Jessica was born and raised in Santa Rosa, California. She received her degree with highest honors from Santa Rosa Junior College in Natural Sciences. Her career working with animals began at Safari West Wildlife preserve in 1998. This experience fostered her love of animals and she soon after got her first job in the veterinary field. She has been at VCA Devotion since January of 2002. During all her years in the field, she has worked in all aspects of the veterinary hospital including vet assistant, and CSR. Jessica is dedicated to patient care and fostering the close relationships that she has with her clients and their pets. Outside of the hospital she enjoys hiking, attending baseball and softball games. If she is not at the hospital, she can normally be found in Arizona where she loves to explore, go to spring training and watch Wildcats softball.