Who Is MyVeterinaryCareer ?
Pay it Forward
The owners and employees of MyVeterinaryCareer recognize that we have been blessed with the opportunity to serve the industry we love so much. In exchange for the gifts bestowed upon us, we firmly believe that we have a responsibility to improve veterinary medicine and the world around us. We take great pride in our company and have made the decision to give thanks by tithing 10% of our yearly net to a variety of organizations and charities. Each year we sponsor MVC employees who choose to participate in mission trips. Along with our MVC family, we support other organizations such as: The United Way, 4-H, Christian Veterinary Missions for Veterinary Students, and the ASPCA, to name a few
Stith is the founder and CEO of MyVeterinaryCareer and created the firm to address veterinary medicine’s high rate of turnover and the struggle practices go through to recruit and retain exceptional team members – veterinarians, administrative staff and support staff. Stith grew up around veterinary medicine and has been involved in the human resource aspect of both large and small animal practices. His experience in veterinary medicine has given him the opportunity to publish articles and speak at conferences and veterinary schools across the nation. He continues to enjoy working with veterinary professionals, recent graduates and seasoned veterinarians, and practices. Stith’s day-to-day activities revolve around assisting veterinary professionals in understanding the job market, identifying career goals, then screening and selecting job opportunities based upon those aspirations. Stith also brings over ten years of entrepreneurship experience to our team after creating and managing a cattle ranch and tree farm, respectively. Consulting opportunities, including not-for-profit, college and various small businesses, have allowed Stith to design creative strategies for increasing productivity and efficiency, and to improve human resource management (personnel management, staffing, and recruiting) for our clients. In his free time, Stith enjoys spending time in the outdoors of Colorado backpacking, fishing, camping and horseback riding. Stith is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Amanda was born in a small town in central Kentucky. Her earliest memories are with her mother, a nurse, spending countless hours caring for their own animals and rescued wildlife. These simple actions set her feet on the path to Veterinary Medicine. At the age of seven she told her parents "I want to be an animal doctor when I grow up.” Twenty years later, she walked down the aisle to receive a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine. During the twenty years between the conception of the dream and fulfillment of that dream she had a wonderful time chasing other endeavors and playing sports. Her achievements on the hardwood led to a college scholarship at a top notch NAIA school. When her career was cut short by an injury, she was presented with the opportunity to coach both basketball and track. Spending time teaching and encouraging teenagers gave her a deep desire to help others achieve their dreams. In her life she had been told many times by doubters that "girls can't play ball" or "you'll never be a doctor." Over the years, she has worked hard to quiet those voices. They continue to be a not so gentle reminder that dreams are most rewarding, when earned. In her own words “My mission is to help others make those voices a little softer by helping them pursue and achieve the position they love. In doing so, I will have made the world a little better. This is why I have chosen to work with My Veterinary career. As Director of Student Activities I want to help all of us "Dream Chasers" get one step closer the success we strive for. Amanda graduated from Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2007 and has since been working in a mixed animal practice in Central Kentucky.
As an owner of My Veterinarian Career, Dr. Rowland serves as the Director of Student Affairs, serving as the liaison between the graduating veterinary students and their potential employers. Through My Veterinary Career, she is the coordinator and facilitator of educational meetings and round table discussion for the VBMA chapters and school clubs at veterinary schools across North America.
Dr. Rowland is an active member of her community and church. She was a founding member of the Vineyards' children's church program and assisted in developing the self sustaining program. She has volunteered her time on church mission’s trips around the world, including Peru, Jamaica and Africa, and across the state of Kentucky. In November 2007, she was blessed to become the bride of Aaron Rowland D.V.M (Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2007). They live in the historic town of Danville, Kentucky with their two near prefect dogs, Susie and Bodie.
Bo graduated from Auburn University in 1981 and headed west to Wyoming to practice in a five-man mixed animal practice for several years. Deciding he wanted to try a specialty practice, he headed to upstate New York to work in a four-man dairy practice for two years. Both were great experiences and led to the decision to return to Kentucky (home) and purchase 2 practices in Elizabethtown. After 10 years of mixed animal practice and tremendous growth, he elected to drop the large animal aspects and continue as a small animal practitioner. In 1988, he sold the practice and moved first to Florida, then California, and most recently to Cincinnati, Ohio to follow his wife’s career as a university professor. After 28 years of clinical experience and owning 4 practices, he decided to retire, and join My Veterinary Career, knowing too well the difficulties in hiring exceptional staff (veterinarians, practice managers, and certified veterinary technicians). He has been an active member of many professional veterinary organizations, holding several offices. He still maintains active licenses in 10 states. All of these past experiences make him an excellent and expedient listener to what veterinarians really want and need to hire into their practices.
