91探花

Sept. 25–28, 2025
Hosted by the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
91探花 Campus

Cost 

In Person

• Veterinarians: $450
• Veterinary technicians, wildlife rehabilitators, current students: $250
• Lees-91探花 students: $200

Virtual Attendance Cost

• Veterinarians: $200
• Veterinary technicians, wildlife rehabilitators, current students: $100

The in-person cost covers a light breakfast and full lunch each day of attendance as well as an evening social on Saturday, Sept. 27. 

Lodging

Lodging options

Speakers

Emily Christiansen, MPH, DVM, DACZM
Chief Veterinarian, North Carolina Aquariums
Emily Christiansen is the Chief Veterinarian for the North Carolina Aquariums, and a board-certified specialist in zoological medicine. She graduated from veterinary school at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, and completed internships in small animal medicine and wildlife medicine (also at Tufts), before a zoological medicine residency at North Carolina State University. In addition to clinical medicine of all sorts of critters at the NC
Aquariums, she is fortunate to have regular opportunities to work with wildlife, including sea turtle rehabilitation and research on free-ranging shark populations.

Emily Davenport, RVT, CWR
Founder and Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance
Ms. Emily Davenport is the Founder and Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance, where she leads programs in wildlife rehabilitation, conservation, and public education. A registered veterinary technician, licensed falconer, and certified wildlife rehabilitator, she has helped establish the Alliance as a trusted resource for both the community and Colorado’s wildlife. With a career rooted in science, ethics, and outreach, Emily is dedicated to advancing wildlife care standards and fostering meaningful coexistence between people and the natural world.

David Eshar, DVM, MBA, DABVP (ECM), DECZM (SM, ZHM), CWR, ODCP
Director of Animal Health and Executive Director of the Wildlife Hospital of Israel (WHIL)
Dr. David Eshar was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. He graduated from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at the Hebrew University, Israel, in 2003, and then worked for 3 years in private practice. Following his dream to become an Exotic Animal/ Zoological Medicine specialist, Dr. Eshar did an Exotic Animal Medicine internship at Tufts University, MA, USA, followed by a Special Species Medicine residency at UPenn, PA, USA. After two years as Chief of the Avian
and Exotics Service at The University of Guelph, ON, Canada, he moved to take a faculty position (Assistant and later tenured Associate Professor) at Kansas State University, KS, USA. In the summer of 2022, Eshar moved back to Israel to assume his current role as the Director of Animal Health and Executive Director of the Wildlife Hospital of Israel (WHIL) at the Safari Zoological Center of Ramat Gan. In 2022, Eshar had also completed his MBA degree at the Kansas State University. Eshar is a triple-boarded certified specialist by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, the European College of Zoological Medicine and The Israeli Veterinary Services and Animal Health Authority and has been a main author on over 140 scientific publications. Eshar is also a Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator (CWR) by the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC).

Lillian Farmer, LVT, CWR
Licensed Veterinary Technician Intern, Wildlife Center of Virginia
Ms. Lilly Farmer is the current Licensed Veterinary Technician Intern at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro, VA. With over five years of experience in wildlife medicine and education, she carries a strong foundational knowledge in both compassionate, science-based rehabilitative care and public outreach. When not running diagnostics or anesthesia for a wild patient at the center, she can usually be found caring for a small population of microbat patients at her own residence as a licensed apprentice bat rehabilitator.

Tim Georoff, DVM, DACZM
Associate Veterinarian, North Carolina Zoo
Dr. Tim Georoff has worked as a North Carolina Zoo Associate Veterinarian since 2021. Previous positions as zoo veterinarian at Philadelphia Zoo and Roger Williams Park Zoo. Residency through Cornell and Wildlife Conservation Society. Vet Advisor for Snow Leopard SSP and Ring-Tailed Lemur SSP.
Consultant for Veterinary Information Network.

Tara Harrison, DVM, MPVM, DACZM, DACVPM, DECZM (ZHM), CVA
Associate Professor of Zoo and Exotic Animal Medicine at NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Tara Harrison is an Associate Professor of Zoo and Exotic Animal Medicine at NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine. She is also a faculty advisor of the Carnivore Conservation Crew, a program that is working with the red wolf SAFE program and teaches students conservation medicine and animal husbandry.

Stevie Ikner
Supervisory Diversion Investigator, DEA
Mr. Stevie Ikner is a 26-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Mr. Ikner is currently assigned to the DEA Atlanta Division’s Greensboro Resident Office located in Greensboro, North Carolina. As the Group Supervisor, Mr. Ikner is responsible for day-to-day Diversion operations for the central and western jurisdictions of North Carolina. Mr. Ikner began his career in 1998 in the Riverside Resident Office in Riverside, California. Mr. Ikner was previously assigned to the DEA Headquarters Diversion Control Division in Arlington, Virginia as a Lead Staff Coordinator in the Office of Diversion Control Regulatory, Regulatory Section from 2020-2024. While in HQ, Mr. Ikner had the distinct opportunity to serve a detail in the Import/Export Section as a Lead Staff Coordinator where he monitored all imports and exports of controlled substances and listed chemicals under the Diversion Control Program throughout the United States.
Mr. Ikner was previously assigned to the DEA Office of Training, in Quantico, Virginia from 2019–2020, as an Instructor and Course Developer. Prior to that, Mr. Ikner was assigned to the Miami Division Office from 2016–2019; the Washington Division Office from 2002–2016; and the Houston Division Office from 1999–2002.
Mr. Ikner served as the case agent on numerous Diversion cases resulting in criminal convictions, regulatory actions and civil penalties from violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

Olivia A. Petritz, DVM, DACZM
Associate Professor of Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Olivia Petritz completed her veterinary degree at Purdue and an ACZM residency at UC Davis. She is board certified in the American College of Zoological Medicine and is currently an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include avian/reptilian therapeutics and imaging of exotic pet species.

Hayley Stratton, DVM
Zoological Medicine Resident, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Hayley Stratton is a graduate of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, she completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Colorado State University. She is currently a third-year zoological medicine resident at NC State with a focus on zoological companion animals. Following completion of residency, she plans to pursue a career in academia.

Florina S. Tseng, DVM
Professor Emerita, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
Dr. Flo Tseng is the former director of the Tufts University Wildlife Clinic in Massachusetts and was also the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Climate prior to her retirement in July 2025. Prior to joining Tufts, she worked at several large wildlife rehabilitation centers around the country, and has particular expertise in oiled wildlife response.

Danielle Tarbert, DVM, DACZM
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary medicine

Carl Williams, DVM, DACVPM
State Public Health Veterinarian, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Mike Martin, DVM, MPVM
State Veterinarian, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Veterinary Division

Antonia Gardner, DVM

With questions, contact wildlifesymposium@lmc.edu.