David Sessum is the newest member to join the VSCP Team as our Program Manager.
Originally from Splendora, Texas, David is a 2000 graduate of Lone Star College Tomball’s Veterinary Technology Program and is a Licensed Veterinary Technician. David has had a very diverse career since graduation working in private practice at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists and then Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine. David then served as faculty and program director of Blinn College and then Lone Star College’s Vet Tech programs before transitioning to the VSCP program.
Professional accomplishments include past President of Veterinary Team Association of Texas. David is the first LVT to serve on the Texas Veterinary Medical Association’s (TVMA) Board of Directors. David helped draft the licensure language to change from registered veterinary technician to licensed veterinary technician and be overseen by the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME). David is honored to have been chosen TVMA’s Technician of the Year twice, the first time in 2009 (RVT of the Year) and again in 2019 (LVT of the Year). David serves on multiple TVMA committees and is the first LVT to chair a TVMA committee. David served on AVMA’s Committee for Veterinary Technology Education and Activities that accredits veterinary technology programs. David also serves as assistant superintendent for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Vet Science Competition.
Outside of work, David met his wife Alanna at an equine veterinary conference and married in 2017. They have two boys, James Randall and Rhys Alan. David also trains and shows donkeys and mules, plays guitar, and spends time with family including nieces and nephews who show many species of livestock.
We are very excited to have David on board!!
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