Get to know our Staff
Office Staff
Marnie Rasmussen
Education: Bachelors of Science, Sociology, University of Washington
Joined SVA: December 2004
Interests: Beading, quilting, camping, concert-going and snowboarding
Pets: Magic and Harley Quinn, fuzzy 4-legged feline companions
Sarah Dermond
Education: Bachelors of Arts, Psychology and Sociology, Washington State University
Joined SVA: June 2007
Interests: Singing, volleyball, basketball, and hanging out with friends and family!
Pets: I have a black lab mix named Pilot. Pilot is his name because he like to "fly" off of any tall object when he was a puppy, and still does. I'm lucky to still have a fully intact dog!
Cara Smith
Education: Bachelors of Arts, Economics, Humboldt State University
Joined SVA: November 2007
Interests: Puppies (or any baby animal), Horror movies, Pilates, Painting, Traveling, and going to the beach
Pets: Auntie to Mini (Maltese) and Freya (Australian Shepard) waiting to move out of an apartment to get my own dog!
Dori Eastman
Education: Bachelors of Arts, Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington
Joined SVA: March 2008
Veterinary Interests: Herpetology and Ichthyology
Personal Interests: Soccer, languages, reading, skydiving, video games and cooking
Pets: Meatball, tuxedo cat