Kraków. 12th June 2020

Letter of intent

Dear Colleagues

I hereby express my interest and strong desire to work for the WSAVA Board and my willingness to dedicate enthusiasm, time and energy to promote the vision and mission of the Association.

I have always involved myself in a multitude of activities both before and after I embarked on my profes-sional career. The most important drivers for my contribution to a non-profit Organisation are education and professional development and a strong belief that these two will improve the standards of veterinary care for our patients and enhance the good image of the veterinary profession.

Taking into account my previous experiences as the Honorary Treasurer working for European Veterinary Dental Society and Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations I extend my appli-cation to teh Honorary Treasurer of WSAVA. I know that my involvement in the veterinary profession over the years, in all its many and varied forms, has allowed me to become the person I am today. My profession and the work I have done in Poland, Europe and around the World is undoubtedly hugely important to me. This is the the work ethic I hope to carry to the WSAVA.

My Relations with WSAVA Starting in 2003, I have represented the Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association at the WSAVA Assem-bly and I have attended every WSAVA Congress and General Assembly Meeting since. I have also had the honour to participate in some of the WSAVA Congresses as a lecturer. I was a member of the WSAVA CE Committee initially when my association was a beneficiary and then later when it could offer CE to develop-ing associations. From 2014, I have sat on the Congress Steering Committee and from 2015 worked on the WSAVA Dental Guidelines which I had honour to design with Dr Brook Niemiec. Currently I am the chair of the Local Host Committee of the joint 45th WSAVA Congress and 26th FECAVA Eurocongress hopefully to be held in March 2021.

My other work for similar non-profit organisations includes:

• the Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association 1998 to the present, being President from 2008-2010;

• the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations being the Polish Direc-tor from 2003-2007, a FECAVA Honorary Treasurer 2007-2013,

• the European Veterinary Dental College as President 2019-2020; • and the European Veterinary Dental Society as Honorary Treasurer 2003-2009

With regard to my other commitments, declared below, I do not consider these would conflict with potential work for the WSAVA Board:

• Research and projects for the Veterinary Oral Health Council; • Work for the European Veterinary Dental College as a Board member. On 8th June 2020 I completed

my Presidency of EVDC; • Being a partner in my Veterinary Clinic in Krakow;

• Being owner of Projekt Stomatologia Ltd which provides professional 3D imaging of oral and max-illofacial surgery patients.

Sincerely yours

Jerzy Gawor DVM PhD MRCVS, Dipl AVDC Dipl EVDS Fellow AVD

JP Gawor MRCVS DVM PhD, Dipl AVDC, Dipl EVDC, Fellow AVD

Dr Jerzy Paweł Gawor (1966) graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Academy of Agriculture in Wrocław Poland in April 1992. In 1993, he became a partner in the private practice “ARKA” in Kraków which achieved the status of Veterinary Clinic in 2004. He re-ceived his PhD in 1996 and became a specialist in Veterinary Surgery in 1997. Since January 2009 Fellow Academy of Veterinary Dentistry. In 2015 successfully completed requirements and became Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) and European Veterinary Dental College (EVDC). At present Dr Gawor provides dental teaching services in European School of Advanced Veterinary Studies in Europe and China.

Since the end on 90’s, he has regularly contributed to the promotion of small animal dental health and dentistry in post-graduate meetings and congresses. Lecturing in the Veterinary Faculty has been a part of a plan to implant Dentistry into the Polish veterinary medicine edu-cation program. From 2003 he has led the Pet Smile Campaign in Poland on behalf of the Dental Working group of the Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association. His main field of professional activity is dentistry, head and neck surgery and oncology. Several hundred ad-vanced dentistry procedures a year have resulted in a wealth of skill and practical knowledge. Published and presented over 120 publications in veterinary dentistry.

Starting from 2003 J. Gawor became member of the PSAVA Board with Presidency term of office 2008-2010. Dr Gawor was the member of Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations Board 2007-2019 acting as President of FECAVA 2015-2017. Served also as President the European Veterinary Dental College 2019-2020. He is also former Presi-dent of European Veterinary Dental Society 2009-2010.

From 2003 till now Jerzy Gawor acts as WSAVA Representative of Polish Small Animal Vet-erinary Association being involved in Congress Steering Committee and Dental Standardisa-tion Group of WSAVA.

His last achievement as representative of the all above organizations is a chair of Local Orga-nizing Committee of the joint FECAVA WSAVA ands PSAVA Congress in Warszawa 2020.

His hobbies include reading, volley-ball and antique furniture. Married to a veterinarian, his family also consists of three children, three cats and a dog.

President of PSAVA

Andrzej Lisowski

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ASOCIACIÓN DE VETERINARIOS ESPAÑOLES ESPECIALISTAS EN PEQUEÑOS ANIMALES

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Barcelona, Spain, 5 June 2020

Letter of support for Dr. Jerzy Gawor

To whom it may concern,

From AVEPA we want to express to WSAVA, our support for the candidacy of Dr. Jerzy Gawor from PSAVA (Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association) to fill the position of WSAVA board member recently opened.

His career as a veterinary clinician, organizer and team leader within the veterinary profession, and his personal courage, make him a worthy member to be an excellent member of the WSAVA board of directors.

We are sure of the great success for WSAVA that this election would represent.

Regards

Amalia Agut President of AVEPA Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association