Our Team

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Animal Care Clinic is the largest staffed animal hospital in San Luis Obispo, California. Our goal is to be staffed well enough to meet the needs of our local community. Yet, we strive to have a family feel. We currently have seven veterinarians, four graduated from UC Davis, one graduated from Auburn University, one graduated from Western University, and one graduated from Ohio State University, additionally one is a Diplomat of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. We are privileged to also have eight Registered Veterinary Technicians. Everyone at Animal Care Clinic cares a lot about the quality of our customer service and follow-through for every client and patient. We invite you to get to know us better. Please click on the following links for more information.

Meet Our Veterinarians

Veterinarian
Dr. Jennifer Evans joined Animal Care Clinic in July 1997. She is a Santa Barbara native and Cal Poly SLO graduate…

Veterinarian
Dr. Bonnie Markoff is the owner and founder of Animal Care Clinic. She is almost a San Luis Obispo native attending elementary…

Veterinarian
Dr. Richard Tao is another graduate of the UC Davis veterinary program. Dr. Tao also received his B.S. in physiology…

Veterinarian
Dr. Taralyn Meusel graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. She earned her undergraduate degree in Animal Physiology & Neuroscience…

Veterinarian
Dr. Brooke Barber joined Animal Care Clinic in 2019. She recently graduated from Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and is also Fear Free Certified. Dr. Barber completed her undergraduate degree in Animal Science with a minor in…

Veterinarian
Dr. Brenna Cherry is the newest veterinarian at Animal Care Clinic. Brenna joined ACC in 2022 after practicing small medicine in Mission Viejo, CA for the previous 5 years. She also worked at Pomona College as the veterinarian for their undergraduate research…

Veterinarian
Originally from Michigan, Dr. Riedel’s journey into veterinary medicine is as unique as her commitment to the well-being of animals. With a background in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Air Force Academy, Jennifer’s career took an unexpected turn when she encountered Public Health Officers and veterinarians during her tenure…

Meet Our Staff

Practice Administrator
Mercy originally joined the Animal Care Clinic family in November 2013 as a Customer Service Representative. In April 2016 Bonnie asked her to step into the position of Hospital Administrator…

Certified Professional Dog Trainer
Certified dog trainer Stephanie came to ACC in September 2000. She has an extensive background in many facets…

Registered Veterinary Technician
Karen started with Animal Care Clinic as a Registered Veterinary Technician in 2001 for a few years. After pursuing other ventures…

Registered Veterinary Technician
Gustavo currently works as a Registered Veterinary Technician at Animal Care Clinic, and has been here since May 2002…

Registered Veterinary Technician, Nursing Team Lead
Julie came to us from Los Angeles, California and joined the Lodge Team in July 2012. Julie is attending Cal Poly as…

Registered Veterinary Technician
Priscilla joined the ACC team in June 2018 and has been using her skills as part of our nursing, and customer service teams. Currently an Animal Science major…

Registered Veterinary Technician
Jade joined our medical staff in March 2019 and graduated with a degree in animal science from…

Registered Veterinary Technician
Growing up in Oceano, Tanya is a Central Coast native. From a young age she had a passion for animals…

Veterinary Assistant Team
Kristina joined the Animal Care Clinic team in April 2015. She is originally from the Bay Area where where she was born and raised…

Veterinary Assistant Team
Jasmin joined our veterinary nursing team in October 2017. Originally from the San Gabriel Valley, she has recently…

Veterinary Assistant Team
Kira is a part of our veterinary nursing team, mostly working side-by-side with the veterinarians…

Veterinary Assistant Team
From all the way across the pond, Kate joined our Customer Service Team in October 2017. She moved to San Luis Obispo after meeting her husband…

Veterinary Assistant Team
Bio coming soon…

Veterinary Assistant Team
Ashley joined the ACC Team in May 2022, taking on the role of an Exam Room Nurse. She came to us with previous veterinary experience and was excited to expand her knowledge base….

Veterinary Assistant Team
Ivan joined the ACC Support Technician team when he was completing his undergraduate degree at Cal Poly in May 2022. He then began training…

Veterinary Assistant Team
Rachel is a member of the Support Technician team. She joined the ACC family in May 2022 and is an Animal Science major at CalPoly. Her goal is to attend veterinary school, potentially abroad in Europe and …

Veterinary Assistant Team
Christiana is a tech whiz turned nursing enthusiast, whose journey started with a software engineering degree from Cal Poly. After immersing herself in the tech realm for five years, Christiana felt …

Veterinary Assistant Team
Jessica joined our ACC team in March 2024. She was born in the Bay Area but spent most of her life in Sacramento before moving here recently. She grew up with two amazing parents and her sister Abby who now resides in Portland as a civil engineer. Jessica received an associates degree in Psychology…

Support Tech
Miguel’s Bio Coming Soon…

Customer Service Team Lead
Coming to us from Fresno, Gianna joined the Customer Service team in March 2021; though with how quickly she has assimilated to the team…

Customer Service/Social Marketing Manager
Natalie has been with Animal Care Clinic as a part of the Customer Service team since January of 2012. Originally from Fresno…

Customer Service Team
Vanessa, a Customer Service Representative since January 2023, brings a warm and friendly demeanor rooted in her Central Coast upbringing. She currently resides with Charley…