Meet the Staff

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Meet the Staff

Dr. Yoeny Calas-Dobson DVM - Veterinarian and OwnerDr. Dobson has been a practicing veterinarian for more than 20 years, with extensive education and experience in caring for wildlife, ratites, avians, reptiles and other exotic animals in addition to cats and dogs. As owner and founder of RiverWoods Pet Hospital in Provo, Utah, she provides the community with the latest in conventional Western veterinary techniques and traditional Chinese medical care. She recently joined with four other veterinarians in establishing Utah County’s first independent after-hours animal emergency hospital, Pet Urgent Care, located in Orem, Utah.

Dr. Heather Nemanic DVM - VeterinarianDr. Nemanic  likes horses, riding, drawing, painting, movies, books (scifi), Equine veterinary medicine - specifically dentistry, lameness, internal medicine, and acupuncture.

Mandi Thorne - Business Administrator/Practice Manager

Lindsey Porter - Lead Vet TechnicianLindsey loves outdoor sports, singing, reading and power tumbling. She graduated from Orem high in 2008. A year later she started the Veterinary technician program at Broadview University. She was placed at Riverwoods Pet Hospital for her externship and was hired on as a full time technician.

BreeAnn Lee - Veterinary TechnicianBree has lived in the Orem/Provo area her entire life. She previously worked at the animal shelter where her love for animals grew even greater. Bree had been a long time client of Riverwoods and was very excited to be able to join the Riverwoods family as an employee. Bree and her husband have a dog, a cat, and a ferret. Her dog Zoey can regularly be seen playing in our dog daycare center out back. Bree helps out with local organizations to promote pet adoptions and other animal events.

Kimberly Clark - Veterinary Technician CVTKim graduated from Broadview University with an Associate’s Degree in Veterinary Technology, and passed the National Veterinary Technician Exam in November 2012. Kim is a local girl who has always had a great love for animals; she has a soft heart when it comes to them, that’s why her house can be considered a zoo. Kim has three dogs, three cats, a hamster, and let’s not forget the human animals, three boys, three girls, and one husband. Kim will also be continuing her education, seeking a diploma in message therapy, to offer even more to the animals she loves.

Allison Nance - Vet Technician CVT Allison is originally from California. She studied Biology at San Diego State University before obtaining her Veterinary Technician degree from Mesa College in San Diego. During her schooling, she was an intern at the San Diego Zoo where she worked with lions, tigers and bears, but her favorite animals were the larger hoof-stock such as water buffalo, giraffes and antelopes. Allison has a zoo of her own at home. She owns 2 dogs, a Great Dane and a pit-bull mix, 3 cats, 2 tortoises, 26 chickens and a horse. Her favorite animals to work with at Riverwoods are tortoises and chickens. In her spare time Allison enjoys horseback riding, hiking with her dogs, teaching swim lessons and spending time with her family. Riverwoods is the best place for Allison to get experience with both small animals and exotics as her goal is to work at a zoo someday.