New FVMA President & President-elect

DR. MARY SMART FVMA PRESIDENT 2020-2021

Dr. Mar y Smar t was installed as the 93 rd president of the FVMA on Friday, March 13, 2020, at the Annual Awards Ceremony & Installation of Officers during the 91 st FVMA Annual Conference. Dr. Smart previously served on the FVMA Board, most recently as president-elect. Prior, Dr. Smart served five years as the District VII representative on the board. District VII encompasses the following counties in southwest Florida: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota.

The new FVMA president attended the University of Maryland from 1976 to 1980, where she received her B.S. in animal science. She continued her education at UFCVM, where she earned her DVM in 1985. Dr. Smart has worked in both large and small animal practice as an associate veterinarian, a relief veterinarian,

an emergency medicine practitioner and a practice owner in southwest Florida. She is currently employed at Westbay Animal Hospital in Bradenton, Florida.

Dr. Smart is a past president of the Manatee County Veterinary Medical Society and is also a member of the AVMA. She has a soft spot for dachshunds and has two of her own (Ray and Lily). She also has a cat named Tigger and a horse named Chief. Outside of work, Dr. Smart enjoys boating, bicycling, and spending time with her family and with her daughter at the barn.

Dr. Mary Smart receives the President's Gavel from FVMA Past President, Dr. Marc Presnell, at the FVMA Annual Awards Ceremony.

DR. MARTA LISTA FVMA PRESIDENT-ELECT 2021-2022

Dr. Marta Lista will continue to serve on the FVMA Executive Board, this time as the president-elect. Dr. Lista was two years into her second three-year term as the District VI representative on the FVMA Executive Board when she was elected to her new seat on the board. District VI covers the counties of South Florida. Dr. Lista remains active in local organized veterinary medicine and served as the president of the South Florida Veterinary Medical

Association. She is an alumnus of UFCVM (Class of 2000) and currently owns Trail Animal Hospital in Miami.

During her career, Dr. Lista has been the recipient of numerous outstanding veterinary awards. She’s a two-time FVMA Gold Star Award winner. In 2005 and 2006, she was recognized as South Florida’s “Veterinarian of the Year.” In her free time, Dr. Lista competes in local half marathons and 5K races. She’s also a member of a triathlon group and enjoys biking and swimming. Dr. Lista has a boat captain’s license and enjoys spending time on beautiful Biscayne Bay. She and her husband, Charles, and stepdaughter, Isabelle, are caretakers of their family’s rescue retriever, Bo.