Stefanie has over 18 years of experience in the veterinary field, starting out of high school in the south suburbs of Chicago with reception and assistant duties in the office of a board-certified feline specialist. She moved to the valley in 2006 where she began work at a general practice in Scottsdale, AZ. She obtained her license as a Certified Veterinary Technician in 2010 and completed her Associate’s Degree in Small Business Management in 2017. In 2015, she accepted a position at Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine where she continues to teach and assist students in veterinary dentistry and anesthesia. She completed a mentorship with the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians in 2019 which granted me the distinction of Veterinary Technician Specialist (Dentistry) in the class of 2020. She is owner and operator of the VetNerd Dentistry Training, providing in-person and virtual lectures and labs in dentistry. She has lectured and taught labs at the Veterinary Dental Forum and acted as a co-instructor at Western Veterinary Conference. She is the Website Committee Chair of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians and a liaison for the Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialities. She is also the President and Co-founder of the Arizona Veterinary Technician Association and the AZ NAVTA State Representative.

Cade Wilson owns and manages a 3-practitioner mixed animal veterinary hospital in south-central Oklahoma, Carter County Animal Hospital, P.C. He personally practices small animal veterinary medicine. He opened this hospital in 2007, from scratch, after years of practicing as an associate veterinarian. He has loved watching it grow from the single doctor small animal practice it was to its current state.

He is Co-Founder and Partner of Skoped Micro where they take your microscope usage and abilities to the next level. Skoped Micro’s patent pending cell phone/microscope attachment allows you to visualize, collect and share videos and photos through your microscope. Years ago, he began working on an app that allows you to measure accurately at high magnification, maximize your magnification and lighting, and share your view live with other App users for real time teaching, consultation or research directly through the microscope you already own with the smart phone in your pocket!

In 2021, he established CMW Consulting as an easier way to share his nearly three decades of knowledge from the veterinary field and almost every aspect within it. His experience started with job shadowing and progressed to an associate veterinarian, a practice owner and manager. He has worked with major veterinary companies and laboratories, veterinary products and app development, patent acquisition for new inventions, aiding in the development of new teaching methods in veterinary and veterinary technician programs, veterinary conference vendor, teacher/speaker experiences, and is a published writer. These diverse experiences have allowed him to develop an extensive knowledge base. As a veterinarian at heart, he believes in giving back and sharing his knowledge and those gifts. This consultation service provides him with a way to directly work with organizations as a CE speaker, consultant or writer and to be an aid to others with whom he can share his vast experiences.

Receiving her VTS (Dentistry) in June 2006. She has 30 years of experience, including research, practice manager, dental technician specialist, and educator. Mary is a textbook author, speaker, and dental wet lab instructor at numerous state and national conferences.