THE
VBMA
Network
Network to connect a community of like-minded individuals
Advance professional development amongst our members
Empower by providing resources to help innovate and progress the veterinary profession
The VBMA Network Board Members
MEET MARK
(President)
Dr. Mark Lee is a veterinarian, entrepreneur, and international children’s book author based out of Charlotte, NC. He graduated from Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016, where he was the President of the VBMA chapter. He has since been a speaker for the VBMA and is now serves as a VBMA Alumni Board Member. Dr. Lee was previously a Regional Medical Director where he was responsible for over 25 hospitals and 70 veterinarians. He has now started his own veterinary relief and consulting business. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife and four boys as well as fishing.
Meet Ashlee
(Sponsor Liaison)
Dr. Ashlee Redmond earned her undergraduate Animal Science degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and her DVM from Washington State University in 2006. She is passionate about leadership development, coaching and mentorship. She loves to be side by side helping to teach surgery, client communication, improve team engagement and training, and discuss case work up. She has been a multi-unit hospital leader for over 13 years. She recently transitioned to a new role as Director Medical Special Projects helping to lead initiatives and provide medical perspective to Petco. Dr. Redmond is a native to San Diego. She is married to Alan and they have twin girls who are five years old. They adopted a lab mix rescue from Baja named Mollie who likes to eat the girl's barbie dolls and stuffed animals (perfect for a veterinarian’s pet) and a new kitty rescue named Luna.
Meet Brandon
(Marketing)
Dr. Brandon Thornberry is a veterinarian and inventor. He graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016. He served as the Missouri VBMA Chapter President and served on the VBMA National Board as the Marketing Director in 2014. He completed a biomedical innovation fellowship after graduation where he spent time collaborating with veterinarians and physicians to invent new medical devices. He has spent time in both full-time emergency, relief, and general practice. He is currently the Clinical Operations Veterinarian for CareVet, supporting over 250 hospitals. He enjoys spending time with his family, running, and traveling.
Meet Ryan
(Treasurer)
Ryan Gibson, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), a veterinary neurologist at Auburn University, specializes in educating students and practitioners to enhance care for neurological patients. His teaching focuses on foundational neuroscience, applications in clinical neurology, and microanatomy, while he also offers online consultations for veterinarians via stratocyte.com and VOCN. These consultations often address issues such as seizure management, various neurological conditions, and palliative care for degenerative diseases. Through these consultations, Dr. Gibson aims to serve a population of pets that traditionally may not have access to specialist-level care and support veterinarians on challenging cases. Dr. Gibson collaborates with researchers on projects exploring new treatments for neuropathic pain, studying the aging of the neurological system across species, and seizure therapies. He is the founder of Pet Parent Educators, which aims to increase client education following the diagnosis of chronic conditions such as seizures and diabetes and through various life stages. Connect with Dr. Gibson on social media @thebraindogtor.