ABOUT THE GBVA
Started over 25 years ago, the Georgian Bay Veterinary Association (GBVA) works to provide continuing education opportunities to veterinarians and veterinary teams in the area.
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GBVA membership provides access to monthly lectures throughout the fall and spring months from professionals in a variety of veterinary specialties.
GBVA also works to open space for networking amongst local veterinary teams as we strive towards our goal of community and collaborative based veterinary care.
The Board
Dr. Karla Scott
Dr Karla has been providing veterinary care to patients in Barrie and Orillia since 1998 and has always been passionate about animal chiropractics and rehabilitation. In 2009 Dr Karla completed her training and has earned a diploma in Animal Chiropractics (CAC), and in 2012 she earned her diploma as a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist (CCRT). Dr Scott lives in Simcoe County with her 3 children and husband, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 10 chickens, and "too many" horses! She looks forward to GBVA coming back in full swing, seeing other local veterinary teams and learning from our many speakers!
Dr. Sally Moran
Dr. Sally Moran has been practicing in the Georgian Bay Area since 2003 and is the owner of Orillia and District Veterinary Services in Oro-Medonte. Sally enjoys hiking with her pup August, spending time with the family and has two lovely cats who help complete the family! Sally joined the GBVA board in 2019 and looks forward to seeing you all in person again this year!
Dr. Alan Poon
Dr. Alan Poon has been practicing in the Barrie and Orillia area since 2012. He is the owner of Mariposa Veterinary Hospital in Orillia. His areas of interest include soft tissue surgery and exotic companion mammals. Outside of work, he and his wife enjoy walks with their 2 rescue mutts, being local foodies and travelling. Dr. Poon is looking forward to assisting the GBVA committee and getting to meet veterinary professionals in our area!
Dr. Shauna O'Brien
Shauna is a mixed practice vet from Ireland, who joined GBVA when she came to Canada in 2017. She enjoys the huge variety of CE that comes with GBVA and helping the rest of the committee in whatever way she can! She spends most of her spare time yelling at her cat when he does naughty things.
Denise Mandarino is a twenty five year RVT who started her career in research then quickly transitioned and helped manage a referral practice for five years. The opportunity arose for a one year position in sales industry and the rest is history. Working for Merial and now Boehringer Ingelheim looking after the northern territory.
Dr. Kylie McCall
Dr. Kylie McCall grew up in the Barrie area and after completing her DVM degree came back to work in the Georgian Bay area as an associate and now a locum. Kylie works in Barrie and the surrounding area, spending her spare time hiking with her dog Moon! Kylie joined the board in 2022 and looks forward to helping bring back in-person lectures! She is also interested in integrating community outreach to the GBVA!