DR. DENNETTE WOOD – PRACTICE OWNER

DR. WOOD IS A NORTHWEST NATIVE, HAVING GROWN UP IN PORTLAND, OREGON.  STARTING OUT IN THE INDUSTRY AS A KENNEL TECHNICIAN, HER COMBINED LOVE FOR MEDICINE, ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IS WHAT SPARKED AN INTEREST IN THE VETERINARY FIELD.  SHE RECEIVED HER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, THEN HEADED EAST TO THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, EARNING HER DOCTORATE IN 2002.

SHE SPENT FIVE AND A HALF YEARS WORKING AT THE TIMBERRIDGE VETERINARY CLINIC IN BONNEY LAKE, AS WELL AS SOME TIME AT COUNTRY ANIMAL HOSPITAL IN ENUMCLAW, BEFORE PURCHASING BUCKLEY VETERINARY HOSPITAL IN EARLY 2009.  SHE HOPES TO CONTINUE THE STELLAR REPUTATION THAT BUCKLEY VET HAS, CREATING A SOLID FOUNDATION OF PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND ACTING AS A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE FOR CLIENT EDUCATION AND WELLNESS CARE WHILE STAYING CURRENT WITH VETERINARY MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS. 

SHE CALLS ENUMCLAW HER HOME WITH HER CAT WHO WAS A RESCUE. OUTSIDE OF WORK, DR. WOOD ENJOYS SKIING, GARDENING AND COOKING, ALL ON TOP OF BEING AN AVID CYCLER!

DR. SUSAN LIBRA – ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN

DR. LIBRA JOINED OUR TEAM IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009.  SHE GREW UP FOR THE MOST PART ON A SMALL FARM IN RURAL LEBANON, OREGON.  HER LOVE OF ANIMALS AND ANIMAL CARE STARTED FROM ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN 4-H, RAISING FARM AND COMPANION ANIMALS WITH HER FAMILY IN LEBANON, AND WORKING ON A DAIRY WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. 

SHE RECEIVED HER VETERINARY DEGREE FROM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY.  AT THAT TIME OREGON STATE WAS IN A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, SO 2 OF HER 4 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL WERE ALSO IN THE PALOUSE. 

HER CAREER HAS LED DR. LIBRA TO WORK ON A VARIETY OF ANIMALS BEFORE MOVING TO WASHINGTON. SHE GAINED EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE AND SMALL ANIMALS, WILD ANIMALS, POCKET PETS, AND AQUARIUM ANIMALS, INCLUDING KEIKO THE KILLER WHALE WHILE HE WAS AT THE OREGON COAST AQUARIUM IN NEWPORT OREGON.

THROUGH VETERINARY MEDICINE DR. LIBRA IS ABLE TO COMBINE HER ENJOYMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANIMALS, THE PEOPLE THEY OWN, AND THE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHE LIVES IN WITH THE CHALLENGE OF DAY TO DAY PRACTICE AND NETWORKING WITH OTHER VETERINARIANS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WELLBEING OF HER PATIENTS.  SHE ALSO HAS ENJOYED PARTICIPATING IN FUN THINGS, SUCH AS “ASK THE VET” RADIO SHOW, FAIR VETERINARIAN, “EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS” MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER DAY, PET JUDGE FOR SALEM PET DAY, AND “JOB INTERVIEW FAIR FOR YOUTH (JIFFY)”.

LORI

LORI JOINED OUR TEAM IN JUNE 2011 AS ONE OF OUR CLIENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES. SHE BRINGS AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AS A RECEPTIONIST AS WELL AS A VETERINARY ASSISTANT. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN THE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, BUT WAS QUICK TO REALIZE THAT HER TRUE PASSION WAS DEALING WITH ANIMALS.

LORI ENJOYS THE VETERINARY FIELD BECAUSE OF THE CULTURE MIX OF AMAZING PEOPLE AND PETS AND THE COMPASSION AND CARE THAT YOU SEE ON A DAILY BASIS FROM BOTH CLIENTS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. SHE AND HER FAMILY HAVE TWO GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND SEVERAL CATS ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF AQUATIC PETS.

OUTSIDE OF BUCKLEY VET, LORI LOVES SPENDING TIME WITH HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN – WHETHER ITS KEEPING THEM ACTIVE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OR TRIPS TO THE BEACH/OCEAN WITH THEIR GOLDENS. SHE ALSO ENJOYS GARDENING, READING AND HANGING OUT AT THE LOCAL STARBUCKS.

LEESA

LEESA CAME ON BOARD IN JULY 2011 AS PART OF OUR CLIENT SERVICES TEAM. SHE IS A SEASONED RECEPTIONIST WITH OVER SIX YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE VETERINARY INDUSTRY. SHE LOVES WORKING IN THIS FIELD BECAUSE OF THE HAPPINESS THAT CLIENTS EXERT FROM SEEING THEIR PETS IN GOOD HEALTH. "WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT WE TREAT THEIR PETS AS IF THEY WERE OUR OWN, THEY APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH."

ASIDE FROM WORKING AS A PART OF OUR TEAM, LEESA IS A BOARD MEMBER FOR CASCADE ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY (CAPS), VOLUNTEERING MANY HOURS FOSTERING CATS AND WORKING AT ADOPTION EVENTS. SHE SHARES HER HOME WITH HER DOG, DODGER, AND THREE CATS, SPARKY, LENNY AND SOOKIE.

