Sara is a graduate of Bergen Community College in New Jersey, where she earned her degree in Veterinary Technology in 2014. She relocated to Seattle in January of 2018 to be closer to family and become part of the awesome AMCS team.

Sara has worked for practices in New Jersey and New York, where she got exposure to general and emergency veterinary medicine. She enjoys acquiring new skills and providing quality nursing care in the ER/ICU setting. Sara is fluent in Spanish and would like to learn a new language. In her free time, Sara loves to travel and spend time with her family and pet rabbit, Bunnyta.

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London has always had a great love for animals. Born in Alaska, she was always fascinated by the creatures around her. She grew up as a commercial fisherman working on her father’s boat. When she moved to Washington she fell in love with horses and the science of all animals. Her adolescent years were spent on Whidbey Island. She went to college in Bellingham, Washington where she acquired her veterinary technician license. London is an equine massage therapist as well as an LVT. She has a great passion for providing top notch care for her patients.

Jeni graduated from the University of Washington in 2014 with a degree in studio arts and double minored in art history and classical studies. As much as she loved art, her passion for animals and learning pushed her to enroll in Pima Medical Institute’s veterinary technician program. Jeni began working at AMCS in the Emergency and Critical Care department as a veterinary assistant in May of 2018. She is currently studying to take her national exam to become a licensed veterinary technician.

In her spare time, Jeni enjoys baking sweets, painting and taking her dog on hikes and runs.

Alexia is from Orange County, California. She graduated from Mt. San Antonio College with an Associate’s Degree in Veterinary Technology and passed her Veterinary Technician National Exam in 2016. She began her career in the veterinary field in 2014 working with livestock (primarily swine) on her school campus farm. From there she spent several years working at an all cat clinic gaining knowledge and experience in feline behavior, along with safe/low stress handling and restraint. Alexia decided to switch her focus and began working at a dermatology clinic for animals. Once introduced to the field of animal dermatology, it quickly became an area of interest.

Alexia relocated to Washington with her husband to pursue new career opportunities, where she was able to continue working in animal dermatology part time. Alexia Started working for AMCS in April of 2019 after learning about the plans to establish a new Dermatology department. She is very excited to be able to continue her career in veterinary dermatology.

In her spare time, Alexia enjoys old movies, hiking and being out by the water along with spending time with her cat Loki, and two dogs Roofus and Gerard.

Jenny graduated from Pima Medical Institute’s Veterinary Technician program in 2013 and has been working in Emergency and Critical Care at AMCS since April of 2014. Jenny has loved animals since she was a kid and has always wanted the opportunity to nurse them back to health. Along with helping heal her veterinary patients, Jenny also enjoys mentoring new technicians. Jenny is a veterinary technician instructor at Pima Medical Institute where she helps train the next generation of veterinary technicians. In the fall of 2017, Jenny passed the exam set forth by the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NACTA) to become specialized in Emergency and Critical Care, earning her the new title Jennifer Cossey, LVT, VTS (ECC)

In her free time, Jenny enjoys spending time with her family and their rambunctious one-eyed chocolate Lab named Kahlua.

Christina has been a Licensed Veterinary Technician with Animal Medical Center of Seattle since August of 2015 in our ER/ICU department. A Chicago native, she decided to make the move to Seattle around the same time. Although she misses deep dish pizza and Chicago dogs, she loves the Seattle city life and all of the beautiful Pacific Northwest nature just around the corner.

Christina has worked in shelter medicine, rehab, surgery and general practice, but has found that emergency medicine is where here heart lies. In her free time, Christina enjoys exploring Seattle and dog friendly breweries with her two beagle mixes.

Gretchen has been with AMCS since April of 2015 as a Veterinary Assistant. She was originally in our Oncology department but transferred to ER/ICU in May of 2016. Gretchen has been in the veterinary field since 2007, but as an assistant since 2014. She is currently working towards becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

Gretchen received a BA in International Studies and studied abroad in Japan where she focused on Japanese Art History and Japanese Art Media and speaks Japanese fluently. While in college in Southern California, she volunteered at a South Los Angeles County animal shelter and gained a lot of experience in shelter medicine and behavioral rehabilitation. After working as an art teacher for many years at a Japanese language-immersion preschool, she decided to pursue her passion, and what she believed to be her purpose: working with animals.

