Our Team
DOCTORS
Dr. Linda Sands grew up in the South, spending most of her childhood in Florida. She attended UGA, where she met and married her husband, Steve, and has been married to him for over 30 years.
Dr. Pineda is one of the founding owners of Dogwood Veterinary Hospital & Pet Resort. Dr. Pineda has a love of cutting-edge medicine and soft tissue surgery.
Dr. Katharine Holder is originally from the mountains of North Carolina. She attended North Carolina State University for her undergraduate degree in animal science as well as her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
MANAGERS
Beth came to Dogwood in October 2010 as a Pet Resort Specialist, and has since moved up to Pet Resort Manager. She has a passion for all animals and couldn’t ask for a better place to call her second home.
Elizabeth Armentano was born in Boone, North Carolina, but shortly thereafter her family moved to Chapel Hill and she has been here ever since. Elizabeth got married and purchased her first home with her husband in 2015.
Tim Snarski was born and raised in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He attended King’s College for General Science and Johnson College where he earned an Associate degree in Applied Science in Veterinary Technology.
MEDICAL TEAM
Joie was born in Blythewood, SC, but has called NC home for the past 20 years. She graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2008 with a degree in art history. Joie lives on 7 acres in Hillsborough in the home she and her husband built.
Dahlia was born and raised in the rolling hills of middle Tennessee, but she has called Chapel Hill home since 2012. Her passion for animal husbandry was sparked at a very young age while tending to the pigs, chickens, peacocks, and horses on her mother’s farm.
Ivy was born and raised in Chapel Hill. She is graduating from UNC Greensboro in May ’16 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.
Kristy recently moved from Michigan to North Carolina with her husband of 10 years, her Shih Tzu, Walter, and her cat, Lentil. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Arts Education.
CLIENT SERVICES TEAM
Gabrielle was raised in Sewell, New Jersey. She recently moved to Durham, North Carolina, with her boyfriend, Michael, who is employed at Research Triangle Park.
Shannon is originally from up north but has been living in the south most of her life. She is married and has two young children. She and her family moved to NC…
Makayla lived for three years in Raleigh, NC, and then her family moved to Pittsboro. Ever since then she has enjoyed living and growing up in the small town of Pittsboro…
RESORT SPECIALISTS
Kristy was born and raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. She recently moved to North Carolina with her boyfriend Bill, who is attending law school at NCCU.
Ben grew up in Illinois and has spent the last several years living in Oregon. He recently moved to North Carolina to be closer to family and is going to school for business administration.
Cristy grew up in southern Florida but now calls Pittsboro, NC home. She has a passion for working with horses but loves the smaller four legged furry friends just as much.
Jordan is an animal lover and has 4 pets: 2 kittens, a guinea pig, and a hamster. She’s enjoying being able to have a career doing what she loves most, taking care of animals.
Rachael is a NC native who has always loved animals. She is currently earning an Associate of Science degree with the hope to eventually earn a degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Amanda was born and raised in Southern Pennsylvania, but moved to Pittsboro, NC in the summer of 2016. After graduating high school in 2018, she plans to continue her education and become a veterinarian.
Josie is originally from Albuquerque, NM and has lived in NC for the past ten years. She loves her community and town and is very happy to be able to work with animals. Josie lives with her fiance’ and has a lifelong love of animals, having a dog, two cats and a snake at home.
Alexis was born in Florida, but has lived in North Carolina most of her life. After graduating Northwood High School in 2018, Alexis plans to go to college and study athletic training. She has a passion for sports, especially swimming and soccer, and any other type of fitness training!
Sheila was born in Asheville, North Carolina but grew up in Charleston South Carolina. She recently relocated to Cary to be closer to family.
Heather grew up in Hickory, NC, surrounded by pets. As the daughter of a veterinarian, she enjoyed a childhood with dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, horses, geese and goats.
Emily Hudek was born and raised in Washington state. She moved to North Carolina to pursue her life-long dream of becoming a veterinarian.
SEASONAL RESORT SPECIALISTS
Sarah was born in Tampa, Florida but raised in Santa Clarita, California. She moved to Chapel Hill 7 years ago and is currently a junior at Northwood High School, in the graduating class of 2017.
Blake is an NC native, born and raised in Durham. Although he’s never had his own pet, (family allergies) Blake has always loved animals, especially dogs.