Mission: To protect all consumers and animals by regulating licensees, promoting professional standards, and enforcing the California Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.

CALIFORNIA VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD
NOTICE OF MEETING
June 15, 2026

Action may be taken on any item listed on the agenda.

Board Members

• Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM, President
• Kristi Pawlowski, RVT, Vice President
• Christina Bradbury, DVM
• Patrick Espinoza, Esq.
• Steven Manyak, DVM
• Evelyn Mitchell
• Anna Orlowski, Esq.
• C. Mike Tomlinson, DVM
• Marie Ussery, RVT

Student Liaisons

• Clara Guirguis, University of California, Davis
• Vacant, Western University of Health Sciences

The California Veterinary Medical Board (Board) will meet in accordance with Government Code section 11122.5, subdivision (a), at

11:00 a.m., on Monday, June 15, 2026

Primary Location (Members/Staff/Public)

Department of Consumer Affairs
1747 N. Market Blvd., Ste. 182
Sacramento, CA 95834

Additional Locations at which the public may observe or address the Board

This meeting also will be held via WebEx Events for public participation. Instructions to connect to the meeting can be found at:
https://vmb.ca.gov/meetings/agendas/joinwebex.pdf

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=mc0a320e78eeb76a2e9ffdc9d6ea87c9e

Event number: 2491 872 0218
Event password: CVMB615

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by June 10, 2026, to VMB@dca.ca.gov for consideration.

Members of the public may, but are not obligated to, provide their names or personal information as a condition of observing or participating in the meeting. When signing into the WebEx platform, participants may be asked for their name and email address. Participants who choose not to provide their names will need to provide a unique identifier such as their initials or another alternative, so that the meeting moderator can identify individuals who wish to make public comment; participants who choose not to provide their email address may utilize a fictitious email address like in the following sample format: XXXXX@mailinator.com.

AGENDA

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Establishment of a Quorum
2. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda
   Note: The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7(a).)
3. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on Assembly Bill (AB) 2775 (Committee on Business and Professions, 2026) Chiropractic Act
4. Adjournment

Information regarding the meeting is available by contacting Justin Sotelo at (916) 515–5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or send a written request to the California Veterinary Medical Board, 1747 N. Market Blvd., Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 95834. This agenda can be found on the California Veterinary Medical Board website at www.vmb.ca.gov. The time and order of agenda items are subject to change at the discretion of the Board President and may be taken out of order. Items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day to facilitate the effective transaction of business. In accordance with the Bagley–Keene Open Meeting Act, all meetings of the Board are open to the public.

The meeting will be webcast, provided there are no unforeseen technical difficulties or limitations. To view the webcast, please visit thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/. The meeting will not be cancelled if webcast is not available.

Government Code section 11125.7 provides the opportunity for the public to address each agenda item during discussion or consideration by the Board prior to the Board taking any action on said item. Members of the public will be provided appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board, but the Board President may, at their discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Individuals may appear before the Board to discuss items not on the agenda; however, the Board can neither discuss nor take official action on these items at the time of the same meeting (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7(a)).

This meeting is being held in person and via teleconference through WebEx Events for public participation. The meeting location is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs disability–related accommodations or modifications to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting the Board at (916) 515–5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or send a written request to the California Veterinary Medical Board, 1747 N. Market Blvd., Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodations. TDD Line: (916) 326–2297.

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Veterinary Medical Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4800.1.)