{"id":3839,"date":"2017-11-06T11:48:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T17:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/?page_id=3839"},"modified":"2025-10-17T09:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:28:59","slug":"facstaff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/vtht\/facstaff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561043900082{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #494e6b !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;nav-column&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Program Info<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8800&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTVCY3NzbWVudW1ha2VycHJvJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIxNjUwOSUyMiU1RCUwOQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528207457491{margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 7px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;middle-column&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1524071117956{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Veterinary Technology Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510678859478{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]For general questions about the Veterinary Technology program, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For admission questions, call (512) 223-5700.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Administrative Staff<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;facstaff-block&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1548704561329{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Dr. Kerry Coombs, DVM<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Department Chair<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Office:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/locations\/campuses\/elgin-campus\">EGN Room 2111<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0(512) 223-9428<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kerry.coombs@austincc.edu\">kerry.coombs@austincc.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;facstaff-block&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1669908160154{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 5px 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