Cynthia Delany, Dvm, Kpa-Ctp Email & Phone Number

Experienced in business and veterinary medicine with a focus on the animal sheltering industry. Undergraduate degree in Business/Economics from UCLA and DVM degree from UC Davis. Experienced as an animal shelter veterinarian (21 years experience) and an emergency veterinarian (13 years experience). Primary focus is on the animal shelter industry and improving shelter operations and animal outcomes. Particular expertise in emergency care in the shelter, development of foster programs, neonatal/pediatric medicine, soft tissue surgery, high volume/high quality spay neuter, pediatric spay neuter, foster program creation and management, live release program implementation, the use of technology – including shelter database systems – to collect vital information on shelter performance, and the use of statistics to analyze and improve outcomes for animals. Also have a professional interest in animal behavior and training with an emphasis on environmental enrichment and the use of positive reinforcement training and learning principles to help animals deal with fear, anxiety, and stress in shelter and other settings. Active in animal shelter consultations, with a particular emphasis on programs targeted to improve animal outcomes, provide environmental enrichment for shelter animals, explore shelter animal behavior and training, improve shelter data collection and analysis, and maximize operational efficiencies in a limited resource environment.Significant experience in creating and developing online learning platforms, especially focused on cohort based learning and social engagement to improve learning outcomes while incoporating tools encouraging interactivity to better serve adult learners.

Listed skills include Veterinary Medicine, Animal Welfare, Internal Medicine, Veterinary, and 16 others.