Gwen has over 25 years of experience in the field of veterinary medicine. She has worked as a kennel assistant, veterinary technician, mid-wife to mares, receptionist, anesthesiologist and practice manager.

Gwen founded VetMgrCentral in 1992. She co-authored Marketing Made Easy, a veterinary specific marketing book, and is also the producer of VetQuiz, a training board game for veterinary hospital staff. In addition, Ms. Lowder completed VMC, Inc.'s School of Practice Management in 1989.

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Julia has worked with Gwen since the beginning and has worn many hats for VetMgrCentral; office manager, marketing director, and now recruiter. Julia co-authored Marketing Made Easy, as well as played an integral role in development and marketing of VetQuiz. Julia graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. in Biology. Upon graduation, she worked in a veterinary hospital as a veterinary assistant and eventually moved to biological research at The Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA.

Julia conducts all initial candidate interviews and reference checks. She has talked with hundreds of veterinary candidates over the years and has developed a skill in asking the right questions to gain a greater understanding of the candidate's personality and a sense of their management style. Julia has successfully placed dozens of veterinary candidates, many of which are still with in the original practice placed.

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I started my career in the automotive industry as a technician; after seven years of working as an individual contributor, I wanted more opportunity to work directly with customers. I moved to Bridgestone retail operations and ran individual stores in Hawaii, and San Diego for a few years before becoming an Education Business Partner for 143 stores in North Texas. In that role I was able to become a certified trainer for DiSC & Situational Leadership as well as others. I trained thousands of employees at all customer facing levels over the course of 3 years. In my last role at Bridgestone, I managed thirteen stores in Dallas, Texas as an Area Manager responsible for safety metrics, store staffing, and P&L performance. While working on my MBA at University of North Texas I decided to make a change. I started with Amazon as an Operations Manager in Northern California and after being promoted to Sr. Operations Manager I chose to accept an opportunity in Manchester, England. There I was able to learn new cultural norms in managing a workforce of over 1,200 people as well as earned the distinction of “Bar Raiser” given to the top 1% of interviewers who are then responsible for overseeing interviews, in and out of their own business units. During my time at Amazon I was able to be a part of hundreds of interviews as either a Bar Raiser, Hiring Manager or Panel interviewer. Through all of these roles working with people has been the most rewarding part, this is especially true when I am able to help someone through difficulty or advancement. Now I am working at VetProCentral in recruiting and operations process improvement.

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Rae has over a decade of experience in the veterinary field as a Licensed Veterinary Nurse. She has worked in GP, ER, University Level Research, zoo medicine, and management. After starting a family, Rae decided to take a backseat to the "hands on" part of veterinary medicine and has found a passion in connecting veterinary professionals with life-long and positive careers through her recruiting with VetProCentral. Rae’s passion is helping veterinary professionals find HAPPINESS again in VetMed and is a huge advocate for #NOMV. Rae currently is living in Alaska for a short period of time but will be returning to the west coast next year where she will continue to grow the family with her husband, 1 year old son, 2 pitbulls, and Russian Blue kitty. In Rae’s spare time, she likes to cook do any water related activity like paddle boarding or snorkeling!

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Lucy is a current veterinary student at the University of Illinois. She and her family have 1 dog, 3 cats, 2 bunnies, 2 guinea pigs, 1 hedgehog, and a bunch of fish. They also foster cats through the Animal Rescue Foundation of Illinois which is what promoted Lucy’s interest veterinary medicine. Her veterinary focus is on companion animal health with an emphasis on shelter medicine. She has worked and interned at various veterinary clinics and humane societies in undergrad and veterinary school. She is the current student ambassador for VetProCentral and loves being a connection between her vetmed class, VetProCentral, and outside clinics.

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