Lynn Vaden is the Office Manager.  She has been employed in many  capacities here at SVVS beginning when she started as a volunteer at the age of fifteen as part of a school project. She started as a combination Kennel Attendant/Veterinary Assistant the following summer and spent many weekends and summers working here throughout high school and college. She graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. is Animal Science in 1989. After managing a swine farm for 2 years she returned to SVVS in 1991 in her present capacity. She has an interest in dog obedience and other working events, as well as training and showing her Catahoulas.
Lynn lives in Belfast with her husband Bill and son Caleb. They share their home and lives with  four Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dogs, Jammy, Muddy, Delta, and Ace, as well as two cats Sir and Vixen. They also have 3 horses.

Lynn enjoys showing her catahoulas in conformation and in working event competitions, which consist of obedience, coon treeing, and hog and cattle baying. She is very proud of Muddy, who is a UKC conformation Grand Champion, a NALC Tree Dog Champion, and has his UKC title in Family Obdience. 

Lynn currently working only 3 days a week to allow her to spend time with her son Caleb who is turning 4 in October.