Kristin Ripka attended Washington State University for both undergraduate work and veterinary medicine. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. Forming strong, long-term bonds with her clients and their pets as a general practitioner has been her life-long dream. Her interests in veterinary medicine lay mostly in small animal surgery and internal medicine. She has been on the board for Joint Animal Services Commission (JASCOM) since 2011. In her spare time, Kristin loves to garden, spend time with her dog, Chester, and enjoy the outdoors with her husband and their son and daughter [citation].