Copan’s Place, Founder and Executive Director, Amy Baklund
Amy Baklund has over 18 years of Fortune 40 marketing, advertising, e-business and consumer packaged goods experience. Among her successes are two major national brand launches for Kraft Foods, both earning national leadership in their respective business areas. In 2005, she restructured a major e-commerce business for Albertson's, a Fortune 40 company. Money Magazine rated the website as one of the best in 2005.
Amy is currently employed as the Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Glory for Girls and also owns her own marketing and e-business consulting firm, Serendipit-e where she is currently launching two major companies. She is an active member of the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s MOST at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and is building Copan's Place, a worldwide cancer research facility for animals in Bellingham, Washington. Copan’s Place, named after the Bernese mountain dog she lost to cancer is dedicated to finding a cure for cancer in dogs while furthering research and communication between students and veterinarians worldwide.
Amy graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 1990. She has two Bernese Mountain dogs and an intrepid world traveler who has been to every continent but one. She also enjoys outdoor sports, hiking, an avid yoga enthusiast, and a cancer survivor.
Dr. Pat Gavin, Radiation Oncologist
Patrick R. Gavin DVM, PhD, Diplomat ACVR
Professor
Radiology
Current Position: Professor Emeritus in Veterinary Radiology
Education
1965-1967 Oregon State University, Prevet Medicine, Corvallis, Oregon
1971 Washington State University, DVM, Pullman, Washington
1980 Colorado State University, PhD, Fort Collins, Colorado
Radiology and radiation biology
PhD Thesis Title: Radiation Responses of the Canine Cardiovascular System
1976-1979 Research project "Quantitative Radiation Response of the Cardiovascular System,"
Trained in Nuclear Medicine at Poudre Valley Memorial Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado
1981 American College of Veterinary Radiology, Diplomat
1994 American College of Veterinary Radiology, Affiliate in Radiation Oncology, Charter Diplomat
Selected Publications
Gavin PR, Kraft SL, Swartz CD, Wheeler FJ, & Bauer WM: Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Spontaneous Intracranial Tumors in Dogs: BSH and Epithermal Neutrons. (Accepted 1996)
Seguin B, Tobais KM, Gavin PR, Tucker, RL: Use of magnetic resonance angiography for diagnosis of portosystemic shunts in dogs. Vet Radiol and Ultrasound. (Accepted Oct. 1998)
Kippenes H, Gavin PR, Bagley RS, Silver GM: MR characteristics of canine spinal tumors. (accepted ACVR 1998)
Bagley RS, Gavin PR, Silver GM, Moore MP, Kippenes H, Connors R: Syringomyelia and Hydromyelia in dogs. Compen Cont Ed, (accepted 1999).
Bagley RS, Gavin PR, Silver GM: Cerebellar cystic meningioma in a dog. JAAHA (accepted 1999).
Biographical Sketch for Edmund Sullivan, DVM
Oct 30, 2008
Dr. Sullivan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology at Montana State University in 1981 then received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1986 from Oregon State University. During his educational years he spent time studying and working both in England and Argentina. After completing veterinary school he moved to northwest Washington State and worked with his wife and veterinary partner as a mixed animal practitioner for 14 years.
During these years of general practice, some of the important deficiencies of the availability of veterinary care became clear. These needs included the inconsistent access to 24 hour care, insufficient blood products for dogs and cats in need of transfusions, and dismal outcomes for pets diagnosed with cancer. In an effort to reconcile some of these deficiencies, Dr. Sullivan co-founded one of the first 24 hour veterinary hospitals in northwest Washington. Services provided by this hospital were augmented with the establishment of the NorthWest Veterinary Blood Bank in January 2001—the only volunteer animal blood bank in western Washington. This blood bank now routinely provides transfusion products for veterinary hospitals throughout Western Washington and beyond.
In the last 6 years, Dr. Sullivan has been partnering with human cancer research centers to develop new cancer treatment protocols for pets. These protocols include bone marrow transplants, anti-cancer vaccines, and novel chemotherapy agents.
Board of Director, Rebecca Pohlad
Rebecca Pohlad joins the Board of Directors of Copan’s Place with many years of experience serving on boards including the Humane Society of Minneapolis. She is an active community volunteer and vast experience in many types of organizations.
Rebecca has been married for 30 years to her husband, Robert. She has three sons, one of which is married. Her family also includes three female German Shepherds that travel with her where ever she goes.
Rebecca and her husband live in Minneapolis and their home at their home on the San Juan islands. She enjoys cooking and traveling.
Bob Brunkow
Founded ICOM West, in the early 70's and latter became President and CEO of ICOM America in Bellevue
Retired from ICOM America in 1999 and continue to .own ICOM Canada in Delta BC.
Married to wife Carol, with two grown children, Rob and Brian, and two grandchildren. Proud papa to two Golden retrievers, and morn the recent loss of my constant companion Fly, who recently passed after fighting an extended bout we/ blood cancer.
Active in Seattle Seafair, serving on the board for 30+years including roles as its President, chair of financial planning and most recently chair of strategic planning. .Active pilot in Angel flight providing transportation for those with medical needs .
Split our time between Bellingham and homes in Friday Harbor and on Stuart Island, in the San Juan's.
Currently serve on several community boards as well as a board member of a local manufacturer.
Cathy Belben
Cathy Belben is a lifelong Bellingham resident. A graduate of Washington State University and Western Washington University, she has been a public educator for 17 years, working as an English teacher and a high school librarian.
In addition to her day job as a high school librarian, Belben owns and operates The Nap Castle, a dog-friendly bed and breakfast in Fairhaven.
Belben is a writer, and regularly writes for Entertainment News Northwest. She has also published articles in BUST, School Library Journal, Cicada, Bookmarks Magazine, and many other publications. In addition, she spent a year writing for the CW television show, Veronica Mars. An avid reader, Belben writes a book review blog, publishes regular articles in The Chuckanut Reader, and makes presentations to numerous community groups about reading.
A happily pulled-about dog-mom of a young Bernese Mountain Dog named Frida, she supports the Grateful Dogs Association, enjoys trips to the Lake Padden Off-Leash Area, and runs around Bellingham's Fairhaven neighborhood with her furry friend.
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