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Shana Petit has been our
Practice Manager since 2003. She came to us from Lynnfield, Massachusetts
where she worked
at the Animal Hospital of Lynnfield for ten years
and was the manager for the last two. She is a 2001 graduate
of the University of South Carolina where she holds a B.S.
in Marine Biology. Shana lives in Connecticut
with her
husband, Jared, as well as two lab mixes named Keagan and Alabama.
Shana has extensive knowledge in the veterinary field. In addition to her work
in Lynnfield, she has held internships at both the New England
Aquarium and the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. She is a member of the Veterinary Hospital Manager's Association, including 2007 North American Veterinary Conference and 2006 Veterinary Hospital Manager's Association.
Shana enjoys managing a busy practice where she can work with amazing and caring staff as well as the wonderful clients. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking,
running and walking with her dogs.
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Kelly Parker joined our technical staff in 2006, prior to coming to us, she spent twelve years at the South Deerfield Veterinary Clinic. She is a Certified Veterinary Technician who earned her A.S. in Veterinary Science from Holyoke Community College in 1998. She also earned a B.A. in English/Journalism from the University of New Hampshire in 1993.
Kelly shares her life with a blind Pekingese named Foo and 5 felines, Lenny, Sophie, Charlie, Leo and Toby. Outside of her work, Kelly is interested in the martial arts, which she has studied for more than 6 years. Kelly is an avid UNH hockey fan and Red Sox fan. She also enjoys gardening and reading.
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Kim Sager joined our practice as a Certified Veterinary Technician in
2008. Kim is a 1994 graduate of UMass Amherst where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science. Kim has a special interest in surgery and anesthesia as well as pain management. In 2009, she will become a member of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management. She also enjoys volunteering for important causes like the Feral Spay Sunday, a group which donates its time to the humane sterilization of feral cats. It is important to Kim to support the human/animal bond and to help in making the lives of animals better.
Kim lives with her partner and an assortment of wonderful foster children, as well as three incredible dogs and three fabulous felines. She has been a member of the Big Sister Organization since 1998. Outside of work, she loves spending family time, as well as kayaking, hiking, motorcycling, cooking and reading.
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 Jennifer Schmittlein is a Certified Veterinary Technician who graduated from Holyoke Community College in 1984 with an Associates Degree in Animal Science and has been employed by the Northampton Vet Clinic since the same year. She has felt fortunate in having gotten to know so many of the clients and patients over the years. Jennifer has traveled to Las Vegas in 2000 and to Florida in 2004 and 2008 for veterinary conferences. She also routinely attends local conferences. She shares her life with her husband of 20+ years, Jeff, the webmaster for this site, and her teenage daughter, Paige, as well as a sheltie, Jester and two cats, Pixel and Sepia.
Jennifer likes to spend time gardening, collecting antiques and being with her family.
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Linda Sjodahl-Miller is a Certified Veterinary
Technician who has been with the clinic since 1979. She received
an Associates Degree in Animal Science from the Stockbridge
School of Agriculture at UMass. Linda has a special interest
in wildlife rehabilitation and small animal physical therapy.
In her spare time she enjoys organic gardening and spending
time with her husband, John, and their assorted creatures;
a dog, Bailey and two cats, Poppie and Barnum.
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 Chris
Warren is a Certified Veterinary Technician with a Bachelors
Degree in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts
where she graduated in 1993. She rejoined the Northampton Vet
Clinic team in 2000 after working for four years in the Critical
Care unit of Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital in Springfield.
Chris attended the North American Veterinary Conference in Florida
in 2001 and 2006, and has continued to attend annual conferences closer to home. She has a special interest in dentistry and ultrasound.
Chris lives with her husband, young son, Keaton, born in 1998
and a daughter, Sierra, born in 2002. She also shares her home
with three cats, Squoushy, Rose and India, and a dachshund named Tucker as well as two guinea pigs. She loves scrapbooking
and doing anything that allows her to spend quality time with
her family.
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Beverly Trushaw received her Associates Degree from
the Holyoke Community College Veterinary and Animal Science
department in 1983. She lives with her husband and teenage
son, as well as 4 cats, Biti Bon, Plunker, Latka and Bootsie,
and one dog, Porchie, a rescue from Hurricane Katrina.
