Credentialed Veterinary Technician 
VCA Veterinary Specialists of Northern Colorado | Colorado

Andrea is the HM at VCA Veterinary Specialists of Northern Colorado. She works as a leader within her hospital as well as actively works as a technician at her hospital. Prior to being an HM she was the technician supervisor. Andrea is being nominated for a couple of reasons:

• She has exceptional patient care, she cares about patient outcomes but also cares deeply for patient comfort and patient experience.
• She is an exceptional teacher.
• She is motivated to advance and grow other technicians.
• She is an excellent example of a potential career growth path for technicians.
• She leads by example and motivates her team to provide the same level of care she provides her patients.

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA Boone Animal Hospital | Illinois

Becky has been a member of Boone Animal Hospital since March 2010. Her constant positive energy, self-improvement and joy of teaching has blessed Boone for over ten years.

Becky is our main dental technician; her mornings are spent helping the doctors in the dental suite. Her attention to detail is noted with her cleaning, dental radiography, charting and anesthetic monitoring. Becky has mastered the scheduling of technicians and kennel assistants to create a smooth transition of doctors and patients. She knows what the doctors will need before they ask for it. Becky often has pearls or bits of knowledge she has picked up from an online course or article she has read on her own time. 

Another amazing quality of Becky’s is the client education in veterinarian medicine. While obtaining routine histories, you can often hear her informing the clients about preventative medicine the doctors of Boone recommend. She explains the why behind our recommendations, so our clients better understand the care we want for their pets. She does this with a smile and often jokes with them. Her laughter is contagious, and you can hear it throughout the hospital. 

Most notably, Becky is a wonder coach to all the staff at VCA Boone Animal Hospital. She takes new team members under her wing and helps them to learn while improving their technical and medical skill base. Becky mentors less experienced technicians and CVT students in the dental and surgery suites.

The doctors and team are proud to work beside her at VCA Boone Animal Hospital. 

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA Bakerstown Animal Hospital | Pennsylvania

Dana is a hardworking ambitious technician with an admirable work ethic. She is the go-to person for the day-to-day function of our hospital. I would not want to practice without her. Dana cares about upholding the quality of medicine we practice and is always the patient's advocate.

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA All Critters Animal Hospital | Washington

Elissa has been a Licensed Veterinary Technician with VCA for almost 20 years and recently took the role of NW01's Area Technician Coordinator. Elissa is an incredible technician and is always taking care of her patients and her team. She is passionate about ensuring her patients have the best experience possible and is an unwavering advocate for excellent patient care and safety. Elissa is always sure her team feels heard and understood. We are so grateful to have her on our team.

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA Cherry Bend Animal Hospital | Michigan

Kaori puts in the hours, and does the work that nobody else is willing to do on any given day.  She does this without question, and just simply does what is needed to keep the hospital functioning.  I have a lot to learn from her as a manager.  She sets her standards high, and achieves them, even if it means staying late or coming in on her day off.  This is respectable beyond recognition. I've only been a hospital manager for a couple of years, but she has helped way beyond words at helping me get settled in.   This year has obviously been frustrating, but she still comes in and works to the fullest day in and day out to keep this hospital running.  She deserves all the credit in the world for that. 

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA Big Lake Animal Hospital | Alaska

Lauren goes above and beyond on a daily basis. She knows what treats every patient loves and what stresses them out before they even walk in the door so that every pet has the best experience here. Our clients often name her in reviews because she is always so thorough and sweet while going over client education. I have never met someone who loves animals as much as she does, she talks to them constantly and really truly cares how each and every one of them is doing medically and emotionally. – Dr. Fisher

As a veteran Lauren is no stranger to hard work and she brings that to the hospital every day.  Lauren is extremely caring and is regularly requested by clients to work with their pets.  Lauren is the bandana queen at Big Lake making sure that every pet leaves with a specially picked out bandana. She's willing to go above and beyond and is always flexible when she needs to be.  Lauren is patient and kind with both the pets and fellow associates.   – Nicole, HM

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA Crown Hill Animal Hospital | Washington

I am honored to nominate Megan for recognition as one of the stellar licensed technicians at VCA Crown Hill Animal Hospital. I have had the privilege of working with Megan for over five years and she is an absolute joy to work with. I am continuously impressed with Megan’s breadth of knowledge and technical skills and how she uses these skills to improve not just the technical team but the doctor team as well.  Megan goes above and beyond what is expected of her. Because of her vast knowledge and skillset, Megan is able to anticipate my next steps. She quickly and efficiently puts together estimates, collects lab samples and starts the necessary testing. She is our go to technician for IV catheter placement when we have patients with difficult veins and is more skilled than most our doctors at collecting urine via cystocentesis (we affectionately refer to her as the “pee queen”). Having worked here for over eight years, Megan also has an exceptional understanding of veterinary medicine. She asks me thoughtful questions about cases and has respectfully reminded me of diagnostics or treatments that I may want to consider for my patients. She is my checks and balances and has literally saved me more than a handful of times. Megan also took additional courses in veterinary dentistry and is not only instrumental in training our technicians on how to take dental x-rays, but is a valuable resource to the doctors with her extensive dental knowledge. I can go on and on about how amazing Megan is as a technician, but it is also important to point out that Megan has a very positive and cheerful attitude. I have never seen her angry, frustrated or disrespectful to anyone. She is the type of person that draws people to her and is loved by not just our veterinary team but our clientele as well.  I am so thankful to have Megan as part of my VCA team and I hope we can recognize her for all the extraordinary work that she does every day at Crown Hill. Please do not hesitant to reach out if you have any questions about how wonderful Megan is.

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA Murrayhill Animal Hospital | Oregon

Our head CVT, Rebecca, has been with us for 6.5 years and as our head technician for 5 years. She has a tremendous work ethic and strong emotional intelligence with challenging situations.  Working with her is seamless. She knows how to communicate well with clients to stimulate confidence in our team and hospital.  Her input is valuable in our weekly team lead meetings and she strives to create a team who values work-life balance.  She is quick to give a pat on the back and to support team members when they need it.  She knows how to give criticism in a way that fosters trust. We are very lucky to have her on our team and would love to have her recognized for her efforts.

Credentialed Veterinary Technician
VCA Technician Recruiting

Teresa is a phenomenal human and unwavering advocate for veterinary technicians everywhere. She is always working on innovative ways to engage technicians to grow because she recognizes how important that role is within the hospital. Teresa's relationships with multiple tech school directors, the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association, the Washington State Veterinary Board of Governors and her role as Government Affairs Liaison with the Washington State Association of Veterinary Technicians shows her commitment to elevating our profession in meaningful and sustainable ways. Thank you, Teresa!