Meet the Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic Doctors
The mission of Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic is to provide quality care to the diverse animal population of our community, through client education, teamwork, dedication, and a commitment to excellence.
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Greg Ingman, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
After graduating from veterinary school in 1984 he and his wife Barb moved to Sedro-Woolley where he practiced for four years. In 1988 he started the current Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic as a mobile large animal practice. The practice grew and expanded to include small animals in a leased facility on Pulver Road. Soon the practice outgrew the small leased facility and the current Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic was built in 1996.
Dr. Ingman lives in Bow with his wife Barb and they have three children Brock, Blake, and Haylie. Family pets include a Jack Russell Terrier named Tug, and a very special cat named Me-No. He also raises dairy replacement heifers. Dr. Ingman is a member of the AVMA, WSVMA, and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.
The Ingman family are big WSU Cougar Fans and make frequent trips to Pullman to support their beloved Cougars.
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Jake Searle, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Searle says “Pullman is a great place to go to school. I grew a lot while I was there and most of all became truly convinced that anyone can achieve their hearts desire.” During his last year at WSU, he concentrated on mixed animal medicine and small animal surgery. This included blocks at Kulshan Veterinary Clinic in Lynden, Washington where he got to see and practice at a large mixed animal clinic, at an equine surgery practice in Gresham, Oregon, Northwest Equine, and at a mixed animal WSU extension clinic in Caldwell, Idaho.
Through continuing education, Dr. Searle has focused on small animal medicine and surgery. Recently Dr. Searle attended AO North America Orthopedic conference on techniques in fracture fixation including external skeletal fixators, intramedullary pinning and bone plating. Dr. Searle has really enjoyed Skagit County. He says there is a nice mix of all species, great outdoor activities, and wonderful hardworking people.
Dr. Searle, his wife and children have many pets of their own. Their family loves and enjoys Gus, the trusty black lab, Poppy, the loving DLH kitty, and several other farm animals.
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Emily Knopf, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
After graduation from high school in her hometown of Everett, she attended Washington State University in Pullman. After two years in the Honors undergraduate program, she entered the veterinary school. During veterinary school, she was active in many of the different clubs and even participated in her school’s national academic competitions.
After graduation, Dr. Knopf sought a quality mixed animal practice at which to begin her career in veterinary medicine. Dr. Knopf found that type of practice at Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic.
She enjoys the ability to work as a team with multiple doctors and the excellent, highly qualified staff as well as specialized equipment. Dr. Knopf particularly enjoys and specializes in internal medicine and feline medicine. She feels it is very important to create community awareness of animal health issues. In an effort to encourage students to pursue careers in veterinary medicine, she often volunteers to speak at schools and other events. She is also an adjunct professor at Bellingham Technical College teaching the next generation of veterinary technicians. She enjoys living in Skagit County and shares a home in the hillside neighborhood of Mount Vernon with her cats, Braun and Luna and her yellow lab, Eva. Her passions include traveling, across the US, Western Europe, England, Ireland and Scotland, hiking, gardening and yoga.
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Marcie Mullen, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
After graduating from Sedro-Woolley High School, Dr. Mullen attended Central Washington University – where she ran competitively for the cross-country and track and field teams. Somewhere during college, Dr. Mullen developed a strong interest in veterinary medicine and began volunteering for the local humane society and a mixed-animal practice. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors of Science in Biology from CWU, and magna cum laude from Oregon State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Mullen was thrilled to move back home to the Skagit Valley, joining Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic in 2013. While she enjoys meeting and helping every one of the patients and their owners that come to the clinic, she is especially interested in small animal internal medicine, exotics, and complementary medicine.
Dr. Mullen and her husband and son, Jesse and Harlon Buffum, currently live in Sedro-Woolley while they await renovations on their home in Lyman. Their pets include an always-injured Golden Retriever named Keeper, an overly-affectionate Australian Heeler named Mel, a retired service Labrador Retriever named Chief that’s constantly up to no good, and a loveable kitty huntress named Miss Puffles the Destroyer. Dr. Mullen loves to spend her off-time in the outdoors with her family and friends – hiking, fly fishing, hunting, trail running, shooting, and gardening…and despite her best efforts, the fire alarm continues to go off while cooking.