Beverly is especially proud of having raised and found homes
for over 50 orphaned kittens. She enjoys providing client education
regarding the importance of spaying and neutering. Her special
interests outside of work include traveling to warm destinations.
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Misty D'Amours graduated from Holyoke Community College
in 2001 with an Associates Degree in Animal Science. She has been part of the Northampton Veterinary Clinic team since January of 2000. She attended
conferences in Atlantic City in both 2002 and 2004. In 2007 she attended the North American Veterinary Conference in Florida. She shares her home with her husband, Kevin, as well as two dogs, a shepherd mix named
Abigail, and a lab mix named Brandy. Misty and Kevin also have two long-haired cats, Dakota and Scribbles and a short haired cat named Kashmere.
Misty says she loves working for a veterinary clinic where she can be proud of the quality care and compasion given to both patients and clients. She has helped to raise many litters of stray kittens and always finds wonderful homes for them.
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Kate Delisle is the newest addition to our staff of veterinary assistants. She came to us after receiving her B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts in January of 2009. Kate's enthusiasm for her work is contagious. She most enjoys the interaction with our clients and their pets as well as continuously expanding her knowledge and skills. She attended the 2007 AVMA Annual Convention. In the future, Kate plans to continue her education and to eventually become a veterinarian.
Kate spends her down time with her horse, Dolly, and her rabbit, Puck. She also loves being with family and friends and listening to music.
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Amy Kramarchyk is one of our veterinary assistants who came to us with aspirations of finishing a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science. She loves the work experience, learning something new and finding many reasons to smile each day. She loves being surrounded by animals and animal people.
Amy lives in Easthampton with her fiance, Gary, and their animal family, a pointer mix named Charlie, three cats, Lucy, Shimi and Linus and two goldfish, Jaws and Dante. Outside of work she loves to spend time with her pets, listen to music, hike and go to the movies.
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Laura Kuzmeski joined our practice in 2008 when she was in her final year at Easthampton High School. She has earned her way into a position as one of our veterinary assistants, and she is now attending Holyoke Community College's Veterinary Technician program. She hopes to continue on with us as a certified veterinary technician. Laura also hopes to become certified as a dog trainer. She has special interests in exotic pets as well as holistic treatments.
Laura shares her life with an Akita named Fiona, two cats, Stinky and Phoenix, one fish and ten chinchillas. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, going to the movies and spending time with her pets.
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Sandra Leiser is one of our veterinary assistants. She is a 1994 graduate of Hampshire College and has a special interest in veterinary nutrition and canine behavioral issues. She has participated in continuing education with a focus on complementary and alternative medicine.
Sandra shares her home with her partner,three dogs and three cats. She enjoys hiking, bird watching, going to the movies, tag sale shopping and antiquing.
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Rachel Martin is a 1995 graduate of Holyoke Community College's Veterinary and Animal Science Program. She came to the Northampton Veterinary Clinic as a technician in 1999. Recently she joined the reception team when a back injury prevented her from the physical requirements of technical work. We feel very fortunate to have her knowledge and expertise available to our clients at the front desk. Rachel attended the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, Florida in 2004, and in March of 2005 attended a seminar on managing inventory. She is responsible for all of our purchasing and inventory control. She also loves working with people and seeing interesting cases,
Rachel enjoys spending time hiking with her husband, Jim, and her young son, Colby, who was born in 1999. She also enjoys scrapbooking. Rachel's four legged family includes three cats, B.J., Tipper and Piglet and two bunnies, Eva and Monarch.
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Devon DeNucce joined our team of client care coordinators in 2004. She had majored in Art at Smith College and has special interests in painting, calligraphy, sewing, knitting and woodworking. Devon has been a Certified Nail Technician since 2002.
Devon's favorite part of working in a veterinary hospital are the little pink kitten noses. She shares her life with her husband, two kitties, Charlie and Gideon, various small, furry pet rodents, and a couple of fish.
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Robin Spaulding is one of our client care coordinators.
She studied cosmetology and has been a licensed hairdresser
for twenty years. She joined our team because of her love for
animals. She enjoys seeing all the pets come into the clinic
and trying to ease their nervousness during the time that they
are with us. She also thinks the kisses she gets from them are
an added bonus!
Robin lives with her husband of more than 20 years, she has two daughters,
Katie and Jessie, as well as a new grandson. She also shares her life with two dogs and four cats. Outside of work,
she enjoys camping with her family.
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