From Quiet to Confident — How Community Shaped My Leadership Journey 
I wasn’t an outspoken veterinary student. I didn’t hold every leadership title or dominate every…
Jennifer QuammenJune 26, 2025
2025 VLE Reflection 
Joyful. Curious. Engaged. These are the words the Veterinary Leadership Institute (VLI) board and facilitators…
Dr. Emily TincherJune 17, 2025
Asking Questions — A VLE Lesson That Changed Everything
Leadership doesn’t always begin with a title. Sometimes, it starts around a campfire. Or in…
Jennifer QuammenMay 12, 2025
Leadership Moment with Dr. Betsy Charles 
I love words. I think they matter. A lot. As such, I subscribe to a…
Betsy CharlesJanuary 30, 2024
Reflection Through Creativity
Life has ground to a halt for some of us and has started moving at…
Betsy CharlesApril 20, 2020
A Word of Encouragement
We are living in a time of chaos and uncertainty. Life as we know it…
Betsy CharlesApril 14, 2020
Why Mr. Rogers is my hero!
We are living in challenging times as COVID-19 is turning life as we know it…
Betsy CharlesMarch 24, 2020
VLE 2018 Packing List
Hello VLE Participants! We hope you are all getting excited for the 2018 Veterinary Leadership…
Jennifer QuammenMay 24, 2018
Leap of Faith 
I am 48 years old and have been a practice owner for 13 years, and…
Leann BenedettiMay 4, 2018
Rise Resilient 
As a budding college graduate in the Spring of 2010 I had one goal in…
Judson SmithJanuary 18, 2018
