Our Staff

Dr. Fred Labavitch

Dr. Fred Labavitch graduated from Ohio State University in 1966. He immediately joined the US Air Force and became a member of a special research project that saved the lives of thousands of service dogs. He was also the Air Force Base Chief of Veterinary Services in Portland …READ MORE…

Dr. D. Thomas Dickey

Dr. Tom has been an associate veterinarian at Sunset Animal Clinic since 1999. He has extensive experience as both a clinical and a research veterinarian. Prior to veterinary school, he worked as a research associate at Emory University and the Oklahoma University Health …READ MORE…

Andrea

Certified Veterinary Technician

Andrea joined SAC in 2003 as Vet Tech assistant and became a certified Vet Tech in 2007. Andrea’s favorite times are those spent with family, pet cats and a guinea pig named Saltine. Andrea has always loved animals.

Carrie

Receptionist

Carrie has been one of SAC’s receptionists since 2004.  Carrie’s hobbies include crafts, sewing and being outdoors. Carrie has always loved animals. Her own animal family includes 2 black labs, Whisper and Jasmine, a guinea pig appropriately named Cowlick, and a cockatiel named Snickers.

Charmaine

Receptionist

Charmaine has been a receptionist at SAC for 5 years. From an early age Charmaine knew she wanted to work with animals. Charmaine’s own four legged family includes 2 cats, Panther and Addison and 2 dogs, Omaha and Hudson. Charmaine loves to read, cook and bake, but her favorite thing in the whole world is camping with Omaha and Hudson.

Denna

Lead receptionist

Denna is the head receptionist and has been at SAC since 1997. She has always been around animals, including rabbits, chickens and ducks. Right now she owns a very spoiled cat named Tuesday. Denna loves cheesy jokes and movies and being in the great outdoors.

Meagan

Kennel Assistant

Meagan is a kennel tech/vet tech assistant who has been with SAC for 2 years. Meagan is owned by a cat named Argyle. Meagan loves family time, especially with her 6 year old niece. Together they love to walk, take pictures and then talk about their adventures. Meagan didn’t know how much she loved working with animals until she began working at SAC. Now her goal is to return to school to become a certified vet tech.

Robert

Certified Veterinary Technician

Robert has been a certified vet tech for over 33 years. He joined SAC 13 years ago. Robert’s special interests include internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, and diagnostic imaging. Robert loves to read and go to the beach. Reading at the beach is his perfect pastime. Robert’s furry family includes 3 cats, Jack, who was abandoned as a kitten at the clinic where Robert was working, Harry, who Robert found near a dryer vent trying to keep warm, and Mrytle, a feral cat who has adopted Robert.

Sharon

Certified Veterinary Technican

Sharon has been a certified vet tech for over 33 years. She joined SAC 13 years ago. Sharon’s special interests include feline medicine. Sharon loves cats and has fostered and hand raised several litters of kittens in the past. If she can’t be on the coast at Cannon Beach, Sharon’s favorite thing is watching funny movies with her husband Robert, a big bowl of popcorn, and cats Jack, Harry and Myrtle.

Lacey

Lacey has been working at SAC as a veterinarian assistant for 4 years. She has been interested in animals since she was a little girl. She is currently attending the veterinarian technician program at PCC to become a certified veterinarian technician, and plans to continue her education to become a specialist. Lacey has a cat named Bay, who she adopted a year ago. And although Bay can sometimes be wild, she brings a lot of happiness to Lacey. In her spare time, Lacey enjoys exercising, hanging out with her sisters and friends, writing and drawing.

Jen

Jen is the animal groomer at SAC. Jen has been a pet groomer for over 13 years. In addition to dog and cat grooming, Jen has studied animal behavior and obedience. It’s important to Jen that she knows not just what a breed should look like, but what the breed was born to do and how they behave. Coming from a family of animal advocates, Jen has always wanted to work with animals. Jen’s own animals includes Roxy a Siberian husky, Rainey a Malamute, and Lucy Liu and Joe Noodle, 2 Japanese Chin/Poodle mixes, who are both pet store rescues.

Jako

Good humor bird