Our Staff

Doctor

Dr. Renee M Gray , Bachelor of Animal Science, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Renee Gray graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. She has worked in Alaska and Washington, continuing in the "all creatures great and small" style of practice as James Herriott and other general practitioners.

Dr. Renee lives in Snohomish with her wonderful husband, Michael, as well as their numerous fuzzy and feathered family members including Verbal, a happy yellow dog, Raquel, a black Percheron mare, Jesse the donkey, Bill the Emu and lots of chickens. Dr. Renee also has a beautiful, sweet Maine Coon cat, Stella as well as an obnoxious and adorable tabby cat named Spartacus. She is involved in a wonderful "Meetup.com" group of fellow horse lovers and loves to ride Raquel when she can.

Dr. Renee also continues to enjoy the small but important house/farm call practice she started in 1998, serving horse, small livestock and other pet owners in the local area.
She continues to take continuing education classes and seminars to help ensure we are providing state-of-the-art medicine and surgical procedures to our beloved patients.

Lake Stevens Animal Hospital is a dream come true for Dr. Renee. Combining the best qualities from practices where she has had the privilege to work, as well as introducing ideas from her wonderful staff and of her own, LSAH aspires to be the highest quality animal care facility in the community.

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Management

Michael Gray

Dr. Renee's husband spends all his "free time" taking care of the considerable business side of the hospital. He works full time as a computer technician/consultant at a large company in Bellevue. He also enjoys working on the upkeep of our little farm, keeping the critters fenced in and out of mud. We are very fortunate to have him as an owner and manager.

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Cori

Let me tell you a story. One day, just a few days after I turned fifteen,
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My name is Cori DeZarn, and I am the Hospital Supervisor here at Lake Stevens Animal Hospital. For five years I worked at my local vet clinic up in Skagit County, where I worked my way up from Hospital Attendant to a Veterinart Assistant, with some Receptionist training. I joined Lake Stevens Animal Hospital in April of 2004 as a Veterinary Assistant. I then moved into a fill-in Receptionist position and eventually became the Receptionist Supervisor, all while still assisting. In August of 2007, I became the Hospital Supervisor. I now help in all positions when needed and enjoy the diversity that this job entails. I live with my boyfriend of seven years and our "children"; two cats "Rocky" & "Kioshi", two Chinchillas "Chili" & " Lili", and one dog "Madi". We enjoy taking "Madi" out wherever we go; hiking, camping, fishing, biking, ect. I love to read books and watch movies. I also love the ever-changing weather in Washington and enjoy being indoors on rainy/snowy days and love being outdoors on those rare sunny/warm days. My future goal is to take the Veterinary Technicians National Exam and become a licensed Tech.

Technician

Amber

    Hi, My name is Amber. I have been with Lake Stevens Animal Hospital since 2002, first as a Veterinary Assistant and now as a Licensed Veterinary Technician (I challenged and passed the Veterinary Technician Nation Exam in 2006).

    I enjoy working in small animal medicine and have aspirations to further my education in veterinary anesthesiology. I also have special interest in animal dentistry and nutrition.

    I currently own two Westies (West Highland White Terriers) "Bonehead" and "Gizmo", five cats "Squirt", "Baby", "Snip", "Spritz" and "Dexter". ("Dexter" is pictured with myself, "Bonehead" and "Gizmo").

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Assistants

Terra

HI! my name is Terra and I am the Veterinary Assistant here at
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Reception

Kayla M. Nicholson

Hi my name is Kayla Nicholson. I'm one of the
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Emily

Hi, my name is Emily. I started working here at Lake Stevens Animal Hospital in May 2009. Animals have always been a passion of mine and I have loved the last eight years I have spent working in the Veterinary industry as a Vet Assitant, as well as a Receptionist. Cooking and hosting dinner parties are also another passion of mine. I enjoy entertaining people. I also enjoy spending my days outdoors with my three dogs, they love to hike and explore. I have a Great Dane "Capone", a German Shepherd "Leici", and a Labrador Mix "Bugsy". I am excited to have joined such a dedicated team and look forward to the future when i eventually get my Veterinary Technicians License.

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Kennel

Kristina

My name is Kristina Nordby and I am the Hospital Attendant here at
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