The Faculty of the Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
The Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology supports a growing staff of experienced veterinarians and Certified Veterinary Technicians. Many faculty members have certification and experience in a variety of specialty practices including anesthesia, emergency medicine, and surgery.
Please note that the current list of faculty may change and expand at any time.
 James Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVA, DAAPM
Dr. Gaynor graduated from The Ohio State University in 1988. He was in private small animal practice in northeastern Ohio for 1 year prior to returning to The Ohio State University for a 3 year residency in Anesthesiology, where he also received a Master’s Degree in Veterinary Clinical Sciences focusing on cardiac dysrhythmias. He is currently board certified in veterinary anesthesiology and certified in veterinary acupuncture. Dr. Gaynor joined the faculty at Colorado State University in 1992 and served as Section chief and associate professor of anesthesiology and pain management for his last 3 years until September 2004. He was a member of the Leadership Council for the Companion Animal Pain Management Consortium and now serves as a past member of the board of directors for the International Academy of Veterinary Pain Management. He implements the standards of University level anesthesia and analgesia in the private practice setting of the Animal Emergency Care Centers and the Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management Center in Colorado Springs.
Kim Spelts, CVT, VTS (Anes), CCRP, CCMT 
Kim has been a certified veterinary technician since 1999. After working as an emergency technician for one year, she spent the next 5 years as part of the Anesthesia Department at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where her primary duties included training of junior and senior veterinary students in anesthesia. She became a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Anesthesia in 2004. In 2005 she joined Dr. Gaynor at the Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management Center and spent most of that summer completing intense training courses in canine rehabilitation and massage therapy. She became a Certified Canine Massage Therapist
in January 2006 and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner in June 2006.
Ken Crump, CVT
Ken graduated from Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology in 1981 and joined the Oncology Unit at Colorado State University where he specialized in anesthesia. In 1988 he joined the Anesthesia Section at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at CSU. After 10 years with the Anesthesia Section, he rejoined the Clinical Oncology Service as its Head Technician. Ken Crump has authored many scientific abstracts and articles and has made dozens of Continuing Education presentations across the United States and in Canada. Ken moderates the Oncology, and the Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine message boards for the online Veterinary Support Personnel Network (VSPN). He is a member of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management, Past-President of the Veterinary Technician Cancer Society, a past member of the Veterinary Technician Anesthetist Society, and a past anesthesia faculty member of the Front Range Community College Veterinary Technician program. His recent distinctions include the 2000 Colorado State University Outstanding Employee Service Award, the 2002 Colorado State University Outstanding Achievement Award, was named Veterinary Technician of the Year 2003 by the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, and in 2004 became the first and only veterinary technician to complete the AAVMA Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians course.
Valerie Gates, CVT
Valerie graduated from Parkland College in Illinois in 1980. She has been in private practice since then, and has taught clinical radiology and ultrasound of both small and large animals from 1981 to 1996 at the Illinois Veterinary teaching Hospital at Urbana, Illinois. She currently is a Certified Veterinary Technician at the Animal Emergency Care Center in Colorado Springs.
Dr. Steve Rubin, DVM
Dr. Rubin received his undergraduate education from the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences in 1982. He then began a ten year career as an entrepreneur, starting a direct mail marketing company, and a franchise consulting group. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Colorado State University College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences in 1999. He has since served in private practice as an veterinary emergency medical practitioner in Colorado and New York.
Alana Ripley, CVT
Alana graduated from Purdue University in 1994. She has been a practicing Veterinary Technician for 12 years. Alana specializes in Animal Welfare and Public Education, with a focus in Emergency Medicine. She also has extensive experience with exotic zoo species and Holistic Practice.
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