Support Team

Michelle joined our team in October, 2005. She started out as a receptionist and is now our Office Manager. She loves helping clients and their pets, playing with the pets when they come in, and working with the IVH staff. 

Outside of work, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, snowboarding, wake-boarding, camping, and photography. Her favorite animals are dolphins and whales.

Jaymie joined our team in August, 2006. She started out as a receptionist and is now our Front Office Manager. Since she loves all animals, she considered it ideal to work for Idaho Vet. She enjoys greeting everyone and their animals, getting to know our clients and their pets, learning new things daily, and being part of such a great team. 

Outside of work, Jaymie enjoys playing sports: softball, soccer, volleyball, and attending baseball games. She loves anything water and sun related, fishing, boating, camping, and spending time with her son. Her favorite animal is the squirrel.

Jenalee joined our team in June, 2000. She is now a technician. She started working here at IVH through an externship for her degree in Veterinary Technology through College of Southern Idaho, and decided to remain after graduating. She enjoys the continuing education and the level of medicine that is practiced here. She especially loves cytology, working with the microscope, and preventative care for the animals. 

Outside of work, Jenalee enjoys gardening, arts and crafts, volunteering at school, and anything that involves the outdoors. She doesn’t have a favorite animal; she loves working with all of her animals from horses to cattle. But she’ll allow that “Hank” her cow dog has grown on her, and she likes him quite a lot.

Kate joined our team in August, 2009. She started out volunteering; helping the technician staff in the treatment area. We enjoyed Kate so much we offered her a job as one of our receptionists. She loves being around animals and interacting with clients and pets. She enjoys the variety of animals she gets to see each day. 

Outside of work Kate enjoys spending time with her family, dog, and birds. She likes being outdoors and practicing falconry. Her favorite animal is the falcon.

Sabine joined our team in February, 2006 as an assistant. She had previously worked as a large animal technician for nine years, working primarily with horses before deciding on a change of scenery. She loves working with animals; especially getting to watch them recover. 

Outside of work Sabine enjoys outdoor activities such as gardening, boating, camping, fishing, horseback riding, bike riding, and walking her dog. Her favorite animals are horses, cats, and especially her German shepherd, Tascha.

Laurie joined our team in October, 2006 as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She enjoys meeting clients and their pets. She finds it very rewarding to build a relationship with the owners while helping their sick animals recover and return home. 

Outside of work Laurie enjoys archery, fishing, camping and working with her three horses and five dogs. Her favorite animals are her Pug, Fiona, and adopted Mustang, Annie.

Bridget joined our team in April, 2007. She is the Head Technician here at Idaho Veterinary Hospital. Her love of helping animals brought her to IVH and she enjoys working with them everyday. Her favorite aspect of her job is how working with the IVH staff is like belonging to a family; everyone is dedicated to helping clients and their animals. 

Outside of work Bridget enjoys horseback riding; especially on field trails and hunting. Her favorite animals are horses and dogs.

Hilary joined our team in August, 2006 and works as a technician. She enjoys animals and has always been interested in veterinary medicine. She chose to pursue employment where she could fulfill both of those joys. She likes being a part of the team here at IVH and making sure that the animals are happy and healthy. 

Outside of work Hilary enjoys various outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, riding four-wheelers, dirt bikes, and going mudding in her truck. She also enjoys working with and riding horses. Her favorite animal is the bobcat.

Cora joined our team in April, 2003. She works as an assistant as well as our head kennel manager. She had previously been a volunteer for veterinary hospitals before joining the crew at IVH. She really enjoys caring for the patients and the boarding animals, making sure that they get lots of attention. 

Outside of work Cora enjoys crossword puzzles, playing board games and cards with friends, and working out in her yard. She can’t choose a favorite animal, she loves them all; but she will admit she’s partial to cats.

Heidi joined our team in August, 2010 as a kennel attendant. She loves working with and helping animals. She also enjoys how working in the veterinary field allows her to learn new things all of the time. 

Outside of work Heidi enjoys watching movies with friends, hiking, camping, and generally having fun. Her favorite animal is the duck.

Stephanie joined our team in July, 2008. She works as both an assistant and kennel attendant. Her mother used to work as a technician and she loved going to work with her mom when she was younger. She really enjoys meeting the clients and helping with their animals. Stephanie says, “It’s a good feeling to watch them recover and return home.” 

Outside of work Stephanie enjoys painting, reading, and going to the lake with her dog. Her favorite animal is an elephant.

Sara joined our team in August, 2008, as a kennel attendant. She was interested in working at a veterinary hospital because she loves animals. Beyond getting to play with the boarding animals, she really enjoys working with all of the people here at the hospital. 

Outside of work Sara likes being with friends, acting, singing, and sleeping. Her favorite animal is either a dog or a fox.

Stanley joined our team in September, 2009 as a kennel attendant. He enjoys working with the animals after he escapes from school for the day. He loves that there is always something different happening at IVH, and coming in to see a new furry face to attend to. 

Outside of work Stanley enjoys participating in Freestyle BMX with his friends. His favorite animal is a kangaroo.

Dani joined our team in September, 2009. She works as both an assistant and kennel attendant. She became interested working in the veterinary field because she has always enjoyed working with animals. Her favorite part about the job is being able to help the animals in any way she can. 

Outside of work Dani enjoys being with her friends, playing guitar, riding horses, and eating. Her favorite animal is either a white Bengal tiger or a lemur.

Ashley joined our team in August, 2010 as a receptionist. She enjoys working with clients and getting to greet them and their pets every day. She likes the people she works with and admires that the veterinarians do their best with every animal that comes through the door. 

Outside of work Ashley enjoys being with family and friends, reading, and photography. Her favorite animal is the tiger; although to own, she would like an Olde English sheepdog.

Leslie joined our team in April, 2006 as our accountant. She started as an independent contractor and in 2008 joined us as an official employee. She really enjoys animals and enjoys bookkeeping, so it’s the perfect fit. 

Outside of work Leslie enjoys being with her family and just sitting on the deck in her backyard with friends. Her favorite animal is a dog; especially her dog Trinity.