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University of Toronto Graduate Special interests - Finance, Computers, Planning and ensuring the rest of the team can focus on providing animal care! |
Scott McRobbie: Practice Manager
Our Practice Manager, Scott, joined the team at AAH in 2009. He is a University of Toronto graduate with a back-ground in finance, sales and inventory maintenance. He works hard to ensure that the Animal Health Care Team at our animal hospital is well-supported and has the supplies and equipment necessary to provide prompt and high-quality care. He also makes sure that many of the "behind the scenes" jobs are completed effectively so that we can seamlessly care for you and your pets. We are all very grateful that one of his hobbies is working with computers! Scott is married to Dr. Karyn Jones and when they are not at the animal hospital they are often spending time with their amazing teenager, Wyatt. Their friends and family smile as they watch their ongoing project "Operation: Teach Wyatt Stuff". Scott and Wyatt both train in Kyokushin Karate at the same dojo and the whole family shares a love for music. Their house is made a home by the addition of their pets. Peggy & Ilene are both three-legged rescue cats who compete for time on Scott's lap (though Peggy often wins and Ilene curls up with Dr Karyn or Wyatt). |
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University of Toronto and Seneca College Grad. Starting working at AAH as a high school student! Special interests - laboratory work, patient care. |
Karen Steele: Animal Health Technician
Karen has worked at the Ajax Animal Hospital since she was a student at Ajax High School. She started as a part time veterinary assistant and receptionist and became an Animal Health Technician because of her love for pets. She is currently working with us part-time as she has a busy family with four children. Alexander and Victoria are both now at university and the twins, Catharine and Elizabeth, are teenagers. She attended the University of Toronto where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Her studies then took her to the King City campus of Seneca college for 2 years where she graduated as an AHT. In addition to looking after her family, Karen shares her home with her husband Andrew and three handsome cats, Dougal, MacDuff (AAH adoptees) and the recent addition Rikki (who was brought home from the barn by her children). She also has a horse named Pepper who she visits and rides daily at Audley Stables. In her spare time, Karen enjoys volunteering at the schools her children attend, working part time as a volunteer at Trinity College Campus in Port Hope and attending and cheering at many horse-shows with her daughters. Personally, she enjoys travel and is a bit of a foodie. She can also be found working out, horseback riding, spending time with her family and reading. |
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Ridgetown College Graduate, RVT Started at AAH over 10 years ago! Special Interests - Patient care, Anesthesia, Client Education |
Karen Bertucci: Registered Veterinary Technician
Karen Jackson-Bertucci attended Ridgetown College of Agriculture and Technology in Ridgetown, Ontario where she received her diploma in Veterinary Technology. She achieved RVT registration status shortly after graduating in 1998. She began working at the Ajax Animal Hospital after relocating to the area in August of 2005. Her position here was predestined as she is now the 3rd Karen currently working with us! Karen enjoys continued education and looks forward to attending conferences and lectures. She treasures the time she spends with her husband, Nick and their friends and family. Karen is a busy mother of two. Big sister, Julianna, likes to help her mom care for her little brother, Enzo! Karen spends her rare moments of free time shopping and watching television. She enjoys being a food connoisseur, and plans to explore travel in the future. |
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St. Clair College Graduate, RVT Almost 8 years on the AAH team! Special interests - Emergency medicine, anesthesia, patient care. |
Tania Culpeper-Boyd: Registered Veterinary Technician
Tania Boyd attended St. Clair College and graduated in 1997 with a Diploma in the Veterinary Technician Program, and shortly after achieved her status as a Registered Veterinary Technician. Tania joined our team in 2007 and she had worked as an emergency tech before coming to AAH. She is a calming and confident asset in our general practice especially when we treat an animal in crisis. Tania is kept very busy when she is not at work. She can often be found enjoying her time with her sons Jordan and Landon. In her rare spare time, you may see a glimpse of her at the gym, on the Lacrosse field, basketball court or the soccer field and still manages to find some time to spend with her close friends. Some of Tania's hidden talents are on the artistic side, from dancing at Wonderland to sketching scenes of nature and portraits. Tania's family also includes two very fortunate rescue cats, Thomas and Woodward. |
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Seneca College Graduate, RVT Special Interests - client communication, pain management, patient care |
Sarah Moxley: Registered Veterinary Technician