In his spare time, he enjoys investing in the stock market, veterinary practices, and real estate, as well as home brewing beer, hiking, and wine tasting, and traveling.
Dr. Keiser is a veterinarian and founder of Heartland Veterinary Hospitals in central Kentucky. He has owned and managed multiple mixed and small animal practices over the last 20 years. In January of 2008, he sold the corporation holding the three small animal, AAHA certified practices in Heartland to three doctors that were working with him. He is involved in many local, state and national organizations, boards, and foundations. Past service includes Rotary Club president, Chair of Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the United Way campaign, Chair of Auburn University Large Animal Hospital committee(raised 33 million for a new teaching hospital), Elder in the Presbyterian church, and current member of AAHA's practice management advisory committee. He especially enjoys helping other veterinarians with purchasing, managing, and selling their practices.
Other interests include tree farming, fishing, hunting, traveling, camping, training and riding trail horses with his wife Evie.
Kristin is a 2008 graduate of Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine where she was the student representative for MyVeterinaryCareer. MVC placed Kristin in her current full time job where she very happily practices small animal emergency and critical care. She recently joined MVC to help place her colleagues in their dream jobs. She and her husband (currently a vet student at TUSVM) have two four-legged children, Emma and Sammy Jenkins.
Jim Boyd spent much of his life in central Kentucky. He majored in Biochemistry at Centre College, graduated as an Electrical Engineer from the University of Kentucky, and received an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. He has been an engineering manager at two nationally known material handling companies heading engineering departments with over 120 employees and major equipment installations spread across North America. He has also been a power plant operations and maintenance manager overseeing the 24/7 daily operations of 13 Combustion Turbine and Hydroelectric power generators and the highest pressure natural gas transmission line in Kentucky. He has recruited, hired, and managed the work of over 100 professional and technical employees working in emergency call out environments. These days his work partner of preference is a miniature schnauzer named Ellie.
He and his wife Martha have two grown sons and on days off he enjoys fishing, boating, camping, back packing, canoeing, and kayaking.
Layla Hardy is a Utah native who worked her way through college at the University of Utah as a certified veterinary technician. She worked for two of the best veterinary hospitals in Utah, one in Northern Utah as a college student and one in Southern Utah as a newlywed. Having earned her bachelors' degree in Biology and Chemistry, she was headed for veterinary school at Colorado State University but detoured when she married a man in the US Air Force. As she experienced the world as an Air Force wife, she worked in Communication and Motivational Training as a human development trainer and personal life coach. In the meantime, Layla collected animals, farriers, and veterinarians. Layla has worked closely with people in all walks of life: from brand-new stay at home moms to professionals in medicine, social services, human resources, law enforcement, military leadership, and financial development and education, supporting them in improving their lives, being productive in their professional and private arenas, and making a difference in the world as a whole.
After years of working with people and animals alike, Layla is committed to the best of both worlds and knows that animals and people are at their happiest when they are in harmonious, growth-oriented, and mutually fulfilling environments of trust and loyalty. Layla is excited to apply her experience to fulfilling the vision of My Veterinary Career and to making the world a better place for animals and animal professionals, one practice at a time.
Layla is the mother of three wild and wooly boys, is STILL married to her college sweetheart, and lives in Northern Utah with 3 dogs, 3 horses, 13 chickens, 2 goats, 3 barn cats, 2 parakeets, and an Africa Grey parrot named Buddy.
Brian’s love for our profession began in sixth grade when he went to work at an equine boarding facility in Defiance, Ohio. Since then he has focused on human resource aspect of veterinary medicine and graduated with a Management/Human Resource Degree from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. His past work experience includes small business marketing, new product development and organizational goal setting. The broad array of skills, ranging from the work ethic he acquired working at the barn, to the Management/HR skills he has continued to grow, make him an invaluable asset to MyVeterinaryCareer. Brian joined MyVeterinaryCareer in the fall of 2007 and enjoys matching a top-notch practice with a well-suited veterinary professional because it improves not only the well-being of the practice but also the lives of all of the doctors and office staff involved. Brian is an active person enjoying outdoor activities such as mountain climbing and surfing during the winter months on the Great Lakes.