This committee is responsible for planning and organizing the Biennial meeting of the academy.
Check out the introductory video from Maria Fahie & Tandi Ngwenyama about the BMPC!
Membership
The committee shall consist of at least two representatives from each of the Consortium member colleges. The Chair of the Biennial Meeting Planning Committee will be selected by the committee.
Up Coming Conference
June 23-26, 2025
“Making Teaching Matter: Empowering Educators to Navigate Challenges and Foster Success” – Hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in Pullman, WA.

Previous Conferences
- July 17-20, 2023 –“Cultivating Connections, and Community” – Hosted by the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
- July 12-15, 2021:“Competency-Based Education – Assessment Matters!” Virtual Conference hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California.
- June 25-27, 2019: “The Cognitive Integration of Basic and Clinical Sciences – Beyond the Buzzwords.” – Hosted by the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California, Davis in Davis, California.
- July 12-14, 2017: “Paradigm Change in Teaching: Leveraging Cross-Institutional Collaboration” – hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.
- July 22-24, 2015: “Building a Culture of Excellence in Teaching & Learning” – hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.
- July 25-26, 2013: “Making the Teaching Academy Matter” – hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
Biennial Meeting Planning Committee Fellows
| 46 & 205 & BMPC | Co-Chair: | Maria Fahie DVM, MS, DACVS | Western University [WU] |
| 69 & 210 & BMPC | Executive Coordinator: | Rachel Halsey DVM, GCertEdRes | Washington State University [WSU] |
| 64 & 208 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Jillian Haines DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) | Washington State University [WSU] |
| 165 & 218 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Grace VanHoy DVM, MS, DACVIM-LA | University of California-Davis [UCD] |
| 161 & 217 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Susan Tornquist DVM, PhD, Dip. ACVP | Oregon State University [OSU] |
| 145 & 216 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Lisa Schlein DVM PhD MBA | Colorado State University [CSU] |
| 114 & 215 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Carolina Mehaffy PhD | Colorado State University [CSU] |
| 110 & 214 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Ashley McGrew DVM PhD | Colorado State University [CSU] |
| 103 & 213 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Thomas Marino Ed.D., M.S. | Western University [WU] |
| 102 & 212 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Christianne Magee DVM, MS, PhD, DACT | Colorado State University [CSU] |
| 101 & 211 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Christiane Löhr VetMed, Dr. med. vet., PhD, DACVP | Oregon State University [OSU] |
| 68 & 209 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Ilana Halperin DVM | University of California-Davis [UCD] |
| 7 & 198 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Alberta Arviso PhD | University of Arizona [UA] |
| 62 & 207 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Sarah Guess DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) | Washington State University [WSU] |
| 56 & 206 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Nellie Goetz DVM, MPH | University of Arizona [UA] |
| 45 & 204 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Samantha Evans DVM PhD | Colorado State University [CSU] |
| 38 & 203 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Jonathan Cox | Western University [WU] |
| 30 & 202 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Patrick Chappell PhD | Oregon State University [OSU] |
| 27 & 201 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Marissa Carpenter | University of Arizona [UA] |
| 19 & 200 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Jodi Boyd | Colorado State University [CSU] |
| 18 & 199 & BMPC | Local Representative: | Karen Boudreaux MEd, MBA, EdD, PhD | University of California-Davis [UCD] |
Biennial Meeting Planning Committee Members
- Co-Chair: Maria Fahie, DVM, MS, DACVS WU & Tandi Ngwenyama, DVM OSU
- Executive Coordinator – Rachel Halsey, DVM WSU
- CSU: Ashley McGrew, Samantha Evans, Carolina Mehaffey, Lisa Schlein, Christianne Magee
- OSU: Christiane Löhr
- UA: Alberta Arviso, Marisa Carpenter-Trevino, Nellie Goetz
- UC-D: Karen Boudreaux, Ilana Halperin
- WSU: Jillian Haines, Sarah Guess

