Marie was born in Anchorage, Alaska but grew up here in Vancouver. She has lived in the Portland area since 2010.

Marie received her Veterinary Technician degree from Portland Community College in 2006. After working in emergency medicine for several years, Marie made the transition to general practice at VCA EMPAH in July of 2009. Shortly thereafter, Marie became our Technician Supervisor and oversaw EMPAH's team of Licensed Veterinary Technicians. In 2018 Marie took on the hospital manager role and is excited to take on new challenges while continuing her career in veterinary medicine.

Marie lives with her wonderful husband, Daniel, and their menagerie of animals: a Pekingese/Chihuahua mix named Joon, a Pomeranian/Husky mix named Kavik, two tortoiseshell cats (Kira and Delia), and fish.

In her free time, Marie runs a small maker business sewing purses, zip pouches and other small sewn goods. When she has time beyond that, she is usually found spending time with her little family or friends, traveling, being outdoors, estate saleing, listening to music and watching movies.