Tina brings a wealth of expertise and value to Tier 1 Veterinary Medical Center. With over 20 years in the veterinary field, she has extensive understanding of what it means working for general practitioners, emergency hospitals, and specialty clinics.

Her experience as an ultrasound technician, having taught ultrasound to many veterinarians at the Academy of Veterinary Imaging, and traveled the country teaching classes at various venues including Disney's Animal Kingdom and the CDC, has been indispensable to Tier 1 Veterinary Medical Center.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Tina moved from Atlantic Beach, Florida, strictly to work at Tier 1 Veterinary Medical Center. When she's not working, you can find her in her RV or curl up with a good book.

Emmy is an LVT with an interest in transfusion medicine, dentistry, & emergency medicine.  

She currently has three dogs, a cat, & three birds. When not working Emmy participates in agility with her blue heeler, Pistol and loves watching the Alabama Crimson Tide football games.

Julia grew up in North Carolina and has always loved wild places. A love of the outdoors led her north, west, and, eventually, to Alaska. Her background includes experiential education, conservation ecology, and backcountry wilderness dog sledding trips. Animal husbandry drew her to veterinary medicine, and she has been a licensed technician since 2014.

She is currently working towards her VTS in Emergency and Critical Care. She enjoys volunteering as a technician on trips to offer spay/neuter services to rural Alaska. She lives with her husband and 3 pet dogs.

Meredith is a licensed technician at Tier 1, having started working here the day they opened. Previously Meredith worked as a sled dog tour guide for 8 years, managing Seavey’s IdidaRide Sled Dog Tours in Seward. She has a BA in theatre and dance from UAA, and is currently pursuing a BS in Biology. Meredith passed the VTNE and became licensed in October 2020.

Meredith is also an Iditarod dog musher, owning and operating Fun On The Run Kennel in Knik, Alaska, which is composed of approximately 30 sled dogs, and her four pet dogs (Charlie the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Sierra the Dutch Shepherd, Neal the Borzoi, and McKinley the 3-legged sled dog) and her cat, Archie, who is chief mouser at the kennel.

In her spare time Meredith can usually be found hiking, kayaking, camping, dog mushing, or training in various dog sports with her dogs.

Lindsey Owen, LVT, has been with Tier 1 since June 2018. She joined the team because of her passion for advanced veterinary care and to experience growing with a hospital since inception. After obtaining a BS in Organizational Leadership, she found her calling in Veterinary Medicine in an effort to learn about the best practices in animal husbandry and nursing care for her recreational sled dog team. She obtained her small animal technician certificate from Cedar Valley College and obtained her license. Currently, she works as an Advanced Imaging, Internal Medicine, and Oncology technician. She is also preparing to apply for her Veterinary Technician Specialty in Small Animal Internal Medicine.

When not working, she enjoys all things outdoors, especially mushing. 

Ana-Merrey been working as a Primary Technician with Tier 1 since October of 2018. She has an associate's degree in Veterinary Technology from Pima Medical Institute and worked at veterinary clinics in Colorado and Minnesota before moving to Alaska. She has a particular interest in felines and exotic pets. Before turning to the Veterinary profession, she studied music at Colorado State University and currently plays clarinet and banjo part-time with the 67th Army Band.

In her free time, she enjoys rock climbing, hiking, yoga, playing music, and spending time with her cats, ducks, chickens, and reptiles.

Alaskan grown from Kodiak Island, Rebecca joined the Tier 1 family fall of 2018. Rebecca has worked primarily in small animal facilities in her fifteen years of experience. She obtained her Veterinary Technician Specialty in Clinical Practice Canine/Feline in 2017 but has her eye on more certifications, including rehabilitation and pain management. Bachelor of Science in Project Management (2015) through UAA.

Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys being outdoors with her husband, barbecues with family, mounted archery, or snuggling with her doodle-mutt Beaker or sassy feline Bonsai.

Mercedes has always loved animals and has wanted to work in veterinary medicine since she was 8 years old. Since she was 15 years old, she has worked with animals and has been in the veterinary field since 2018. When she is not working, Mercedes loves to go hiking, fishing, and on long road trips with her two pups, Jake and Macey.