Chelsey Nomura, Hospital Manager

Chelsey began her career in the veterinary field in 2005 after completing a veterinary assistant course. She has worked at several clinics throughout the Lower Mainland but has spent the past 10 years on the North Shore. Chelsey is passionate about building connections with clients and their pets and has a special interest in diabetes care, inspired by her own diabetic cat.

At home, she has three cats and a mischievous husky who keep her on her toes. In her free time, she enjoys painting, exploring creative hobbies, hiking, cooking, and spending time with her family.

Betsie de Beer, Client Care Specialist

Betsie completed her Health Sciences degree at SFU in 2021. She spent her first summer after graduation on Green Fire Farm in Duncan, B.C. There she learned about the maintenance and processes of organic agriculture, as well as practicing livestock husbandry of cattle, sheep, horses, and chickens. Following this, she explored a career in education as an Athletics Director for a K-12 school. After hours, she still cultivated her ties to animal care and welfare when she adopted her dog, Finn, from the SPCA. Together, they embarked on many different in-person and online training programs to address human and dog reactivity, prey drive, and successful integration into living indoors. Betsie’s love and dedication only grew stronger, and she decided to commit her work life to animal well-being. As Skyline Veterinary Hospital helped her navigate her own dog’s road to a happier and healthier life with such compassion, kindness and knowledge, she couldn’t imagine working anywhere else!

Outside of work, she spends her time running, hiking, reading thrillers, trying different cuisines, sipping ciders, or trying to catch the surf in Tofino.

Jenna Bec, Client Care Specialist

Jenna has been working in the veterinary administrative field for the past 3 years. She is very detail oriented and efficient. Jenna has always loved animals. Her love for animals extends beyond work - she shares her life with her partner, two wonderful dogs, and a lively rabbit. When she's not at the front desk, you can often find her scaling rock walls, hiking trails with her pups, or settling down with a good book.

Taylor Read, Client Care Specialist

Taylor grew up on the North Shore and spent most of her childhood hiking with her dad and chocolate lab, Atlas. At a young age, she discovered her passion for helping animals. When she wasn’t caring for her pet dog, fish, hamster, or cats, you could find her on the soccer pitch or helping out at educational farms. In 2022, Taylor completed her B.Sc. in Biology from Simon Fraser University. During her undergrad, she participated in many field studies and grew her interest in animal physiology and anatomy. Since then, she’s worked in small animal clinics and volunteers at a local cat shelter.

When not at work, you can find her hiking, playing her saxophone, or hanging out with her three cats: Thunder, Lightning, and Angel.

Kallie Pearson, Veterinary Assistant

Kallie has always had a passion for animals and has worked with them her entire life. Growing up, her family dog required a lot of veterinary care. This showed her the importance of veterinary medicine and how it can positively impact their daily life. Her exposure and passion led her into this field. After secondary school, Kallie attended Douglas College and graduated from the Veterinary Assistant Program. She has worked in the veterinary field ever since.

Kallie has three rescue pets at home: Jake, a Border Collie Husky mix with epilepsy, Luke, an American Pit Bull Terrier, rescued from California, and Max, an adorable BC SPCA rescue cat. One of Kallie’s many passions is working with behaviour cases.

When not at work, Kallie enjoys  spending time with her pets and family on the water and up the mountains.

Hayley Thomas-Sznadel, Veterinary Technologist Student

Hayley has been an avid animal lover since the day she was born. She has owned and cared for dogs, cats, bunnies, and more! Hayley really discovered her love for animal care when she starting working at a doggy daycare in 2018. She realized caring for animals is her passion and wanted to move forward and work in the veterinary industry. Hayley is currently enrolled in a 3 year program at Douglas College working towards earning her Diploma in Veterinary Technology. She is excited to officially be on her journey to become a Registered Veterinary Technologist. She will continue to work part-time at Skyline while she goes to school to grow her practical and theoretical knowledge in the veterinary nursing field.

