Going above and beyond AAFCO

Dr. Stephanie (Bland) Clark serves as a Board Certified Companion Animal Nutritionist for BSM Partners. Dr. Clark is also a Certified Veterinary Technologist. She has over a decade of experience working in animal hospitals as an in and outpatient nurse and providing nutritional consultations. Prior to joining BSM Partners, Dr. Clark completed her post-doctorate at Mayo Clinic, where she was the first to be awarded grant funding for animal welfare research and participated in developing new methodology for salivary oxytocin testing and canine saliva collection. 

Dr. Clark earned her PhD in Animal Science with an emphasis in the gut microbiome and nutraceuticals for osteoarthritis. During Dr. Clark’s doctoral training, she evaluated the gut microbiome changes in working dogs, such as FEMA and police dogs, under stressful working conditions.

Dr. Katy Miller (Patterson) is the Director of Veterinary Services at BSM Partners. She previously served as the Director of Dog and Cat Health and Nutrition for Mud Bay—the PNW’s largest independent pet retailer—for 11 years. In that capacity, Dr. Miller was in charge of evaluating all consumable products for safety, nutrition, and efficacy, often traveling around the world, and evaluating various pet food production facilities.  Additionally, she created educational materials for Mud Bay to use as scientifically-based solutions to common nutrition questions, as well as creating the curriculum for the year-long training program all Mud Bay staff take to become well-versed in dog and cat health and nutrition. Before joining Mud Bay in 2011, and focusing on small animal nutrition, Dr. Miller enjoyed six years in emergency medicine and general practice.

Dr. Miller is a graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, with her clinical year spent at Louisiana State School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Washington State Veterinary Medical Association, American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition, and the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.