The Ready, Vet, Go
Guest Speakers

Dr. Ryan Koopmans

DVM, MS, Financial Planning
(he/him)

Dr. Ryan Koopmans is a Financial Planner at Vincere Wealth. He is a Veterinarian and has practiced for over 10 years in small animal clinical medicine. A few years ago, after some advice from a colleague, he decided to switch his focus to financial planning. He has always been passionate about financial planning and now can work with his peers. He received his master’s in personal financial planning and is now working with Vincere Wealth since 2021. He passed the CFP® exam and has been a Certified Financial Planner since November 2022.

Melyssa Allen

MA, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, Veterinary Well-Being Buddy
(she/her)

Coral Doherty

RVT, CPHSA, Psychological Safety Specialist
(she/her)

She found her niche, talking to people about their pets but also talking to veterinary teams and finding out that she enjoyed collaborating with workplaces to help them achieve their goals.

She achieved her Certification in Management in 2019 and instantly became familiar with the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace and received her training to become a psychological health and safety advisor, trained by the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Coral believes in collaboration. More minds together can accomplish more than one alone. She joined up with other leaders in the veterinary wellness space and began her website Better Mental Health for the Future to provide resources & a webinar series to spread awareness of the Canadian National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in January of 2021. Mind the Gap was launched as an 8-week webinar series to share the concepts of psychological health and safety in 2021 and 2022.

Since 2022, employees have been through intense stress at work and at home. Now, more than ever, employers have begun a “new normal” with their teams using psychological health and safety. Currently, Coral included her vision for psychological safety in veter med and was awarded the best vision to improve mental health at work for veterinary teams.

Now, Coral is on the solutions squad to implement an industry standard to improve the lives of our veterinary community as well as the communities across the Nation, who want their loved ones to receive a rewarding career as well as prevent occupational mental illnesses before they affect their loved one’s quality of life as well as their career.

Danny Vazquez

RVT, Time Management and Team Efficiency
(he/him)

One of Danny’s favorite parts of veterinary medicine has always been anesthesia. He enjoys how dynamic any anesthetic event can be. He expanded his skillset in this area by obtaining a certification in Anesthesia and Analgesia. Another passion he has is ensuring any team he is a part of does not feel alone or suffer any burnout. That is why he has worked in general practice as well as emergency and critical care. He feels having that well-rounded foundation allows him to jump in and help a colleague in any scenario.

When not at work, Danny loves spending time kayaking or just spending time outside with his Fiancé and 4 dogs.