Director
Carrie J. Finno, DVM, Ph.D., Diplomate ACVIM (LA)
Dr. Carrie Finno is an equine internist who received her DVM from the University of Minnesota (UMN) in 2004. She completed an internship in large animal medicine and surgery at UMN in 2005 and then went on to complete a three-year residency in large animal internal medicine at UC Davis, culminating in board-certification in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Finno elected to pursue a career in equine genetic research, with a strong focus on neuromuscular disease, and obtained her Ph.D. in 2012 from UC Davis. In addition to her role as Director at Center for Equine Health, Dr. Finno is a Professor in the Department of Population Health and Reproduction. She is a 2022 Chancellor's Fellow.
Administrative Staff
Kaylie Kingston
Management Services Officer
(530) 754-7572
kjkingston@ucdavis.edu
Amy Young
Outreach Manager
(530) 752-9054
ayoung@ucdavis.edu
Animal Care Staff
Tatiana Viau, DVM
Animal Resource Manager - Davis
(530) 752-2073
tlviau@ucdavis.edu
Dawne Roper
Animal Resource Manager - Templeton Farms
(530) 752-6433
dmroper@ucdavis.edu
Kaci Hume
Animal Health Technician III, CEM Quarantine Lead (Davis)
(530) 752-6433
kjhume@ucdavis.edu
Ashley Tafoya
Animal Health Technician II
(530) 752-6433
aeyork@ucdavis.edu
Jennifer Struble
Animal Health Technician II
(530) 752-6433
jastruble@ucdavis.edu
Celeste Stoker
Animal Health Technician II
(530) 752-6433
cmstoker@ucdavis.edu
Animal Technicians
Our wonderful Davis crew, consisting of (L to R) Sergio Lopez-Arreola, Guillermo Gamez, Devin Roberts, Jose Cabrera, Jose 'JJ' Cisneros, and Oscar Quezada.
Our fabulous Templeton Farms crew, consisting of (L to R) Olivia Clouser, Maddi Ramon, Seneido Escarcega Garcia, Lucio Cisneros, Ariel Baeza, Jose Escarcega Garcia.
Emeriti Directors
Claudia Sonder, DVM
2013-2016
Gregory Ferraro, DVM
1997-2012
John Pascoe, BVSc, Ph.D.
1997
David Wilson, BVMS, M.S.
1995-1996
John Hughes, DVM
1979-1995
