and a Certified Digital Marketing Professional and Professional Certified Marketer-Digital in 2021. A life-long learner, she has also completed a certification as a Master Life Coach and incorporates personal and professional career coaching into her consulting business. 

She left full-time practice management to pursue her dream of combining her three loves; People, Pets, and Practice Building, into a successful social media management and professional brand consulting business. She has a variety of clients, but the majority are small animal practices looking to increase their online presence and engage with their clients on social media. She helps them identify what they want to accomplish for themselves, their businesses, and their online audiences. 

 

Andrea Crabtree, BS, CVPM, SPHR, PHRca, CCFP, Fear Free Certified 

Andrea is a SoCal native. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a BS in Animal Health Science in 2004. She became a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager in 2011, received her California Professional in Human Resources in 2017, and accomplished her Certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources in 2019. She became a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional in 2019 and is Fear Free Certified. In January of 2016 Andrea received the SoCal VMA Paraprofessional of the Year Award. She is currently the owner of FurPaws Consulting in CA where she works with business owners and managers to develop their leadership teams as well as to expand and develop their business. 

Andrea also stays busy with public speaking at a variety of veterinary events, doing what she loves - teaching, coaching, and training. She has presented at Orange County, Los Angeles, South Bay, and San Diego Manager’s Group Meetings, and the CVS Spring Forum. She has lectured at VCA AVCC Annual Wet Lab, ASEC’s Annual Symposium, FurPaws Training Symposiums, and Oklahoma Veterinary Conference. She has also published in Veterinary Team Brief, IDEXX’s Practice Life, Veterinary Practice News, and for SD VMA. Her passion for veterinary medicine also keeps her busy with SoCal VMA events and SoCal Veterinary Manager’s Network, which she co-founded. She is a member of SoCal VMA, VHMA, and VetPartners. 

Andrea lives in Orange with her newlywed husband, Andrew, son John, three cats, a dog, and her horse. She loves professional football and the Green Bay Packers have been her favorite team since she was four years old. She is active and loves to hike, golf, and horseback.