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Kara Burns is a licensed veterinary technician with a master’s degree in physiology and a master’s degree in counseling psychology. Kara is the Founder and Past President of the Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians. She teaches nutrition courses around the world and is an independent nutritional and well-being consultant. She is the Editor in Chief of Today’s Veterinary Nurse. She is a member of many national, international, and state associations and holds positions on many boards in the profession: President-Elect of the EveryCat Health Foundation (formerly Winn Feline Foundation); and the first technician to be President of the Pet Nutrition Alliance, to name a few. Kara has authored ~200 articles, textbooks, and textbook chapters and is an internationally invited speaker. Ms. Burns was named the Bridge Club 2024 Industry ICON Award recipient – the first veterinary technician to be recognized as The Bridge Club ICON. Ms. Burns has been featured on the cover of the Veterinary Technician Journal and the NAVTA Journal and has been featured in PetVet Magazine. She was named the North American Veterinary Conference Technician Speaker of the Year in 2013, 2016, and 2021. She was the Inaugural 2010 NAVTA Veterinary Technician of the Year. Kara was the 2011 Dr. Franklin Loew Lecturer and the 2024 Dr. Roger L. Lukens Lecturer.