Nikki is a Pacific Northwest native and was fortunate to have been raised appreciating the amazingly diverse outdoors that we have. She completed her undergraduate degree (Pre-med with a Chemistry minor) in Bellingham, WA attending Western Washington University. Her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine was completed at Washington State University in 2010. After graduation, she completed an internship in Emergency and Critical Care at Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital. She fell in love with the challenges and fast-paced environment of Emergency Medicine and continue to work in ER/Critical care referral hospitals. Emergency Medicine is not only a challenge of rapid assessments in stressful situations, but also challenges the ability to communicate in an effective and compassionate manner. Nikki gets inspired by the human-animal bond that is profoundly evident in pets seen on an emergency basis as well as with the teams that help care for them. She became certified in veterinary acupuncture in a search for alternative modalities for pain management as well as a more holistic practice of medicine with emphasis on preventative health care. She is excited to continue her journey in Veterinary Medicine in a general practice setting where long-lasting relationships with clients and their pets will be nourished. Outside of work, Nikki enjoys surfing, snowboarding, cooking and exploring the Pacific Northwest with her partner, Andrew, and their terrier mutt, Roger.

Lindsay grew up in Arizona where she received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Arizona State University. She fell in love with the Pacific Northwest after moving here for vet school, and completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in 2010. She likes to combine eastern and western medicine modalities to find the best care for her patients. Her medical areas of interest are soft tissue surgery, geriatric care, nutrition, and acupuncture. The best part of her day is when she gets to interact with clients and their pets, helping them foster healthy relationships, and assuming an active role in our community. In her time away from the hospital, she enjoys getting outdoors with her two shelter mutts, Sierra and Watson, biking with her husband, Miguel, gardening, playing pinball, and enjoying this beautiful city.

Stephanie made plans with her best friend in middle school to be a veterinarian and couldn’t be happier with her choice. She was an English major at the University of Wyoming before going to vet school at Colorado State University, graduating in 1996. She became acupuncture certified in 2006 because she was looking for ways to promote whole body health in her patients. She loves working with people to keep their pets as healthy and happy as possible, especially enjoying geriatrics, behavior and internal medicine. Outside of work she spends a lot of time camping and playing her banjo/ukulele with her two children and little three legged dog in tow.

Dr. Grubb works part-time as a relief doctor at both Kenton and Cathedral Animal Hospitals. She has loved getting to know some of our fabulous clients and patients and enjoys feeling like part of the team.

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Taylor hails from the Westside of Michigan. Her favorite things about the PNW include the beautiful hiking opportunities, wine country, and food carts. She has a special place in her heart for bully breeds and creatures that are misunderstood. Taylor will never miss the opportunity for a well-placed Lord Of The Rings reference or classic dad joke. She thinks about her American Staffordshire Terrier, Rudy every second of the day. Is he a dog or a small sea lion? The world may never know.

Aenne is also a Pacific Northwest native, she grew up in Oregon City with a passion for helping animals. Eventually she moved to Reno, Nevada to attend the University of Nevada Reno where she graduated with a degree in Animal Science and completed the pre-veterinary program. After several years of working in the veterinary field she obtained her license as a veterinary technician in Nevada. While Reno was nice, Oregon was calling and she decided to come home. Aenne has been practicing integrative medicine since 2010 in private practice and she has a special interest in anesthesia. She is very excited to be a part of the loving and passionate team at Kenton Animal Hospital and be part of building a hospital from the ground up. She has an adorable cat named Hippo and a lizard named Charles. When she is not working you can find her playing video games, writing, anything involved with zombies, and Zumba!

Wendy is a Wyoming native who has made Portland her home for the past 15 years. Wendy was drawn to the veterinary field by the human-animal bond, as she feels it is one of the most sacred and beautiful things in our world. She graduated from the Portland Community College Veterinary Technician program with an Associates of Applied Science and earned her Certified Veterinary Technician’s license in 2019. After spending time working with numerous and varied species in both integrative and emergency veterinary work, Wendy has found her home at Cathedral Animal Hospital. Wendy is passionate about cultivating and enriching the human-animal bond through education, preventative, integrative and compassionate care. After hours, Wendy enjoys electronic music, tattoos, soccer, obsessing over her cat, Machine and accessorizing her dog, MJ.

