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.
While growing up in a small town in Western North Carolina, Dr. Douthett realized that she had a deep love and respect for animals, whether she was caring for her family pets or for stray animals in the neighborhood.
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.
MEDICAL TEAM
I was born and raised in Raleigh. Growing up I had many different animals including dogs, ferrets, geckos, and several snakes. I began working at an animal hospital while still in high school.
RaeLynn has always had a passion for working with animals and got her first job as a kennel attendant in 2010. Since then she worked her way to becoming a tech by first attending a vet tech program at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada graduating in 2014.
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.
Emily grew up in central Maryland and relocated to North Carolina in 2018. She received her bachelors degree in biology from Bates college and in the ensuing eight years she worked with wildlife, handling everything from elephants to the quail of Fort Bragg.
Jessa De Jesus grew up in Florida near the beach. She always felt she wanted to be closer to the mountains and moved to Wake Forest in 2017. She now lives in Raleigh with her boyfriend, mixed breed dog, Bear, and Haitian tree boa named Drako.
Joseline’s bio coming soon!
CLIENT SERVICES TEAM
Emily Hudek was born and raised in Washington state. She moved to North Carolina to pursue her life-long dream of becoming a veterinarian.
Elise has a four year degree in Kinesiology and Dance, yet has always worked at Animal Hospitals and found enjoyment working with animals in the medical field…
Laurin was born in New Jersey but has spent most of her life in North Carolina, from the sands of North Topsail Beach to the verdant forests and hills of central NC.
Jordan is a graduate from UNCW with her bachelors degree in Business Administration and a focus in Entrepreneurship. She has worked with animals since the age of 17…
Laurel was born and raised in Sanford, North Carolina, where she currently resides with her boyfriend and their furry family members; Mia the basset hound and Nala the pit bull.
PET STYLISTS
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.
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.
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.
Alyssa was born and raised in Pittsboro, North Carolina. She has a basset hound and two cats named Max, Amos, and Socks…
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.
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.
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.
Sara grew up in Durham, North Carolina and moved to Pittsboro about 3 years ago. She has a passion for all animals, but especially has a love for dogs. Sara…
Justin was born in North Carolina. He is currently attending Central Carolina Community College. Justin has been in boy scouts all of his life and earlier this year…
Madalyn grew up in Fairview, NC, and is now studying English and Film at UNC Chapel Hill. She has cared for a variety of animals…
Brooke is a sixteen year old junior who attends Northwood High School. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and moved to North Carolina when she was six….