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Hillary Spencer

@hillaryspencer

Agricultural husbandry and wildlife conservationist coordinating One Health veterinary education and animal health logistics.

Latvia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for work where I can support One Health through veterinary education, disease-risk planning, and animal health logistics—bridging veterinary practice, wildlife conservation, and public health response.

I am a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Chester where I earned my BSc. Animal Bioscience and MSc. Wildlife Conservation, respectively. Currently I am studying veterinary medicine in Latvia.

My occupational passion is the human-animal agriculture-wildlife conflict interface and One Health. I am keen to find ways to navigate conflicts to protect wildlife, agriculture and people while maintaining a comprehensive One Health approach.

I founded an educational initiative in 2025 called From Hello to Healing which focuses on developing clinical communication skills. Through this initiative I run multi-day traveling workshops supporting veterinary professionals and students with medical communication, expectation management, and balanced patient care protocols.

In Ghana with Veterinarians Without Borders North America, I helped build capacity for poultry and livestock farmers and community animal health workers—covering biosecurity, disease transmission, vaccinations, antibiotic resistance, animal welfare, food safety, and One Health.

I’ve also supported veterinary and public health response work, including case investigation and contact tracing during COVID-19, plus documentation collaboration for avian influenza outbreak reporting with government veterinarians.

Across wildlife and field settings, I’ve assisted capture and release programs, clinical examinations, treatment, GPS collaring, ear tagging, and microchipping, and I’ve contributed to disease-risk and welfare procedures through operational oversight and training manuals.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Co-Founder, Event Coordinator & Social Media Manager

Current

From Hello to Healing

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Hosting traveling workshops and seminars for veterinary professionals and students, focusing on medical communication and patient care protocols.

Current

English Language Educator

Current

William Jones Language Instruction

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 7 months)

Hosting remote online English language courses for Eastern European residents.

Board & Director of Animal Health & Welfare

The Canadian Wings of Rescue

Dec 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years)

Collaborated with aviation specialists and animal rescues to arrange transport for vulnerable animals, overseeing operations, health and welfare, and creating standard operating procedures.

Wildlife Conservation Medicine Assistant

Travel

Sep 2024 - Oct 2024 (1 month)

Assisted in capture and release programs for large animal wildlife, performing clinical examinations, treatments, and field sweeps.

Animal Health Specialist

Veterinarians Without Borders North America

May 2024 - Aug 2024 (3 months)

Focused on capacity building of poultry and livestock farmers, providing training on biosecurity, disease transmission, vaccinations, and food safety.

Wildfire Administrative Support

Government of Alberta

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 (2 months)

Collected and organized incident documentation, confirmed invoices and timesheets, and assisted with logistics and wildlife conflict concerns.

Avian Influenza Outbreak Team- Data Entry

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 (2 months)

Collaborated and organized documentation and field reports from veterinarians regarding the avian influenza outbreak.

Contact Tracing Assistant & Case Investigation

BC CDC/PHSA/Northern Health

Jan 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 4 months)

Provided emergency contact tracing and case investigation services for the COVID-19 pandemic, collecting epidemiological information and instructing affected individuals.