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Our Team
| Dr. Rhonda Stallings, Veterinarian and Co-owner
Dr. Rhonda Stallings and her husband, Practice Manager Rich Lee, have lived in Sonoma since 1992 and have owned Arroyo Veterinary Hospital since 1997. After graduating at the top of her class from The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981, she practiced emergency medicine in Akron for one year before moving to San Francisco. In the city, she practiced at Pets Unlimited for four years, becoming medical director, and then at Avenues Pet Hospital for 11 years before opening her practice in Sonoma. Many of her San Francisco clients still travel to the Wine Country to see her
Her family also includes son Michael and daughter Abbey, as well as dogs Sophie, Peanut, Sandy, and Shorty and cats Sammy and Tammy. With a flair for performing, she has appeared in local theater productions such as "Narnia" and "Jerry's Girls," and hosts a weekly radio show, "Sonoma Pet Talk," on local station KSVY 91.3 FM, every Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. And, as if she doesn't have enough to do, Dr. Stallings writes a monthly pet column for the Sonoma Index-Tribune for the "Pet Page" in the Dot. and writes occasionaly for the Sun as well.
|  | Rich Lee, Practice Manager and Co-owner
Rich has worked as the practice manager of the hospital since 1998 after a 17-year career as a graphic designer and project manager. Since joining his wife, Dr. Stallings, he oversaw the extensive renovation of the building (formerly occupied by Goodtime Bicycle) to which the business relocated in May 2002.
For the past several years, he has been active in the Rotary Club of Sonoma, serving on the board of directors and participating in many of the club's community service projects. He also serves on the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Sonoma Valley Redevelopment Advisory Committee, and the Springs Task Force Coordinating Committee.
|  | Dr. Deanna Schwab, Veterinarian
Dr. Deanna Schwab joined Arroyo Veterinary Hospital in 2000 after working as an associate veterinarian in Walnut Creek for three years. She graduated from the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1996 and completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Earlier, she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the State University of New York at Oswego and worked as an account executive at a San Francisco advertising agency.
Deanna lives in Sonoma with her husband Mark, dogs Emma, Consuela, and Torpedo, and cats Steve, Winston Churchill, Big Ben and Fritz.
|  | Dr. Josephine McGrane, Veterinarian
A Sonoma native, Dr. McGrane originally joined Arroyo Veterinary Hospital as an animal health technician before heading to the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she graduated in 2003 at the top of her class. She is a 1994 graduate of Sonoma Valley High School and 1999 graduate of University of California, Davis. She plans to become certified in veterinary acupuncture.
Josephine's large local family includes her husband Mike, daughter Elizabeth, dog Sydney, and cat Jasmine.
|  | Dr. Suzie Johnson, Veterinarian
Dr. Suzie Johnson joined Arroyo Veterinary Hospital in 2005, immediately after graduating from the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California, Davis, where she also earned a bachelor's degree in animal science in 2000. She lives in Petaluma, where she was born and raised. Her family includes cats Allie and Abigail. Dr. Johnson is also a talented pet photographer and many of her photographs can be seen on the Photo Gallery page.
|  | Kelly Granelli, Office Manager
Kelly Granelli joined Arroyo Veterinary Hospital in 1998 as the receptionist. Today she oversees much of the day-to-day administrative operations of the practice, including accounts payable and receivable, human resources, insurance, payroll, and employee benefits. She is also highly knowledgeable about the practice's computer systems and the many laws and regulations that affect hospital operations.
Kelly lives in Napa with her husband Kenny, sons Zach and Dante, and dogs Dio and Gabby.
|  | Delisa Dodge Yankee, Head of Client Services
Joining Arroyo Veterinary Hospital in 2005, Delisa Dodge Yankee brings a wealth of skills and experience to her role of managing client services. She was previously clinic manager for the Marin Humane Society in Novato, hospital director of the Banfield veterinary clinic in Rohnert Park, and, for seven years, administrative manager at the Guide Dogs for the Blind veterinary clinic in San Rafael. She began her career working for Dr. Robert Wagner of Glen Ellen Veterinary Hospital.
Delisa he has lived in the Sonoma Valley since 1987. Her family includes her husband Alex and son Zachary, as well as her dog Cora and cats Spanky and Paprika.
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| Xochitl Maldonado, Head Veterinary Nurse
Xochitl (pronounced "Sochi") oversees the nursing staff to ensure a smooth workflow during our busy days. She also schedules the nurses and veterinary assistants and helps manage the hospital's inventory which is no small task! Xochitl enjoys fostering kittens for Pets Lifeline during the summer. Her husband, Dave, and three cats, Ghengis,Khan, Azrael and Pandora look forward to socializing the little furballs each season. Her education includes a high school degreee from the L.A. Zoo Magnet and a BS in Animal Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She joined Arroyo in 2003.
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| Lauree Searock, Veterinary Nurse
Lauree joined our practice in 1998 while we were still in our old location at 18175 Sonoma Hwy. Lauree has extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and is called upon to handle many nursing duties.
