Meet The Staff

In Memorandum

    

Dr. Diana Krenning - Veterinarian

          Dr. Diana Krenning was raised on a small farm near Taos, Missouri.  Graduating as valedictorian from Blair Oaks High School and furthering her education, Dr. Krenning graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 1995.
          After graduation Dr. Krenning worked at Sedalia Veterinary Center for two years but then took time away to raise her son Caleb and daughter Hallie.
          Once back to work Dr. Krenning took a position at Osage Regional Veterinary Clinic in Linn, Missouri where she worked as a small animal and cattle veterinarian for fourteen years.
          In 2015 Dr. Krenning started her farm call practice providing veterinarian care for livestock and pets.  In addition to her farm call practice, Dr. Krenning currently works as a veterinary surgeon for us here at Protect Every Pet.

Dr. Erica Smith - Relief Vet

          Dr. Erica Smith earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 2007.  

          She practiced for several years in West Virginia before relocating to Rolla.   She worked for the Animal Health Center in Rolla from June 2014 until December 2020.  She started working at Protect Every Pet one day a week in February 2020 and is here full-time now.

          She has three children at home:   Grace,  17; Sydney,  7; and Riley John,  5.  They currently share their home with four cats:  Castor,  Pollux,  Fletcher,  and Julius.   

          When she isn't working,  Erica enjoys reading, playing disc golf,  watching Clemson games, and spending time with her children and extended family. 

Our Staff:

Donna Stough - Office Manager

Office Manager and Co-Founder Donna Stough was born in Belleville, IL and graduated from Belleville Township High School West in 1981.  She enlisted in the United States Marine Corps fifteen days after high school graduation and after serving twenty four years, Donna retired a Master Sergeant.  She and her husband Johnny, retired Gunnery Sergeant, have been married thirty seven years and moved to Belle where her husband Johnny was born and raised.  Choosing career over family, Johnny and Donna have enjoyed the company of domestic animals.  The PEP spay/neuter clinic has been a very rewarding experience and a great challenge to gain the attention of people to spay and neuter.  Donna has several hobbies and interests including traveling.

Laura Vonk - Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper & Treasurer, Laura Vonk was born in Kirkwood, MO and graduated from Kirkwood High School in 1982.  Before becoming a small business owner, most of Laura's professional life involved Bookkeeping and Accounting.  In 1996 she started her own business, Missouri Trailblazing, a book and website about the equestrian trails available here in Missouri.  She retired from and sold that business in 2017.  Still partly retired, she now runs a business restoring and customizing Marx Thunderbolt Models as well as writing family history books.  Married to her husband Hank for 22 years, she is an avid horseback rider and crazy cat lady who enjoys trail and obstacle course riding, genealogy, traveling, crafting, and volunteering at PEP.

Karen Orozco - Office Staff

Karen grew up in St. Louis but moved to St. James 20 years ago to raise her 3 children, now all grown! She started (and still runs) a pet sitting business,  Hound At Home Pet Sitting. In 2020 she founded and runs a nonprofit, Starlit's Strays TNR, that traps, spays/neuters and returns feral and community cats in Phelps County. Hobbies used to include running, gardening, concert going and all things Disney but cats have slowly and methodically taken over all waking moments of life as any fellow cat lover will understand! ;)

Sandy Allen - Prep Tech

Sandy earned her Bachelor of Science degree at Lincoln University. She majored in physical education with a minor in history & health. She taught for 10 years in St. Louis, 2 years at Tower Grove Christian school, & 8 years at Grace Christian school. While at Grace Christian school, she acted as the athletic director and coached girls Volleyball & basketball. She was voted coach of the year, winning conference in both sports. She relocated to Columbia Mo where she was athletic Director for Christian Fellowship school for 15 years. She coached basketball & volleyball, winning state twice & state runner up in volleyball. In 2018, Sandy relocated to Bland, where she originally grew up & has family. Sandy has always been an animal lover & rescuer. She loves to bake & hang out with her friends & family, especially her niece Hazel (pictured). She is a people person & loves to get to know new people.

Sue - Office Volunteer

Sue was born and raised in St. Louis County and is a 1983 graduate of Ritenour High School.  After graduation she was employed by Edward Jones and continued to work in an office environment until her retirement from Special School District in July 2021.  In August 2021 she, and her husband of 30 years, sold their home in St. Louis and moved to Bland to enjoy their retirement.  Sue started volunteering at PEP in March of 2022 and has recently also started volunteering at the Art Works on Main Gallery in Owensville.  She is a proud parent of Eri, her fourth rescue dog.  She likes spending time outdoors, but her real passion is being a lampwork artist.  When not working on the torch as a lamp-worker, she enjoys reading, drawing, and creating with metal.  

Our Clinic Cats:

Jack and Prince