Michelle grew up in Northern California where her love for animals began. She had many animals growing up and all the family pets were because of her bringing them all home. She pursued her Associate of Applied Science Degree in Veterinary Technology back in 2015 at Carrington College. Michelle has been with VCA since 2015 but decided to relocate to beautiful Arizona and has been here at ARECA since 2019. After work in a Emergency/General Practice hospital in California she knew working in they Emergency Department here at ARECA was were she belonged. "I love emergency medicine and the team here at ARECA is phenomenal!" She was made Emergency technician Supervisor back in September 2019. In her free time, she volunteers at the local animal shelters and loves doing many outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking and camping. At home she has 1 dog, a beautiful husky named Stark at home and 2 cats, Gemma and Floki.