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David, CVT
Born in Mexico City, David worked in the family apple cider business through high school and college. He graduated with a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana and worked as a veterinarian (with a special interest in bovine reproduction) before coming to the US 27 years ago. After becoming a Certified Veterinary Technician…
Laura, CVT
Laura was born in Norway, Maine (population 5,077), and lived there until moving to the Valley in 2021. Imagine that culture shock! Laura had never seen a cactus in real life until moving here . In Maine she worked for a general practice animal hospital for five years, and also was a relief technician at…
Allison, CVT
Allison is not just any Certified Veterinary Technician, she had the highest GPA in her graduating class in the Veterinary Technician Program at Mesa Community College! That is but one of the reasons we were thrilled when she joined us after working for nine years at an animal hospital in Cave Creek. Born in Alaska,…
Kristy Sorenson, DVM
A native of Arizona, Dr. Sorenson graduated from ASU with a BS in Agribusiness/Pre-Vet Medicine, then went to the cold climes of Univ. of Wisconsin (Madison) to become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Who wouldn’t want to come back to the sunshine after that? A self-described “total coffee addict” (welcome to the family!) she worked…
Debbie
It’s Debbie’s smiling face you’ll usually see behind the front desk (well, Debbie’s and the Berners!). Originally from Indiana, Debbie earned a BS in Business from Ball State University and attended Anthem College’s Veterinary Technology Program. She and her husband have an adorable Maltese named Agnes, an also adorable rescue named Mabel and two adorable…
Kate, CVT
Here’s what you need to know about Kate: she used to ski to work, she is an avid knitter, she and her husband own a company that manufactures and sells surgical scrubs, she’s only had six jobs in her entire life (the first three were as a “bartender extraordinare”) and she foster-failed (“HARD”) with Tater,…