LEESA IS AN AVID MOVIE CRITIC, WHO ENJOYS WATCHING AND DISCUSSING AN ARRAY OF FILMS WITH OTHERS. OUTSIDE OF WORK, SHE ALSO ENJOYS PHOTOGRAPHY, TIME OUT AND ABOUT WITH FRIENDS, AND A GOOD BOOK WITH ONE OF HER CATS CURLED UP ON HER LAP.

KIM

KIM CAME TO WORK FOR US AS A LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN IN OCTOBER OF 2006. BEGINNING WORK IN THE INDUSTRY AS KENNEL ASSISTANT IN 1995, SHE WORKED HER WAY THROUGH PIERCE COLLEGE WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY DEGREE IN 1998.

WE APPRECIATE HER HUMOR, HER GREAT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL, AND HER LOVE FOR THE FIELD. SHE HAS ALWAYS ENJOYED THE COMPANIONSHIP THAT COMES WITH BEING A PET OWNER AND WANTED TO HELP KEEP PETS HEALTHY. KIM AND HER FAMILY HAVE A PIT BULL, THE BIG BOY, A BOSTON, OLY, AND A DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR CAT, DITCH.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, KIM AND HER HUSBAND ENJOY CAMPING, HIKING, BOATING, WAKEBOARDING, AND LIFE IN THE OUTDOORS WITH THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS.

SARAH

SARAH HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US SINCE AUGUST OF 2007 AS A VETERINARY ASSISTANT, THIS BEING HER FIRST POSITION IN THE VETERINARY INDUSTRY. WE SOON WELCOMED HER ON BOARD AS A LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN AFTER COMPLETING HER DEGREE AT PIERCE COLLEGE.

WE ARE PROUD OF HER SKILL SETS AND KNOWLEDGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SARAH ENJOYS THE FIELD BECAUSE OF HER PASSION OF HELPING ANIMALS AND EDUCATING CLIENTS ABOUT THEIR ANIMALS. GROWING UP, SHE HAD SEVERAL ANIMALS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE LOCAL 4-H, SHOWING BOTH DAIRY COWS AND HORSES, IN ADDITION TO BARN CATS/KITTENS AND A DOG ON THEIR FARM. SHE CURRENTLY HAS TWO CATS, HURLEY AND BOBCAT, TWO AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS, BREWSER AND WILEY, AND SEVERAL HORSES – A PAINT AND TWO QUARTER HORSES.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, SARAH ENJOYS BARREL RACING, TRAIL RIDING (WITH THE DOGS), AND TRAINING AND LEARNING WITH HER HORSES. HER OTHER HOBBIES INCLUDE HIKING, SNOWSHOEING AND ARCHERY.

CHANCEE

CHANCEE JOINED OUR STAFF IN JANUARY OF 2011 AS A VETERINARY ASSISTANT. SHE STUDIED BEEF PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE, GRADUATING AUGUST 2010 WITH A DEGREE IN VETERINARY TECHNICIAN STUDIES. SHE PLANS TO BECOME A REGISTERED TECHNICIAN AFTER PASSING THE STATE EXAM.

EVERY EMPLOYMENT VENTURE CHANCEE HAS HAD SINCE HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN ANIMAL RELATED – SHE CURRENTLY ALSO WORKS FOR A PET TRANSPORTING COMPANY AND IS A PET CARETAKER. SHE IMPROVES HER SKILLS ON A DAILY BASIS WHILE CARING FOR OUR MEDICAL FAMILY AND IS WELL ON HER WAY TO BECOMING A LICENSED TECHNICIAN!

CHANCEE STAYS BUSY WITH DEXTER AND HANNAH, HER TWO DOGS, ALONG ASIDE HER TWO HORSES, A PAINT NAMED PHANTOM AND A BLM MUSTANG NAMED RYKIN, AND HER BUNNY PROF. LAGAMORPH. OUTSIDE OF WORK, SHE ENJOYS TAKING THE DOGS FOR WALKS ON DIFFERENT TRAILS AND PLAYING FETCH, TRAIL RIDING WITH THE HORSES, AND TRAINING CATTLE AND HOGS FOR SHOWING. IN HER FREE TIME SHE WORKS ON ART PROJECTS, GARDENS, AND DABBLES IN PHOTOGRAPHY.

STEPHANIE

STEPHANIE JOINED US IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 WORKING PART TIME AS BOTH A VETERINARY ASSISTANT AND AS PART OF OUR CLIENT SERVICES TEAM. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN VETERINARY SCHOOL AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IN PULLMAN.

SHE BRINGS A LOT OF LIVELINESS TO THE HOSPITAL AND ENJOYS TAKING PART IN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. SHE HAS HAD A VARIETY OF PETS GROWING UP, AND ANIMALS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF HER LIFE. STEPHANIE ENJOYS BEING ABLE TO PLAY A ROLE IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ANIMALS, BENEFITING BOTH THE PET AND THEIR OWNER. HER CURRENT PETS INCLUDE HER DOG TILLY AND TWO CATS, CROW BAIT AND BOLT, ALL OF WHOM WERE RESCUES!

WHEN SHE FINDS SOME SPARE TIME OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND WORK, STEPHANIE AIMS TO BE OUTDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SHE ENJOYS TAKING TILLY RUNNING AND HIKING. THEY ALSO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AT THE DOG PARK AND GETTING TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL, AND THEIR PETS, TO HAVE "DOGGY PLAY DATES".