Gretchen’s interests in the veterinary field include respiratory cases, laboratory procedures, aspiration pneumonia in brachycephalic breeds, and wound care. She has a particular soft spot for French Bulldogs and is known as the “Frenchie Whisperer” on the floor. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, watching movies, eating Japanese food, running, and volunteering with a local bulldog rescue that focuses on rescue, rehabilitation, and education. She is also known for snuggling and posting way too many pictures of her two rescued French Bulldogs, Gingko and Sumi (who was a cleft palate puppy!) on Instagram.

Sydney has always had a love of animals, with a particular fondness for cats. Her passion for helping animals motivated her to begin her journey in veterinary medicine and enrolled in PIMA Medical Institute’s Veterinary Assistant program in 2012. Prior to joining the team at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle in April 2018, she had worked for a general practice for five years. She enjoys the opportunity to be able to work in the ER/ICU where she can continue to learn and improve her nursing skills.

Sydney was born and raised in Seattle, Washington where she lives with her twin sister and their feline friend Phinney, but also calls Alaska her second home where her Dad and step family reside. When she is not working, Sydney likes to read, go to the movies, play card/tabletop games, listen to music and travel.

Sarah graduated Pima Medical Institute’s Veterinary Technician Program with honors in late 2018 and became a Licensed Veterinary Technician early in 2019. She worked at a general practice hospital for a short time before deciding emergency nursing was something that excited her. She began work at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle in the Fall of 2019 on the Emergency and Critical Care team. Sarah is very passionate about science and medicine and is always looking to expand her knowledge of all animals.

Sarah served as the president of the Student Chapter of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America while attending Pima Medical Institute, leading several student volunteer trips to Pasado’s Safe Haven, New Moon Goat Rescue, and The Doney Memorial Pet Clinic. She considers it an honor to give back to her community and to care for animals in need.

Sarah is a Seattle-born native and plans to stay that way. In her free time, she pursues extra-geeky interests like Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and lots of videogames, as well as sailing, horseback riding, and martial arts.

Andrea, a Penn Foster graduate, became an LVT in 2020 and found a home in the emergency department at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle shortly after moving to the Seattle area. Prior to the Animal Medical Center of Seattle, Andrea worked as a veterinary assistant at a clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area. She enjoys working with animals in our emergency service because to her there is nothing better than helping a patient recover and go home. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her dog, Lorenzo, and exploring her new home.

Samantha’s interest in veterinary medicine started at a young age. She was active in showing some of her pets with the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and worked at a doggie daycare and boarding facility before pursuing a career as a veterinary assistant. In 2019, she graduated from the veterinary assistant program at Pima Medical Institute and worked for a general practice for a year before joining the Animal Medical Center of Seattle’s emergency/critical care team in March of 2021. Her goal is to learn more about emergency medicine and eventually pursue becoming a licensed veterinary technician.

In her free time, Samantha enjoys hiking and kayaking with her eight-year-old dog, Hikari.

Originally from Michigan, Marissa started in the veterinary field as a veterinary assistant in 2009 and is a 2013 graduate from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine with her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Veterinary Technology. Animals were always a big part of her life, and when college started, volunteering at the local humane society solidified her decision to make her way into veterinary medicine.

After spending three years in San Francisco, Marissa made the trek up to Seattle and happily became part of the AMCS team in the ER/ICU Department in June 2020. She has worked in general practice, non-profit organizations, academia, and specialty settings and holds her veterinary technician license in Michigan, California, and Washington.

Marissa is passionate about the “why” behind different cases, advanced procedures, and educating, managing complex critical cases, emergency surgical repairs, and cardiac emergencies. When she’s not at work, Marissa enjoys traveling, coffee, tending to her hoard of houseplants, weightlifting, and spending time with her partner Sam, their cattle dog mix Lolita and their dilute tortie cat Rogue.

