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 2 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Mary & Megan (former Alaskans). 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.
Kelsey, Receptionist Kelsey joined BBVH in August 2009. She is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism and another in the Japanese language. Since becoming acquainted with the veterinary field, she has found working with animals and their people to be a very fulfilling aspect of the job.
When not working at BBVH, Kelsey enjoys karaoke nights with friends, eating Japanese food, making jewelry and training for her new goal: running a half marathon. Kelsey also shares her life with Hank, a comical 18-month-old Golden Retriever.
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.
Melani, Certified Veterinary Technician
Melani came to Barbur with 6 years of experience in the field of veterinary medicine. After graduating with a B.S. in Biology from Willamette University she spent 5 years as a professional ballet dancer in California, Colorado, and here in Portland, Oregon. After doing research at OHSU she worked as an emergency technician in Portland and in Albany; she also worked at an equine practice in Redmond which specialized in reproduction. She is licensed as a Certified Veterinary Technician with a keen interest in surgery. She hopes to start work on a Master's degree while continuing to work at Barbur. She owns three cats: Riggs (pictured), Nan, and Sibyla, and lives in beaverton.
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.
Hanna joined Barbur Blvd. Veterinary Hospital in September 2009. She has woerked both as a technician and as a veterinary assistant. she has been in the veterinary field for almost three years. She has three pets of her own: two frisky cats and a Chihuahua named "Brody". She has a huge passion and love for animals and their health and hopes to one day own a kangaroo farm in Australia.
