Kim joined the hospital team in 2008 after dedicating nine years to helping homeless animals at the Dumb Friends League. She describes herself as a "Midwestern-Jersey-girl" who found her true home in the mountains of the west. Although her degree is in communications and graphic design, her lifelong passion for animal welfare has taken the lead in her career path. In August 2019, Kim traveled to Kenya and worked with a veterinary team and the Africa Network for Animal Welfare to vaccinate over 9,400 dogs, cats and donkeys against rabies.  In her free time Kim enjoys hiking and exploring nature with her family and dogs. She shares her life with her wonderful husband, son, dogs - Suki, Marty and Gus, and groovy felines - Ninja Monkey and Fuzzy.