Jennifer Evans joined Animal Care Clinic in July 1997. She is a Santa Barbara native who earned a degree in Biology from Cal Poly. Dr. Evans earned her DVM from UC Davis in 1997. Her special interests include pocket pets (rodents and rabbits), behavior and internal medicine. Jennifer brings a special compassion and empathy to [...]
Natasha Lilly is joining the ACC team this April, 2011. She is a California native who grew up in the central valley. She ï¬rst fell in love with the San Luis Obispo area as an undergraduate at Cal Poly studing Animal Science on the pre-veterinary track. In 2008, Natasha completed her DVM studies at UC [...]
Rachel joined the Animal Care Clinic team to work in various areas of the hospital in March 2011. Rachel is a local from Atascadero and is currently pursuing a degree in Communicative Disorders. She stays busy with her 2 dogs and spending time with her friends/family and kids. Rachel loves outdoor activities including biking, hiking, [...]
Written by Stephanie Ruggerone Airports, big city traffic and SNOW! Such were the new experiences Recco encountered recently when he accompanied Dr. Markoff, Nicole Gunkel and myself to Toronto, Canada to attend the annual American Animal Hospital Association conference. Animal Care Clinic was honored to be one of five finalists for the AAHA Hospital of [...]
Practice Administrator, Stephanie Ruggerone, came to ACC in September 2000. She has an extensive background in many facets of animal care including behavior, training, grooming and pet assisted therapy. Following Studies in animal science and agriculture at the University of Arizona, she settled in San Luis Obispo County in 1980 after growing up in Whittier, [...]
Nicole spent her youth in the mountains of Mt. Shasta, California. After attending the College of the Siskiyous, she transferred to the University of California at Davis earning her B.S. in Animal Science, specializing in Equine Science and Captive & Companion Animals in March 2004. Immediately after graduating she moved to San Luis Obispo and [...]
Bethany came to us originally from Littlerock, California and is currently attending Cal Poly and working on a bachelor ™s in animal science. Bethany currently works both in our lodging and veterinary nurse teams since March 2010. Her goal is to finish school and become a Registered Veterinary Technician and to work at an exotic [...]
Sue joined the Customer Service team in May 2009. Sue originally grew up in Riverside, California and then moved to the Central Coast in 1981. Sue graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Animal Science and worked for the Cal Poly Vet Clinic as a registered technician in large animal medicine. She is married [...]
Diane has been an indispensable addition to the ACC customer service team since August 2005. Diane grew up a Navy brat, and so has lived in San Diego, Monterey, England, Nebraska, and Maryland. She graduated from Cal Poly with a B.S. in Animal Science in 1985. Diane is married to her husband Eric, with whom [...]
Eileen started at Animal Care Clinic as a veterinary nurse in April 2004. In November of 2008, Eileen moved up front to Customer Service and has been there ever since. Originally from the East Coast, Eileen has lived most of her life in California so she considers herself a œCalifornia Girl. Eileen previously worked [...]