Our Team

Dr. Neil Powell

Neil graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. He has practiced in South Lake Tahoe for most of his career. He left Tahoe briefly due to emergency work in southern California, but decided that big city life was not for him, and returned to Tahoe, where he prefers small town relationships with his clients.

In his free time, Dr. Powell mostly enjoys spending time training and racing in triathlons as well as trail running and mountain biking. In 2015, he gained the title “IronMan”. He also enjoys skiing in the winter, and spending time at the beach with his wife April, daughter Kylie, and son Dylan.

Neil has two dogs: Silas, a German Shorthaired Pointer, and Linus, a Chihuahua, as well as their cat, James Tiberius Kirk(J.T.).

In addition to general medicine and surgery, Dr. Powell has special interests in the fields of reconstructive and orthopedic surgery, ultrasound, and internal medicine. He appreciates and values the strong bonds created between pets and their families.

Jacki Carbone- Receptionist

Jacki was born and raised in South Jordan, UT and attended school at Utah State University, where she pursued her love of animals and earned a degree in Animal Science.  After school she moved to New Jersey and in December of 2019, made the cross country move and landed in South Lake Tahoe.  She spends most of her free time with her dog, Skiba, mountain biking, hiking, and enjoying all the outdoor adventures that Tahoe has to offer.

April Powell – Office Manager/Assistant

April was born and raised in Naples, Florida, but has lived in South Lake Tahoe since 2001. In that time, she has worked as a veterinary assistant, medical assistant, and bookkeeper. She moved to South Lake Tahoe to enjoy the great outdoors and snow. April met her husband Neil Powell shortly after moving to Tahoe.

In addition to work, April tries to keep up with activities of their two children, including dance, fishing, skiing, and triathlons. It’s a full-time job keeping up with her family, but she wouldn’t change it for the world.

Dianna Gomez-Receptionist/Assistant

Dianna is a Tahoe local, born and raised here in beautiful South Lake Tahoe. Dianna enjoys staying active by taking her furry baby on outdoor adventures. Dianna studied kinesiology for 3 years in San Diego,  and has her personal training certificate.  Dianna loves expanding her knowledge and couldn’t be more excited to be here at Blue Lake Animal Care continually learning about how to care for animals in need.

Stephanie Seavey- Receptionist/Assistant

Stephie grew up outside Philadelphia, until college where she attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, and fell in love with the West Coast. She moved back to Pennsylvania in 2014, and while the East Coast has its mountains & oceans, her true love was the beauty of Lake Tahoe. So she packed up her truck with her family – Benelli (a Great Dane), JJ (a Golden Retriever) & Chicken Nugget (a 3 legged Bengal) and zig-zagged across the country to move to South Lake Tahoe.

In the summer time you can find Stephie hiking & camping with her dogs, sport clay shooting, or out on the lake with friends. In the winter, you will find her on the mountain snowboarding or skiing. Stephie loves the outdoors & all that nature has to offer.

Jennifer Dumire-  Registered Veterinary Technician

Jennifer graduated from Northern Virginia Community College in 2007 with her degree as a Veterinary Technician. Over the years she has been fortunate to work with reptiles, pocket pets, farm animals, various types of wildlife, and of course, dogs and cats. Her areas of interests are wound care/bandaging, dentistry, exotic animal husbandry and anything with a smushy face!
After reconnecting with her high school sweetheart, Humayun (Hugh), Jennifer moved to South Lake Tahoe from Virginia in June of 2022 with her daughter, Gabbie and their two dogs, Cash(boxer) and Gwen(bullmastiff).She has fallen in love with Tahoe and enjoys hiking, biking, skiing and spending time on the lake swimming or on her SUP. She is happy to be a part of the BLACC family.

Karla Marroquin – Assistant

Karla has lived in Tahoe for over 20 years. She worked as a sales coordinator prior to joining our team, and as much as she loved it, she decided she wanted to start a more fulfilling career, as she has always had a passion and love for animals. She knew BLACC would be the perfect fit.

In her free time, Karla likes to go to the beach, go on hikes, and bike rides with her family as well as keeping up with both of her daughters’ activities which include dance, soccer, and gymnastics. She also loves to spend time playing and cuddling with her numerous furry babies.

Hailee Jesness- Registered Veterinary Technician

Hailee grew up in Gardnerville, Nevada and moved around a bit over the years, but eventually ended up back in South Lake Tahoe, her true home. She’s been in the veterinary field since 2017, and got her RVT license through Santa Rosa Community College. She spends most of her free time with her pit bull, Malakai. (Hailee does not have children, she just wanted to post a picture holding a baby. 🙂 )

Gynelle Evans – Receptionist/Assistant

Gynelle was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe. She moved to Napa Valley after high school and Santa Cruz shortly after where she studied Anthropology. She has had a passion for animals since she was young and recently decided to give up her career in retail for a career in the veterinary field.

Gynelle loves taking advantage of all the beauty Tahoe has to offer; In the summer you can find her on the beach with her stand up paddle board or kayak. In the winter you can find her curled up on the couch with a fuzzy blanket and a good book or watching musicals! She also loves spending time with her fur babies Tucker (a Lab mix), Beau (a Siberian Husky) and her Tortoise Speedy and Bearded Dragon Spyro. She is excited to be a part of the team at BLACC and help our four-legged friends in need.

Hannah Krohn – Receptionist/Assistant

Hannah is originally from Fresno, but moved to the Tahoe area a few years ago, and joined the BLACC team in 2021. She has always had a passion for animals ever since she was a little girl, and decided to change her career path from working in the ski industry to Vet Med. In her spare time,  she enjoys skiing,  climbing,  mountain biking, dirt biking, or spending  time with her three fur babies Bear, Duke, and Ripley.  She also has two Flemish Giant rabbits named Earl Grey and Racer.