Member Committees

SVBT Committees work because of member participation. Joining a Committee is a great way to contribute to SVBT and the field of veterinary behavior. Joining a Committee is simple, just email the Committee Chair listed in the table below.

Committee Newsletter
Newsletter Editor
Purpose
  • Publish the quarterly newsletter to arrive the first weeks of January, April, July, October

Submission deadlines: November 1, February 1, May 1, August 1
Goals  

Committee State Representatives
Members Needed
Purpose

The chairman will:

  • Maintain contact information for state representatives.
  • Contact state representatives on a quarterly basis to keep informed of their proceedings and to offer assistance if necessary.
  • Contact committee members quarterly to facilitate committee goals
  • Actively recruit committee members from un-represented states

Members of the committee will:

  • Solicit and write articles regarding behavior news of their state to be submitted to newsletter/publication committee on a quarterly basis.
  • Submit SVBT news release supplied by PR committee to State newsletters
  • Watch/report behavior news in their state
  • Supply SVBT brochures at annual state meetings
Goals
  • Develop outreach programs in cooperation with PR committee

Committee Finance
Chair: President-Elect, Treasurer
Purpose
  • To propose a budget for each fiscal year to recommend to the Board of Directors.
Goals
  • Meet minimum twice yearly, initially to create budget and then review the created budget for possible changes in approximately February
  • Submit budget proposal for upcoming fiscal year to Board by March 1st

Committee Internet
Chair: Monique Feyrecilde
Purpose
  • Organize and maintain social media presence (eg Facebook, Twitter).
  • To coordinate the listserv and website, adding new information as needed and monitoring member’s access to the information.
Goals  

Committee Public Relations
Chair: Sherrie Yuschak
Members Needed
Purpose
  • To promote the profession of veterinary technology.
  • To promote SVBT.
  • To develop programs for presentation to other professional groups and to the public at the direction of the Board of Directors.
  • Promote SVBT to the public and veterinary professions
  • Create News Release to be used by state reps in newsletters and in other situations as needed.
Goals
  • Develop presentational programs for public presentations
  • Create SVBT/behavior promotional posters for veterinary technicians to use in veterinary clinics
  • Develop press release for puppy classes for veterinary technicians to use
  • Develop/modify SVBT promotional materials (e.g., brochures, stationery)
  • Develop public speaking educational "kits" for SVBT members to use
  • Create promotional SVBT Booth (coordinate with AVSAB) — Kim Clark & Donna Dyer

Committee Continuing Education and Programs
Chair person needed
Purpose
  • Organize the Annual SVBT CE Meeting.
  • To provide SVBT presence at selected CE meetings.
  • To serve in an advisory capacity for proposed continuing education programs or veterinary technicians.
Goals
  • Contact/establish relationship with state tech organizations, vet tech programs, major vet conferences to offer behavior track
  • Develop speaker referral/resource list

Committee

Membership
Chair: Coresponding Secretary, Members at Large

Purpose
  • Create membership drive strategies
  • To promote membership in SVBT.
  • To work in cooperation with the Board of Directors on all membership drives and activities of SVBT.
  • To solicit student members from veterinary technician programs.
  • Create a code of ethics
Goals
  • Contact/email SVBT student members to encourage renewals post-graduation

Committee

Publications/Editorial
Chair: Newsletter editor
Purpose
  • To select topics from Veterinary Technician magazine list.
  • Solicit articles from membership
  • Edit submitted articles
  • Provide necessary feedback to submitting authors
  • Keep articles on file for future reference (time frame for how long on file?)
  • Solicit articles for NAVTA journal
Goals
  • Develop criteria for article submissions (i.e., outlines, etc.)

Committee

Scholarship
Chair: Katie Costello
Purpose
  • Review submitted articles and select winner
  • Contact all submitting authors to notify outcome
Goals
  • Seek, write and submit grants (i.e., scholarships for CE meetings, promotional educational material)