Meet Our Staff

Our professional and support staff are highly trained, enthusiastic, compassionate individuals committed to high quality veterinary care. We will always work as a team to ensure that end.

Our overriding philosophy is to offer quality, compassionate,
personal and professional services. We will endeavor to meet
the professional and service needs of our clients and  patients,
and whenever possible, exceed their expectations.

Staff Bios:

Stacey
Worked at CVAH since August 2002
Originally from: Littleton, Colorado - Colorado Native
Vet assistant, reception, answering calls, office manager.
Hobbies:  Travel and outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, biking, camping and water skiing.
Favorite thing about working at CVAH:  I love the people I work with and I have come to know and love many of the animals and their owners.

Jessica
Worked at CVAH since 2000
Originally from:  Evergreen, Colorado
Lived in Colorado since 1980
Veterinary Technician.  Responsible for overseeing the care of all anesthetized and sick patients.
Pets at home:  2 cats
Hobbies:  I am studying Business Management at University of Colorado.  Since I just bought a condo, I do not have much time for anything else!  I also spend a lot of time with my high-maintance pets.
Favorite thing about working at CVAH:  I enjoy assisting the veterinarians with challenging cases.

Josh
Josh has worked at CVAH since 2009 as a vet assistant. He is a Colorado native who loves anything outdoors, especially in the high mountains. His main duties include performing dentals, sterilizing instruments and surgery packs and taking care of sick patients. His favorite thing about working at CVAH is assisting with orthopedic surgeries. At home he has a very hyper lab/sheltie mix and a large aquarium with a soft shell turtle and various fresh water fish.

Becky
Becky is originally from Canterbury, England. She moved to Colorado in 2001, and has been working at CVAH since 2004 as a Receptionist and Vet Assistant. She loves working with both clients and patients, and particularly enjoys educating our clients on how to improve their pet’s quality of life. At home Becky has a Chesapeake/Australian Shepard mix dog with severe arthritis, and she occasionally fosters other dogs as well. In her free time she enjoys skiing, hiking, yoga, and renovating her mountain cabin.

Clare
Clare was born and raised in Denver and recently received her undergraduate degree from Colorado State University. She has been working at CVAH since 2010 as a Veterinary Assistant, and loves the satisfaction that comes from healing animals and giving pet owners peace of mind. She plans on applying to vet school in the next year.

Clare has two pets, an energetic Australian Shepard and a small but feisty tuxedo cat. She enjoys running, gardening, and bringing her dog on various outdoor adventures in the Rocky Mountains.

Chiara
Chiara is in high school at Dakota Ridge and has been volunteering at CVAH since 2008. She and her family have been fostering puppies and pregnant dogs for two local shelters for over six years. At home they have three mixed breed dogs, all adopted from shelters. Chiara is currently a flyer on the cheerleading team.

"I have so much fun working with the staff at Canyon View. I have learned various skills at Canyon View, and I have learned a lot from watching the staff work with animals," she says.

Dr. Paula Bumpersis from Phoenix, Arizona and graduated with a B.S. in human nutrition.  She then obtained her veterinary degree in 1989 from Colorado State University.  After graduation, she practiced and traveled in Australia for a year, then took an emergency vet position at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, now famous for the show “Animal E.R.”.  She enjoyed emergency and critical care, so she moved to the Washington D.C. area to work for a large 19-veterinarian practice.  After working emergency for 7 years, she tired of the city and long work hours, and returned to Colorado.  Paula fell in love with the Ken Caryl area, and decided to open Canyon View Animal Hospital there.  She now lives in Willow Springs with her great dane Hudson, 2 cats, and a lovebird named Iris.  During her time off, she enjoys trail running, snowboarding, and working out at the gym.  She also does volunteer work at Littleton Hospital testing dogs for the service dog program.  In addition to emergency and critical care, she has a special interest in treating ferrets, rabbits, birds and other exotic pets.

Dr. Jennifer Heim, DVM has been practicing veterinary medicine since 1993. She was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma, and went to Oklahoma State University for her undergraduate and DVM degree. She then practiced in Buffalo, New York for 10 years, before moving back to Oklahoma to be near family. Having spent many summers in Georgetown, Colorado growing up, she felt the draw of the Rockies, moved to Denver two and a half years ago, and has loved every minute of it! Jen’s personal interests are family, enjoying the outdoors, hiking, and vacations that incorporate all three. Jen’s interests in veterinary medicine are dermatology, dentistry, and surgery. Jen loves working at Canyon View Animal Hospital because we have a very caring staff where the patients and clients come first. At home she has two dogs, two cats, a mouse, a rat, and four fish.