The Team
Who We Are
Karen McKenzie, DVM
Practice Owner
Dr. McKenzie graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph in 2005. As a child her parents encouraged her love of all things living, and allowed her to own many pets. Karen began working at Pine Ridge Veterinary Clinic in 2009, and liked the area so well she moved here in 2010. Karen currently lives on a few acres with her husband Clarke, daughter Amelia, son Oscar, their two dogs, and two cats. She also loves horses and enjoys riding whenever she can. Other interests include gardening, outdoor travel, canoeing, and photography.
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Daniel Lindquist, DVM
Practice Owner
Dr. Lindquist graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2005 alongside Dr. Karen McKenzie. After working in Uxbridge for the past 18 years he started working at Pine Ridge part time in 2022. Dr. Lindquist is now working full time and is a co-owner of Pine Ridge along with Dr. McKenzie. He currently lives in Brighton with his 3 children. In his spare time he enjoys ultimate frisbee, swimming, canoeing, outdoor travel and is an avid baker.
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Guylaine Paquin, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
After 4 years of study in Animal Science at the University of Guelph, Guylaine pursued her D.V.M. degree and started her vet career at Pine Ridge upon her 1997 graduation. She practices small animal medicine part time while managing/owning a racing Quarter horse farm in Baltimore with her husband Laurent and her son Alexi. She particularly enjoys the breeding aspect of the operation while indulging in barrel racing during the summer months. Family time is spent watching their son play rep sports and camping with their 3 German Pointers.
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Chiemi Ogawa, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Ogawa came to Canada a few years after graduating from Veterinary College in Japan. She obtained an Ontario Veterinary License in 2003 and has been working as a small animal veterinarian since. She lives in a country home just outside Cobourg with her husband John, her Golden Doodle Jagger and their kitty Sophie. Dr. Ogawa enjoys kayaking in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter.
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Teresa Moher
Veterinary Technician
Teresa has been with Pine Ridge for over 40 years! She is still happily married to her handsome husband Allan and they have three wonderful children. Teresa enjoys many outdoor activities (but hates cooking!)
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Chris Buttars
Registered Veterinary Technician
Chris graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College in 2015. She lives in Cobourg with her boyfriend (who she just recently got engaged to!) and their cat. Chris enjoys playing many sports and spending time with friends and family. Her passion for animals started young as she has always been around and helped care for animals including raising litters of kittens. Chris is very happy that she was able to follow her dream of caring for animals.
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Jackie Rose
Registered Veterinary Technician
Jackie graduated in 2004 from the Veterinary Technology program at St. Lawrence College. Jackie and her husband Kevin stay busy outside of work with their two energetic children. Their family shares their home with Tucker, a JRT who is also very energetic and Gryphon, their very chatty kitty. Jackie was a co-op student at Pine Ridge prior to starting tech school and then came back to work for us in 2014!
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Kylie Selvig
Registered Veterinary Technician
Kylie graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College in 2010. Kylie grew up on a farm with many animals and knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals. After graduation Kylie travelled to Australia to help treat sick and injured wild koalas at Steve Irwin's Wildlife Hospital. Kylie is very passionate about client education especially in regards to pet food and nutrition. She and her husband Jason keep busy with their two beautiful daughters, and their Havanese Miles. Her hobbies outside of work include camping, sports, gardening and spending time with her very large family.
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Jennie Sovie
Registered Veterinary Technician
Jennie graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at St. Lawrence College in 2015. She grew up in Cobourg and worked at Pine Ridge from 2005-2012 during her high school and college years. She then joined the team full time in 2020 when she moved back to the area with her family. Outside of work Jennie enjoys spending her time with her fiancé Clayton and their three daughters. Her hobbies consist of taking home sickly animals to love (which currently include three cats and three dogs), and also maintaining a busy dance/theatre schedule for her children.
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Susie Boekee
Registered Veterinary Technician
Susie graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College in 2021. She started working at Pine Ridge as a student and continued on as an RVT when she graduated. Susie grew up on a farm where she still enjoys the country life full of many farm animals to love. She enjoys travelling and camping with her boyfriend, painting, and many summer activities like fishing and boating.
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Rachael Knott
Veterinary Technician
Rachael is a recent graduate of the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College. She first started at Pine Ridge as a volunteer in high school and then worked here while on breaks from college and began working fulltime after graduating. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and family including her family dog, Finley. Rachael's summers are spent at music festivals, camping and fishing.
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Sue Throop
Reception
Sue has been part of the team since 1983. She stays healthy and active by cycling, walking and running whenever and wherever she can. Her most recent adventure, in 2013, found her on her bike riding around Lake Ontario spreading the word about the importance of trees! When she's not at work, running or riding the roads, Sue loves to spend time with family and friends . Congratulations Sue for over 40 years at Pine Ridge Veterinary Clinic.
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Wendy Hake
Office Manager
Wendy started at the clinic in 2004 as part of our reception staff and is now the office manager. Unable to have pets at home due to allergies in the family she gets her critter fix at work. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her husband Derek and their two sons. Her interests include music, gardening, cooking and camping.
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Lisa Cowan
Reception
Lisa grew up in Port Hope and has returned to the area after living on Canada's West Coast for 15 years. She loves movies, music & theatre. In her spare time she enjoys working with the Northumberland Players both onstage and behind the scenes. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband Mark, their cat Loretta and their German Shepherd Koa.
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Lori Beatty
Cat Groomer
Lori started working at Pine Ridge in 1998 and is now our official cat groomer! She lives just north of Cobourg with her husband Phil and their two sons Andrew and Kory. They share their home with their two dogs Iggy and Holly and their cat Baron.
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