Letter from the Executive Director

Happy New Year! What an incredible ride 2022 turned out to be! It hasn’t all been smooth It hasn’t all been easy, but we made it through with some great achievements NOMV as an organization, a movement, and a community is bigger, stronger, and more prepared to fulfill our mission than ever before

Some highlights of 2022 include:

Launching Lifeboat by NOMV, a program that serves veterinary professionals in crisis with anonymous, evidence-based peer support

Launching the CLEAR Blueprint mentally healthy workplace certificatio

Executing a massive expansion of our Support Grants program to provide over 300 grants to individuals in crisis and 16 grants to clinics to help them reopen following natural disasters

Initiating a comprehensive study of the needs of students in U.S. veterinary school

Conducting a comprehensive intersectional research project in conjunction with MCVMA and Pride VMC

Creating the NOMV Ambassador program and launching 4 new local chapters

Creating a comprehensive strategic plan to guide the organization for the next three years

And so much more

As we look forward to 2023, we have big plans including:

Launching student chapters at veterinary schools

Broadly expanding the CLEAR Blueprint program following the official launch at VMX

Launching a Cyberbullying Task Force

Creating new local chapters

Increasing the support given to individuals through Lifeboat

And so much more…

If you want to know more about what NOMV is doing or how you can get help, get involved, or spread the word about our work, email us anytime at info@nomv.org

Looking forward to another great year with you all!

Darlene Bos, Executive Director