Meet Our Team
Dr. Michaël Dubé - Veterinarian & Co-Owner
Dr. Michaël Dubé was born in Quebec City, Quebec. After graduating from Cegep de Sainte-Foy he went on to complete his Doctorate in Veterinarian Medicine at the University of Montreal in 2001. Immediately following graduation Michael and his wife Sheree decided to relocate to the Okanagan Valley, where she had grown up. He began by practicing general and emergency medicine for a period of 6 years until finding his place with the Fairfield & Boucherie Animal Hospital Teams in 2007. Michaël has taken a special interest in small animal surgery and endoscopy.
In December 2009 Michaël became a proud father to his beautiful daughter Ella, the 1st of five if he has it his way. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with family and friends, snowboarding, camping and travelling.
Dr. April chappell - Veterinarian
Dr. April Chappell grew up in the Okanagan and always knew she wanted to work with animals. She received a Bachelor of Science in Animal Biology from UBC and went on to receive her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, with Distinction at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon.
April settled in Kelowna after graduation in 2004, where she met and married her husband David. They are now happily raising their young son Benjamin. Another important member of the family is “Joy”, an older lab-bloodhound cross. They can often be found together doing their favourite thing together – hiking in the woods. In her spare time April also loves gardening, mountain biking, reading and going to the movies.
Dr. Deanna Jenner - Veterinarian
Dr. Deanna Jenner was born in Regina, Saskatchewan but moved to Kelowna BC with her family as a young girl. She always had a passion for animals and after much persistence was able to talk her mother into first a pet dog, then a second. Eventually her Mom lost control of the pet number in the house at which point cats, rabbits and horses became family members as well!
Deanna has always wanted to become a veterinarian as long as she can remember. She attended Simon Fraser University in Burnaby BC where she fulfilled her pre-veterinary requirements, then reluctantly made the move back to Saskatchewan to attend the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Deanna graduated from the WCVM in 2009 with honours and promptly returned to the Okanagan Valley with her fiancé Dr Kai Ng. Kai and Deanna live on a small acreage in the Kelowna area where they raise Swedish Warmblood and Paint horses. They share their house with several cats and dogs but refuse to reveal exact numbers!
Amy Talbot – Registered Animal Health Technician
Amy started working at our sister clinic Fairfield Animal Hospital when she was attending high school, and realized her true niche in life. In 2004, Amy attended the University College of the Cariboo where she received her Animal Health Technologist diploma. In 2008 Amy took leave and worked abroad as an English teacher and Dolphin trainer in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Upon returning she joined us here at our westside location Boucherie Animal Hospital. Amy is currently advancing her medical training to include human medicine as a paramedic. The training she has received has allowed her to follow another passion and last year she spent 3 weeks in Honduras and Guatemalla working for paramedics for children.
Growing up on a farm Amy has always loved the outdoors. She enjoys camping and fishing and loves to travel. Amy's goal is to explore the world.
Cassie Haines - Animal Health Technician
Cassie has always had an interest in pet health. At a young age she would fashion I.V lines and bandages for her stuffed animals. She grew up with a family pet rabbit and a cat and was finally able to get a dog of her own, a Malamute cross, when she was a teenager. Her dog “Annie” went with her to college and spent her retirement years with Cassie and her husband until she passed away in 2007. A cat “Spot” joined the family around that time as well. Cassie attended Olds College in Alberta where she received her Animal Health Technologist diploma graduating with honours in 2001.
Cassie has a loving husband and 2 wonderful young children and hopes to add a puppy to the family again sometime soon.
Jeanette Nolan – Receptionist
Jeanette has always loved animals of all kinds. When she got her first dog “Murphy” a collie puppy she knew she wanted a job where she could be around animals every day. Jeanette has been with the company since 2001 and has also been working on her bachelor of Science in Biology.
In her spare time, Jeanette enjoys shopping, cycling and spending time with her dogs “Furbio”, “Keisha”, “Bully” and her horses “Ainsley” and “Teak”.
Carmen Wingenbach – Veterinary Assistant
Carmen has spent most of her life with a passion for people and animals. After graduating from Granville Business College in 1998 as a Veterinary Office Assistant, she returned to the Okanagan and joined the team at our kelowna location (Fairfield Animal Hospital). Over the years Carmen has continued her education in the veterinary field and hospital management She can often be found going back and forth between both hospital locations.
Carmen spends most of her spare time with family and friends and of course “Diva” a 3 year old Jack Russel / Chihuahua cross.
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