Sarah Moore

Sarah joined Mission Valley Pet Clinic in January 2003. She left in 2006 to live in Australia and rejoined the hospital in 2008. She is currently working towards a Bachelor of Arts focused on creative writing. Her sunny disposition is appreciated by clients and co-workers.

Sarah is a San Diego native who graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 2002.

She has a 12 year old black and white shorthair cat, Juliette, 9 year old (going on 6 month old) chocolate Labrador, Mochey, and the newest addition to her family, Auggi, a 10 year old black lab (also adopted from MVPC).

Sarah enjoys interacting with clients and their pets. She loves her co-workers and the clinic’s great atmosphere. Sarah has a passion for travel, loves the ocean, writing, spending time with her family (pets included!) and close friends, running and loves to cook/bake. 

Thom Lindgren

Thom became part of the Mission Valley Pet Clinic Family in 2005. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Arkansas and attended the University of Arkansas for two years. He made the transition to the United States Navy, got an A.A. degree from City Colleges of Chicago, and retired after 20 years as a Petty Officer First Class Photographers Mate.

After retiring from the Navy, Thom tried his hand at various computer related jobs but eventually realized that his true ambition had to have something to do with animals. He worked at an upscale dog day play facility while completing a Regional Occupational Program (ROP) for Veterinary Receptionist.

Thom has one pet, a 7-year old black domestic short hair feline named Kattle but if you were to ask her, she would tell you she has a pet named Thom. His hobbies include: anything to do with Harry Potter, gardening, photography, reading science fiction, travel, watching everything on HGTV and Planet Green, and trying to be green.

Thom is very happy to be an asset to the OUTSTANDING Doctors and staff at Mission Valley Pet Clinic. 

Lisa Tapia

Lisa is our newest receptionist, having joined MVPC in June 2011. Before joining MVPC, Lisa lived in the Bay area. While there she spent many hours volunteering her time. She has volunteered at Fresno Children’s Hospital, Fresno Community Food Bank, and Visalia Rescue Mission as a holiday volunteer.

Lisa enjoys interacting with clients and the friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere at MVPC. Her caring attitude is very much appreciated by our clients and the staff of MVPC.

Lisa is a full time student at the University of San Diego. She is working towards her B.S. degree in Biology. Lisa’s goal is to become a medical doctor. 

Lisa has a puppy named Gavin who has already made it onto t-shirts like the one being modeled by Honey. Lisa also has a 10-month-old cat named Milo. 

In her free time, Lisa enjoys running marathons, playing guitar, reading, studying, painting, playing chess, scrabble, snowboarding, the beach, hiking, mountain climbing, playing on her Mac, and volunteering. These are just a few of Lisa’s hobbies!

Honey Vo

Honey joined MVPC in June 2011 after graduating from the University of California, Irvine. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. While in school, Honey volunteered at the Orange County Zoo and was a research assistant at the Burley Lab, studying zebra finches and budgies. She also studied physics abroad at the University o Sussex in England for a summer.

Honey has a dual position as receptionist and kennel technician. Our boarders love playing with Honey and her gentle manner. Clients and staff appreciate her professional and caring attitude.  

Honey enjoys learning everything she can while working at MVPC. She loves helping to enhance the health and well being of the animals and especially loves extra playtime with the boarders. Honey will be applying to veterinary school for the fall of 2012.  

Honey’s favorite hobby is dressing up her Shih Tzu named Lychee, who has photo shoots every weekend. Watch out for her on “Extra”. 

Honey is also fluent in Vietnamese. We now have 4 languages spoken at MVPC!

Mila Samoylova 

Mila joined MVPC in June 2011. Mila has a dual position as receptionist and kennel technician. She enjoys working with animals, interacting with people, and taking care of our boarders. Both clients and staff appreciate her friendly and professional manner. 

Mila was born in Moscow. When she was 10 years old her family moved to San Francisco. While in high school, she studied piano and violin along with her academics. She attended the University of California at Davis for two years before joining MVPC in June 2011. She is on leave from school this year in order to gain experience in the field of veterinary medicine. She will be returning to UC Davis next year. Her goal is to become a veterinarian.

Mila loves nature and animals. When she is not working or studying, Mila enjoys hiking, exploring new places, playing badminton, painting and curling up on a couch reading.

Mila is also fluent in Russian and enjoys conversing with our Russian clients.