Our Team

Jen Ward, DVM, DACVP
CEO, Co-Laboratory Director

Laura Black, DVM, DACVP
Co-Laboratory Director

Chris Reilly, DVM, DACVP
Ocular Pathologist

Sarah Cook, DVM, PhD, DACVP
VP of Collaborative Research

Randy Walker, DVM, DACVP
Anatomic Pathologist

Sarah Larosche, DVM, DACVP
Clinical Pathologist

Polet Pedroza, DVM
Pathologist's Assistant

Chris Ward
Laboratory Manager

Dakota Adams
Laboratory Technician

David Alvarez
Logistics Coordinator

Rod Vos
Facilities & Operations Manager

Sidnee Rodgriguez
Administrative Coordinator

Patrick Chappell
Laboratory Technician

Jon Lindeman
Laboratory Assistant

Olivia Cartwright
Laboratory Assistant

Corey Crammond
Courier

Kelley Cain
Courier

About
Specialty Vetpath

Specialty Vetpath was founded in 2009 by Dr. Jennifer Ward and her husband Rod Vos. They started out by turning their basement into a pathology laboratory, and when they outgrew the home lab model, moved first into a shared space in a local specialty hospital, and then in 2014, to our current location in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle.

In 2023, our long-time associate Dr. Laura Black became a partner, along with Dr. Chris Reilly (founder and owner of the former Insight Veterinary Specialty Pathology). Specialty Vetpath’s rebranding coincides with the initiation of this new partnership, with a new logo that captures the essence of our relationship-based approach to the practice of pathology. The three circles of our logo represent: 1) the pathology laboratory; 2) the veterinary clinic; and 3) the patient and their family.