Our Team

Our team members work hard to serve the needs of you and your pets. We aim to provide the highest quality medical and surgical care, friendly and compassionate service, and a clean and inviting atmosphere. To contribute successfully to our efforts, team members must be willing and able to offer ideas and suggestions, accept tasks and responsibilities beyond their regular job descriptions and maintain a high degree of self-respect, emotional maturity and personal accountability. In return, we strive to offer our team members regular continuing education opportunities, team-building opportunities and a respectful and encouraging environment in which to work.

Natalie

NATALIE M. WARREN, DVM

Dr. Warren received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1999. After vet school, she left her beloved Rocky Mountains for western Washington to be closer to family. She has since expanded her veterinary medical expertise by working in a variety of settings including rural large-animal practice, suburban small-animal hospitals and urban emergency centers. She has also enjoyed providing relief veterinary service to area animal shelters.

Continuing education and organized veterinary medicine are a passion for Dr. Warren, and she enjoys many opportunities to contribute to the veterinary community. She sits on the Executive Board for the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association, is a member of several WSVMA committees, and is the founder and President of the Pierce County Veterinary Society.

In her free time, Dr. Warren enjoys bicycling, skiing, gardening, and tearing up the streets on her Ducati motorcycle. She spends quieter times with her horse, her spotted dog and two striped cats in their North Tacoma home.

Keisha and Amir

KEISHA REIS, Licensed Veterinary Technician

Keisha is a California native, but moved up to Washington in 2000. She enjoys the great northwest outdoors, and can be found out in it gardening, kayaking, hiking and backpacking. She graduated from Pierce College with an Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology, and has recently received her Bachelors of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology from St. Petersburg College through their distance learning program. She shares her house with her husband and a very spoiled brown tabby named Amir who likes to dress up in coats and scarves, and Dexter, her young sweet orange tabby.

ELIZABETH DOBSON, Veterinary Assistant

Liz was born and raised in Tacoma, and loves it more every day. She and her husband share their home with a super smart Australian Cattle Dog mix named Flower and a sweet, floofy cat named Charlie. Liz also works part time as a Pharmacy Technician, and has fostered eight Australian Cattle Dogs through Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue. She enjoys volunteering for non-profit animal rescue groups when time allows. In her free time she enjoys being surrounded by family & friends, going on roadtrips, visiting in-laws in the Midwest and Thailand, enjoying music and spending time outdoors exploring mountains through snowboarding, hiking, camping and biking.

KAT HENTSCH, Veterinary Assistant

Kat is skilled in most veterinary technician procedures and hopes to gain certification later this year. Her passion is for client education. She lives with her Husky/Greyhound mix (Vlad), Mini Schnauzer (Potter), Giant Angora bunny (Buckthorne), Rex bunny (Bramble) and several other cold-blooded counterparts. In her spare time Kat exercises with her dogs by bikejoring, participates in local aquarium and beekeeping societies, enjoys fiber arts, gardens, and hikes/backpacks. Before moving to Sumner from Eugene, Kat volunteered with the local humane society to socialize and groom rabbits and rats. Her undergrad degrees are in Natural Resource Management and Computer Information Systems, but she aspires to attend vet school someday.

James and Pearl

JAMES SAUPAN, Receptionist and Event Coordinator

Born and raised in Hawaii, James has lived in Alaska, California, Puerto Rico and finally graced us with his presence in Tacoma in 1998. He is the human companion to his American Eskimo Dogs Miko, Haupia & Bailey; German Shepherd mix Pearl; and Brittany mix Mancha. He is passionate about animal rescue & adoption and volunteers with local organizations on fundraising and pet events in the Tacoma area. James has been in the pet care industry for the past 9 years and brings to our clinic his experience in client service and event organizing as well as being our new receptionist. When time permits he enjoys hiking, camping and rafting. We are very pleased to have James join our staff at Met Vet!

PATRICIA O'JALA-LARBI, Veterinary Assistant

A Tacoma native, Patricia lives with her 4-year-old daughter, Amira, and 2 cats named Tigger and Princess. Since a job and a child don't keep her busy enough, Patricia is working toward a Bachelors degree in Environmental Sciences/Zoology. During study breaks, she enjoys reading and being with family. Patricia has 7 years of experience working in veterinary hospitals, and we feel lucky indeed that she has chosen to join us at The Met.

Raylene and Tuxedo

RAYLENE MYERS, Kennel Assistant

We are incredibly happy to have Raylene join the Met Vet team this summer and you'll see her around often, taking care of our boarding cats, Humane Society Foster cats, and helping out wherever she can. Raylene was born and raised in Tacoma and is currently attending Stadium High School. She has four very spoiled and sweet dogs; Buddy, Toby, Bug and Sweetheart. She enjoys going camping, talking to friends, and music. She plans on attending college to become a veterinarian.