Gloria
Office Manager
Gloria finished a veterinarian assistant course through ROP when she joined our team in 2008.
Gloria brings with her retail management experience and a natural talent of providing excellent customer service and has since become our office manager. She always has a smile on her face and is ready and willing to help.
Cristal
Head Receptionist
Cristal completed a ROP course in animal care 5 years ago and has been working with animal since.
She is currently attending college and will become a registered nurse in the very near future.
Cristal owns a Boxer and 2 birds. Cristal found an orphaned squirrel and successfully raised and released it. To this day, the squirrel still visits her.
Kristen
Receptionist
Kristen has been in the veterinary field since 2003 mostly in the specialty
hospitals. She has filled many roles such as technician, doctor assistant
and client specialist.
Kristen is an animal lover growing up with horses, goats, chickens, cats,
dogs and even a zoney (zebra/pony) and a zorse (zebra/horse)!
Kristen enjoys spending her free time with her new husband, two awesome
stepchildren and will soon welcome a baby girl.
Susanne , B.S.,R.V.T.
Technical Manager
Susanne obtained her bachelor's degree in animal science from California Polytechnic University at Pomona.
She worked with Dr. Eyton Mitchell at Rosecrans Pet Hospital until she joined the team in February 2006.
She brings with her over 20 years of experience in the veterinary technician field.
Her furry family include Emmalee, Boston, Auggie and J.B.
Marcella
Lead Technician
Marcella recently moved to Long Beach from London where she was a Registered Veterinary Nurse with over 8 years of experience.
She joined our team in August of 2015 and has a special interest in dentistry and surgical procedures.
Marcella has 2 fur babies that she rescued, April and Tyler.
Jessica
Senior Care Animal Specialist
Jessica joined our team in 2017 and has been in the veterinary field since
1992.
She studied Animal Science at Cal Poly Pomona and has experience in
emergency, internal medicine and exotics.
She loves fostering squirrels and loves being a mom to her two daughters,
Charlotte and Alexandria. She also has four dogs and three cats.
Christian
Animal Care Specialist
Christian attended Cal State Northridge with a major in Microbiology. He
as a strong interest in Animal Technology.
Christian joined our team in 2016 and has been in the veterinary field for
5 years. He has extensive experience in all aspects of general practice.
Christian recently adopted a Tortie cat named Opal.
Lisa
Kennel Attendant
Lisa has a Bachelor's degree in Zoology and has been involved in the animal
care field for several years. She has volunteered at wildlife
rehabilitation centers and joined our team May 2018.
Lisa enjoys reading, knitting and hiking.
She has three fiesty guinea pigs named Finn, Wyatt and Declan.