President Elect - David Cowan, BA, CVT, VTS(ECC)

Dave Cowan BA, CVT, VTS(ECC) has been in the veterinary field for almost 30 years. He has worked for an educational farm, the Animal Rescue League, general practice and emergency/specialty practices. In 2013, Dave became a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Emergency and Critical Care. He moved to North Carolina in 2016 and has spent time as a technician supervisor, an education/training coordinator, and was lead instructor for a Veterinary Technician Program. In 2019, Dave and Jeff Backus co-founded the Vet Tech Cafe Podcast which tackles difficult issues that veterinary technicians face as well as highlighting some of the many career opportunities available to technicians. Dave joined Action Vet Tech Services in 2020 and now works relief shifts at various practices both ER/referral and GP while also providing CE and training opportunities. Dave is a certified RECOVER instructor and loves teaching proper CPR techniques to veterinary teams. He also teaches medical math for an online veterinary technician program.
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Dave has spent time on the New Hampshire Veterinary Technician Board.  He has also spent time as the AVECCTN Credentials Chairperson, AVECCTN Member at Large and is now AVECCTN's President Elect.

Dave lives in Hillsborough NC on a farm with his partner Robyn (a veterinarian). They have many animals to care for including goats, horses, too many chickens to count and a donkey to go along with 3 dogs, 2 cats and a bunch of fish.