Dr. Mary & Richard Ballenger
About Us
Dr. Mary first became involved with CVM while she was in veterinary school. After marrying Richard Ballenger, they both attended CVM activities but never dreamed they would ever become CVM field staff. From 1995 – 2003 Mary served on the CVM Board and served as Chairperson during her last year on the Board. After Richard and Mary went on a short-term trip to Mongolia in 2001, they, along with two of their three children, moved to Mongolia in 2004 to serve long-term. Richard and Mary continue to serve in Mongolia even though they are now empty-nesters and grandparents.
Our Work
Mary’s primary focus is to help develop a veterinary continuing education curriculum for the purpose of providing quality and up-to-date veterinary education to graduate Mongolian veterinarians. Richard’s focus is to mentor and develop the business and finance team of V.E.T. Net. The business team also writes and teaches the veterinary business curriculum as part of the veterinary CE program. Richard works with foreign veterinary pharmaceutical companies to bring in quality veterinary pharmaceuticals registered in Mongolia. Mary oversees the annual development of the Veterinary Continuing Education Program that V.E.T. Net uses to teach all the private practice veterinarians in Mongolia as developed, taught, and trained through the V.E.T. Net Veterinarians. She also leads and helps with the pharmaceutical registration process. Both Richard and Mary mentor and disciple many of the Mongolian V.E.T. Net staff. Mary does this during a weekly lunch for the staff.
Our Partner
CVM is partnered with Mongolia V.E.T. Net, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that focuses on sharing Christ with all of Mongolia through veterinary medicine and education. V.E.T. Net has diligently chosen to work through the entire nation county by county to reach the Mongolian people for Christ. The Ballengers serve alongside other CVM Fieldworkers: Dr. Gerald & Frances Mitchum, Dr. Hillary and Michael Mincher, Drs. John and Laurie Day, and Lenore Thorne.
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