Mary was born in Texas but grew up in Oregon and is a true Oregonian at heart. In 2016 she moved up to Seattle to pursue a degree in geology and physics. While in school, she started a part-time job at a veterinary clinic in Edmonds, WA which made her fall in love with the veterinary field. She decided to pursue a career in veterinary medicine and is currently going to PIMA Medical Institute to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

Mary joined the Animal Medical Center of Seattle in May 2020, but has worked as a Veterinary Assistant for the last three years in general practice, animal shelters and emergency. She enjoys learning new things in veterinary medicine, with a special interest in veterinary surgery.

Mary enjoys anything to do with geology and physics. Mainly she loves dinosaurs and collecting rocks from every place she visits. She has two rescue dogs at home, Bear the Lab mix and Puppy the Miniature Poodle Mix. Puppy had one of his kidneys removed because of a tumor and is now the one-kidney Mini-Poodle. She is also a big fan of reptiles and currently has eight leopard geckos.

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Sarah is originally from Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University in 2017, with a double major in Biomedical Sciences and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences with a concentration in Vertebrate Zoology. While working full time as a veterinary assistant, she earned her degree in Veterinary Technology from Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, Texas in 2018. Afterwards, she was part of the January 2019 cohort of the Kansas State University’s professional internship year for veterinary nurses focused in Exotic and Wildlife Medicine and Small Animal and Exotic Anesthesia. She passed her national board exam in March 2019 and joined the Animal Medical Center of Seattle’s Neurology department in January of 2020.

Sarah has special interest in small animal and exotic anesthesia and hopes to become a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in anesthesia in the future! When not at work, Sarah travels to AZA-accredited zoos to evaluate their ADA compliance, knits and sings in a local choir. She also shares her home with her adorable cat, Gracie.

Hannah is originally from Denver, Colorado, and is a five-year Navy Veteran who made her way to Washington after completing her active duty contract in 2017. As someone who has been passionate about animals and medicine her whole life, it was only natural that she was drawn to a career in veterinary medicine. While working as a Veterinary Assistant, she enrolled in Pima Medical Institute’s Veterinary Technician Associate’s Degree Program and graduated in February of 2020. After graduation, Hannah passed the national exam to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician, and a few months later, began working for the Animal Medical Center of Seattle’s neurology department in May of 2020.

When not at work, Hannah enjoys spending time with her husband, hiking with her two dogs, Beans and Sugar, and snuggling with her two cats, Maverick and Jake. She loves traveling, spending her summers at baseball games, arts and crafts, and singing!

Kathy graduated from Iowa State University in 2014 with a degree in Animal Science. She then went to PIMA Medical Institute to get her Veterinary Technician degree and passed the national board exam to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician in early 2017. After graduation, Kathy worked in shelter medicine and emergency before joining the Animal Medical Center of Seattle Neurology department in May of 2020.

Kathy’s passion for animals started early in her childhood in the Dominican Republic, where her family owns a pet shop. She has been rescuing kittens from the streets since she was a young girl and helped an equine veterinary hospital during her summer breaks in college. Growing up in the Dominican Republic she is fluent in Spanish and loves helping Hispanic people with their animals here in the states.

Kathy’s interests outside of work are reading books, watching movies/shows, playing video games, and spending time with her friends. She has two cats, Kaleidascope and Archie, that she rescued during her college.

Pam has worked at AMCS since 2009. She started as an assistant in our ER/ICU department and is now involved in many tasks throughout the hospital as well as patient observation, monitoring, and care. She now has over 27 years of experience working at veterinary hospitals.

As a teenager and young adult, Pam volunteered at the Seattle Humane Society and worked at private kennels. Her passions outside of work include gardening, cars, and her beloved cats, ducks, and her senior dog.

Danielle has been working at AMCS since September 2016 as a Referral Coordinator, where she enjoys interacting with clients and their pets. She grew up in the Philippines and moved to the United States when she was 10 years old. Even though she always loved animals from a young age, she never saw herself working in the veterinary field. Danielle graduated from the University of Washington in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics hoping to become a high school math teacher. In 2012 she was lucky enough to have met and cared for a stray orange tabby cat named Meelo. Sadly, he passed away from bladder cancer in 2014, but it was at that moment when she realized she wanted to pursue an animal-focused career.

After her wedding in December, she plans to go back to school to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician. Danielle lives in Seattle with her fiancé, their two cats Daisy and Noah and their Pomeranian Rocky. Outside of work she enjoys being a pet mommy, fostering cats for a local shelter, hiking/working out, and playing video games.

