I grew up on the Oregon coast, bringing home a wide variety of stray creatures (I don’t recommend bringing an injured seagull into your bedroom!) I moved to Portland to attend college, with plans of becoming a teacher. One of my early jobs was working at a veterinary clinic as a receptionist. I quickly grew to love the veterinary field- the medicine, supporting the relationships of people and their pets, and being part of the profession that makes caring for that relationship such a big part of their life. By the time I completed my college degree, I’d changed courses and was manager of a veterinary clinic (where I had the pleasure of working with a young veterinarian named Dr. Nancy Curran). Permanently derailed from teaching, I went on to complete the Veterinary Management Institute at Purdue University in 2005. In 2014, I had the opportunity to join the amazing group of people at Two Rivers and work with Dr. Curran once again. My years at Two Rivers have given me a tremendous appreciation for this team- they have allowed me to be a better manager, better communicator, and better human- I’m proud to work with each and every one of them.