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.
Jenn, Receptionist/Billing Manager
Jenn joined BBVH in March of 2008, and has been in the field since 2006. Currently she is the assistant web master as well as graphic design artist for our practice within a practice, Cardiology NW. In the past Jenn has done Tech assisting and enjoys helping anywhere an extra hand is needed. Interacting with pets is her favorite part of the job! 
Jenn loves to ask a myriad of questions involving pet behavior, pet nutrition, and pet ailments. She is very knowledgeable about all things veterinary and is a great resource for client questions. As part of the front desk team, she excels at keeping the office running smoothly and in keeping a smile on everyone’s face.
Currently in her spare time, Jenn enjoys artistic hobbies including: drawing, painting, photography, digital painting, and a little bit of poetry on the side. She shares her time with her companions, Oreo, a Flat Coat Retriever, Charlie, an orange tabby cat, and Ziggy, a torby cat.
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.
Allison (Ally), Veterinary Technician
Ally joined us in September of
2006 as a Veterinary Assistant. She had returned to Portland from Arizona, where she attended Northern Arizona University as an Anthropology major. She enjoyed being near her family in the Pacific Northwest for the birth of her first son. Ally has lived around animals her entire life. Growing up in Damascus, Oregon, she raised cattle, chickens, and rabbits. Now residing in Milwaukie, she enjoys the company of her dog, Uri, cat, Anette, and an assortment of chickens. After a year of working as an Assistant, she has started learning skills that will allow her to fill the shoes of a full-fledged Veterinary Technician.
Ally especially loves learning new things and making people smile. In her free time, Ally enjoys swimming, kayaking, hiking, fishing, gardening, and indulging in a spirit of play.
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.
Taylor, Veterinary Assistant
Taylor graduated from Lewis and Clark with a BA in Biology with a focus on genetics and physiology. He has a background in graphic and landscape design. Taylor also has experience working in the non-profit sector. When not working at BBVH, he enjoys biking around Portland, sampling the city's coffee and spirit offerings, photography and spending time outside. Taylor has fond memories of his cat, Felix, who was an expert break-dancer.
