Dr. Jane Clark of Waunakee
- WVMA President
Personal
Information
I graduated from UW-Madison in May 1980 BS Animal Science
and from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May 1984. My
employment history is as follows:
• Madison Emergency Clinic for Animals 1984-85
• Madison Equine Clinic 1985-1992
• Middleton Veterinary Clinic 1992 - 2000
• MATC in Veterinary Technician AAS Degree Program Aug
2000 - Aug 2015. Retired from MATC.
• Currently employed FT at Epic Corp, Verona, WI
I married Trace Soper Jan 2, 1982 and together we have
two sons Sam Soper, married to Elizabeth Pelton, and Jacob Soper.
Involvement in the
WVMA
• Animal Welfare Committee: Drafted WVMA position on
declawing, ear cropping and tail docking of cats/dogs
• OSHA committee (current): Develop and proof topics to
be printed in WVMA newsletter to inform members of various OSHA related
workplace hazards.
• Nomination Committee (current) - Nominate future WVMA
Leaders
Involvement on the
Executive Board
• District 5 Representative for two years (Oct 2011 - Oct
2013)
• President Elect October 2013-October 2014
• President October 2014-October 2015
• Past President October 2015 - October 2016
• Executive Committee - Performance evaluation of Executive
Director and recommendations to board of salary & benefits.
• Presented to freshman class of University of Wisconsin
School of Veterinary Medicine students to recruit for WVMA membership. I also
spoke to students at the WVMA sponsored Vets to Vet School luncheon on
utilization of CVTs.
• Formation of new committees more in line with the
5-year current strategic plan
• Continued work implementing
the 5-year strategic plan
• Helped create
benchmarks for the 5-year strategic plan along with Kim Brown Pokorny and
President, Dr. Chris Booth
• Approved hiring of Dr. Katie Mrdutt, first part-time
and then full-time to assist with Food Armor® program.
• Creation of Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Foundation
• New membership categories
• Updating of WVMA bylaws with new committee information
and membership categories
• Creation of separate Food Armor® Foundation with
oversite by the WVMA Executive Board
Annual
Meeting/Convention
The year-long celebration of 100 years of WVMA was the
highlight of my presidency! As president, I helped host the Vets and Vino Gala
celebrating 100 years of the WVMA! A great celebration at the Wisconsin Institute
for Discovery with a dinner, presentation and gambling casino practice night. I
won a prize!
My President's Award went to Jordan Lamb, our legislative
lawyer who won many battles for the WVMA but the best was moving the veterinary
board to DATCP for better oversight of the practice of veterinary medicine and
investigating allegations of practicing veterinary medicine without a license.
Challenges/difficulties
faced throughout Presidency
There were too many committees without a definite
purpose, or an outdated purpose, which were draining WVMA staff resources.
Committee structure was realigned according to needs of the strategic plan and
the current WVMA organization.
Unlicensed practice by non-veterinarians was a continuing
problem not being addressed by DSPS. Our legal staff lobbied hard to get the
veterinary board moved to DATCP, where better oversight is expected.
Final Thoughts
I really appreciated that the board was not a
"yes" board, approving any and all initiatives brought up to it. All
decisions were carefully vetted, considered and discussed prior to approval (or
disapproval). This really made our organization stronger and I was honored to be
a part of it. Our WVMA staff is also top notch and work very hard to serve WVMA
members every day.
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