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.

Veterinary Technician
Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Board Member Since 2017

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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.

Veterinarian – Primary Care Animal Hospital
Long Beach, California
Board Member Since 2016

Dr. Kate Raczak grew up in Aspen, Colorado. She pursued a BS at Colorado State University and then continued on at Colorado State University for veterinary school. She graduated in 2013 with her DVM, and she moved out to California shortly after graduating. She now works as a small animal general practitioner in Long Beach, California. She has been involved with ViDAS since 2012 when she attended her first clinic in Mexico. She has been hooked ever since.

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, CO
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.

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.

Veterinary Technician
Colorado
Board Member Since 2018

Kaitlin grew up in Lakewood, Colorado. She attended Colorado State University for her undergraduate and graduate degrees before starting work as a veterinary technician in Denver, where she worked with Ruth. Kaitlin has always been a spay/neuter advocate and attended her first ViDAS clinic in August 2015. She currently works as a veterinary technician at a general practice in Conifer, Colorado and also for a mobile spay and neuter clinic, traveling to low income areas of Colorado.

President & CEO – Southwest Florida Economic Development Alliance, Inc.
Cape Coral, Florida
Board Member Since 2008

Bio Coming Soon!