Meet the Team

Dr. Cheryl Roth is the seasoned and compassionate practitioner you want as your veterinarian. Her knowledge and dedication to her patients is a shining example of Guardian’s promise to be a client’s guide and patient’s ally in our practice.

Even at a young age, Dr. Kristin Gerard understood the unique and deep connections that people have with their pets. So, it was no surprise when she decided at the early age of 12 that helping animals and their people was to be her life’s work.

Dr. Sonja Lapinski is one of Guardian's best assets. She is not only super smart, but her intuitive and refreshing approach bonds her easily to both patients and clients.

Wakana’s career in the animal world started at Cornell University as a graduate student studying zebra finch behavior.

Angy enrolled in Pierce College in Washington in 2009. She was accepted into the Veterinary Technology program in 2010 and graduated in 2012. Angy has worked in general practice and emergency for the past 12 years.

Ashley’s experience with caring for animals goes back her whole life. As a child she grew up with dogs, cats, and varying other types of pets from hamsters to reptiles to birds.

Gemma was born and raised in Oregon with two big dogs as older siblings. She has spent her life surrounded by animals from dogs and cats to chinchillas and african clawed frogs and credits her introduction to veterinary medicine to a stray cat she and her now husband adopted in 2016.

Heather has been an avid animal love since she was a child. She has always known that veterinary care was her chosen career path. She has 16 years of veterinary medicine experience, 5 of those years was in emergency medicine.

Emily grew up in Sherwood, Oregon, and currently lives there with her five-year-old 4lb Chihuahua named Leeloo. She’s wanted to work in veterinary medicine since she can remember. Emily began as a client care representative in 2017, then transitioned into the veterinary assistant role over time.

Amy has worked in the veterinary field for almost 20 years. She has worked in general practice as well as emergency and shelter medicine. She has a special interest in radiology and ultrasonography, and is eager to continue learning at Guardian.

Andrea is a mother to 4 great human boys, 1 dog, 2 cats, 1 Rabbit and a Bearded Dragon. She has been in the vet field for one year and has learned a ton in that time.

Sayde has had a special connection with animals her entire life. She grew up on a farm and could always be seen carrying an animal under her arm. She is a Certified Animal Massage Practitioner and Certified in Reiki for over 6 years.

Debi has had a lifelong love for all animals. She trained and showed horses, became a certified horse show judge, co-founded and ran a non profit rescue and was a 4-H leader. Her passion for veterinary work was a by product of helping shelter animals.

Mark is originally from Montana and lived there most of his life before relocating to Sherwood in September 2023. Mark has worked in multiple different industries including construction, postal work, and working with troubled youth in his home state of Montana.

Kate is an Oregonian, born and raised. She loves the PNW and is raising her four daughters here while running a dog rescue and working. Kate is new to the field of veterinary medicine, but she is passionate about animals and a very quick learner!