Mission: 

 

Building and sharing sustainable business models and resources with communities nationwide to increase access to veterinary care and reduce stress around barriers.

 

Vision:

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  1. building a national collective through mentorship on sustainable access to care business models and tools
  2. expanding our online learning library to become the #1 site for access to care resources for veterinary teams and veterinary students through on demand courses and specially designed curriculum for veterinary schools
  3. providing live consultations and pet family centered care programs for human services and veterinary teams
  4. leveraging data and research to advise the field on problems and solutions
  5. connecting pet parent with financially friendly pet services through pethelpfinder.org

Together, we are building a more accessible and supportive veterinary system nationwide for pet families and veterinary teams.

The People At Open Door

Meet our team of veterinary practice owners, veterinarians, practice managers, veterinary technicians, business experts, researchers and community animal welfare leaders who are dedicated to removing barriers to veterinary care and helping us all take care of each other by providing support and inspiration.

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Aimee St. Arnaud

Tori Williams

Tori Williams

Dr.Babbitt

Kathleen Babbitt, DVM

Narasi Ramachandran

Narasi Ramachandran

Allie Stevens, DVM

Allie Stevens, DVM

Heather Cammisa, MA, CAWA

Heather Cammisa, MA, CAWA

Kristin Jankowski, VMD, CCRP

Kristin Jankowski, VMD, CCRP

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Terry Spencer, DVM, MEd.

Janet Hoy-Gerlach, PhD, LISW-S, LCSW

Janet Hoy-Gerlach, PhD, LISW-S, LCSW

Karina Moser, MA, RVT

Karina Moser, MA, RVT

Geraldine D’Silva, MBA

Geraldine D’Silva, MBA

Advisory Team

Margo Hennet, DVM, cVMA

Margo Hennet, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson

Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson

Sara Pizano, DVM

Sara Pizano, DVM

Heather Sartorelli, RVT

Heather Sartorelli, RVT

Sima Thakkar

Sima Thakkar

Our Guiding Principles:

  • We believe all pets and people deserve access to affordable veterinary care.
  • We strive to remove barriers to accessing veterinary care through collaboration and innovation.
  • We spread social innovations through a national training network that shows and supports organizations how to implement and integrate proven business models and strategies in their communities.
  • We provide a network for sharing, learning and connecting to help drive the very best in veterinary practice management.
  • We offer in person and virtual veterinary continuing education and certificate programs in order to increase access to affordable veterinary care and to scale our model in communities across the country.
  • We develop partnerships and engagement within communities that support keeping pets and people together and the human-animal bond.