Animal Clinic East

Jennica has been with Animal Clinic East since 2007. She is an Oregon native. She has been working in the veterinary field since 1999, with several years experience at a veterinary dermatology clinic. Jennica is married and they share their home with 2 Chocolate Labs. Her time off is spent movie watching and hanging out with her husband, spending time outdoors, traveling, cooking, baking, and drinking coffee. Jennica does an outstanding job managing our kennel care staff in addition to her technician duties. 

Ashley began working with us after graduating from veterinary technician school in the summer of 2010. She is a native of Walla Walla and lives here with her husband and their 3 boys. They have 2 pit bulls and 1 cat. Ashley's interests outside of work include church, scrapbooking, reading, golf and crafts.

Courtney is a home town girl, born right here in Walla Walla. She graduated from WA-HI in 2008 and from Yakima Valley Community College's Vet Tech program in 2010 where (small world) she and Ashley were roommates. We were honored to add her to our superior technician team in April of 2014. Not surprising, Courtney has several pets. She has 4 smooshed face kitties & 6 dogs...all of them rescues! Courtney has a big heart and gives back to the community by rescuing and fostering animals. Courtney likes everything outdoors, cooking and board games

Cathy has been a member of our staff since 2004. She is a native of New York. She and her husband Scott have four children. They have 2 dogs and 3 cats. Her hobbies include reading, snow skiing, playing with her grandbabies and riding her Vespa. In her past life Cathy was a legal assistant so she keeps us all on our toes!

Shelley was born in the province of Alberta, Canada. She and her husband have 5 kids, 3 grand kids, 2 dogs 4 cats and 5 horses! Shelley is a busy gal - she is an EMT for Search & Rescue for College Place Fire Dept., helps run the Blue Mountain Girls Softball, and supervises Wa Hi's FFA Swine Project. She likes quilting, cooking, camping, kayaking, hiking, and rodeo. 

Jenna has been part of our team since 2018. She graduated from WSU in 2010 with a BS in Natural Resource Sciences with Wildlife Ecology as her specialty. She has a little boy, two dogs and one cat. When she is not at the clinic she enjoys being outdoors, hiking, traveling, fishing, baking, jazzercising, fostering animals, up-cycling thrift store finds and spending time with family and friends. In her life before ACE, Jenna was a Zookeeper in North Dakota!

Kristie is a Walla Walla native and is one of the newer faces at AnimalClinic East. She has a daughter and a son and two dogs. She has a great love for our valley and is enjoying the benefits that have come with its growth over the past 20 years - especially the great wines and restaurants! In Kristie's time away from the clinic, she loves cooking for family and friends (and her co-workers too) and enjoys trying out new recipes. She visits the Oregon Coast as many times as possible each year and loves dog walks on the beach with her husband.

Sierra is a hometown girl, born right here is Walla Walla.  She began working with us in 2017 and immediately fit right in. She has a 2 dogs and 2 cats. As a memory aid, she likes to chronicle her life by making videos. Sierra recently got accepted into the Veterinary Program at Oregon State University.

Bella has been with ACE since June, 2021. She's wanted to work with animals since she was little. Pursuing that dream, she's enrolled in Penn Foster College working towards her Veterinary Technician license.  Bella comes from a large Italian family and when not spending time with them, she is at home cuddling her 2 dogs! She loves going to the gym, reading, cooking and hiking.

Zoe joined ACE October, 2020 bringing her love of animals both large and small. Zoe has 2 dogs, 1 cat and a horse. Her 'spare' time is spent studying for her Veterinary Technician license at Penn Foster College, horseback riding, baking (she's the best!) and with her family. 

Katie joined our staff in November 2022. She is a portland native but has deep ties to the Walla Walla Valley. She is a licensed Veterinary Technician with experience in many aspects of veterinary medicine. Her families are OSU Beavers and Green Bay Packers fans.