Karen E FelstedDr. Felsted graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in marketing. She spent twelve years in accounting and business management, including six years with the "Big-8" accounting firm of Arthur Young (now Ernst & Young). During ths time, she also obtained an MS degree in Management and Administrative Science from the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Felsted attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A & M University and returned to Dallas following graduation to practice small animal and emergency medicine. Dr. Felsted later opened her own veterinary financial consulting firm and has worked with many general, emergency and specialty practices to improve their operations and profitability and as well as transition ownership. During this time, she became a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager and Certified Valuation Analyst. Dr. Felsted is a past member of the AVMA Convention Education Program Committee (Practice Management track) and has also served on the boards of VetPartners, the CATalyst Council, the Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board and the CVPM Board of Directors. She has been published in numerous national and international veterinary journals and has also spoken at many local, national and international veterinary meetings. In 2011 and 2017, she was given the Western Veterinary Conference Practice Management Continuing Educator of the Year Award, and the 2014 VetPartners Distinguished Life Member Award and the 2023 VHMA President's Award. Read More Read Less