Meet Our Veterinary Team
Sarah
- Bio
Sarah has been with La Pine Animal Hospital since January 2019 and is one of our Certified Veterinary Technicians. Sarah graduated from Penn Foster College in May 2021, earning an associate of science degree, and passed her Oregon medical boards in August 2021, earning the title of CVT. She has worked in small & large animal medicine, but her heart has always been in the small animal industry.
Sarah has 3 dogs named Duke, Buckley, and Finnegan, who are all Australian Cattle Dogs, along with her 4 cats Cooper, Scoop, Rue, and Stewart, and her herd of goats. Sarah has always aspired to work with animals since a young age, and she’s living out her dream every day. In her off time, you can find Sarah working with her goats and being outdoors with her dogs.
Rebekah
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Rebekah joined La Pine Animal Hospital in August 2020. While this is her first time in the veterinary field, she has spent 7 years working with animals in other settings. She has many pets of her own including dogs, rabbits, chickens, reptiles, and a parrot. Rebekah is working toward growing her food on a sustainable homestead, and is in school to be a Certified Veterinary Technician!
Ashley
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Ashley joined La Pine Animal Hospital in December 2021 and is one of our veterinary assistants! Ashley lived in Veneta, Oregon for 27 years where her love for horses started, and started competing in equestrian sports. She moved to Central Oregon in 2020 and then shortly after made
the move into the veterinary industry. LPAH is Ashley’s first veterinary clinic experience and says it has been very rewarding for her.Ashley is known to be the jokester in the clinic and tries to make the long workdays a little brighter for everyone. Ashley has three horses named Big, Cruiser, and Brody.
Emma
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Emma joined La Pine Animal Hospital in July 2023 and is one of our kennel technicians. Emma was born and raised here in Oregon and grew up being around animals by being part of the local rodeo club and showed rabbits in 4-H. Emma plans to go to college in the near future and hopes to become a veterinary technician down the line.
She has two Australian Shepherds named Waylon and Mila, two horses and four Persian cats. Welcome to the LPAH team Emma.
Annie
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Annie joined La Pine Animal Hospital in July 2023 and is one of our customer service representatives. Annie grew up in Oregon and moved to Central Oregon in 2019.
In her off time, she enjoys reading and fishing. She has three cats names named Regan, Dixie and Teddy, one dog named Lucky Luke, and 5 parakeets.
Sarah S
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Sarah joined La Pine Animal Hospital in June 2024 and is one of our customer service representatives. She is a born & raised local Oregonian, where she grew up on acreage in Bend with livestock and animals of all shapes and sizes. She has worked with other veterinary hospitals in the past.
In her spare time, she loves "chickening around", spending time outside with her kids and husband, and crafting at home. Her fur family includes a pug named Ninnie, a "timber tiger" named Mr. Meowgi, Mr. Bubbles & Peaches
Amber
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Amber joined our team in August 2025 and is one of our veterinary assistants. She was raised in Kingman, Arizona. She has always had a passion to care for animals, but that dream became a reality after moving to La Pine Oregon where she started in the veterinary field at one of the local emergency hospitals. She enjoys learning and looks forward to where her career takes her.
She took a short break when she got married and had two kids, a little boy and a baby girl. She plans to continue pursuing her education and start in a vet tech program in the near future. She has two dogs- Pit mix named Chloe and a Husky named Koda.
