KVTA Officers

President -
Tammy Forshee, RVT, BS
    Tammy earned her AAS in Veterinary Technology at Colby Community College in 1994 and her BS in Agri-Business at Fort Hays State University in 1998.
    Her family includes her husband, Steve. Candy, Simply Montana, and Flury – Quarter Horses and Mattie – Blue Heeler, and Radar – a DSH cat. Tammy's hobbies are conducting horsemanship clinics, training horses, outdoor sports and scrapbooking.

1-Year Member at Large -
Wendy Baier, RVT
     Wendy attended Colby Community College in 2006 and earned her AAS in Veterinary Technology. She also attended Barton County Community College & Butler County Community College.She was awarded Phi Theta Kappa and Denise Peterson Scholarship.
     She is engaged to Jeff Linot – getting married June ’08 in Virginia Beach, 2 dogs – “Jess” a 4 year old lab mix and “Tocoma” a 2 year old Great Dane/Mastiff mix.
     Wendy's goals for KVTA-Increase membership & awareness.    

2-Year Member at Large -
Karla Capper, RVT
     Karla attended Maple Woods Community College and Johnson County Community College - 1992
     Her family includes husband – Jeff, children – Ian & Kira. “Mooch” 2 year old Australian Shepherd “Starburst” & “The Beatles” – water frogs.
     Karla's goals for KVTA-Expand membership,encourage meeting attendance,and continuing education.

NAVTA Liaison -
Vicki Nielsen-Jones, RVT
     Vicki earned her AAS in Veterinary Technology at Colby Community College in 1989.
     Her family includes her husband - David,Dog – “Mic” 8 year old Australian Shepherd, Cats – “Boomer”, “Q”, “TD” “Tubbets”, 2 Quarter Horses – “Possum” & “Steve”. Some hobbies are – biking, hiking, traveling, OU football.
     Vicki's goals for KVTA-Stir interest in the organization by making it more beneficial for members.

Representative to the Board of Registration -
Kristen Webb, RVT
     Kristen has an AAS in Veterinary Technology earned in 2006 from Colby Community College.
     Her family includes her Husband – Brad Webb, 2yr. Old son – Vincent, Cat: Daisy Mae, Labrador Retriever – Milo, Collie/Shepherd – Pepper, 2 Horses – Dox & Dixie. Hobbies – fast pitch softball, riding horses, spending time with family.
     Kristen's goals for KVTA - Increase membership, spread the word about veterinary technology, educate the public about our profession.

Secretary/Treasurer -
Cheryl Hermann, BA, RVT
cahvettech@yahoo.com
     Cheryl has earned her BA in Biology at Ottawa University in 1998 and her AAS in Veterinary Technology at Colby Community College in 2000.
     Her family includes Fletcher, a yellow lab and Archie, a DSH Silver Tabby. Cheryl's hobbies are reading, cooking/baking, knitting, quilting and spending time with family.

Chairman of the Executive Board -
Jill Foster, BS, RVT
      Jill earned a BS in Animal Science & Industry at Kansas State University in
2002, and her AAS in Veterinary Technology at Colby Community College in 2005.
     Her family includes Jackson – a boxer mix. Jill's hobbies are reading and attending country concerts.