Meet our Team

Dr. Deogracias grew up in South Bend, Indiana and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.  After working in research labs for several years, he moved to beautiful Fort Collins and graduated from Colorado State University with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2014.  Mike and his wife then headed to the East Coast, where he completed a small animal rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey.  He continued working at an emergency hospital in New Jersey for a few years, before the Deogracias’ fulfilled their dream of returning to the mountains of Colorado, with him starting at FCVERH in January 2019.  He has special interests in nutrition, internal medicine, and neurology.  Outside of work, Mike loves hiking, taking his boys to the incredible local parks and playgrounds, and going to concerts.

Maggie joined the team in January of 2017 as the Senior Care Coordinator and has since been promoted to manager. Maggie has a Zoology Degree from CSU, and has 7 years of customer service experience in the veterinary field. Maggie enjoys working with pet owners to ensure they have a great experience when they bring their furry kids in for treatment.  She feels grateful to be a part of the leadership team here at FCVERH, and looks forward to the many challenges that this job presents.  In Maggie’s spare time, you will find her hanging out with her husband and four amazing kids (and their furry pets!).   Her hobbies include tennis, reading, scrapbooking, and spending time outdoors.

Amanda has been with us since 2012. She graduated from FRCC’s technician program in 2013 with honors. Her interests include teaching, critical care/emergency medicine and hematology/pathology. She looks forward to working towards a VTS in the coming years. Aside from her time with FCVERH, she enjoys all things coffee, mountain getaways and spending time with her daughter Ashley, her husband, Kyle and their cat Quinn.

Dr. Kelly Romero has been with the Fort Collins Veterinary Emergency and Rehabilitation hospital since we opened in 2003.  She is a 2000 graduate from the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.  Aside from emergency and critical care medicine, Dr. Romero has a special interest in abdominal ultrasound and echocardiography. In February 2013, she successfully obtained an Advanced Imaging Certificate of Completion from Sound Eklin.  This is a one-year course taught by a team of specialists that provides over 140 hours of continuing education in lecture and laboratory format, with written and practical exams required for successful completion. Dr. Romero is happy to expand our ability to provide complete emergency and elective abdominal ultrasounds and echocardiograms. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, hiking, cross country skiing, travel, reading and spending time with her teenage daughters (when they allow) and four legged kids, Roger and Frankie.  

Dr. Lauren Marchewitz is a graduate of Colorado State University, where she earned her graduate and undergraduate degrees.  She then spent time teaching dissection and anatomy labs at CSU before starting vet school.  Lauren really enjoyed the challenge of engaging her students in the learning process, and loves teaching in general.  Dr. Marchewitz is a native Coloradoan and became interested in emergency medicine and surgery during vet school.  When she's not working, Dr. Marchewitz enjoys renovating her house, travelling, and spending time with her friends and family.   She lives with her partner, Ryan, and her fuzzy kids: Turd Ferguson, Paisley, Beeker Von Waffles, Kevin, Fred, George, Steve, and Lava.

Born to a military family in Huntsville, Alabama, as a child, Dr. Huval lived all over the US. She attended Whittier College, a small liberal arts college in the Los Angeles area where she received her BA in Biology. She then headed to Colorado State University to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a large animal veterinarian. After practicing a year in a mixed animal practice in New Mexico, she realized that she really wanted to care for our small animal companions. She found her niche in emergency medicine where she strives to offer the best care for her patients in emergent situations. Dr. Huval’s other professional interests include pain management, surgery, and preventative health care. She is also a certified veterinary acupuncturist. She comes to FCVERH after practicing at a speciality and emergency hospital in Longmont. Dr. Huval has found that the emphasis on excellent pain management and rehabilitation here at FCVERH has allowed her to improve the care she can provide for her patients. In her free time, Dr. Huval enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her family, horse and dogs. She and her husband have two human kids, Autumn and Colton, who keep life both busy and entertaining.

Dr. Wright was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She accomplished her DVM at Colorado State University and a residency in Anesthesia and Critical Patient Care at The University of California, Davis. She has earned certificates in Medical Acupuncture, Veterinary Pain Practitioner, and Canine Rehabilitation practitioner. She works and teaches in the areas of anesthesia, pain medicine, medical acupuncture and rehabilitation. Two adult sons, a horse and several dogs keep Dr. Wright busy.  She enjoys: riding (horse, bicycles, motorcycles), skiing (alpine, telemark), and hiking in the beautiful Colorado Mountains.

Kirsten grew up on the Minnesota prairie and moved to Colorado for her undergraduate studies, where she attended Colorado College. After spending a few years in the mountains hiking, horse back riding and teaching skiing, she moved to Fort Collins to attend CSU Veterinary School. After vet school, she completed an internship in emergency medicine. When not in the hospital, you can find her out hiking with her husband Conor, sons Soren & Leif and their dog Watson, in the garden with her chickens, or enjoying coffee and chocolate on the porch with her cat, Cricket. 