Tina Campbell, Veterinary Technologist Student

Tina grew up in Tsawwassen, BC. From a young age she had a great love for animals and was the reason her house was full of pets; cats, dogs, birds, fish and mice. Tina studied Philosophy and Applied Ethics at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, but quickly realized she wanted to work with animals. Tina started working at a busy veterinary hospital in Vancouver and gained many years of experience as both a reception supervisor and a veterinary assistant. In 2016 Tina moved to Ireland with her partner and 2 cats, Taj and Bindi, where she spent 5 years working and travelling around Europe. It was while she was living in Ireland she realized that she wanted to pursue a career as a registered veterinary technician. Tina was accepted into the Thompson Rivers University distance program in January 2023 and is pursuing her academics while working part-time at the hospital. In her free time Tina enjoys being outside, gardening, reading, and spending time with her family, friends, and cats. Tina is looking forward to starting a new career as a registered veterinary technologist while working alongside the amazing team at Skyline Veterinary Hospital.

Brittany Baldock, Registered Veterinary Technologist

Brittany grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. While completing her B.Sc. in Biology at the University of Alberta, Brittany volunteered for a local wildlife rehabilitation centre. It was here where she realized her passion for a more “hands-on” approach to helping animals.

After finishing her degree, she pursued a diploma in Animal Health Technology at N.A.I.T. Since graduating, Brittany has worked in both marine wildlife rehabilitation and small animal emergency and specialty medicine. 

Brittany’s areas of interest are in emergency and critical care, nursing, anesthesia, and client education. When she is not working, Brittany enjoys exploring the coastline with her dog, Ginny, and cat, Nala.

Molly Troy, Veterinary Technologist, Degree in Veterinary Nursing

Molly graduated from Athlone IT in Ireland with a bachelor’s in veterinary nursing in 2020. She worked in a busy veterinary hospital practice near her family home for 3 years. In 2023 Molly took the big step and moved to Canada. We have been lucky enough to add her to our team. Molly particularly enjoys working with senior patients and creating a fear free environment for our patients! In her spare time she enjoys hiking, skiing, and reading. Molly is also the proud owner of two crazy border collies who she adores! 

Janelyn de Boer, Registered Veterinary Technologist

Janelyn was raised in Victoria, BC. She finished a degree in Psychology at the University of Victoria before discovering her love for working with animals while volunteering at a local wildlife rehabilitation centre.

After graduating from the Veterinary Technician program at Thompson Rivers University in 2013, she spent several years at a busy specialty practice in Vancouver. For the past several years she has practiced as a locum at veterinary hospitals around Vancouver. 

Janelyn's areas of interest are anesthesia, neurology, and client education.

When she's not working, Janelyn enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, gardening, cooking, and spending time at home with her partner and senior wiener dog, Deeno.

Jennifer Pincock, Veterinary Technologist, Diploma in Veterinary Nursing 

Jenni moved to Canada from the UK in 2021 to start an adventure somewhere new and so far she hasn’t left! She grew up in Derbyshire, a small county in the midlands famous for the Peak District and Bakewell tart. Jenni spent most summers in the UK trying to attend as many music festivals as possible with friends. 

She started working in small animal practice in 2015 and graduated from Bottle Green Training in 2019 with a diploma in Veterinary nursing. 

In her spare time, she loves being outside, reading, and yoga. Since moving to Canada she has picked up snowboarding and enjoys going camping as often as possible. Jenni is an absolute pleasure to work with and never stops smiling. Her enthusiasm and dedication is infectious.

Kasey Meikle, Registered Veterinary Technologist

Kasey’s love of animals led her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. She has experience working in a variety of wildlife shelters and small animal medicine hospitals since 2006. She obtained her Animal Health Technology Diploma in 2013 from Thompson Rivers University and has been working as an RVT with wildlife and small animals ever since.

Kasey’s areas of interest are conservation, animal nursing, animal behaviour, and training.
When she isn’t working, Kasey can be found outside hiking alongside her noble border collie, Cola.

Justyna Matracki, Registered Veterinary Technologist

Justyna obtained her animal health technology diploma in 2011 from Olds College. It has taken her down many different career paths.  Her work experience includes small animal medicine, animal welfare organizations abroad, wildlife and environmental consulting, and teaching. Her main focus these days is as an instructor teaching future veterinary assistants. Justyna also locums at veterinary clinics in North Vancouver and continues her own learning in the busy and rewarding career of veterinary medicine.

When she’s not working numerous jobs, Justyna can be found exploring the mountains, hiking multiple laps on the Grouse Grind, or adventuring to remote areas of British Columbia via boat with her trusted companion, a cat name Sailor.  The newest addition to the family, a kitten named Squid, is currently being trained in the art of adventurism.