East Padden Animal Hospital Staff
Doctors
Tracy Thompson D.V.M.
Dr. Tracy Thompson graduated from Texas A & M University Veterinary School in 2002. She worked at a full service/emergency medicine practice for 3 years and at a general private practice for 2 years. During veterinary school, Dr. Thompson worked at the clinical pathology laboratory and as a student liaison for a major pharmaceutical company. Her main interests in the field are soft tissue surgery and internal medicine. She has even performed abdominal surgery on a tiger and anesthetized an elephant! In her free time, Dr. Thompson enjoys hiking, sailing, scuba diving, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her 4 cats and 2 dogs and her daughter, Katharine Grace.
Team Members
AmyAmy is our Hospital Manager and has worked in the veterinary field since 1995. She has a B.S. in Zoology specializing in Animal Care and an Ecology Minor. She has a farm full of animals in the Columbia River Gorge which include a 17 ˝ hand horse, 3 llamas, 5 sheep, 1 pig, 30-some chickens, 5 large dogs, 2 small dogs and 16 cats. All of her critters were rescued and have some sort of story behind them. Her hobbies include hiking, whitewater rafting, sailing, gardening, reading, being active in her local church, volunteering at a local Mission and being a Foster Mom. She is a vegetarian, and and would love to live completely off the grid!
Kassie
Kassie has been working in Veterinary Medicine since September of 2009. She feels that she was born with a love of animals. She has 3 dogs; Roscoe, Pixie and Abbie. She also has a wonderful cat named Eli and a horse named Drum N Up Business (Bailey). Her hobbies include showing and riding horses, camping, fishing and swimming. She is a newlywed, having just been married in July 2010. She enjoys working with the friendly and knowledgable staff at East Padden!
Sharron I've lived in Vancouver since 1994. I have three boys: Cody, Chris and Casey. Casey is serving in the US Airforce. I also have two dogs, Olivia and AJ, and four cats, Romeo, Juliet, Genie and Bug. Obviously, I'm a real animal lover.I recently adopted Bug from the EPAH clinic after being turned over due to flea anemia and malnutrition. He was pretty sad looking, but he's really doing good now. I enjoy reading cookbooks, going to bookstores, just hanging out with friends and practicing my Bikram yoga. But, if you really, really want to know me, here's my secret: I love watching comedies from the '80's! Make sure to say hello to me the next time you come into EPAH.
Rachel
Rachel has been working with us since September of 2009. After spending over 20 years in customer service, she decided to follow her love for animals and blend the 2 strengths together. Her and her husband, Rand, have 2 wonderful children, Josh and Lauren. Their animals complete the family. With a Great Dane named Bob, a Jack Russel named Izzy, 3 cats (Theo, Nigel and Kevin….they were on a British name kick) and a Guinea Pig named Eddie, they are constantly on the go. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys traveling, hiking, camping, fishing and family game night.
Rochelle
Rochelle is a Receptionist here. She was raised in Santa Cruz, California, but has lived locally in Washougal for the past 30 years. She has 4 dogs, 3 cats and 2 zebra finches, all rescues. She has been rescuing homeless animals since she was a child. Rochelle has worked in the veterinary field since 1996. She enjoys gardening, floral design, traveling, spending time with her pets and designing house plans. She looks forward to meeting you and your pets!
Jessica
Jessica grew up with 11 dogs, so caring for animals just comes naturally. Her parents bred Lhasa Apso's. She was born in the Midwest and then at the age of seven moved to England for four and a half years. (Be sure to ask her about her life in England.) She moved to Alabama for thirteen and a half years before coming to the Northwest in 1997. Jessica has 4 dogs (Bebe, Mercy, Shug and Sampson), 2 cats (Sissy and Callie), and a rabbit named Lesslee. She recently graduated from Apollo College as a Veterinary Assistant. "I feel so lucky to get a position here at East Padden Animal Hospital where I completed my externship. My hobbies include reading, listening to music and playing with my pets! I have a 14 year old daughter who keeps me very busy as well."
Laura
Laura began working at East Padden in October 2010 as a Technician Assistant. She grew up in the Camas/Washougal area and worked at a local dairy all through high school. Laura graduated from The Evergreen State College with a BS in Environmental Studies. Currently her only pet at home is a kitten, named Dollop, that she adopted over the 2010 summer. In her spare time, she loves taking dance classes, reading, hiking, learning to cook and mentoring. Laura has been an animal lover all her life and looks forward to meeting your pet!
