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.

Paula graduated from State University of New York, Canton in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Technology and a minor in Hospital Management Services. She passed her national exam to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician (VTNE) in 2015. During her time in college, she volunteered as a Licensed Veterinary Technician for World Vets and helped with spay/neuter clinics in Nicaragua. After graduating, she worked in a small animal general practice for 4 years in Upstate New York before moving to Washington to work at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle’s Oncology Department.

Paula has always loved animals and the idea of being able to help them in their time of need is something she always wanted to be a part of. Growing up in Colombia and seeing a lot of stray pets who needed vet care, she knew she wanted to be that person who can provide the best care for animals. Being able to speak Spanish fluently, Paula can extend her help and care for those who have trouble communicating due to the language barrier. She is also a fear-free certified professional and is currently working on becoming a certified weight management coach for pets!

In her time off, Paula loves to explore the outdoors and go hiking, paint/draw and spending time with friends and family. She lives with her fiancé and their two adopted cats named Ozzy and Luna, and a rescued eastern box turtle named Lola

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.

Mudita has always loved animals and grew up raising 16 chickens, an Abyssinian and a Shih tzu. This drove her to pursue a career as a veterinary technician. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician Program at Pima Medical Institute and obtained her license in 2014. While in school, she worked part time at multiple general practices, which helped her discover her passion for veterinary dentistry. Mudita worked at a specialty hospital for five years before joining the dentistry department at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle in 2020.

In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, snowboarding, cooking, spending time with her miniature Australian Shepherd named Loki and Chihuahua mix named Stout.

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.

Kasey is a Licensed Veterinary Technician at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle in our ER/ICU department. Kasey has loved animals for as long as she can remember and decided to start school at Pima Medical Institute in Seattle to pursue her dream of working in the veterinary field. Kacey began her career in emergency veterinary medicine as a Veterinary Assistant in 2013 before graduating from Pima in 2014, which helped her discover her passion for emergency medicine. Kasey passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam after graduating to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician in 2014. Kasey truly enjoys the unexpected and the variety of cases that are seen in emergency and hopes to pursue her VTS in Emergency and Critical Care soon.

Kasey is an avid book reader and enjoys weight training and hiking. She has four dogs, two Pit-Bull mixes, a Cattle Dog mix and a Border Collie mix and also has one very spoiled orange tabby kitten.

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.

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 rescued French Bulldog, Gingko, on Instagram.

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.

Ashley has known that she’s wanted to be involved with animals since she was young and received a certificate in veterinary assisting at Sno-Isle Tech while still in high school. Shortly after she graduated from high school, she enrolled at Animal Behavior College and earned a certificate in dog training, animal massage therapy, and canine nutrition.

Ashley had worked primarily in general practice before taking a position at an emergency veterinary hospital and found her passion for emergency medicine. In April 2021, she joined the Animal Medical Center of Seattle team as a veterinary assistant in the ER/ICU department. She is currently enrolled in Penn Foster’s veterinary technician program to become a licensed veterinary technician and hopes to one day pursue a veterinary technician specialty in emergency and critical care.

Ashley has three wonderful dogs: two Great Danes, Cow and Remington, and a Portuguese Water Dog named Forrest Gump. She also has two cats, Gizmo and her polydactyl cat Trouble. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.

Mai was born and raised in Vietnam and moved with her family to New York in 2015. She enlisted in the Marine Corps and was stationed in California before deciding to move to Washington when she transitioned out of the military. After Mai left the Marine Corps, she was looking for a rewarding career and decided to pursue veterinary medicine. She began the online veterinary technician program at Medaille College where she is anticipated to graduate from in 2023.

Mai is a vegan and an advocate for animal welfare. She has also made one of her life goals to visit as many lakes in the Pacific Northwest as she can with her 9-year-old poodle, Kit Kat. In her free time, she likes to visit local coffee shops and make her own espresso drinks. 

Larry is a 2007 graduate of Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in Denver, CO. His love for breeding chameleons lead him to pursue a career in the veterinary field, and began his journey in Colorado at an Exotics and Small Animal practice. Over the years he has also worked with horses at the Arapahoe Park Racetrack in Aurora, CO, along with lions, tigers, bears and wolves at Prairie Winds Animal Refuge in Kiowa, CO. 

After a brief detour to managing lab animals for a Swedish biomedical company, Larry moved to Seattle, WA in 2015 where circumstances lead him into emergency medicine. He has been working overnights in the ER since Feb 2020, and joined the AMCS team in August of 2022.

Larry is a loyal steward to an eight-year-old Australian Cattle dog named Pancho. During his time off he can be found pursuing backcountry hiking and camping, or exploring art and cultural activities in downtown Seattle. 

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.

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.

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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!

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.

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Jason has been with AMCS since February of 2020. He graduated from Central Washington University in 2011 with a degree in economics. After graduation, he took a job as a Sales Assistant for a health insurance company for three years. Jason then transitioned to serving the college campus in a ministry role for five years, first at his alma mater and then at Skagit Valley College. Recently, he has started a family of his own and has transitioned back into working in the healthcare industry, this time as a Referral Coordinator and for pets’ health.

Jason has spent a lot of time with his wife and her family’s pets since they met in 2014. His favorite of the bunch is her cat Duncan, a Siamese/Tabby mix that his wife grew up with. In his teenage years, he was the caretaker of three hamsters, and he has fond memories of the hundreds of dogs and cats he would greet while talking with customers on his newspaper delivery routes.

In Jason’s spare time he enjoys tennis and soccer, spending time with his family, playing the drums with worship bands on Sundays, TV shows like “The Office” and “Tanked,” video games, and every once in a while, getting out his unicycle and riding around.

Raneem has loved animals and nature since she was a little girl. She started her veterinary journey in 2014 as a veterinary assistant in a general practice hospital in Longwood, Florida. She obtained her Associate’s Degree in Veterinary Technology from Eastern Florida State College in 2016 and became a licensed veterinary technician in 2017. Raneem has worked in a holistic practice and has helped in acupuncture and chiropractic sessions for small animals and pocket pets. Her fascination with emergencies started in 2015 when she worked alongside a critical care specialist and became an ER/Critical Care lead in a large emergency and specialty hospital in Melbourne, Florida. Her future plans include pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in biology and traveling outside the United States.

Raneem moved to the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2021 and has been enjoying the change in climate, making new friends, and gaining more knowledge in the veterinary field. She is a proud fur-parent of three cats and one dog. She enjoys her time off trying new foods, cooking, visiting new places, spending time with friends, playing board games, stay-cations, and thrifting.

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.

Tanya comes to the Animal Medical Center of Seattle with a wide variety of administrative support experience. She has over eight years of work in human healthcare, but in 2019 she started on a career path in veterinary medicine and couldn’t be more excited.

Living most of her life in the Seattle area, Tanya enjoys photography, karaoke, and playing Ultimate Frisbee in her spare time. She has two loving fur babes: Dennis the Bengal mix cat and Thunder, the super mutt puppy who just joined her family in May 2021.