Local Constituent Organizations
alphabetical order
Chattahoochee Valley VMA
Contact: Dr. Clare Anderson, DVM
River Road Vet Clinic
4242 River Road
Columbus, GA 31901
Phone: (706) 327-8329
Cherokee County VMA
Contact: Dr. John M. Tarabula, President
Animal Medical Center
9430 Knox Bridge Highway
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: (770) 479-0111
Fax: (770) 479-4960
E-mail: tarabula@mindspring.com
Meetings: As called by the President
Cobb County VMA
Marla Blackstone, president
Animal Health Center
2985 Powder Springs Rd
Marietta, GA 30064
Phone: 770-439-1994
Fax: 770-439-7375
E-mail: mblackst@bellsouth.net
Meetings are on the first Wednesday of January, March, May, September and November at the Doubletree Hotel on Windy Hill Rd in Marietta.
DeKalb County VMA
Contact: Dr. R. Bruce Jackson
Secretary-Treasurer
715 East College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: (404) 377-6477
Fax: (404) 377-1700
Meetings: Irregular social meetings, to discuss Dekalb County issues.
Forsyth-Dawson VMA
Dr. Ben Benson
Crestview Animal Hospital
307 Pilgrim Mill Road
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone: (770) 889-2521
Fax: (770) 888-3595
E-mail: ben.benson@adelphia.net
Meetings: 4th Tuesday at 7:00pm of January, April & October – Country Gourmet Cafe, Cumming, GA
Georgia-Carolina VMA
Contact: Dr. Gary Wilkes, Secretary
West Side Animal Hospital
244 Boy Scout Road
Augusta, GA 30909
Phone: (706) 738-4589
Fax: (706) 738-7153
E-mail: wgary17010@aol.com
Meetings: First Monday each month at 7:00pm – Partridge Inn, Augusta, GA
Georgia Veterinary Technicians and Assistants Association
Contact: Melanie R. Parham, RVT (AVT), President
PO Box 80702
Athens, GA 30608-0702
Phone: (706) 436-0817
Fax: (706) 542-6460
Email: mparham_gvtaa@yahoo.com
Meetings:
Quarterly General Membership Meetings - February, May, August & November
alternating between the Veterinary Technology Programs
(Athens technical College, Fort Valley State University,
Gwinnett Technical College, Ogeechee Technical College)
Annual CE Conference - March/April
Elections/End of the Year Meeting - December
Greater Atlanta Veterinary Medical Society
Contact: Dr. Duffy Jones - President
Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital
2909 Peachtree Road, Ste G
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: (404) 812-9880
Fax: (404) 816-2881
www.gavmsvet.com
Email: djones@peachtreehillsvet.com
Meetings: Every Third Thursday of each month 7:30 p.m. at Atlanta Marriott North Central
Greater Savannah Area VMA
Contact: Dr. Melanie Bevere, President
Case Veterinary Hospital
111 Eisenhower Drive
Savannah, GA 31419
Phone: (912) 352-3081
E-mail: mbevere1@comcast.net
Meetings: First Tuesday each month
Gwinnett County VMA
Contact: Dr. Linda Light, President
Crossroads Animal Clinic
1145 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Suite B7
Suwanee, GA 30024
Phone: (770) 614-4000
Fax: (770) 614-1373
Email: xroadsvet@aol.com
Meetings: Quarterly on a Tuesday or Thursday
Middle Georgia VMA
TBD
Northeast Georgia VMA
Contact: Dr. Kelly Anderson
32 Bucks Point
Hoschton, GA 30548
(706) 654-2000
Email: dvmkelly@alltel.net
or
Contact: Dr. Jeff Gilliland
Commerce Veterinary Hospital
1012 S. Broad Street
Commerce, GA 30529
(706) 335-5111/(706) 335-3713
Email: gavet@att.net
Northwest Georgia VMA
Contact: Dr. Karen Wylie, Secretary/Treasurer
1600 Cash Road SE
Calhoun, GA 30701
Phone: (706) 629-3499
Fax: (706) 629-3499
E-mail: krenwlie786@bellsouth.net
Meetings: Second Tuesday of odd # months (January, March, etc.) at 7:00pm at B.J.’s Restaurant in Calhoun, GA
South Georgia VMA
Dr. Joanna Davis - President
Contact: Dr. Mel Pence, Secretary/Treasurer
University of Georgia, CVM
Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Lab
43 Brighton Road
Tifton, GA 31793
Phone: (229) 386-3340
Fax: (229) 386-7128
E-mail: mpence@tifton.uga.edu
Meetings: September, January, February, April and September at the Rural Development Center, Tifton, GA
