Rosemarie Crawford is a licensed veterinary technician and co-founder of The National Kitten Coalition.  She has worked in animal welfare for almost 20 years and also has experience in public and private shelters and in veterinary practices. As a medical staff member in a high-volume, open-access shelter, Rosemarie worked closely with the shelter veterinarian to provide for the animals’ medical and surgical needs. She assisted in developing and implementing progressive protocols for the care and treatment of kittens in the shelter’s kitten nursery room as well as for those in foster care. Additionally, Rosemarie served in two shelters as the foster coordinator and understands the challenges of creating, expanding and maintaining a foster program. In addition to presenting training events with the National Kitten Coalition, Rosemarie also works at a large, six-doctor veterinary practice in northern VA and fosters ill, injured or debilitated kittens for several local shelters and rescue groups.