Veterinary Support
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Adam
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
Adam followed his passion for helping animals and received his AS degree in Veterinary Technology in 2007. After attending college, Adam obtained his RVT license in early 2008. During his externship, Adam began working at a small animal practice that also saw exotics. He remained at that hospital for two years before making the switch to emergency and specialty medicine.
Adam appreciates the unique challenges and rewards each day brings when working with animals. He enjoys continuing his education and expanding his knowledge in the fields of emergency and critcal care, as well as surgery and radiology.
Adam currently lives in the East Bay with his wife, Tess and their critters: Ra and Boo (cats) and Sugar and Honey (cockatiels).
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Amber
Coming soon.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Annie
Coming soon.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Arlene
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
School: Rhode Island School of Design, BFA
Arlene has been in the veterinary field as an RVT since 2007. This is Arlene's second career and she made the change because of her love for animals and her need to make pets well and feel better. She enjoys volunteering at the Fix Our Ferals Spay/Neuter Clinic to give back to the community.
Arlene has a very active Australian Shepherd mix and two very lovable tabby cats. She also has a daughter who also loves animals. They have an Arab/Paint horse that Arlene's daugther loves to ride.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Ashley
Coming soon.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Bonnie
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
School: College of Notre Dame, BA
As far as Bonnie can remember, she has always been passionate about animals. She has been in the veterinary field since 2000 and loves every aspect of her job. Bonnie feels blessed to have a career that she thoroughly loves.
Bonnie shares her home with her six four-legged children.: Marcus the Doberman, Jada the German Shepherd, JJ the tuxedo cat, Halle the Terrier/Chihuahua mix, Eddie the dilute orange tabby cat a.k.a. "the kisser", and Bella the Chihuahua. ruler of the roost.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Danielle
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
Danielle began working at BAVS in 2006 and has always known that she wanted to work with animals. Ever since she was little, she has been drawn to animals of all shapes and sizes. Her mother tells her that her first word was "dog".
She is currently owned by a spoiled, fluffy Maine Coon mix and one day plans to own a few horses, which are her favorite other than giant breed dogs.
When Danielle is not playing and working with animals, she enjoys singing, line-dancing, volunteering for foot races all over the Bay Area, and hunting for exciting things to add to her collections.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Judy
Coming soon.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Kimbereley
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
Kim graduated in 1999 with an AS degree in Veterinary Technology. She received her California RVT license in October of 1999. She has been working for VCA Bay Area Veterinary Specialists for 12 years, working primarily in emergency and critical care. Kim enjoys the physical and mental challenges of trauma medicine and is consistently pursuing up-to-date treatments and information to improve her knowledge and a high standard of care. Kim attends 75-100 hours of continuing education every year. Kim is also a member of CaRVTA (California Registered Veterinary Technician Association) and VECCS (Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Society).
Kim's personal interests include photography and traveling. She enjoys going to the beach, loves the San Francisco Giants and is a season pass holder to Disneyland. Kim currently shares her home with an umbrella Cockatoo named Erin and a spoiled diabetic cat named Baby. She loves working as a technician - it is truly her passion.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Laura
Laura has been in the veterinary field since 1993. She obtained her RVT (registered veterinary technician) license in 1997. She started working in general practice but moved over to specialty. She began working for VCA BAVS in 1998 where she started as an Internal Medicine technician but soon moved over to Oncology.
Laura left VCA BAVS for a few years to get married and have a child and returned to VCA BAVS in 2008. She has been working in veterinary oncology for 13 years. She loves the clients, the patients and everything in between. She is very passionate about her profession and has applied to take the VTS (Veterinary Technician Specialist) in Oncology for 2012.
Outside of work, Laura's hobbies include taking care of her family, watching her daughter excel in gymnastics and cuddling with her two cats (Anton and Spike). She can empathize with Oncology clients due to the fact that her cat Anton was diagnosed with small cell Lymphoma. Anton is receiving chemotherapy and is now doing GREAT!!!
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Melissa
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
Melissa has had pets all her life and knew she wanted a career taking care of them. As soon as she graduated from high school, she enrolled at Western Career College. She has been a technician for 19 years. The best part of her job is nursing sick pets back to health and returning them to their families.
Melissa believes that in veterinary medicine, one become very attached to many of the animals. Because of this, she has adopted many pets over the years. She currently has three dogs and two cats - all of whom were sick and need a home.
Aside from her four-legged family members, she has three children of her own. They have grown-up with pets from the day they were born and one of her daughters has already decided she would like to become a veterinarian.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Michele
Veterinary Tech School: Foothill College
Michele's passion as a veterinary technician in the radiation oncology department is to make every animal and their family feel comfortable and secure. Her love for animals started as a volunteer for a local animal shelter where she walked dogs and fostered cats in high school.
