Background
Gearhart, Martha Susan was born on April 24, 1953 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Richard Charles and Lutrelle Knapp (Patterson) Gearhart.
Gearhart, Martha Susan was born on April 24, 1953 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Richard Charles and Lutrelle Knapp (Patterson) Gearhart.
AB cum laude with honors in Biology, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, 1975. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1979.
Private practice, Macedon, 1979-1980, Honeoye Falls, 1980-1982, Kingston, 1982-1988, Red Hook, 1989-1997, Millbrook, 1997-2000, Pleasant Valley, since 2000. Founder, medical director, owner Gearhart Veterinary Hospital, Professional Limited Liability Company, 1997—2000, Pleasant Valley Animal Hospital, since 2000. Congressional science and engineering fellow American Veterinary Medical Association and American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, 1988-1989.
Freelance writer on policy analysis and consultant, agriculture, education and veterinary medicine, since 1989. Research associate ecology field station Hudsonia, Ltd., Annandale, New York, 1989-1996. Faculty associate Institute for Teaching Mathematics and Science Simon's Rock of Bard College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1990-1991.
Technical services consultant Pfizer Animal Health, 1996-2000.
Board directors Hudson River Heritage, 1991-1997. Member education committee Dutchess County Environmental Management Council, 1990-1996. Member American Veterinary Medical Association (political action committee policy board 1989-1996, legislation liaison New York districts 1-20 since 1990, criterion-referenced testing task force 1989-1990, congressional science fellowship selection committee 1990, treasurer since 1992), President Council Cornell Women, New York State Veterinary Medical Society (governmental relations committee since 1989, award 1997), American Association Feline Practitioners (feline practice specialty organizing committee since 1993), American Association Women Veterans, American Farmland Trust, Dog Writers Association American (judge aduio-visual and photography for annual writing/journalism contest 1991, Hill's Health award judge 1992), Phi Zeta.