Dr. Penny Jacobs – DVM

Doctor

Dr. Penny Jacobs graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. She started her veterinary career in Athens, GA and then decided to move to the great Northwest in 2007. She helped re-launch Berry Hill Veterinary Center in 2008 and completed the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) course in acupuncture soon after. This opened her eyes up to the world of alternative and complementary medicine which she has integrated into her already holistic approach. Dr. Jacobs further developed her holistic education and practice by studying Food Therapy at the Chi Institute and incorporates this nutrition knowledge as well as Chinese herbs and supplements into her daily practice. She also performs surgery and other modalities of traditional medicine like dentistry, diagnostics, and vaccines and her holistic medical education influences those practices as well. When she is not working she enjoys spending time with her husband, friends, Irish Wolfhound and her kitties, hiking, biking, skiing and cooking.

Dr. Trish Roisum – DVM

Doctor

Dr. Trish’s career quite possibly began when at age 4, she asked her mom if she could go to college to become a bird. A few decades later, she graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Her adventures as a veterinarian started in rural southern Oregon making small town memories. Large animals, companion animals and wildlife served as teachers and guides. She cherishes those incredible adventures, life altering experiences, and foundational lessons.

Trish’s recent veterinary practice is focused on companion animals. As a practitioner her goal is to offer all the options available to help your pet live their best life and have their highest health. She is currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Oregon and Washington.

She cherishes each puppy visit as much as she honors each end-of-life transition. She celebrates and respects the bond we form with our four-legged family members. Trish believes that we share our lives with our animal family for a variety of reasons: to support each other’s evolution, to be each other’s teacher, to guide each other, and to learn to love without condition.

Trish is an Adult Chair life coach (The Owl & The Sage), a Nia white belt, an Awakening Women group temple facilitator, a Vipassana meditator, a volunteer for Not One More Vet, and a Hoffman Process graduate. She lives with her husband Lee, a windsprite named TwylaBird, and five fabulous cats; Fred – The Big Handsome, Shenandoah and Sonoma – The Valley Girls, Dear Brother – The Romantic, and Hickory – The Irreverent.

Love has no age, no limit; and no death. ~John Galsworthy

Emily

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Chelsea

Manager

Chelsea has been with our clinic since June of 2014 and is our Hospital Manager. She has always loved working with people and working with the animals at Berry Hill is an amazing bonus. Her main goal is to help foster a positive environment for clients and for their pets to be taken care of in the most respectful way. She has a black lab named Remmy, a golden retriever elkhound mix named Mia as well as a flame point domestic long-haired kitty named Frankie. When not at the hospital, Chelsea spends most of her time outdoors with her husband and daughter. She enjoys paddle boarding, rollerskating, hiking, camping, and kayaking. The vet industry has always been appealing to Chelsea and she is very happy to be a part of helping all the adorable animals and their loving families. We love the positive attitude Chelsea brings to our hospital every day.

Rachel

Licensed Vet Technician

Rachel graduated with a BS in Animal Sciences from Oregon State University, and completed the Certified Veterinary Technician program at Portland Community College. Rachel naturally gravitated to veterinary sciences since her grandfather was a veterinarian and she grew up around animals in 4H. In effort to provide especially positive experiences for our patients, she is currently working on a Fear Free certification. Rachel’s helping hands are often busy in surgery where she supports our veterinarians to provide excellent surgical care every day. Her favorite thing to do at work is help our puppy patients get introduced around to our staff and feel welcomed and at ease for their very first vet visits. Rachel has a dog named Cooper, a handsome red merle Australian Shephard mix who loves to go hiking and also paddle boarding with her.

Britney

Vet + Surgical Assistant

In 2020, Britney graduated from Linn-Benton Community College with an associate degree in Equine Management. Britney is currently enrolled in Penn Foster in the management program and hopes to manage a practice in her future. She has always loved working with animals and helping them heal. Britney was very involved in FFA, 4-H, OHSET and rodeo queening. When she is not working she loves spending time with her dog Spud, horses Huckleberry and Diva. She enjoys spending time in the outdoors with her family and friends. Britney has worked at Berry Hill since October 2020 and she loves meeting the clients and patients that walk in the clinic each day.

Jess Pearson

Assistant

Bio & photo to come!

Shawniall

Assistant

Shawniall has been with Berry Hill since August 2017. While at work, she is most concerned with providing our patients with a stress free and positive experience at the clinic. Shawniall has the special talent of designing and sewing her own scrubs. She is a confessed cat lover and has four of her own fur babies at home: Karma, Mateo, Orvil and Quill.

Michele Haviland

Client Care Representative

Bio & photo to come!

Bre

Client Care Representative

Natasha

Vet Assistant

Meagan

Vet Assistant

Meagan comes to Berry Hill with an extensive education in music and a deep desire to be in service of animals. She has the distinction of having earned a Master’s degree in Music Performance from Pacific Lutheran University and a Professional Studies Diploma from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is professionally trained in both the oboe and English horn and has performed with orchestras and also taught private lessons. Meagan has gravitated toward the veterinary world in recent years because of the spirit of compassionate service this field innately has. She has worked as a kennel assistant, veterinary assistant, and also as receptionist. She knew right away that she would enjoy working at Berry Hill when she saw our busy staff hard at work but still smiling and working so well as a team. Meagan feels at home around people who are compassionate and work hard to improve the well-being of animals. She hopes to begin studies to become a Certified Veterinary Technician. When she is not offering her hands in service at the clinic, she enjoys playing video games, reading, writing, and drawing. Meagan is also a runner and would like to train for a 5K or 10K run sometime. She shares her home with Gambit the Pitbull, Kaylee the Corgi, and two kitty cats named Ely and Jimbo.