New vet, board member join Brandywine Valley SPCA
The Brandywine Valley SPCA announced that Dr. Sarah Curtis is now leading its Georgetown Campus Animal Health Center, and Cheryl Crowe, a Realtor and settlement coordinator at Jack Lingo Inc., has joined the BVSPCA board of directors.
The Georgetown Campus Animal Health Center provides full-service veterinary care to family cats and dogs. Services include sick visits, wellness care, spay/neuter and dentals. Curtis said, “I’m excited to apply my veterinary experience to make the same high-quality care provided by a private practice more accessible to families who need lower-cost services.”
Curtis received her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from North Carolina State University in 2005, graduating summa cum laude. Following graduation, Curtis worked as an associate veterinarian with Banfield in North Carolina, then completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Curtis moved to Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital in 2011, where she practiced until taking the BVSPCA position. Curtis has also been teaching for the past four years as an adjunct professor at Delaware Technical Community College in its veterinary technology program.
“We are thrilled to have a veterinarian of Dr. Curtis’ caliber providing services to our community and watching over our Georgetown campus shelter animals,” said Adam Lamb, BVSPCA chief executive officer. “This hire underscores our belief in delivering low-cost services to those who need them without sacrificing quality of care.”
The Georgetown Animal Health Center provides wellness care by appointment from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with walk-ins accepted until 3 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays. Spay/neuter surgery is available by appointment Monday through Wednesday. For more information, go to www.bvspca.org/hospital.
Crowe has joined the BVSPCA board of directors for a two-year term. She has long been active in her community and with the Brandywine Valley SPCA. For more than a decade, Crowe has advocated for animals in need as a volunteer, foster, event organizer and fundraiser in Kent and Sussex counties.
“I am proud to join the leading force in animal protection as a new board member to take these efforts to the next level, and raise the floor of protection and enforcement through outreach, with implementation of humane education, and increasing provisions of care and compassion right here in our communities,” said Crowe.
Lamb said, “Cheryl brings a great balance of leadership and teamwork, as well as a unique skill set as a strategist, planner and relationship builder. We’re looking forward to her contributions as we chart our future growth on behalf of the animals.”
