Veterinary Management Series: Culture, HR, and Marketing

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Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center

137 Union Blvd
Lakewood, CO 80228

The official hotel for Veterinary Management Series: Culture, HR, and Marketing, is the Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center. Southwest of the Denver city center but within reach of major attractions, the Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center is located near a large retail area with restaurants, shops, grocery stores, and movie theaters, and offers complimentary shuttle service within five miles of the hotel.

For more information on the Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center and local places to visit, check out the local guide or call
303-969-9900.

Hotel reservations
Please make your reservations directly with the Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center by calling 303-969-9900. Be sure to make your hotel reservation by the deadlines listed below and identify yourself as an attendee of the American Animal Hospital Association meeting to receive the preferred group rate.

Please note that if you will be using a credit card that is not in your name to pay for your room you will need this credit card authorization form completed and signed by the credit card holder to present to the hotel. 

Hotel reservation deadlines
Please make your reservation no later than the dates below to receive the preferred group rate:
April 9, 2019 is the hotel reservation deadline for the May 1–4, 2019 course.

Hotel rates
May 1–4, 2019
Room rate: $129 single/double, plus tax. 
Reserve your room here.

Check-In: 3:00 p.m. (Please advise the hotel if you require an early check-in.) 
Check-out: Noon (Please advise the hotel if you require a late checkout.)

Transportation
There are several shuttle services available at Denver International Airport (DIA). Please visit their website for a listing of carriers going to Lakewood, Colorado.

Be mindful not to book your return flight before 4:00 p.m. on the final day of the program.

David McCormick

David McCormick is a veterinary practice management teacher, speaker, and consultant with a focus on practice valuation, ownership issues, and buy-sell transaction facilitation. He is a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers and a past president of VetPartners, formerly the Association of Veterinary Practice Management Consultants and Advisors.

Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ

Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ Practice Management Consultant New Orleans, LA Brenda is an artist turned management consultant, so she’s always looking at things from a unique and creative perspective. She brings more than 18 years of practical veterinary business experience to her practice consults. The author of the book, Social Media for Veterinary Professionals, and an experienced leader who has taken practices to award-winning levels of recognition when it comes to workplace culture, Brenda approaches consulting in a “whole-istic” manner. She believes that when you invest in great people and paint a vision for them to work towards, prosperity and profitability are natural outcomes. When Brenda’s not busy lecturing and visiting practices all over North America, you’ll find her in her art studio, painting and chatting away with Eowyn, her African Grey parrot.

Kevin C. Paul 

Kevin C. Paul has devoted more than 20 years to assisting employers with everything from hiring to retiring. Kevin works with companies of all sizes as they recruit new employees, draft employment policies and handbooks, and manage disciplinary issues, terminations, and reductions in force. He assists management in determining who’s an employee and who’s an independent contractor, and prepares employment and professional services agreements. He also trains employers on how to avoid discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge claims, and represents companies when claims arise. These days, Kevin and his firm spend time helping employers understand what they do—and don’t—have to do to comply with healthcare reform.

Jody Witmer

Jody Witmer comes from New York, but now, after living in Colorado for 25 years, calls Colorado home. Jody trains, facilitates, and speaks nationwide in a variety of corporate and educational settings, including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and universities. For the last 20 years, Jody has been helping clients achieve substantive and lasting improvements in individual, team, and organizational effectiveness. Her clients find her to be an outstanding listener, an astute observer, an honest provider of direct and relevant feedback, and a highly trusted partner and guide. Jody’s intention and passion is to help leaders evoke excellence in themselves and their organizations.