Meet Our Team!

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller

Administration Team

Nancy Coursodon, CVT

Director of Operations

Nancy has been a Dermatology for Animals family member since 2006. She enjoys traveling, wood working and crafting. Nancy loves spending time with her family, including her Golden Retriever, Riley.

Nicole Schrah

Assistant Director of Operations

Nicole has been a member of the Dermatology for Animals family since 2012. She enjoys camping and sports with her family, which includes her husband, 3 children, Golden Retriever and Dachshunds.

Sandy Lewis

Chief Financial Officer

Sandy joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2000. She enjoys baking, and vacationing with her family at the beach or camping/hiking in the woods.

Kaye Howell

Information Technology Manager & Veterinary Software Specialist

Kaye, aka “OZ”, joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2004. She enjoys horseback riding, gardening, bike riding, camping, and spending time with her family. She lives on a mini farm with a horse Bud Ballou, Tyler the rescue mountain sheep, 2 dogs, Marley, (yes he is a yellow lab), a rescue setter named Gracie , 4 rescue cats, and 3 stray chickens.

Emily Thompson, RVT

Administration Assistant

Emily joined D4A in 2017 and became

the lead RVT at the Oakland, California office. In 2021, she started on the

administration team. She earned her undergraduate degree in journalism

at The University of Minnesota

in 2003 and became a registered

veterinary technician in 2006.

She lives in California with her

husband, her dog, and three cats.

She enjoys spoiling her pets, thrifting and restoring her early 20th century home.

Philippe "Dee" Coursodon

Equipment Manager

Dee joined D4A full time in 2022 after 6 years of contracting with the company.

He is a Master Gardener in Pima county, Arizona, enjoys camping, fishing and photography.

Practice Managers

Shilo Anderson, LVT, VTS

Northwest Practice Manager & VTS Mentor

Shilo joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2001. Her interests are crafting with gourds and going to crafts festivals. She loves spending time with her family and her tropical fish..

Steph North

California Operations & Human Resources Manager

Steph joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2013. Her hobbies include hiking, gardening, reading, and hanging out with her husband, daughter, and all of their furry friends.

Becca Brown, RVT, VTS

Eastern Practice Manager

Becca joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2012. Her interest are camping, watching sports and she is a koi fish hobbyist.She loves spending time in the outdoors and with her horse Meghan.

Megan Hoenicke

Maricopa Practice Manager

Team Lead, Scottsdale

Megan joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2004, after traveling and working in many of our offices. In 2010 she called the Scottsdale clinic home. Dermatologic disease education and case management are the favorite parts of Megan's job. While not in the office she enjoys spending time with her husband, 3 children, 2 dogs, horses, goats, chickens, and gardening on her small farm.

Team Leads

Amy Aguirre, BS
( Agribusiness - Pre Vet)
Team Lead, Gilbert

Amy joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2014. She has worked in the veterinary field for 20 years, with experience with large and small animals. Amy loves coffee, reading with her daughter, playing with her four legged friends, going to Disneyland and the beach.

Daniel Keularts, RVT
Team Lead, New Mexico

Daniel joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2014

He enjoys hiking and backpacking, with his partner and their 3 dogs, spending time in the hammock watching his turtles and playing video games on the couch with the cats. Daniel also loves a good breakfast burrito smothered in green chile.

Laura Rice, CVT

Team Lead, Tucson & Reno

Marketing Point of Contact

Laura joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2014. She has worked in many different aspects of the veterinary field since 1994. Laura loves to spend time with her family and drinking a great cup of coffee.

In her spare time she enjoys crafting, baking, caring for her 25 chickens and snuggling

her puppy dogs.

Shawna Stukey, LVT, LAT
Team Lead, Omaha

Shawna joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2016. She has been a licensed Technician for 20 years and has worked with small, large, exotic, and research animals. Shawna absolutely loves her career! In her free time she loves spending time with her family, crafting, camping, and horseback riding.

Angela Contreras

Arizona Study Coordinator

Angela joined Dermatology for Animals in 2013 and has 13 years experience in the veterinary field.

Dermatology has become her passion. In her free time she enjoys traveling and camping with her husband and spending time with family and friends, including her miniature dachshund Ardie

and conure bird Titó".

Heather Senftleben, LVT
Team Lead, New York

Heather joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2016. She came to us with 15 years of experience in general practice. Heather likes to spend her free time with her husband, daughter, cats and dogs. She also enjoys crafts and sewing.

Jamie Lawrence, LVT
Team Lead, Spokane

Jamie joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2017. She has worked in veterinary medicine for 32 years and has been a licensed technician for 20 years. Jamie has experience working with small, exotic and wildlife animals. She worked in emergency medicine for 18 years before joining dermatology. In her free time she enjoys raising two girls as well as skiing, biking, gardening and reading.

Jessica Lazovich, RVT

Team Lead, San Diego

Jessica joined Dermatology for Animals in March 2022. She has been in the veterinary field for many years. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, animal family, hanging out at the beach, gardening, health & fitness, reading and being an animal & environmental advocate.

Sarah Reynolds, RVT

Team Lead, Campbell

Sarah joined Dermatology for Animals in 2019 and she has worked in the veterinary

field for 8 years,

she been an RVT for 4 years.

When she’s not working she enjoys reading with her two cats, hiking, and coming up with new homemade recipes for her dog with food allergies.

Grace Hair

Team Lead, Avondale

Grace joined Dermatology For Animals in 2019 after working in general practice and having her own Equine Podiatry business. Grace found her niche in leading our Avondale team and to

help every pet feel like

part of the family.

In her free time she enjoys spending time with her 4 horses, 2 ferrets, 2 cats, and her dog Penny.

Carrie Morford

Team Lead, Walnut Creek

Carrie joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2020. She has worked in veterinary medicine for 28 years and has been a licensed technician for 27 years. Carrie has worked in general practice medicine for most of her career before joining dermatology.

In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling with her husband and playing with her furkids.

Kaitlyn Perkins

CSR Manager, Arizona

Kaitlyn joined the Dermatology for Animals team in 2020. Recently, Kaitlyn was promoted to Lead CSR for Arizona. Her determination and hard work is the prefect example of what makes a great team player

In her spare time she enjoys crafting with her mother and spending time with her friends. She also loves spending time with her office-dog in training, a dachshund mix named Nellie.

Connie Kirn

CSR Lead, Gilbert

Connie joined the Dermatology for Animals team in June 2020. Recently, Connie was promoted to Lead CSR for the Gilbert office. She brings over 15 years of veterinary

front office experience with her. She is an Arizona native.

When not working she enjoys spending time

with her family and especially her 3 grandchildren. She enjoys baking, sewing, crafting and being

outdoors when its not 110. She and her husband love Cash the labradoodle, Emma the wirehaired

terrier, Wiley the Corgi and 2 cats Shadow & Skip.

Christine Tu

CSR Manager, California

Christine met Dermatology for Animals in 2016, and they have been in love ever since. She has worked in the Veterinary field over 9 years, and is currently taking courses to become an RVT.

Christine's life is consumed by a husband, a toddler, 1 dog, 3 cats, and 5 fish. When she's not, she enjoys crafting, baking, indoor gardening, and organizing her home.

She enjoys long walks with her boba drink in one hand, and a toddler in the other, venturing to find the best playground in town.