Lauren grew up in the Bay Area and started her career as a veterinary assistant at a non-profit hospital and wildlife rescue in 2009. Lauren started her VCA career in 2014 at VCA Bascom Animal Hospital before moving to VCA San Martin. She's held numerous hospital roles during her time with VCA, including technician supervisor and hospital manager. She has also supported a 24-hour emergency hospital as an ICU/ER technician.
Lauren's passions include critical care, emergency medicine, Fear Free handling, and she eats CE courses for breakfast. Her favorite parts of her job are connecting with clients and their hairy children (often thinking of them as family), seeing the human-animal bond in action, and helping pets overcome their fear and feel more at ease in the hospital.
Outside of work, Lauren owns a custom woodworking business, designs vet tech accessories for her Etsy store, is working on her private pilot's license, and spends any time she can spare kayaking and paddle boarding on the ocean. She has three dogs—a pit/cattle dog mix named Allison, a Miniature Pinscher/Dachshund mix named Duggie, and a Goldendoodle named Indiana Jones. Lauren also has three cats—a blind but adventurous tuxedo named Darjeeling, a torti named Spunkie who thinks she's a dog, and a long-haired, very opinionated calico princess named Popsicle.