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Emma grew up in beautiful Rhode Island where she attended art school at RISD. She moved to the PNW 6 years ago to be closer to the great western outdoors. She always had a deep love of animals and as a young child would often tell people she wanted to become a veterinarian when she grew up. For the past several years Emma has worked as a dog walker, dog sitter, and at a boarding and daycare facility which temporarily placated her deep need for a dog until she adopted her own baby boy. Their favorite activities are sleeping, hiking with her weekly unofficial ladies hiking club, watching Parks and Recreation, cooking by a camp fire, coveting other peoples’ old Ford Broncos, and going to Thousand Acres dog park. She will be enrolling in the Veterinary Technician program at PCC in the near future.

New to Portland, Maeci is excited to be a part of the skilled and compassionate team at Kenton and Cathedral animal hospitals. Maeci started working in veterinary medicine in 2016 in Northern California. In their free time Maeci loves to be outdoors, camping or trying to find a swimming hole with their partner and two goofy mutts.

Alycia decided to pack up her things and make her way to the PNW in the summer of 2018. While relatively new to the PNW, she is no stranger to the world of dogs and cats. With a background in owning a pet care company in Chicago and doing animal rescue work in both Chicago and Boulder, Colorado, Alycia’s passion for the welfare of animals continues to deepen immensely. She has a continuously evolving interest in animal health and behavior and she’s thrilled to be a part of the Kenton Animal Hospital team. In her spare time, Alycia can be found petting other people’s animals (sadly hers recently passed), admiring the flower farm where she lives, wandering the PNW forests, taking photos, writing...

Nicole has always had an incredible interest in veterinary medicine, and from an early age, it was apparent that this was the field for her. Nicole was born in New Mexico and made the big move to Portland about 10 years ago. She completed a veterinary assistant program just before moving to Portland. She is happily settled into her life here, spending time with her daughter and partner outside of work. She has a 13-year-old husky mix named Lola.

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Emily moved to Portland from California at the beginning of 2022. She graduated from UC Berkeley in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in History, but very quickly realized that her heart belonged to veterinary medicine. Though much of her background is in emergency medicine, she is excited to return to primary care where she can assist patients in all aspects of their health and wellness. Outside of work, Emily can be found exploring Portland with her rescue dog, Walter, and making baked goods for friends and family.

Born and raised in Oregon small towns, Alorea has always had a love and passion for farm animals and pets alike. After some time working on local farms they shifted their focus to specifically learning better care in the vet med industry alongside talented doctors and assistants. Alorea has two pet dogs (Harvey and Ruthie), one cat (Huckleberry), and five chickens (Glados, Ultra Pasteurized Rice, Blue Jeans, Sweet Cheeks, and Kumquat), and cares for them all with the love and support of their roommates. In their spare time Alorea loves sewing for their cosplays, adding to their variety of collections, and doing outlandish makeup.

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Nicole is a recent Portland transplant, moving here from Chicago. She graduated from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana with a degree in Biology and a general interest in the medical field. During COVID, Nicole and her husband decided to make a change and move to the Pacific Northwest with their amazing German Shepherd- Seabiscuit. Nicole loves taking Seabiscuit along for all her adventures; they especially enjoy the coast, hiking, wine tasting, and food trucks.

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Leanne grew up in Ithaca, New York, but made the move to Portland in June of 2016. She spent most of her twenties on a self-discovery kick, traveling around and trying to figure out her path. She realized she needed to do something she was passionate about and the one thing that has remained constant in her life is her love for animals and science! Leanne volunteered at a handful of shelters before she realized that she wanted to do more to make a difference. With that, she is currently navigating her way through the Veterinary Technology program at PCC. She is on track to graduate in June of 2022, becoming a CVT! When she is not in school or working, you can catch her hiking, camping, traveling around, cooking/baking, or just laying low at home with her partner, their doggo, River, and their cat, Mia!

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