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| Lauren Triplett, Veterinary Nurse
Lauren joined the practice in 2002 and among her many other duties at Arroyo is our diet expert. She is pictured here with her friend "Gracie". In addition to being a great nurse, Lauren is also a frequent foster care provider for stray kittens and is a strong advocate for responsible pet ownership.
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| Elizabeth Ponsford, Client Services Representative
Elizabeth is our “veteran” Client Service Rep, she started with us October of 2004. She has worked in the two most opposite of career paths; animals and food, both are great passions for Elizabeth. She began her career in the culinary arts, previously involved in her family's business, Artisan Bakery. She wanted to expand her career path to her next passion for animals and came to Arroyo to learn more about the profession. Those who know Elizabeth know that she has a menagerie of exotic cats by breed and medically speaking! She also loves her brood of dogs and brings them to work to keep her company on occasion. Elizabeth plans to broaden her veterinary horizons and work toward a degree in Veterinary Technology in the near future.
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| Katie Willard, Veterinary Nurse
Katie has extensive experience as a veterinary nurse including work in zoos and wildlife rehabilitation centers. She has participated in Arroyo's "Paws for Youth" school outreach program and enjoys working with kids. She lives in Sonoma with her two cats, "Hobie" and "Annabelle".
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| Somer Aitchison, Client Service Representative
Somer started with Arroyo in June of 2006. She is the youngest of our Client Service Representatives with Arroyo being her first job out of high school after graduating a year early. She is going to take some college courses next fall but plans to stay with Arroyo for a long time to come! Somer has a chinchilla named Cooper. She currently lives in Santa Rosa but hopes to move to Sonoma soon.
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| Amanda Vollstedt, Client Services Representative
Amanda started with us in October of 2006. She had previous experience working at The Garden Spa at MacArthur Place. Prior to that enjoyed working for Dr. Wagner in Glen Ellen where she learned about the veterinary field and found her passion. Amanda lives in Sonoma with her Pit bull, Leela who she rescued while working here at Arroyo, and her kitten Fry. Aside from having an array of pets her whole life, she also used to compete in numerous local equestrian competitions. Amanda looks forward to learning more about Veterinary medicine for years to come and broadening her horizons in the field.
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| Diana Knighton, Client Services Representative
Diana started working at Arroyo in June of 2006. She previously worked at Marin Filmworks and is a photographer in her spare time. Although spare time is difficult to find these days as she has a newborn named Justin at home. Diana lives in Petaluma with her husband Eric. She has a chinchilla and a cat she adopted from Arroyo named Leelo
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| Ellie Fernandez, Veterinary Assistant
Born and raised in Sonoma Valley, Ellie joined our team in 2003 and performed many roles including "floater" meaning she goes where most needed. Besides being good at caring for our patients, she serves as our Spanish interpreter. She's also great at organizing and cleaning, both of which are valuable skills in a veterinary hospital! She recently rejoined us after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and plans to attend SFSU in the Fall to obtain a Bachelors degree in Industrial Arts, specializing in Visual Communications. Ellie lives in Sonoma with her family and has two kittens, Louie and Princess.
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| Courtney Kimble, Veterinary Assistant
Courtney joined the practice late in 2006 and has quickly become a valuable part of the team.
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Lizzie Proell, Client Services Representative
Lizzie just joined our team in May of 2007. She is our newest Client Service Rep and comes to us with a great deal of Client Service experience having previously worked at Mary’s Pizza Shack and Cal State Central Credit Union. Lizzie lives in Sonoma with her family which includes two dogs, four cats, a tortoise and numerous fish. We welcome Lizzie to the team and look forward to her working at Arroyo!
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Ashley Aguilar, Client Services
Ashley recently completed her freshman year at Brown University in Providence Rhonde Island. She worked at Arroyo prior to graduating from Sonoma Valley High and going on to college and we're happy she's back with us for the summer.
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Brigitte Cuff, Veterinary Nurse
Brigitte joined Arroyo in 2003 before going to Chico State where she just earned her degree in Animal Science. She plans to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, hopefully at AVH!
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| Erin Riddell, Kennell Assistant
Erin began working part time at Arroyo in 2006 while attending Sonoma Valley High School. Having graduated this year she is looking forward to attending Santa Rosa Junior College in the Fall and she plans to travel abroad some day. She lives with her family in Sonoma.
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| Katie Cuff, Kennell Assistant
Katie joined us in 2005 while she was attending Sonoma Valley High School. Now a graduate she plans to attend Santa Rosa Junior College this Fall. She is also the younger sister of another Arroyo employee, Brigitte.
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| Robin Chadwin, Veterinary Nurse
Robin is a great home-grown Sonoma story. She first started working part time at Arroyo in 2000 with her twin sister, Gail, as a kennel assistant. She continued to grow and learn and develop her skills and knowledge in animal care until she left for UC Davis to pursue a degree in. Then, just this Spring, she was accepted for the Fall of '07 into the School of Veterinary Medicine at Davis. Congratulations, Robin!
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