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Noelani is not busy enough with her family (husband, three children (or, as she calls them, “small feral coconuts from Moana”), dogs Mango & Jellybean, cats RJ & Linda B Johnson, and bunny Beemo, plus working full-time, so she is also attending school to become a Certified Veterinary Technician. We don’t know how she does…

After growing up in Beverly Hills, Melissa graduated from Boston University with a BS in Criminal Justice. She came to Arizona for Thanksgiving in 2020 and never left! Her job history includes being an Executive Assistant to the Beverly Hills Chief of Police and a filmographer and student manager of the BU women’s lacrosse team:…

If you’re at Applewood and hear a woman speaking rapid-fire Spanish in the back, smile and know that there is a happy pet being cared for! Alicia, who was born and raised in Madrid, Spain, has a way of talking to the animals that helps even the most anxious feel calm. Alicia graduated with a…

Joanne started showing dogs as a mere child living in the Kansas City area and has been involved in breeding and competing in dog sports (conformation, obedience, rally, draft, FastCAT and dock diving) for almost five decades (!), the last 35+ years with Bernese Mountain Dogs. She earned a BS in public relations from Boston…

An Iowa native, Dr. Lemus grew up both there and in Minnesota and says that one of her more “interesting” jobs as a youngster was detasseling corn. After earning a double major (biology and chemistry) from the University of Indianapolis she went on to earn her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Purdue University. Shortly after…

An Arizona native whose father works for AZ Dept. of Game and Fish, Dr. Crouch’s love of animals was evident early on. She grew up surrounded by goats, sheep, horses, mules, and chickens plus the obligatory dogs and cats, and as a teen volunteered for Game & Fish as well as Southwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Center….

Dr. Drummond has been with Applewood Animal Hospital almost from the beginning, working here part-time starting in 2014, then moved up to full-time in 2017. Born in St. Louis she grew up in Arizona and graduated from ASU with a degree in kinesiology before graduating from the Washington State University School of Veterinary Medicine in…