Veterinarian – Self-Employed
Vancouver, Washington
Board Member Since 2002

Ruth grew up on a small family farm in Washington State. She graduated from Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005, and fell in love with Colorado. After working as a small animal veterinarian in Denver for several years, she recently moved back to Washington State to be closer to her family.

Operations Director
Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Board Member Since 2017

Laura Littlebear was born and raised in Oklahoma. She attended her first ViDAS clinic in 2009 and has been addicted ever since.  Laura has worked in the veterinary industry for 20 years. During this time she has worked as Director of Operations as well as other facets of vet med. Laura has a passion for animal welfare and improving the lives of pets and people that surround them. She is passionate about spay and neuter advocacy, education and sustainment. 

Laura has two human children (Bear and Morgan) who have also served as volunteers for ViDAS. Her non-human kids are Luna and Gus-Gus. She enjoys time outdoors and travelling. 

Hospital Manager, Stay-at-Home Mother
Lone Tree, Colorado
Board Member Since 2015

Kristine was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs. Her love of the mountains brought her to Boulder to study at the University of Colorado. Afterwards, she worked as the Hospital Manager and Area Manager at a small animal clinic in Littleton, with Dr. Ruth Parkin. She lives in Lone Tree, Colorado with her husband, son and Staffordshire Terrier.

DVM Candidate 2021 – Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Board Member Since 2017

Katie Redd is a Colorado native who has always had a love for animals and a passion for science and medicine. After earning her BS in Biological Sciences from Colorado State University, she worked as a veterinary technician for a local cat rescue's spay and neuter clinic. This is where she discovered her passion for helping care for homeless pets and helping every animal receive the veterinary care they need. After hearing about the amazing work ViDAS does, she went on her first trip in the summer of 2017 and became very passionate about the incredible work done at ViDAS clinics.

Veterinarian – Austin Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center
Austin, Texas
Board Member Since 2011

Dr. Travis Linney grew up Just outside of Denver, Colorado at the base of the beautiful Rocky Mountains. At the age of 6, after realizing his natural draw to animals, the outdoors, and all things science, he decided that being a veterinarian was his only path forward, and so it came to be. He started his college career at Colorado State University and completed his BS in Biology in 2009.

Veterinarian – Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Board Member Since 2018

Dr. Cat MacPhail was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from Rice University and her veterinary degree from Texas A&M University. Cat completed her rotating internship, surgical residency, soft tissue/surgical oncology fellowship, and PhD all at Colorado State University (CSU). She has been on faculty at CSU as a veterinary surgeon since 2004 and became the CSU Small Animal Chief Medical Officer in 2014.

Veterinarian - Green Bay Animal Hospital
Evanston, Illinois
Board Member Since 2018

Erica Periman lives in Evanston, IL and practices small animal medicine and surgery at Green Bay Animal Hospital in Wilmette, IL. She has been involved with ViDAS since 2004, participating in 1-2 spay/neuter campaigns annually. She was in the Peace Corps in Ecuador where she was involved in starting a spay/ neuter clinic on the Galápagos Islands, and has practiced in Colorado, Wyoming and Illinois. Being a part of ViDAS has been extremely rewarding work for her and she has been lucky to have an extremely supportive husband and kids over the many years of volunteering!

Ecologist and Wetland Scientist
Olympia, Washington
Board Member since 2018

Jiancarlo Ulloa grew up in Costa Rica, but enjoys a dual citizenship (Costa Rican - American). He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica in Ecology and Sustainable Development, a Master’s degree in Ecology and Biomonitoring from the Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, as well as a Professional Certification in Wetland Science and Management from the University of Washington. Jiancarlo passion has always been the animals and has spent many years working with wildlife and animal welfare. Jiancarlo joined ViDAS in 2011 and since then he has been contributing to the organization as a veterinarian technician, an educator, and in the area of public relations. 

DVM Candidate 2021, Colorado State University  
Fort Collins, Colorado  
Board Member Since 2018

Verónica was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She received a BA from Boston College and a JD from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Being an advocate for animal welfare and wellness, she decided to combine her legal training with a veterinary medicine degree and is currently earning her DVM at Colorado State University. While on break in Puerto Rico, she heard about the Spayathon pilot clinic and jumped on board as a ViDAS volunteer. She has been a ViDAS team member ever since and has participated in three rounds of Spayathons to date.