Dr. Fay, a Lewis County native, graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. She spent eleven years at Centralia-Chehalis Veterinary Hospital before opening her life-long dream: River Bend Pet Center and Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services. Dr. Fay enjoys all aspects of companion animal medicine and values the wonderful friendships she has developed with her clients over the years while caring for their beloved pets. She also has the honor of working closely with Police K9 Units. When she is not at River Bend Pet Center and Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services, Dr. Fay can be found spending time with her adorable family. 

Tara plays the flute classically and even played it while in college. Her favorite musician is definitely Weird Al and her favorite fast food place is Taco Bell. Her favorite type of dog is Chihuahua and she has plenty of them to prove her love of them.

Tami joined our team in October, 2019. After traveling the country for many years working in the prosthetic medical industry, she has now returned to the Northwest to pursue her dream of joining a Veterinary team. Her girls joined her while in Georgia (Bianca Sue..a rescue pup and Nikita Grace) and the very best part of her day is coming home to their unconditional love.

Felicia graduated from WSU with her bachelors in Zoology in May of 2019. She likes to hang out with her two dogs, Ghost and Oscar, and her cat Brunswick when she's not at work. She also bowls competitively and she was on the WSU collegiate bowling team for the 2018-2019 season.

Jane is a mother of 3, step-mother of 3, Grandmother of 4, and dog mom to 3. She is from England, but has been in America for the past 20 years. With her many life experiences (you should hear some of her stories), she is bringing all of that worldly knowledge to us and to better help our clients. She always brightens everyone's mood when she comes into the room. She knows when to take things lightheartedly, but also when to start cracking down.

Megan has been working in the field of Veterinary Medicine for over 5 years. She enjoys talking with the clients as well as loving on their furry-friends. Megan is a wife, and mother of two boys. She has 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 lizards and ducks. In her free time, she enjoys either binge-watching netflix or spending time with family, whether that be spending quality time at home or going and getting muddy on the quad. 

Madi is one of our highly skilled Veterinary Technicians at our Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services location. She has lived in Chehalis all of her life. Her favorite animal is a cow (even though she's allergic to them). She has many fur babies, including Topaz her beagle, Rosko her Corgi, 2 horses, and many cows! She enjoys being outdoors on her family farm.

She is a native of Chehalis and graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. in wildlife ecology and graduated from the University of Idaho with a Master's in natural resources. She has a 14 year old cat named Frisco that she's had since he was a kitten and a one year old puppy named Leia and they are the best of friends. She absolutely loves working with animals and is also currently working with WDFW to restore native species habitat. She can often be found skiing, hiking, camping, and kayaking in her free time.

She grew up in Castle Rock Washington and did live in California for a short time. She loves wakeboarding, snowboarding, riding motorcycles, and playing video games. She is a very loud and outgoing human. She has the most beautiful 9 year old beagle in the world named Bailey Ann. She spends most of her days at work petting and helping all the animals she can, while the rest at home playing video games. She lives a simple life, but it can be quite exciting.

She is a licensed Veterinary Technician. She graduated from Pierce College Fort Steilacom in 2009. She also has a fiancé of 8 years and together they have a 2 and a 1/2 year old son, 4 dogs, and 2 horses.

Lynn grew up in California's Bay area. She has lived in San Francisco, Miami, Hawaii and Idaho but she calls Washington her 'Home.' She loves her animal companion's Jinx & Binx and enjoys spending time with family and friends. The sunshine and outdoors is where she loves to be. 

Eden lives on coffee and furry friends. She currently has three dogs named Cas, Loki & Louie as well as four cats named Sally, Rigby, Pudge & Getton as well as a pastel pinstripe ball python. Eden enjoys gardening, hiking and spending time with her little brothers. She has a collection of house plants that she really loves. She has been training/showing dogs since she was just 12 years old. Eden always has colorful spunky hair that matches her personality. 

Daisy works at both River Bend Pet Center and Newaukum Valley Vet Services. She enjoys and excels in any position she is in within both of our facilities. She was born and raised in Texas but moved to Washington because she enjoys the cold weather and many climates Washington has to offer. She has a handsome German Shepherd pup named Luka as well as a few kitties named: Peaches, Bells, Baby, Chika and TT.

After leaving California to move to Japan and then to Texas, Louise was ready to move back to the West Coast. Luck had it, her husband of 18 years was transferred to Washington. She loves the outdoors, rock hounding, riding her quad and fishing. But most of all, she loves her 4 fur-babies: Bella, Cody, Kylie and Waylon. They keep her busy and her heart full. She enjoys getting to know both client's and their pets, feeling as though the Newaukum Valley And River Bend Family continues to grow with each new face.

Taylor has recently joined our team and is in a variety of positions here at Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services. She is dedicated to helping all the animals she can. She is married with two young boys who keep her on her toes. Taylor also has two dogs that she considers to be her children as well. She loves to be outdoors in her free-time with her family and her long term goal is to be working with big farm animals and own her own mobile butcher shop to pass on to her boys. PS.... She is a fantastic cook!

Kelsey is a native to Lewis County. She has spent her whole life here and has added to her family with her three dogs named Ryder, Sheldon and Yenni. Kelsey brings alot of laughter to all of us here at Newaukum Valley Vet with her amazing Jim Carey impressions. She swears by living off caffeine and mascara is the key to happiness in life but video games, hiking and a good brewery is an added bonus. 

Penny likes to refer to herself as the little 'worker-bee.' She has many talents from gardening to baking and loves to surprise the staff with homemade cupcakes that are beautiful and delicious. When she is not busy at work, she loves to spend time on her farm tending to the cows and whatever else many need done. She especially takes pleasure in spending time with her husband, kids, grandkids and the 'dawgs' as she likes to call them. Whenever Penny is at the clinic, it is always with a smile. 

Larua is a devoted mother, grandmother and wife. She takes pleasure in tending to her farm and farm critters as well as spending all the time she can with her family. She has three dogs named: Diesel, Fergus and E.  She knows when it is time to work and when it is time to laugh and most of the time she is laughing when working. Laura is thankful to work alongside people who love animals and that are also amazing humans. We appreciate all that she does for us here at Newaukum Valley Vet.