After graduating from college with a Bachelor of Arts in music, she returned to school and graduated from Foothill College in 2003 with her degree as a veterinary technician. She spends her free time with her husband, Shaun, and her two dogs and three cats. -
Registered Veterinary Technician
Nicole
Nicole has been working the veterinary field since 2007. She loves being able to help animals and make their owners feel better. Nicole enjoys emergency medicine because it requires her to work quickly and efficiently.
On her days off, Nicole likes to spend time with her friends. She especially loves spending time with her husband, Sam, and daughter, Kaliyah, and the family's two little dogs, Zeus and Peanut.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Sandy
School: San Diego State University
Sandy went to school at SDSU for a pre-veterinary program, but decided that the veterinary nursing world was more suited for her career goals. She moved to Denver, went to a veterinary technology program and graduated in September of 2008. After graduation, she moved back to the Bay Area and started working as a surgical RVT and discovered her love for anesthesia and perioperative nursing. She worked closely under Dr. Carlson and started at VCA BAVS in June of 2011.
When not at work, Sandy enjoys spending time with her two tabby cats (Dottie and Diablo) and hanging out with her friends and boyfriend. She loves music and enjoys going to live shows all around the Bay Area. She also spends lots of her free time exercising or soaking up the sun at the beach.
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Veterinary Assistant
Alexa
School: University of Chicago, BS
Alexa has been working in veterinary medicine for twelve years; the last eight years she has been working in specialty and emergency medicine. Alexa enjoys patient and client care and strives to make sure both parents and pets are comfortable. She very much enjoys working in internal medicine and emergency medicine.
Alexa's hobbies include soccer, which she has played since she was a child. She also enjoys being outside, whether it is hiking with the dogs, snowboarding, or just watching the waves at the beach.
At home, Alexa has a small menagerie consisting of 6 dogs, ranging in size from a Ridgeback mix to chihuahuas, 4 cats, 2 birds, a rabbit, and a turtle. All the pets lives mostly harmoniously together and bring her and her family lots of joy.
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Veterinary Assistant
Alyse
Alyse has been working in veterinary medicine for 15 years. As far back as Alyse can remember, animals have always been a part of her life and knew she wanted to help them. She made this her career because she could not imagine not seeing the patients and their owners everyday. Knowing that she has even a small role in their lives makes her feel good about her career choice.
Alyse has two daughters, Mia and Kylie and two dogs, Tonka, her big cuddly boy, and Modena, her more sophisticated older lady who pretty much tolerates the big cuddle bug. She enjoys taking her family to the beach and on hikes and exploring the outdoors.
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Veterinary Assistant
Brandon
Brandon began working at VCA BAVS as an instrument technician in 2004. He is now a surgical veterinary assistant. He enjoys live music, sports and the company of his dog, Panzer.
Brandon looks forward to Dog Days at the Oakland Coliseum when owners can bring their dogs to the A's game. -
Veterinary Assistant
Debbie
Coming soon.
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Veterinary Assistant
Erin
Coming soon.
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Veterinary Assistant
Jennifer
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
Jennifer has been working in veterinary medicine for 6 years and has yet to become tired of coming to work and helping animals. When not at work, Jennifer loves spending time at home with her husband and their three cats (Sebastian, Gabriel, and Ruby) and two dogs (Bella and Jiby).
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Veterinary Assistant
JoElyn
Coming soon.
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Veterinary Assistant
Josue
Josue has been working in veterinary medicine since 2003 and began working at BAVS in 2006. He is currently studying to become an RVT.
Josue is a member of a bowling league and can be seen at the alley at least once a week. He is currently owned by two dogs - a chihuahua named Shorty and a pitbull named Chata.
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Veterinary Assistant
Lubo
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Veterinary Assistant
Nova
Coming soon.
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Veterinary Assistant
Percy
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Veterinary Assistant
Phoebe
School: Humboldt State University, BS
Phoebe has been working in the veterinary field for 9 years and still loves coming to work every day. She appreciates the controlled chaos of emergency medicine and the ever present opportunity to learn. Her love of animals began when she was very young and has always kept a menagerie of animals large and small, from goldfish to parrots, to pocket pets and reptiles.
While attending Humboldt State University for her BS in Biology, she lived in the country, with two Quarter Horses and the rest of the farm. She currently shares her home with her two dogs, Mack, an old Southern Bulldog and Liberty (aka Dibby), an old American Bulldog.
Phoebe has a special interest in working dogs and has thoroughly enjoyed working with them and their handlers.