Dr. Pilley is a veterinarian by night and a musician and artist by day. She has been with the Fort Collins Veterinary Emergency and Rehabilitation Hospital since 2009, starting initially as a vet tech in the ER. After graduating from veterinary school at Colorado State University in 2015, she completed the yearlong DVM internship program at the hospital and eventually joined the team as a staff doctor. She now heads the DVM internship and externship program, helping to train new veterinary graduates in ER medicine. When she’s not being a rock star in the ER, Dr. Pilley plays drums and percussion, runs the soundboard for a program at the local radio station, makes arts and crafts, and ventures outdoors to enjoy all that Colorado has to offer. She and her husband have a fur family of five: canines Davy Jones and Aspen, and felines Ishmael, Titten, and Cat Benatar.

Lindsey was born and lived her entire life in Arizona before moving to beautiful Colorado. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona where she also taught biology lab. From there, she was accepted to Midwestern University's College of Veterinary medicine and was part of the third graduating class. At graduation, she was nominated for the American College of Veterinary Surgery award due to her love of the field. Emergency medicine combines all of her interests; including surgery, internal medicine, fast-paced shifts, and the opportunity to save critical patients. 

Dr. Michelle Nett grew up just north of Fort Collins on a small farm which promoted her love for all animals. She attended Colorado State University for both undergraduate and Veterinary School. She married her high school sweetheart during veterinary school while he was attending medical school in Denver.  His career as a medical officer in the Air Force and the Public Health Service have taken them all over the United States. Michelle has been licensed and practiced in each location that they have lived and found her love for emergency medicine soon after a move to Idaho 15 years ago when one of her own cats needed an ER visit. Michelle had practiced at Fort Collins Veterinary Emergency Hospital from 2009-2015 before her family moved to West Virginia for several years. Just recently returned to the area she has been happy to rejoin the team here. 
In her spare time, Michelle loves spending time with her husband and their five children, reading, all things outdoors, and taking care of her dog, 3 cats and 2 guinea pigs. 

Ame grew up as a “military brat” but has called Colorado home for almost 20 years. She has been working in the Veterinary field for 16 years. She became a Certified Veterinary Technician in 2004 and became board certified in Emergency and Critical Care in 2008. She has 6 kids, 4 of which are furry. She enjoys teaching, music, and spending time outdoors.

Elizabeth has lived all over the US, but she prefers Colorado the best. She graduated with her CVT in 2000. She had worked in the Anesthesia department at CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital for 9 years. Elizabeth loves anesthesia and enjoys teaching others about anesthesia! She has 3 kids (one of which is her husband) and a small farm. Her hobbies include gardening, any outside activity, music and her family.

Libby is originally from Madison, Wisconsin where she graduated from Madison College’s Veterinary Technician program in May 2018, after which she moved to Fort Collins to complete a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and work at FCVERH, while being closer to all the rock climbing, hiking, skiing, and mountain biking that the mountains provide the opportunity for.

Rachel is an LVT (CVT) who recently moved to Colorado from the West Coast! She has been working with animals her whole life thanks to her uncle who was a big animal lover and got her involved in animal care when she was younger. She also has a dog of her own named Rj, she is pretty great, and is spoiled way too much.

Ashley moved to Fort Collins from Arizona after graduating from the Pima Medical Institute Veterinary Technician Program. She had dreamed of working with animals since she was young, and has come to love all aspects of patient care that emergency and critical care has to offer. When she's not working she loves to go hiking with her chihuahua Pepito, as well as spend time completing large jigsaw puzzles at home with the company of her two cats, Fetty Wap and Rosie!

Kelsi is a graduate of Colorado State University, where she earned her BS in Sports Medicine and her MS in Biomedical Science. She is passionate about patient and client care and enjoys the excitement of triage in emergency. At FCVERH Kelsi is an emergency technician. When she is not working, you can find her spending time with her friends and family. Some of her favorite past times include traveling, hiking, playing games, watching movies, and playing with her dogs Bear and Finn.

Deseree moved to Colorado from California in 2020. She has completed her Master of Science in Toxicoloy. She will begin veterinary school at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine this Fall 2022! Deseree has six years experience in small animal emergency and critical care and never plans to leave this area of the field. Aside from work, she enjoys spending time with her horse Voodoo and her kitten Sushi Purrito while exploring all gorgeous Colorado has to offer!