Kayla began her career in the veterinary field as a Kennel Attendant in 2014, working in general practice, emergency and in animal shelters as a volunteer. She attended Pima Medical Institute in 2016 to become a Certified Veterinary Assistant. Kayla joined the AMCS team as a Veterinary Assistant in November of 2018 in our emergency department before transferring to our dermatology department in June of 2019. In May of 2020, Kayla helped out our front desk staff as a referral coordinator and did so well we moved her there permanently.

When not at work, Kayla enjoys hiking, reading, thrift store shopping and working on her own dog walking business. She has three fur-kids; a golden lab named Luna, a boxer lab named Sampson and her old lady cat Rascal.

Tim’s career in the veterinary field began in 2008 as a Licensed Veterinary Technician in an Internal Medicine specialty practice. In 2010, his journey led him to AMCS as an Oncology Technician. In 2013, Tim became our Practice Manager. In August of 2018, he earned his CVPM designation (Certified Veterinary Practice Manager). He is very proud to be a part of the AMCS team and thoroughly enjoys working with dedicated, passionate professionals.

In his spare time, Tim enjoys wine tasting, cooking, traveling and exploring the great Pacific Northwest.

April has been in the veterinary field for nearly 20 years with the majority of her experience in anesthetic and surgical nursing. She participated in a year-long externship in surgical and critical care anesthesia under a veterinary technician specialist from the UC Davis veterinary teaching hospital. She moved to Seattle to pursue her dream of working in specialty medicine and found her home at Animal Medical Center of Seattle as an ER/ICU LVT. Over time, she was promoted to Shift Lead and Nursing Manager. She is now AMCS’s Hospital Manager. She has lectured at Pima Medical Institute and to the veterinary community about various topics related to veterinary staff training, team dynamics and customer service. She was nominated for the VECCS Practice Manager of the Year award in 2016. She has special interest in cardiovascular emergencies, airway management and total intravenous anesthesia.

In her spare time, April enjoys participating in Seattle’s independent film community, photography and spending time with her family.

Jina attended Pima Medical Institute’s Veterinary Technician Program in Seattle to follow her dream of working with animals. She passed the national exam to become a licensed veterinary technician in 2012 and started her career at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle shortly after, working graveyards in the ER/ICU department. When a position opened up a year later in Internal Medicine, Jina jumped at the opportunity to learn something new and started working as an internal medicine technician. After working at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle for 3 1/2 years, she decided to move on to a career in real estate marketing as an Operations and Sales Support Specialist. But she just couldn’t stay away from the wonderful people at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle and took a position at the hospital as their Marketing Manager in August of 2016. She hasn’t looked back since.

Jina’s extensive knowledge in operations and sales support combined with her experience as a veterinary technician make her uniquely qualified for her role, and she is always looking to learn more. She enjoys offering learning opportunities for the veterinary community and helping out with local animal shelters and non-profits.

Jina has two adorable American Eskimo Dogs, Violet and Silver, who are helpful Marketing Assistants for her, and can be seen in some of the photos and marketing materials. At home, Jina also has a sweet, old Tortishell kitty named Felicia. When not working, she can be found hiking, horseback riding, practicing yoga and training and showing her dogs.

Karis has had a love and compassion for all animals since she was small. Over the years, she has welcomed many types of animals into her family, including dogs, cats, birds, turtles, snakes, rabbits, lizards, hamsters, rats, and mice. Karis’s career in animal medicine started before she even entered the workforce. She graduated from North Hollywood High School’s Animal Studies/Biological Sciences Zoo Magnet Center. Immediately following High School graduation, Karis started working as a kennel attendant in a 24-hour animal hospital in Southern California. Over the course of the next 10 years, she worked as a Veterinary Assistant and Operations Manager in two emergency hospitals before moving to Washington in 2010. Most recently, she was the Hospital Manager of two local general practices before coming to work at AMCS in August of 2020. Karis finds working with animals highly rewarding and is dedicated to making sure they get the best care possible.

In her free time, Karis enjoys various craft projects, cooking nutritious meals, staying active, and loves spending time with her family, including her adolescent rescue dog Ӕsbjørn.