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. Faculty members are credentialed and experienced in a variety of arenas including general practice, mixed animal, laboratory medicine, anesthesia and emergency specialty care, and surgery.

Please note that the current list of faculty may expand and change at any time.


Dr. Steve Rubin, DVM  Program Director

Dr. Steve Rubin received his undergraduate degree in History and Political Science from Cornell University in 1982.  Before going to veterinary school, he was a professional chef, house builder, and eventually, a franchise consultant.  He graduated from the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Science and Biomedical Sciences in 1999.  Since then, he has worked in Colorado and New York primarily as an emergency clinician and relief veterinarian.  He founded the Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology in September of 2007.  He is currently the Site Director, overseeing the remodeling of the CAVT facility and one of the primary instructors.

In his spare time, he enjoys trail running, mountaineering, tennis, and mostly, playing with his two small children at the park. 

Dr. Rubin may be reached at any time with a phone call (please leave a voice message if he is unavailable), text message, or e mail. He looks forward to hearing from you.

 With the exception of 3 years of living in Germany, Amy grew up in Colorado Springs. As a preachers kid, she fell in love with music, singing, and dancing.  Academically, Amy enjoyed anything having to do with science.  As a child, she always wanted to be a Veterinarian “when I grow up”. After graduating from high school her heart leaned toward Pediatrics.  Yet, after her mother experienced diabetes and cancer, Amy's career rested in Nutrition. In 1991 she married her high school sweet heart, Clint.

Amy studied Biochemistry at Biola University from 1996-2001.  While living and schooling in California, she began her own tutoring business, which she ran for 7 years.  Finally, it was time to go back to the mountains with 2 added children, David and Grace, in 2004. Their last son, Jonathan, arrived the summer of 2007. 

Amy has always enjoyed teaching; presenting science is a bonus.

After a 23 year career in secondary teaching and counseling, Diana decided to pursue her childhood love of animals and return to school for her Associates of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology.

Diana graduated from the Community College of Southern Nevada-Las Vegas and is currently a certified veterinary technician in Colorado.  Her experiences include working in numerous veterinary clinical settings, working as a surgery technician for a spay/neuter initiative for feral cats, volunteering in an exotic animal sanctuary, working in an aquarium with river otters and as a “reptile wrangler,” and fostering abandoned cats prior to adoption.  To her passions, she has added wildlife rehabilitation in the past few years and will soon be seeking her certification in this field.  For Diana, applying her teaching expertise in the field of veterinary technology is “a match made in heaven.”  To her students, Diana strives to impart her own veterinary technician visions:  to practice stewardship with animals utilizing compassion, ethics, and integrity; to encourage others to see the intrinsic worth of all animals regardless of species, breed, or physical state; and to enhance one’s own knowledge and skills by continually pursuing education.