The Colorado Department of Education defines "Professional" using the following descriptors:
time & work management
career literacy
grit and resilience
work ethic; dependable and reliable
In my personal opinion professionalism isn't just about time and work management but about your determination and dedication to what your doing. Being attentive to details and putting care into everything you do.
My dreams and aspirations are to become a skilled successful veterinarian surgeon and maybe one day open my own clinic. I will do that by taking a veterinary assistant class at TCR, and after High School I plan on getting a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Letter Of Recommendation
Q1) What is your name?
A1) My name is MaryBeth
Q2) If you could give me one piece of career advice what would it be?
A2) Show up Everday and give everything you have for what you're doing no matter what's going on around you, no matter what kind of day you had before you got to work, no matter how you're feeling what's important is your job and what you do, so just give 100% every day and you can never be upset by that.
Q3) Who is your role model and what is the best advice they have given you.
A3) My role model was a rancher that i worked for during college his name was Frank Whigley. He was the kindest man ive ever know and he would always say "ride for the brand" which is a qoute from a movie that i love. Its basically just saying whatever your doing your giving that all into that thing.
Q4) How did you get to where you are?
A4) I bounced around alot, ive worked at a couple of vet clinics doing , kennel tech duties, or minor assistant duties. I got here from working at second chance humane society, I was there working for a year for another doctor, named Dr. Shanon Janna. She actually knew Dr. Nicki SeeHafer, she knew that I was looking for a job with large animals and luckily Dr. Nicki was hring and thats how I got here.
Communication
Quick Thinking
Problem solving
Time management
Emotional Intelligence
Passion
Interpersonal Skills
Not being afraid to ask questions.
- I've always been shy and wouldn't speak up and ask questions. The staff at Horsefly made all my questions seem valuable and they always went out of their way to answer them as best as they could. They took time to explain things to me. This helped me a lot, it gave me the confidence to start asking questions in class and to take initiative.
Getting more comfortable with horses
-Before Interning at Horsefly, I had little to no experience with horses, and they helped me become more comfortable with them, by having me hold them while they were being cared for, having me spend time with them. They also showed me how sweet they can be!
I currently work at Jimmy Johns; Jimmy johns has taught me Customer service and Problem solving. This is important because to be a good vet you need to be able to think quickly and be able to explain what you're doing in a calm and collected manner.
At Montrose high school I've been able to take intriguing classes like vet science, Advanced vet science and classes like COS. I've not only gotten to take those but AP classes. These all have taught me dedication, perseverance, work ethic and responsibility.
Animal Handling
Animal Care
Quick Thinking
Problem Solving
Time Management
Emotion Intelligence
Passion
Interpersonal skills
Further expanding my knowledge of the anatomy and their health
To be more comfortable dealing with and handling animals
Learning the nexessary steps to succeed in college