Get to know our Staff
Veterinary Assistants
Liz SpencerEducation: BA in English Literature and Environmental Biology at Kenyon College
Joined SVA: February 2005
Interests: Wildlife rehabilitation, traveling the world, and finding fortune and fame
Education: Currently an undergraduate at the University of Washington
Joined SVA: July 2004
Interests: Drawing and food
Pets: Koufax and eBay, domestic short-haired cats
Kasey Schmidt
Education: BS in Biology (with an emphasis in Physiology) at the University of Washington
Joined SVA: March, 2007
Interests: I am a volunteer at PAWS and the Feral Cat Clinic. In my free time I enjoy reading, puddle sploshing, and having small adventures with my friends. I am addicted to lattes, peanut butter, and Spongebob Squarepant
Joanne de Mars
Joined SVA: July, 2007
Interests: Hopes of becoming a veterinarian, playing cello and outdoor sports
Pets: Timmy, Toy Poodle
Leslie Dunham
Joined SVA: August, 2007
Education: BS in Biology at Seattle University
Interests: Rock climbing, hiking, biking, scrapbooking, reading and traveling
Pets: JP, a 20-year old cat adopted from Green Lake Animal Hospital who is currently going senile.
Ga-Wing Obenberger
Joined SVA: October, 2007
Education: BS in Biology at the University of Washington
Interests: Going to the mountains, traveling, sports and spending time with family
Pets: Waverly, Yellow Labrador, Mauser, German Shorthaired Pointer, and Cricket (Boy), Great Dane
Lisa Woods
Education: BS at Rochester Institute of Technology
Joined SVA: February 2008
Interests: Volunteering at the Seattle Animal Shelter, Red Cross Disaster Action Team Lead, soccer, running, hiking, skiing, and anything I can do with my dogs.
Pets: Kona and Scout, German Shepards
Nicole Negley
Education: BA in English at St. Norbert College
Joined SVA: July 2008
Interests: Movies, books, food and hiking
Pets: Stubby, 3-legged talkative feline and Oden a prematurely crabby old man kitty