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.

Now Hiring:

We are seeking mature, motivated people with good communication skills and an interest in contributing to the community.  Creativity and a positive outlook are valued. Only Licensed Veterinary Technicians with work experience will be considered.  

Met Vet is looking for an experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician for a full-time or part time position.  Read details here.

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.

KAT HENTSCH, Veterinary Assistant

Kat is skilled in most veterinary technician procedures and has several years experience in the veterinary field.  Her passion is for client  education.  She lives with her Husky/Greyhound mix (Vlad), Mini  Schnauzer (Potter), Aubrey (Green-cheek conure), 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 a local aquarium  society, enjoys fiber arts including spinning her rabbit's fur, gardens, and  hikes/backpacks.  Before moving to Sumner from Eugene, Kat volunteered  with the local humane society to socialize and groom rabbits and rats; since moving to the Tacoma area she occasionally fosters Humane Society buns.   Her undergrad degrees are in Natural Resource Management and Computer  Information Systems.

PATRICIA O'JALA, Office Manager & Vet Assistant

A Tacoma native, Patricia lives with her 6-year-old daughter, Amira, partner Andy and his three children Nic, Zac and Zoe. They also have 3 cats named Tigger, Princess and Crooky.  Patricia also plans on applying for Veterinary Technician School next Fall. She enjoys reading and being with family.  Patricia has 8 years of experience working in veterinary hospitals, and we feel lucky indeed that she has chosen to join us at The Met.

NICOLE LIUZZI, Veterinary Assistant & Reception

Nicole joined us early September 2011, and we're very excited to have her! She is a Tacoma transplant, having been born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She moved to Washington to earn her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Puget Sound, and has stuck around ever since. She has two terrier mixes, Rigatoni and Macaroni, who she loves to spoil as much as possible.  Nicole also answers to "Colie" and helps as Met Vet's Public Relations Coordinator.

STACEY ROSENCRANZ, Receptionist

We have a new smiling face at the front desk of Met Vet! We would love for you to meet Stacey; she hails from her family's cattle ranch in Montana, but for the past 8 years she's been travelling across the country setting up wind farms.  She nows resides in Tacoma with her boyfriend, and 11 year old Golden Retriever, Tyler, who weighs in at over 100 pounds!  Stacey enjoys hiking, fishing, biking and misses horseback riding.

LIZ DOBSON, Veterinary Assistant & Webmaster

Liz was born and raised in Tacoma, and loves it more each day.  She and her husband share their home with Flower, an Australian Cattle Dog and a fuzzy cat named Charlie. They welcomed their new baby, Jonah, to the world in October of 2011!  Liz has worked as a Pharmacy Tech for the past 15 years, and has fostered eight Australian Cattle Dogs through Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue.  In her free time she loves being with family & friends, enjoying music and spending time outdoors exploring mountains via snowboarding, hiking, camping and biking.

RAYLENE MYERS, Kennel Assistant

We are incredibly happy to have Raylene as part of the Met Vet team 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 Foss High School and Tacoma Community College.  She has a very spoiled and sweet dog; Picasso.  She enjoys going camping, sports, talking to friends, and music.  She plans on attending college to become a veterinarian.

JONATHAN OLDFIELD, Kennel Assistant

Jonathan is one of our newest team members at Met Vet.  If you're here for an appointment with your pet, you'll see him working hard and staying busy taking care of boarding cats and Humane Society foster cats.  Jonathan has lived in Tacoma all of his life and is a proud graduate of Henry Foss High School.  He's been married for six years and has a very handsome cat named Rigamoroll whom he loves very much.  Jonathan is a cat-person, just LOVES being alive, and enjoys movies and taking walks in his free time.  If you see Jonathan around, make sure to say, "Hello!"