Wil-O-Paw Animal Hospital Staff

Drs. Alan & Christy Stockdale, DVM's

Drs. Alan and Christy grew up in Michigan and attended Michigan State University. There they both earned their Doctorates of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. After graduation, they each worked in private practices in the downriver Detroit area. In 1991, they returned to Dr. Alan's hometown of Coloma and opened Wil-O-Paw Animal Hospital. Dr. Alan & Dr. Christy have been blessed with two children- Alan, a Veterinary student at Colorado State University and Grace, who attends Grace Christian School in Watervliet. Their "fury family" currently has 6 dogs, 5 cats, 4 chickens, a horse, goat, a drake and a goldfish. Dr. Alan's hobbies include: running, cycling, and coaching cross country and track. Dr. Christy enjoys her pet visitation ministry at South Haven Nursing & Rehab with her amazing dog, Buddy. She also plays percussion in the Southshore Concert Band.

Dr. Kim Case, DVM

Dr. Case is a graduate of Michigan State University. She met her husband, Wade, (who is also a veterinarian) while attending MSU. After graduation, Dr. Case lived in Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts as her husband spent 11 years in the military. In 1994, Dr. Case and her family came to call Michigan their home. She has three grown children. Dr. Case enjoys the challenges of critical care and internal medicine as she has several years of experience in these areas from working at an animal emergency clinic. Outside of the clinic, Dr. Case plays the handbells at her church. In her spare time, Dr. Case enjoys gardening, riding horses, sewing, and maintaining the homestead. Dr. Case currently has many pets of her own: 2 dogs, 4 cats, 3 horses and several chickens.

Karen, Practice Manager

Karen has been the Practice Manager at Wil-O-Paw since 2011. She is responsible for making sure you and your pet have a great experience at Wil-O-Paw. Please feel free to email her at kziebart-wilopaw@sbcglobal.net if you have any comments or concerns about our staff or hospital. Karen and her husband, Jeff, are the parents of two daughters, Becky and Michelle. Her fury family consists of Wrigley (the dog she's holding), and three great cats. Outside activities including gardening, antiquing and involvement at Christ Lutheran Church in Stevensville.

Kathy- Head Veterinary Technician

Kathy is our Head Technician. Besides her responsibilities in veterinary medicine and surgical technology, Kathy has a keen interest in behavioral medicine and has attended advanced obedience courses. Kathy enjoys going to veterinary conferences and learning about the new advances in veterinary medicine, especially those pertaining to cats, and how to implement them into the hospital. Kathy has one daughter, Andrea, and owns 6 cats. She also is involved in pet-sitting in her spare time. Kathy enjoys being active in her church, reading and is always studying and learning new things.

Beth, Veterinary Technician

Beth joined the Wil-O-Paw staff in January 2012 as a veterinary technician. She shows great compassion and kindness to every animal she treats. She is also a certified phlebotomist and is excellent at blood draws on your pets! She loves learning about all the new and improved testing available for our clients. She and her husband have four beautiful children,one great dog and two mischievous cats. They are also active members at their church.

Miranda, Veterinary Technician

Miranda, a Brown Mackie Veterinary Technician graduate, has been at Wil-O-Paw since May of 2018. She said the most rewarding part of being a tech is helping patient's get better after an illness. Outside of work, you can find her outdoors! Miranda loves to kayak and paddle board in the summer. But her favorite time of year is deer season, where she does bow and gun hunting!

Loralei, Veterinary Technician

Loralei joined our staff in September of 2012 after coming to us though her externship at Brown Mackie College. Since then, she has graduated from their Veterinary Technician program. At home, she and her husband, Kenny are busy with their 2 horses, 3 cats, 2 dogs and an African Parrott. She also is a roller-skating instructor and and expert leathercrafter.

Rachel, Licensed Veterinary Technician

Rachel is joined the Wil-O-Paw staff in January of 2017. Having graduated from Brown Mackie's veterinary technician program in 2011, she became a licensed veterinary technician in 2012. She brings four years of experience and great medical knowledge to our staff. Besides being great with your pet, she also enjoys working with the owners and loves to see a happy owner-pet relationship. Rachel loves social media and has started the Wil-O-Paw Animal Hospital Instagram page (wilopaw_ah). She also posts to our Facebook page. Check them out! She loves posting pictures of our patients! Rachel and her wife Annika have four rescue dogs: Paco, Paisley, Payton and Seamus (in picture).

