About Louise S. Dunn
Offering 37 Years of Experience in the Veterinary Field
Following 21 years in practice with 16 years in management consulting, Ms. Dunn has operated Snowgoose Veterinary Management Consulting since 1995. Her firm provides technical assistance to practice teams to meet their strategic plans, working with a wide variety of practices. They range from large specialty hospitals with 100 plus team-member companion animal referral centers, to mixed animal hospitals, to single veterinarian practices.
Ms. Dunn conducts practice management workshops at numerous veterinary schools and works with many of the VBMA clubs. She has also contributed to a number of books including the 5 Minute Consult, Pathways to Ownership and Veterinary Clinics of North America and speaks internationally and nationally on various veterinary management topics at meetings including North American Veterinary Conference (TNAVC), Western Veterinary Conference (WCC), American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), Veterinary Specialists in Private Practice (VSIPP), CVC, American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). She was named Practice Management Educator of the Year at WVC 2007.
Ms. Dunn is currently Vice President of the Veterinary Emergency Specialty Practice Association (VESPA) and a member of the American Animal Hospital Association's (AAHA) Practice Management Advisory Group (PMAG) Leadership Advisory Committee. She is a a founding member, past board member and officer of Vet Partners formerly the Association of Veterinary Practice Management Consultants and Advisors (AVMPCA), the national VPI Leadership Council, and is a member of the Veterinary Management Hospital (VHMA) and American Veterinary Medical Law Association (AVMLA). She attended Hartford College for Women, Trinity College and AAHA’s Veterinary Management Institute at Purdue University. Ms. Dunn brings a unique combination of business, -in-the-trenches experience, and knowledge to the veterinary industry.
Besides all aspects of practice management and mentoring, Louise’s passions include her family, kayaking, opera and New England Patriot’s football.
Affiliations
Vice President of Veterinary Emergency Specialty Practice Association
Member of the American Animal Hospital Association Practice Management Advisory Group Leadership Advisory Committee
Founding member, director [2002-2006], and secretary [2006-2010] of the Association of Veterinary Management Consultants and Advisors
Management affiliate of the American Animal Hospital Association
Member of Veterinary Hospital Managers Association Inc.
Member of the American Veterinary Medical Law Association
“I brought Louise into my surgical specialty practice to help transition my team business to new heights?
from a Phase 2 to Phase 3 business.
She helped the entire staff understand how a business grows and matures and how different team members fit, or don’t fit, into the more mature organizational structure.
Louise’s broad business knowledge and all-inclusive practice evaluation has allowed me to improve other business aspects of my practice.”