Dr Cooney has been practicing advanced end-of-life care since 2006. In 2017, she founded the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA) and is now their Senior Director of Medical Education. Dr. Cooney is well-known for her work in companion animal euthanasia and has authored two books on the subject along with numerous articles and book chapters. She has collaborated in end-of-life training for the AVMA, AAHA, NAVC, IAAHPC, and the Fear Free Program, plus is a past-president and board member of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care. Dr. Cooney is a strong advocate for best practices in all aspects of end-of-life care and speaks nationally and internationally on such topics. She is Board Certified in animal welfare, and is Affiliate Faculty at Colorado State University where she teaches end-of-life topics and animal welfare. She loves all things old and gray.

Vicky received her technician degree from Los Angeles Pierce College. She served in private practice for many years in California, and then 25 years ago began a career with Hill’s Pet Nutrition, where she is a Scientific Communication Senior Specialist, in the US Professional Veterinary Affairs department. She focuses on education for technicians and the health care team as well as strategy for veterinary technicians in tech schools and graduates. In 2007, she completed a Bachelor of Science and in 2008, she completed a Masters, both in Business Administration. Vicky obtained her Veterinary Technician Specialty (VTS) in nutrition in June 2013. Vicky speaks nationally and internationally and is a published author.

Dr. Lauren Tseng is a residency trained veterinary nutritionist and the Director of Veterinary Outreach at JustFoodForDogs, where she leads veterinary education initiatives, scientific communications development, and outreach content. After graduating with a DVM from Western University of Health Sciences in 2021 and completing a small animal rotating internship at Ironhorse Vetcare in 2022, Dr. Tseng completed her clinical nutrition residency at the University of California, Davis and the University of Georgia in 2025. Dr. Tseng has authored chapters in veterinary reference handbooks and has been recognized with academic awards for her contributions to the field.

Dr. Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), brings over two decades of veterinary oncology experience to her role as a trusted authority in the field. As the head of the oncology service at Guardian Veterinary Specialists in Brewster, New York, she is one of only 450 board-certified specialists in medical oncology in North America. Dr. Ettinger's expertise is rooted in her residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Sue, also known as Dr Sue Cancer Vet®, is recognized for her educational contributions and was awarded the 2019 Western Veterinary Conference Small Animal Continuing Educator of the Year. She is a sought-after international speaker, a book author, and a valuable resource for pet owners and veterinary professionals. Her "See Something, Do Something, Why Wait? Aspirate.®" campaign is dedicated to raising cancer awareness and promoting early detection. As a prominent online figure, Dr. Sue actively engages with a dedicated audience of 50,000 followers on Instagram, 47,000 on Facebook, and 24,000 on YouTube, sharing essential resources and support for both pet owners and veterinary professionals. Beyond her professional accomplishments, she finds joy in her role as a proud mother to two teenage boys and shares her home with her fun-loving yellow Labrador, Penelope. In her leisure time, she indulges in running, traveling, and enjoying tropical beach destinations.

Dr. Timothy Wu was born in and raised in Plano, Texas, and after finishing high school, moved to New York City to attend New York University (NYU) where he studied biology as an undergraduate, and completed a Master’s degree focused on comparative neuroanatomy. Dr. Wu then attended veterinary school at Cornell University and graduated in 2017. After graduation, Dr. Wu continued his studies in a residency in anatomic pathology, which he completed in 2020. He received his board certification in anatomic pathology in the following year. In 2024, he completed his PhD with Dr. Dwight Bowman, focusing on the host-parasite immune response and immunomodulatory mechanisms employed by the nematode genus Toxocara. Dr. Wu completed a residency program in clinical parasitology alongside his PhD in 2024, under the guidance of Dr. Mani Lejeune in the New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), with sponsorship through the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology (NCVP) and IDEXX Laboratories, and received his board certification in veterinary parasitology in the same year. As a lecturer in veterinary parasitology with continued involvement in diagnostic pathology and parasitology, Dr. Wu is excited to be able to combine his passions for pathology, parasitology, and teaching in the training of future veterinarians and scientists.

Dr. Rebecca Windsor, DVM, DACVIM, is a board-certified veterinary neurologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience and numerous scientific publications. She works with Ethos Discovery, a nonprofit scientific incubator, as a Clinician Scientist leading the neurology research portfolio and House Officer Project Coordinator. In 2025, she joined Gallant as the Director of Veterinary Affairs, advancing veterinary regenerative medicine through the development of FDA-approved off-the-shelf mesenchymal stem cell therapies for pets and educational platforms highlighting the science and therapeutic potential of stem cell therapy.

Dr. Malatos completed his veterinary degree in 2015 at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a residency in anatomic pathology with a special focus in zoo, aquatic, and wildlife pathology at Cornell University and the Wildlife Conservation Society (Bronx Zoo), and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 2018. Following his residency, Dr. Malatos completed a fellowship in aquatic animal pathology with the Wildlife Conservation Society at the NY Aquarium and worked as an independent contractor with the Aquatic Health Program at Cornell until joining IDEXX in 2020. His professional interests include aquatic animal pathology, dermatopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, and general tumor pathology.

Dr. Mason Savage grew up on the coast of Georgia before attending the University of Georgia for both undergraduate studies and his veterinary medicine degree. Following completion of his veterinary degree, Dr. Savage completed a 1-year small animal rotating internship and his radiology residency at North Carolina State University and became an ACVR Diplomate in 2015. He joined IDEXX Telemedicine in 2015 as a part-time employee and worked at referral private practice hospitals and spent time as a part-time clinical instructor at the University of Georgia. In 2019, Dr. Savage joined the IDEXX team as a full-time employee. He especially appreciates teaching and learning from individuals at various parts of their imaging journey and the application of existing and novel technologies to improve patient care. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his wife and 2 children and is currently cultivating an on-again, off-again, semi-life and limb-threatening, relationship with woodworking.

Nancy graduated from The Ohio State School of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. She completed a small animal rotating internship and Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Nancy remained at VHUP for an additional 3 years as an attending in the ICU, during which time she also completed a residency in Emergency/Critical Care. Nancy then went into private specialty practices in Northern New Jersey and Maryland, during which time she held a variety of positions including director of ER, ICU, Internal Medicine departments; director of IM and ER/CC Residency programs; and principal investigator of several clinical drug trials. After 21 years of clinical practice, Nancy has spent time supporting the medical consulting service at IDEXX; she is now a member of the medical education specialists division of the global medical organization.