Veterinary Assistants

Maria Strong

Senior Veterinary Assistant
Maria has been with us since 1996. She graduated from the UNH Thompson School with a Degree in Applied Animal Science. Maria is a life-long resident of the Seacoast and is the mother of two daughters, and her cat, Tubby, and her two Labradors, Easton and Trooper. Maria's extensive list of responsibilities includes direct patient care, supervision of assistants and interns, and performing quality assurance checks on our medical equipment and facility. 

Carolyn Piché
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Carolyn was recently a co-author of an article published in dvm360! (front page, too!) Click the photo to read the article.

Carolyn has been accepted to Colorado State University
​College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2025!

​Carolyn is from Ware, Massachusetts and graduated from UNH in 2019 with a B.S. in Biomedical Science. She currently lives in Somersworth, NH with her golden retriever, Tuukka. In her spare time, Carolyn enjoys reading and taking Tuukka on adventures!

Josie!

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Box of Jo
Josie started at SNVH in 2011. She came to us after being found as a kitten in a colony of stray cats. She enjoys being an only child. Her favorite hobby is being in the way. Her special interests are sitting on keyboards, sleeping in empty boxes, watching birds at the feeder, and getting treats.

Shayla Callahan

Shayla is an undergraduate Biomedical student in the Pre-Veterinary track studying at the University of New Hampshire. She is  originally from Woburn, Massachusetts and has two rescue dogs, Roxy and Tito

Cassandra Sleboda

Cassie just graduated from UNH in 2021 with a B.S. in Animal Science in the Pre-Veterinary track. She is originally from Plainfield, CT but currently lives in Durham, NH with her pet hedgehog, Quilliam. In her spare time, she likes to go on hikes and bring Quill for walks. ​

Delaney Hayward

Delaney is an undergraduate student at the University of New Hampshire studying Biomedical Science on the pre-veterinary track. She is from Newfields, NH and has a rescue dog named Banjo. In her spare time she likes to go rock climbing and taking Banjo for walks.
Where are our past assistants now?