Darlene began her veterinary career in 1986 at a hospital in Alvin where she started as a technician and then advanced to hospital manager. In 2000 she joined Animal Emergency Hospital as the overnight technician. Darlene is our lead technician trainer. She holds several certificates in Dentistry, Nutrition, Laboratory, Pharmacology and her most recent certification is in CPR: Basic Life Support from the College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Darlene has received 2 VCA Recognition Awards. She has two cats, a tortoise named Kizzy, and two dogs. Darlene's specialty is handling aggressive animals (we call her the cat/dog whisperer). She also enjoys assisting in the birthing process. As of October of 2017 Darlene will proudly have 18 years of emergency medicine experience.