Karen Talbott, MS, CVT, RVT, Fear Free, has worked in the veterinary field since 1989 in a variety of venues, including private practice, shelter medicine, specialty practice, emergency medicine, academia, and corporate medicine. Karen has special interests in anesthesiology, training and development, and practice management. One of her greatest passions is helping others achieve their goals in the field. She has taught at the University of Texas at Arlington, Weatherford College, and Linn Benton College in Albany, Oregon.
Ms. Talbott has worked in corporate medicine for the past 22 years. Most of her roles have been in management.
Ms. Talbott attended Cedar Valley College to study veterinary technology. She received her Associates of Applied Science. She is a 2020 graduate from Tarleton State University with a degree in veterinary practice management. In December 2021, she graduated from Tarleton State University with a Master of Science in Management with an emphasis in Leadership.
Her desire to see the veterinary profession move forward led her to serve on the boards of technician associations in both Texas and Oregon.
In her spare time, Karen and her cat, Raider, visit diabetic children in the hospital and children in hospice care. Also, she enjoys drawing and painting. During football season, she is a devoted Texas A&M Aggie fan.
Karen and her husband, Eric, live in the Waxahachie, TX area with their Brittany dog and three very spoiled feline sons. They also have two grown daughters and twin grandbabies.