Valerye grew up in Denver, Colorado where she obtained her bachelor's degree of science at the University of Colorado Denver. She recently moved to Fort Collins to be closer to the mountains and explore a master's degree at CSU. She has 6 years of emergency veterinary experience with a special interest in radiology and exotics. In her free time, she likes to wander the city, hike, and make ceramic art. 

Jade moved to Fort Collins in 2019 and is currently a student at Colorado State studying Biology and Biomedical Science. Once she receives her BS she hopes to go to veterinary school and get her DVM. She loves emergency and critical care and hopes to stay in this field for the rest of her career. She is very excited to be working and learning at FCVERH! In her free time, she loves to rock climb, hike, paddleboard, and play with her dog Bono!

Carli has lived in Colorado her whole life and grew up surrounded by animals of all shapes and sizes (including the weekly occurrence of a bear in the backyard). With a zoo behind the house, it was only a matter of time before she discovered the world of veterinary medicine. Currently, she is owned by two cats that act as they’ve never been fed before, and a small corgi with a big attitude. Her hobbies change like the weather, but she enjoys hiking in the mountains, camping, writing, knitting, and playing videogames.

Sydney grew up in Seattle, Washington and graduated from Colorado State University with a business degree in 2019. Sydney has had a passion her whole life for animals and veterinary medicine, as both her parents are veterinarians. She is hoping to go to veterinary school in the future and is excited to gain more experience at FCVERH. Sydney has three "fur children" who mean everything to her. She has two dogs named Remy and Banjo and a horse named Tango. Aside from work, Sydney enjoys hiking, photography and horseback riding.

Rae graduated in 2021 from CSU with a bachelor’s degree in zoology. Though she is originally from Illinois, she fell in love with Colorado and had to stay. She is working part time with us while also working in the CSU blood bank department. She hopes to go to veterinary school as she loves caring for animals and their people. Emergency medicine has quickly become one of her favorite fields and she loves learning more and more each day. In her free time she likes to hike with her dog, Chandler, and watch Netflix with her cat, Dexter. 

Sarah moved to Colorado from the east coast in 2018 to pursue a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at CSU. She has years of experience in a general practice veterinary clinic setting, as well as CSU's Preclinical Surgical Research Lab. When she's not studying or working, Sarah enjoys baking, skiing, backpacking, and travelling with friends. 

Samm is a Colorado native, who has lived in the area her whole life. She came to us from a medical billing position with a dentist office, and has thrived on applying her people skills to vet med. She has been on our team since October of 2017, and also works full time at CSU in their teaching hospital billing department. When Samm isn't at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, playing with makeup, going on trail rides, and snuggling her american pitbull Titan. 

Caty moved to Colorado in 2016 from Spotsylvania, Virginia. Her goal is to go to vet school one day, and she is excited to be part of our front office team to gain experience and grow as an animal lover. Outside of work she loves tending her plants and spending time with her cat Dude. 

Cadence was born and raised in Southern California, then moved to Colorado in 2019. She is currently attending Front Range Community College's Veterinary Technician Program with hopes of eventually attending Vet school. She loves Sci-Fi, plants and animals. 

Kylee came to Fort Collins to pursue a degree in Biology at CSU. She has aspirations to be a veterinarian one day. 

Olivia was born and raised in Southern California but has been in Colorado for the past three years while she finishes her degrees in Neuroscience and Animal Science at CSU. Before coming to Colorado Olivia spent two years in New Jersey where she worked and gained experience in Animal Rehabilitation. Olivia just finished applying for veterinary school and hopes to start in fall 2022. In her free time she likes to read, play video games, ride horses  and spend time with her dog, Beaux, and her cat, Luna.

Savanah is originally from Tarpon Springs, FL. She moved to Fort Collins, CO from Huntsville, AL to finish her degree in Animal Science at CSU. She is on the Dairy Judging team at CSU and aspires to become a large animal vet. In her free time, she enjoys fishing, working with cows and hanging out with her Flemish Giant bunny Willow. 

Born and raised in Colorado, Michelle always had a dream of being a veterinarian. With a degree in Equine Science with a minor in Zoology, she is on our team utilizing her previous experience in general practice. In her free time you can find her hanging out with her saddlebred Birdie or snuggling at home with the two dogs, Odin and Graham, and Mushu, a cat who she inherited from the clinic! 

Jeanine recently moved to the front range from the Los Angeles area, where she has spent her entire life. She moved to Fort Collins and joined our team sight unseen, along with a friend who is finishing veterinary school at CSU. She has worked in veterinary medicine for eight years, both as a CSR and assistant/float position for a general practice clinic. She was excited to join the fast-paced world of emergency medicine and further develop her skills in vet med. In her time off she enjoys spending time with her crazy, black cat Brody, chatting with her 9 older siblings, and exploring all of the wonderful stuff Fort Collins has to offer.