Meet Our Staff

James C. Little is from the Puget Sound area and graduated from the WSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 1982. He has been practicing veterinary medicine in the Kitsap County area for over 23 years. Dr. Little began as a farm and small animal veterinarian switching to small animals and exotic pets after 6 years. He since has developed a special interest in exotic and fine detail/micro surgery.

Dr. David Balderrama is orginally from California and graduated from Ross University school of Veterinary Medicine in 2003.
Dr. Balderrama is highly interested in exotic medicine especially reptiles and amphibians.  He holds an associates degree in Exotic Animal Training and Management and a Bachelors of Science in Zoology from UCDavis of California.  Prior to attending Veterinary School he worked at the Los Angeles Zoo and while in his last year of Veterinary School he assisted the veterinarians at the Sunset and Topeka's Zoo in Topeka Kansas.  He also worked for 3 years in emergency medicine and 2 years in private practice before joining All Creatures.
Dr. Balderrama is currently studying to become board-certified in reptile and amphibian veterinary medicine.
In his off time he enjoys spending time with his family and enjoys playing the drums.

Scott Ford, DVM, DABVP (Avian): Scott is a board-certified specialist in avian medicine and surgery. His career with wild birds began in 1989 with the Alaska Raptor Center where the caseload was predominantly bald eagles. He graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. His veterinary career has included private practice (including All Creatures Animal Hospital from 1998-2002), specialty avian practice, and staff veterinarian at the Alaska Raptor Center. He currently practices as a free-lance avian specialist out of several veterinary practices in Washington and Alaska and is an avian consultant on the Veterinary Information Network. In his spare time he assists the West Sound Wildlife Shelter in Washington and also makes regular visits to Alaska to assist wildlife centers there. He also provides veterinary support to field projects involving capture and telemetry implants in wild waterfowl. Scott is the chair of the Conservation Committee of the Association of Avian Veterinarians and has been a speaker at conferences around the country. He has also published avian medicine articles in peer-reviewed journals. Outside of work, Scott is also a private pilot with float and instrument ratings. Further details can be found on his business website at www.alaskabirddoc.com.
 
 

Dione Black, LVT- Graduated from Pierce College in June 2006. She has worked at All Creatures Animal Hospital since May 2006. Dione has several dogs, including a brindle Chinese Pug and a Bullmastiff. In addition to her beautiful dogs she has several indoor cats as well as 2 cockatoos and a Sulcata Tortoise. She chose to work as a Veterinary Technician because she loves all animals and wants to help others care for their furry, scaly, and/or feathered family members as well as she does her own.

Charlene is originally from the east coast. She has lived in the great Northwest since 1981 and considers it her home. All of her pets are seniors; Xena, a Nanday Conure is almost 12 years old, Nikki, a lab mix is 15 years old, Pawla, a shepherd mix is 13 years old, and last but not least Shyanne, a long haired cat who is 12 and a ½ years old. She enjoys working at All Creatures Animal Hospital because of the great variety of pets we see.
 

Kathy joined us on January 18th 2010.

Laura began her career as a Licensed Veterinary Technician when she graduated from Pierce College in 1983 and has been working at All Creatures Animal Hospital since its inception in 1992.

 
Amy is originally from Kentucky and moved to Washington State in 1998. She has a Bachelors of Science in business administration and accounting. Amy has worked for All Creatures Animal Hospital since May of 2003 and loves being able to interact with both animals and their owners. She lives in Port Orchard with her husband; Mark, 3 Great Pyrenees; Annabelle, Gable and Suki, their cat; Finnegan, and a Western Painted Turtle named Sparky. She also enjoys the outdoors, reading, and cross-stitching.