Barbur Boulevard Veterinary Hospital
Meet Our Support Staff
Our healthcare team of "paraprofessionals" includes a Practice Manager, Receptionists, a Certified Animal Health Technician, Non-certified Veterinary Technicians, and Veterinary Assistants.
Each member of our team embraces our mission of "Absolute Love of Pets." We pursue continuing education to keep current on the latest medical advances and techniques.
Liz Campbell joined Barbur Blvd. Veterinary Hospital & Cardiology Northwest in January 2004 as Practice Manager. She has always had a deep love for all animals, and has owned many species of pets through the years. Her previous experience includes 10 years as a veterinary technician, and 16 years in veterinary management, along with university coursework in Organizational Management. Her responsibilities include assisting with financial planning, facility maintenance, human resources, staff training and marketing (including building and maintaining our web sites). She also helps at the front desk as needed, especially early in the day during the initial opening rush. 
Liz Campbell,
Practice Manager
Call 503-246-4226 or email liz.campbell@barburvet.com
Outside of the office Liz resides with her Greyhound, Fiona (rescued from a Mexican track), and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Mary (former Alaskan). Her hobbies include guitar, bagpiping, Irish tenor banjo, Irish whistle, gardening, kayaking, raising cattle, horseback riding, and photography.
Pepper joined Barbur Boulevard Veterinary Hospital in March of 2002. She belonged to a kind older client who was unable to provide Pepper with the care she needed after an injury. After being patched up, Pepper joined the practice as our "clinic cat." Her hobbies include lounging on her cat tree, demanding attention from passerbys, bird watching and eating her favorite occasional treat, cream cheese. 
Pepper, Assistant Manager
Jennifer joined Barbur Blvd. Veterinary Hospital in May 1999. She worked first as a kennel assistant, and moved to the front office to fill her current position as receptionist. Jennifer has a great love for animals and their people. Helping pets and their owners is her main priority.
Jennifer, Receptionist
Jennifer's duties include checking clients in and out, preparing charts, answering client questions, scheduling appointments, and general office duties. She also assists doctors and technicians with patient treatments.
When Jennifer is out of the office, she enjoys spending time with friends and family. Her family includes two sons, Hunter and Aidan, a Dachshund, Ozzy, and two cats, Winky and Louis.
Honey, Receptionist Honey joined the BBVH staff in 2006. She has worked as a Veterinary Receptionist for the past three years; returning to the paid-working world after ten years of raising and homeschooling her sons, Keegan and Killian. While formally trained as a pattern maker, she found that working in an environment helping animals and their people better suits her personality.
Outside of work she enjoys camping, kayaking, and walking. She shares her life with her husband Mike, and a BIG twenty-four pound orange tabby cat, Baxter, and the newest addition to the family, a cute cocker spaniel named Doc.
Brittney, Receptionist Brittney joined our staff in March 2010. She went to school to be certified as a professional zookeeper. She worked for several years as a zookeeper for an animal refuge with a large variety of exotic animals. She also has previous experience working as a receptionist in veterinary hospitals. She shares her home with her husband and 3 kitties, Tiger, Emilie, and Lily. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband watching movies, camping, hiking, and exploring new places. Her other hobbies include crosstitching, cake decoration, and cooking.
Nicole, Receptionist Nicole joined BBVH in October 2008. She has worked in many different fields, her last being a NON-Profit. Her true passion is working with animals, and has a very strong love for animals of all kinds. Nicole's daily routine consists of preparing charts, answering phones, scheduling appointments, general office duties, and from time to time sneaking to the back to play with the cats and dogs.
When Nicole is outside of work she enjoys spending time with her son, daughter, and husband. She also enjoys singing, outside activities, and learning how to knit.
Although Nicole does not currently own any pets, she has an extreme passion for Cornish Rex cats. She has previously owned 10, and is looking to add to that number in the future.
Summer, Technician Supervisor
Summer has been working in the veterinary field for almost 10 years. She started as a Veterinary Assistant and worked her way up to fulfilling the duties of a full-fledged Veterinary Technician. She joined the staff of Barbur Blvd. October 2004, and was promoted to head technician April 2008.
Summer's daily routine may consist of assisting the doctor, client relations, lab work, blood draws, x-rays, dentals, anesthesia and assisting with surgeries. And of course, the added bonus of spending time loving all the pets. Summer's sincere compassion for pets makes her very popular with clients and she is often requested by name for tech procedures.
Outside of work she enjoys music, movies, family, friends, and playing with her 3 dogs, Jenny, Idgie, Zeke and her kitty, Cleatus.
John, Veterinary Technician (photo coming soon)
John joined our staff in February 2010. He has a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Business from Ohio State University. He has worked mostly in general practice settings in the veterinary field. He also has a background in marketing and worked as a marketing manager for an advertising agency in Ohio. He shares his home with a tabby cat named Moses, a basengi-chihuahua mix named Nimbus, and a 3-legged pitbull named Beatrix.
John enjoys skateboarding, composing and playing music, and artwork (drawing and painting). He also enjoys playing with hi young daughter Stella Grace.
John is especially suited for his role in our hospital due to his deep respect for animals. He takes care in staying focused on our purpose: to truly make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
Kiri works primarily as the key technician for the cardiology practice (Cardiology Northwest), and also works at times as a technician for the general practice (Barbur Blvd. Veterinary Hospital).
See Cardiology Northwest for Kiri's bio and photo.
Nora, Veterinary Assistant Nora works as a Veterinary Assistant with Barbur Blvd. Veterinary Hospital and is shown here with her cat companions Zebbie and Murphy.
Many years ago she graduated from the veterinary technician program when it was at the P.C.C. Sylvania campus. She persued that for several years and then delayed that career to raise a family. She returned to the veterinary field to join the Barbur Blvd. Veterinary staff in 2005. She's proven to be very talented and works patiently and caringly with our clients and patients, showing absolute love for pets and their people, too.
In addition, the staff benefits from many of Nora's other talents including the baking of special birthday treats and the altering and mending of uniforms. She also uses her master gardener skills to beautify our flower boxes and flower beds.
Jenne graduated from Reed College with a BA in Biology with an emphasis in Animal Behavior. She has studied in Australia and has worked extensively on various field projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. When not working at BBVH, Jenne enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, home brewing and cheese-making. She shares her home with Max and Kestrel, two Manx cats, AJ, a Mini Schnauzer and Jackson, a McNabb Shepherd.
