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President
Dr. Nate Whiting grew up in the west, spending time in western Colorado, southern Arizona, and coastal Washington before making his way to Cache Valley and Utah State University to begin his undergraduate education. After a brief hiatus from education, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Eastern Washington University and returned to Cache Valley to work in a private research laboratory for almost 10 years before deciding to once again pursue his goal of becoming a veterinarian. Dr. Whiting is a proud graduate of the Utah State/Washington State College of Veterinary Medicine, earning his DVM in 2017. Following graduation Dr. Whiting worked for two years at a rural mixed practice in Cache Valley, then three years at a small animal practice in Box Elder County, before coming to Mountain West Veterinary Specialists in the fall of 2022. He thoroughly enjoys the variety of interesting and difficult cases he encounters working in emergency medicine.
In his spare time Dr. Whiting enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, and four daughters. He also enjoys golf, touring National Parks, wilderness backpacking, working on public policy involving veterinary medicine, working with veterinary students in the Clinical Communications course at Utah State, and coaching high school wrestling.
DVM
President-Elect
Dr. Hardy grew up all over the US and developed an amazing attachment with her family. This allowed her to develop an appreciation for veterinary medicine while helping care for her family’s dogs, cats and horses. She spent most of her childhood jumping thoroughbred horses at the local, regional, and national levels. She received her DVM from Louisiana State University and then completed an equine surgical internship in Opelousas, La.
From Louisiana she moved to Utah to be near her family. She soon learned that her love was in small animal surgery and medicine. She gained most of her veterinary experience with Banfield, where she was an associate veterinarian, Chief of staff, Partner doctor, and medical director. She expanded her love for teaching while working at Broadview University, teaching veterinary technicians.
In 2016, Dr. Hardy completed her master’s in business leadership and management, and enjoys helping pets live their best lives by combining her business leadership skills and medical skills. Her professional interests are dentistry and surgery.
Dr. Hardy also serves as the chairperson of the Utah Veterinary license board. She enjoys being involved with the future of her profession. She also volunteer her time with the AVMA on the CVTEA committee and with AAVSB on the RACE committee.
She spends her free time hiking, biking and camping with her husband, golden retriever and two savannah cats in the Utah mountains.
DVM
Immediate Past President
Dr. Rees was raised in Manti, Utah. She attended Utah State University followed by Colorado State University where she received her DVM in 2000. She started in equine practice after graduation. For the past 22 years she has been in general small animal practice in the Salt Lake City area. She has been a past president of the UVMA, past treasurer and past board member. She has three sons and a daughter.
DVM
Treasurer
Dr. Corinna Esdorn Camfield grew up in California and New York with dogs, cats and horses. She graduated from Stanford University in 2009 and the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2017.
Dr. Camfield moved to Utah to be closer to family and mountains after veterinary school. She joined the UVMA as a new graduate, and loves being able to give back to the veterinary profession. She currently works in small animal general practice, and when she isn’t working can be found hiking or skiing with her husband or snuggling with her dogs.
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