Stacey was born and raised in Manitoba and attained her undergraduate science degree at the University of Manitoba, with a major in Zoology and a minor in Environmental Science. She then moved to Saskatoon to complete her Doctorate at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Stacey has always had an interest in wildlife and exotic animal medicine. She worked at the Assiniboine Park Zoo and held a job in the wildlife rehabilitation field while in school. During her studies she also completed externships at both the Calgary Zoo and the Assiniboine Park Zoo. Stacey also spent a summer taking part in Global Vets, where she traveled to Uganda, Africa and volunteered with the Predator Cat Program and with the endangered mountain gorillas. Today she gets her wildlife fix seeing patients for the Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre here at home. Consequently Stacey is also Birchwood’s caged pet, bird and exotics veterinarian and will see almost any species you care to name. Almost. She is of course always happy to see dogs and cats too.

She lives happily with her husband Ryan, her two children, her dog Pepsi, and her two cats Gibson and Clifford.