Karen, Veterinary Technician

Tonya, Receptionist

Tonya (with her beautiful dogs Mary Jane & Sophia) has been at the front desk happy to help our clients since June 2016. She brought lots of customer service experience with her and is always willing to assist you with whatever you or your pet's need. Besides her two dogs, she has two very spoiled cats: Ginger & Miley Cyrus. Tonya's outside activities include shopping and DIY projects around the house that she shares with her husband, Fred, and her two teenagers, Cameron & Savanna.

Erika, Receptionist

Erika is the newest voice you hear answering the phone and greeting you at the desk. She brings to Wil-O-Paw 25 years of customer service experience and really enjoys her time working with our clients. Her goal to is make everyone's experience the most memorable ever! At home, she is married with three sons, one daughter and 1 granddaughter. Her fury family includes 2 dogs (Jersey is in her picture) and 1 cat. She spends a lot of time attending her children's sporting events. Erika also loves spending time outdoors camping, kayaking, hunting, and fishing. Her hobbies include, photography, shopping, reading and bike riding.

Meagan, Veterinary Technician Assistant

Meagan has been a great addition to the Wil-O-Paw family! She is an Accredited Veterinary Assistant from Ross Medical Center in 2015. She has loved that job so much that now she is studying to be a Licensed Veterianary Technician with Penn Foster. She has worked in shelter medicine medicine so she is a huge pet rescue advocate. At home, Meagan has 2 beautiful daughters and 5 cats and 1 dog. In the little free time she has, she gardens and collects rocks.

Samantha, Veterinary Technician Assistant

Sam is new to the animal medical field, but has worked hard to be part of the Wil-O-Paw team! She externed at Wil-O-Paw as a part of Ross Medical Center's Veterinary Assistant program (which she graduated from in early 2019) and we hired her right after. She is a hardworking, empathetic, and curious employee with five years of previous customer service experience from the food industry. Slithy Fitzgerald, Zinger Binger and Stanley are her pet snakes and she has one cat named Princess. Sam enjoys listening to/or reading fantasy stories, drawing and crafting with clay and spoiling her parent's two labrador retrievers.

Rene, Groomer

Rene grew up in a boarding and grooming kennel owned by her parents and learned how to groom at the age of 12. Rene attends many grooming seminars to keep her knowledge up-to-date. Rene also has been raising Standard Poodles for over 15 years and enjoys the artistry that is involved with grooming and styling pets. Currently, Rene keeps busy taking care of her husband, Tim, and her pets when she is not working at Wil-O-Paw. They have two grown daughters and three grandchildren. Her outside hobbies include gardening and cooking.

Sarah, Groomer & Receptionist

Sarah has several roles here at Wil-O-Paw! You can find her grooming cats and dogs on Mondays and at the reception desk Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays. Wil-O-Paw's Facebook page is also maintained by Sarah and she would love for you to send your pet pictures or stories to her! Sarah graduated in October 2013 from the National Cat Groomers Institute of America and is one of only three certified cat groomers in Michigan. She also has graduated from the Paragon School of Pet Grooming in 2010 and Lake Michigan College with a music degree in 2013. She also volunteers at the Southwest Michigan Humane Society and is their official photographer. She also finds time to play the organ and piano at the Coloma Bible Church and loves sewing, reading and photography.

Jessica, Groomer

Teresa, Grooming Assistant

Teresa works with Rene in the pet styling salon here at Wil-O-Paw. Teresa has been working in the pet grooming business for 20 years. She has been around animals all her life and grew up on a dairy farm. While not working, she enjoys playing with her cats and dogs as well as reading, needlepoint, and scrap-booking.

Tammy, Grooming Assistant

Tammy, shown here with Mandy May, has been Sarah's grooming assistant since August of 2015. She does a great job bathing, walking and making sure your babies are safe and happy while they are here for grooming. Tammy loves her dogs: besides Mandy she has a 106# retriever at home named Sam.