Karen Gavzer, MBA, CVPM
Ms. Gavzer is a practice management consultant specializing in marketing and training. She has worked with industry, associations and veterinary practices for over 18 years. She is best known as the former director of marketing for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) where she created public campaigns with industry, such as "Pets Need Dentistry, Too" and training programs to help veterinarians and their staffs market their services more effectively. Ms. Gavzer has an MBA and she is one of less than 200 certified veterinary practice managers (CVPM) in North America. She is a member of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and one of the founders of the Association of Veterinary Practice Managers, Consultants and Advisors (AVPMCA). Ms. Gavzer is particularly well known for helping practices with strategic planning and with implementing improvements from the AAHA compliance study. She is a consultant and speaker on this and other management and marketing issues.