Welcome to California Veterinary Medical Association​

Through the CVMA’s Upnotch platform, members, early-career veterinarians, RVTs, and practice managers get FREE, direct access to experienced colleagues ready to lend an ear and share real-world guidance. Connect for a quick, one-time conversation or set up a regular mentorship schedule—entirely on your terms.Upnotch is flexible by design. A connection might be a single career conversation, a handful of check-ins, or an ongoing mentorship relationship—whatever works for both people. You set the terms. And because Upnotch is available online and through its mobile app, your CVMA professional community is always within reach.

In its extensive search for a new Executive Director, the CVMA needed to look no further than one of its own long-time members. Dr. Jon Klingborg has worked as an associate, partner, owner, relief veterinarian, lead veterinarian, and chief of staff. He has practiced in rural and urban environments, worked in small, two-doctor and multi-location group practices, and been both a mixed-animal and smallanimal-exclusive practitioner. Dr. Klingborg has also been a dedicated champion of the CVMA since graduating veterinary school, holding every position in CVMA leadership. With his thorough knowledge of the CVMA and intimate understanding of the veterinary profession, Dr. Klingborg has hit the ground running.