Meet Our Veterinary Team
Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Wilvet Salem! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Get to know our veterinary team!
Meet Our Doctors

Dan Lewer, DVM
CEO and Owner

Emily Kalenius, DVM
Chief Medical Officer and Owner
About Emily
Since then, she has partnered to design, recruit, and execute the startup of two other Wilvet emergency clinics — Salem and South.
Her professional interests include, emergency medicine, cardiology, internal medicine and mentorship of new graduates.
As a longtime Pacific Northwest resident, Emily enjoys an active, outdoors lifestyle. After running collegiate cross country in Santa Barbara while completing degrees in Biology and Chemistry, she has since naturally gravitated towards trail ultramarathons and mountaineering. Calling Corvallis, Oregon home, she now enjoys backpacking and hiking with her two daughters and husband, and skiing in the winter.

Kristin Peterson, DVM
Medical Director and Owner
About Kristin

Brittany Gardner
Veterinarian

Crystal Ebert
Veterinarian
About Crystal

Emi Menzen
Veterinarian

Anna Wepprich
Veterinarian
About Anna

Lea Hayes
Veterinarian
About Lea

Nicole Rando
Veterinarian
About Nicole

Rachel Gray
Veterinarian
About Rachel

Sarah Burns
Veterinarian
About Sarah

Dr. Hovenden
Veterinarian
About Dr. Hovenden
Bio coming soon!

Matt Wadford
Veterinarian
About Matt
Bio coming soon!

Dakota Harmon
Veterinarian
About Dakota
Bio coming soon!
Meet Our Administrative Staff

Jess Lawrence
Medical Operations Manager
About Jess
Jess enjoys ER medicine and likes saving critically injured animals. She loves the bond between humans and animals and likes to learn about veterinary medicine. She especially likes the culture and the mindset of the doctors and their willingness to work with clients. In her free time, Jess likes to listen to audiobooks and clean!

Tia
Office Manager
About Tia
Meet Our Nurses

Janene Stovall
Certified Vet Tech

Jason Glick
Veterinary Nurse
About Jason

Cassie Cosler
Veterinary Nurse

Leilani Chock
Hospital Aid

Marisa Varga
Veterinary Nurse
About Marisa
Marisa finds fulfillment in veterinarian medicine. She loves the criticals and surgeries the most. She enjoys the team as everyone is close and they all feel like family. In her free time, Marisa likes to hike, camp, go to the gym, and dance.

Heather Roarke
Veterinary Nurse

Rebecca
Certified Vet Tech

Kristene Fast
About Kristene

Stetson
Veterinary Nurse
About Stetson
Stetson loves being a part of everything surgery and loves his team. Stetson enjoys spending time with family in the great outdoors.

Natasha
Veterinary Nurse

Miguel Pedro
Vet Assistant

Shannon Conners
Vet Assistant

Kody
Vet Assistant

Jenna
Vet Assistant

Jim
Vet Nurse

Evelyn
Vet Nurse

Katrina
Vet Nurse

Kevin
Vet Nurse

Jeff
Vet Nurse

Hayley
Vet Nurse

Kyla
Vet Nurse

Rebecca
Vet Nurse

Ana
Training Coordinator
Meet Our Supporting Staff

Bertha Mendez
Client Service Representative
About Bertha
Bertha decided to work in this field because she has loved animals since she was young. Her favorite part about working here is getting to help or save lives every day. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and going on walks/ hikes. Something Bertha has learned since working here is that pets are like family, and owners will go to great lengths to help or save them.

Dani
Client Service Representative

Tattum
Client Service Representative

Hayley
Client Service Representative

Sara
Client Service Representative

Jayrell
Client Service Representative

Mickenzy
Client Service Representative

Karla
Client Service Representative

Mary
Client Service Representative