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Carl Johnson, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
During Dr. Johnson’s senior year as a veterinary student, he spent his month long preceptorship here, at Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic! Upon completion of his veterinary rotations in Pullman, he returned to the Pacific Northwest and now resides in Bellingham.
He enjoys working with dogs and cats, and has a special interest in emergency medicine, toxicology, trauma, acute care and critical care. Dr. Johnson has been a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society for the last 13 years.
He likes to spend his free time gardening and enjoying the outdoors through biking, hiking, kayaking, and cross-country skiing with his wife and son. He will log nearly 2,000 Smart Trips in one year, where he has ridden his bike or walked, in place of driving a vehicle in Whatcom county. He and his family have two black domestic longhaired kitty friends, Molasses and Cinder, and two dogs; a Cattle Dog cross named Dodge and Moxie, the Maltese.
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Cheryl Hausle, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
At 12, she decided she wanted a rat and begged her mom every day, until she finally caved. Her rat was a dumbo rat, with big ears and crimped hair, named Zoey.
She earned her BS in agriculture and animal sciences from Chico State in 2012, and played on the lacrosse team. She even spent a semester abroad in New Zealand! She spent time working at the university’s organic dairy and the sheep & goat unit.
She then worked as an assistant at a veterinary ER and referral center in Chico, and she then decided to pursue her DVM.
Being a life long beach enthusiast, what better place to study than Ross University, on the gorgeous Carribean island of St. Kitts. Sure there was plenty of studying, but she made time to explore the island and get out for snorkeling, hiking, and ‘limin’ (that’s kittitian for hanging out). Her clinical year was completed at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama…War Eagle!
She was drawn to the mixed animal, multi-doctor practice at Chuckanut and enjoys being able to work as a team. She truly appreciates the human animal bond and how much happiness animals bring into people’s lives.
Dr. Hausle lives in Mount Vernon with her trusted four legged companion, from the island of Nevis, “Oualie”.
She enjoys traveling, hiking, yoga, and can’t wait to get back into horseback riding.
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Kevin Jacque, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Jacque practiced in the Amish country area of Ohio for two years before joining the team at CVVC. His areas of interest in veterinary medicine include preventative medicine, records analysis, milk quality and udder health, animal housing and facility design, and appropriate and practical use of drugs on-farm. Dr. Jacque is always happy to serve all cattle, equine, small ruminant, and camelid clients.
Dr. Jacque and his wife, Ashley, live near Stanwood with two Labrador Retrievers, Charlie and Bernoulli, and cat, Viper. When not at CVVC, Dr. Jacque likes to keep busy at church, stay active at the gym, and explore the outdoors and local cuisine. He also enjoys staying active with advances in evidence-based medicine, watching dairy cattle shows, and participating in organized veterinary medicine. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, National Mastitis Council, and American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners.
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Matt VanWinkle, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
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Kristen Mowrer, DVM, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Mowrer attended Washington State University (GO COUGS!) and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in zoology prior to attending the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, where she graduated with her doctorate in 2010. Dr. Mowrer married another Skagit Valley native and moved back home to Bow that same year. Dr. Mowrer worked at Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic for several years after completing veterinary school, took some time away after her daughter was born, and is now back at CVVC caring for the small animals of our community.
In 2016 Dr. Mowrer completed additional training in veterinary Chinese medicine and acupuncture at the Chi Institute, and loves incorporating this alternative modality into her Western medical training. Dr. Mowrer also loves dentistry and surgery, and preventative care.
Outside of the office you can find Dr. Mowrer spending time with her husband and young daughter. She enjoys fixing up their 100-year old farmhouse, and playing in the garden. You may also see her out on the roads on her bicycle; she’s completed several 100-mile bike rides and hopes someday to find the time to train for another. Her pet menagerie currently includes two horses, Lucy and Tula, a Border Collie mix, Bennett, and a petite female cat with a pointy goatee, Fraidy.