Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 7 PM
Sat: 8 AM – 1 PM
Sun: Closed
Sat: 8 AM – 1 PM
Sun: Closed
Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 7 PM
Sat: 8 AM – 1 PM
Sun: Closed
Sat: 8 AM – 1 PM
Sun: Closed
Supporting Staff
Meet our Friendly Receptionists & Vet Assistants
Receptionists
Christine Thoman
Receptionist
Christine has been with us since 2004. In her free time, she enjoys doing agility with her border collie, Jett and scrapbooking. Christine is also owned by 3 cats.
Rachel Bittner
Receptionist
Rachel has been greeting clients at Mountain View with a smile since April of 2015. Rachel helps make sure we get patients cared for and into a room as soon as possible alone with helping our doctors stay organized and on time. Rachel works hard to schedule appointments, answer clients’ questions, and helps to keep the hospital running smoothly. When she is not working at Mountain View, she enjoys reading, drawing, playing video games, gardening and listening to music. She is owned by Charlotte, her amazing yellow lab cross.
Mireya Aguirre
Receptionist/Assistant
Mia is originally from El Paso, TX where she had attended the University of Texas. She started working at Mountain View Veterinary Hospital in 2023, where she works as both an assistant and a receptionist. Mia started being interested in becoming a pet care professional ever sinch she was very young and pretended to be a doctor while playing with her family pets. Her favorite part about veterinary medicine are the bonds she creates with clients and their fur babies. She especially appreciates how close knit everyone is at Mountain View, and how happy they are working together as a team. Mia is owned by her two doggos, Letty, and Bentley. While Mia is not at work, she enjoys reading, hiking, going to the gym with her husband, shopping with friends, golfing, bowling, softball and baseball. (Her favorite team is NY Yankees.)
Suzanne Gard
Receptionist
Suzanne is a local from Olympia, WA, she started working at Mountain View as a receptionist in January 2023. Suzanne has always had a love for cats and dogs and became a pet care professional to help people and their pets. She likes working at Mountain View because of the welcoming atmosphere and everyone is so helpful, “like being a part of a big family.” Suzanne’s goal is to stay at Mountain View until she retires. In her free time, Suzanne enjoys being outside hiking and going camping with her husband. Her hobbies include crochet and diamond painting. Of course, she loves playing with the 4 dogs who own her, Amp, Bella, Tank, and Roxie.
Our Veterinarian Assistants
Nathan Enget
Assistant
Nathan has grown up in the Lacey area since he was 5 years old. His family has always had various types of pets while growing up, fish, hamsters, birds, and dogs. Before working at Mountain View, Nathan ran a very successful pet sitting business, mainly for friends and family. It was only natural that he was excited to apply for the role as Veterinarian Assistant. Nathan enjoys helping the doctors and technicians by holding on to the pets while they get their treatments, and helping the pets feel safe and comfortable. Nathan is owned by 1 dog named Arrow, a cuddly Vizsla. In 2021 he was adopted by a feral kitten named Oh Grr, that was rescued by the Mountain View staff. When he’s not working, Nathan enjoys going on adventures with his wife Elizabeth and Arrow, hiking, and traveling, or even staying home to watch TV and movies on the couch. He enjoys working at Mountain View because it is a great chance to learn new skills, work with caring coworkers, and meet all sorts of cute pets.
Jayden
Assistant
Jayden is originally from the Olympia/Lacey area, grew up in Centralia, and has returned to live in Olympia closer to where her mother works. In elementary and middle school Jayden started riding horses and quickly fell in love with all animals. After searching for a career where she can work with animals, she become a vet assistant with our hospital. Jayden is currently getting ready to apply to school to become a vet technician. Her hobbies include reading, drawing, painting, and she still very much enjoys riding horses. Jayden gets to live with her brother’s lab/Pitbull mix, Addie, and eventually wants to take care of her very own horse! Her favorite thing about our hospital is getting to work with all of the animals, and the rest of the staff too, she is learning so many things and is looking forward to hopefully working here as a vet tech in the near future.
Kayden West
Assistant
Kayden was born in Las Vegas, Nevada where she lived part of her childhood, then eventually moved to Bellingham, WA where she came from before coming to Lacey. At the age of 17 Kayden got a job with a doggy day care, there she found out that she loves working with animals. She continues to work with our patients as an assistant and has been here since September 2022. Kayden’s favorite things about working at Mountain View is that she gets to be with animals all day and the entire team feels like a family from which she gets to learn something new every day. Learning is a passion and Kayden picks up new hobbies all the time and has various interests. She enjoys hanging out with friends, playing Minecraft, and being outdoors. Kayden is owned by her dog, Bentley, and her kitten named Boots.
Sophie
Assistant
Sophie was born and raised in Mesa, AZ and currently lives in Winlock, WA. She graduated from WA Virtual Academy High School and earned her Associates degree in Biology from Centralia College. Sophie became a pet care professional because she loves working with animals and has a passion for learning about anatomy, physiology, and medicine. She has been working as an assistant at Mountain View since 2023. Her favorite part of vet medicine is knowing that she is able to help owners take care of their pets. Sophie’s favorite duties at work include helping set up for surgeries and assist the technicians inducing the animals for anesthesia. Sophie appreciates the Mountain View team as she feels they are supportive and she has been learning a lot from each one of them. She is working toward the goal of one day being a licensed technician. Sophie is owned collectively by 17 different animals, 3 dogs, 2 rats, 2 horses, 2 goats, 2 alpacas, 5 chickens, and a duck named Bandit. Outside of work, she enjoys learning about zoology, and the history of such interests as film, music, and comic books. One of her favorite pass times are watching her favorite film genres with her family including horror movies, nature documentaries, and classic comedies.
Emily
Assistant
Emily is originally from Southern California, she moved to Lacey, WA in 2023 and began working at Mountain View shortly after. She has been wanting to get a job in veterinary medicine since she graduated from high school. Emily chose this profession because she is fascinated with caring for and understanding why things change in animal’s bodies, why things break down and stop working. She also enjoys being hands on with the patients and communicating with our clients as to why their pet needs care and helping them get the care they need.
Included in her hobbies is drawing, and crafting DND dice. Emily also is a live streamer on Twitch where she plays games, advocates for autism, and has raised over $6,000 for charity. She is owned by her cat Ivy and has recently been adopted by a stray kitten that we have been nursing here at Mountain View, named Hex.
