Dr. Katie Shockley

Doctor

Dr. Katie Shockley is a South Carolina native whose dreams of living out west near big mountains brought her to Spokane. Dr. Shockley has known from a young age that she wanted to be a veterinarian, and has continued to pursue that dream. She got her bachelor’s degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences from Clemson University (Go Tigers). After graduation, she went to vet school at Auburn University in Alabama. Dr. Shockley has worked in a small animal practice in SC for the last 3.5 years before moving to the Inland Northwest.

EDUCATION
Clemson University
Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine

SPECIAL INTERESTS
Dr. Shockley loves the challenges associated with soft tissue surgery. She loves the idea of being able to fix something or know what’s wrong with a pet through surgery. She also loves ultrasound and dermatology. She believes in furthering the human animal bond through keeping pets as healthy as possible with preventive medicine.

FUN FACTS
Dr. Shockley and her husband moved across the country to enjoy all the outdoor activities the west has to offer. They love backpacking, fly fishing, and skiing; they cannot wait to explore the mountains and rivers around Spokane. She has two dogs: Tilly, a former re-search beagle from Auburn, and Riggs, a duck hunting chocolate lab. She Is a huge College Football fan (Clemson), and will miss going to the games, but is excited about the next adventures here in Spokane.

Dr. Erika Berdan, DVM

Doctor

Dr. Erika Berdan was born and raised in Poway, CA but has been a resident of Eastern Washington for eight years now. She completed both her undergraduate and veterinary degree at Washington State University. Go Cougs! It has always been her goal to practice veterinary medicine and she is ecstatic to now be in Spokane.

Dr. Berdan takes particular interest in radiology and emergency and critical care patients. Ultimately, putting the pieces of the puzzle together to determine the best outcome for your pets is her biggest motivation.

In her free time, Dr. Berdan enjoys outdoor adventures in the PNW. Although she does not have any pets of her own yet, she is considered the “cool-aunt” to many of her friends and families fur babies. One day she dreams of having her own small farm with goats and cows.

Hayley

Hospital Manager

Hayley started out as a receptionist at Regal Vet Clinic back in 2016 and has been the hospital manager since 2019. She has enjoyed learning and growing at Regal and watching all of the pets grow too! Some of Hayley’s favorite things to do outside of work include going on hikes, binge watching TV shows, and attending concerts.

Sharon

Licensed Vet Technician

Sharon has been a Licensed Veterinary Technician for 7 years but has been in the field for 10 years. She recently relocated to Spokane from Northern California. In her free time, she likes to explore the city with her Shih Tzu, Kylo and collects anything and everything Star Wars or Marvel themed.  She enjoys working at a general practice because her day can go from working with kittens and puppies to working with a sick patient. There is nothing more rewarding than having a helping hand in saving a life.

Samantha

Licensed Vet Technician

Samantha was born and raised in the lower Yakima Valley. She went to college at WSU for Wildlife Ecology with an emphasis in Marine Biology and most recently graduated from Penn Foster for Veterinary Technician. She first started at Regal as a Veterinary Assistant in 2014 and has had a passion for animals her entire life. Her hobbies are watching TV, camping, tubing, ice skating, tennis, swimming, hiking, and just exploring nature. She also has a pit bull mix named Hagrid.

Education
B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from Washington State University
A.S in Veterinary Technician from Penn Foster

Dakota

Veterinary Assistant

Dakota is originally from Florida where she graduated with her B.S. in Biology from the University of Central Florida. She is currently working on her Graduate Certificate for Wildlife Management through Oregon State University. In her free time, she loves to hike and spend time with her Bloodhound, Ella, and her Beagle mix, Josie.

Lily

Veterinary Assistant

Kayla

Veterinary Assistant

Kayla was born in Phoenix, AZ and grew up in southern California. She moved to Spokane with her family a few years ago. She has four animals at home, one dog, two cats, and a bunny. She loves to spend time with her bernese mountain dog Cooper going on walks and hikes around the pacific northwest. Kayla holds a special place in her heart for large/giant breed dogs, her family does not own any dogs under 80 pounds!

Jade

Veterinary Assistant

Jade has always been passionate about animals and is excited to work in the veterinary field. Growing up, Jade had many different species of animals. She currently has a cat named Oliver who enjoys going on walks. She is currently attending school at Spokane Falls Community College. She has spent her summers working at a residential  camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene. When she is not at camp, she likes to go camping and hiking. In the winters, she enjoys spending time skiing at Mt. Spokane. Jade cannot wait to meet you and help care for your pets! 

Allison

Receptionist

Allison is born and raised in Spokane and loves everything about the PNW. She is excited to help your furry family members and has a cat of her own. She has always loved exotic animals and hopes to one day further her education. When she is not at Regal she enjoys exploring Manito Park and spending time with cats and kittens who are ready for adoption at local shelters.

Emma

Receptionist

Emma moved here several years ago from Seattle. She grew up with many different animals and currently has five at home, two dogs and three cats. When she’s not working, you can catch Emma at home with her partner and the animals, binge-watching tv or out hiking and camping in the mountains.

Tiffany

Receptionist

Tiffany grew up in Northern Idaho, but moved to Spokane in 2016. She loves all animals and currently has 3 cats at home. In her spare time, you can find her taking care of foster kittens or playing video games.

Haley

Receptionist

Haley was born and raised in Spokane WA. She attended EWU for three years majoring in vocal music performance, before finally deciding to make the switch and do online school majoring in Animal Science. She currently has four pets, Sophie a Golden Retriever, Momo a Siamese cat, Ducky a leopard gecko, and Cheeto a Hognose snake. Haley hopes to run hew own small animal/reptile rescue someday.