Sarah Moxley joined the team in June of 2014 to cover a maternity leave, soon after returning to work after the birth of her second daughter, Adelyn. We are pleased to now have her with us as a full time member of the team! Along with big sister, Kaitlyn, these two little girls make sure that Sarah is kept busy when she is not caring for our patients. She is a Registered Veterinary Technician and received her diploma in 2008 from Seneca College after having worked in Veterinary Hospitals for years. Along with her husband, Doug, she has two awesome Beagles, named Hank and Butch. Nino who was a wild cat rescue rounds out her pet family. In her rare moments of free time, Sarah plays guitar and enjoys being outdoors and keeping the kids active with hockey, Motocross and going to the park. |
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Seneca College Graduate, RVT Sheridan College Animal Care certificate Special interests - emergency medicine, anesthesia and patient care |
Nicole Cooper: Registered Veterinary Technician
Nicole Cooper currently shares her time working with our team at AAH and with the team at the Animal Emergency Clinic of Durham Region. Since September, 2015, she has been a calm and gentle caregiver for our patients and her emergency room experience is definitely an asset. She is an experienced RVT who enjoys her role in anesthesia and pain management. Nicole is a graduate of both the Animal Care Certificate Program at Sheridan College and she became a Registered Veterinary Technician after graduation from Seneca College in 2004. Nicole and her husband, Steve, share their home with a rescued beagle named Baxter, a hand-raised Tortoiseshell cat named Cricket and a senior long-haired orange kitty named Scottie. |
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Chris Stezik: Registered Veterinary Technician
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Over 25 years at AAH! Friendly and effective communication skills. Compassionate animal lover! |
Barb Van Beek: Receptionist
Barb Van Beek is a warm and smiling member of our front office team. She is teased by other staff members because with her friendly English accent, it sounds as though she introduces herself as "Bob" when she answers the phone! An experience veterinary receptionist, she is very good at explaining treatments and medications to clients and is effective in helping people arrange for their pet's care. In fact, you might even see her at the Animal Emergency Clinic of Durham Region where she works occasionally. Barb flew across the pond many years ago to work as a nanny for one of the doctors. After her childcare duties were finished, Barb took a job at the clinic as one of our receptionists. Barb has been part of our team for over 25 years, only taking time off in the middle to raise her 2 sons, Marc and Ryan, who are now all grown up. When not at the clinic, Barb enjoys time with her partner Steve and they are both foodies who love trying new types of cuisine. She is outdoorsy and likes going to the cottage and reading good books. |
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Humber College Graduate Over 15 years at AAH! Friendly and dedicated to clients. Compassionate animal lover! |
Helen Lawes: Receptionist
Helen Lawes has been part of the Ajax Animal Hospital family since the spring of 1999. A Humber College graduate, Helen is well known by clients for being a receptionist and in the summer of 2005 she also became Kennel Manager. She does her best every day to improve the lives of our patients by ensuring they get appropriate care and her friendly demeanor is a great asset at our front desk. Her furry family at home consists of an adorable pug cross named Andy, her newly adopted rescue-pug Peaches and a ginger cat named Howard. She adores the "smooshy-nosed dogs" and both Peaches and Andy have her very well-trained! The greatest joy in Helen's life are her grandchildren Liam and Olivia. She often says "nothing beats being a Grandma!". She loves spending time with them and baking special treats. |
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Many years of experience as a veterinary receptionist! Friendly, efficient client care. Compassionate animal lover! Very Active in Cat Rescue! |
Debbie Sauve: Receptionist
Debbie Sauve is a welcome addition to the front office team! She joined us in May of 2014 bring with her the knowledge gained from many years of experience working in veterinary hospitals and as a dog groomer. Her deep love for animals has kept her involved in the animal care field much of her life and she continues to play an important role in the rescue and adoption of countless pets. She is a knowledgeable receptionist with an efficient manner and a very friendly smile. Along with her husband, Marc, she shares her home with Koby, a friendly and handsome Yellow Labrador, and a team of kitties named Pebbles, Viola and Cassie. When she has free time, Debbie loves spending time in the outdoors, camping and reading. |
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Experienced receptionist! Friendly and hard working team member. Compassionate animal lover! |
Sylvia Carnrite: Receptionist
Sylvia Carnrite and her husband John have been clients of the AAH for years. Her experience as a dental receptionist has served her well since joining our front office team in June of 2014. Sylvia now works with us part-time. She is a friendly and caring person and her calm manner is very much appreciated by clients and her coworkers. Sylvia also speaks fluent Polish. Sylvia loves all animals but she is especially fond of the little dogs and her boys Milo (a yorkie cross) and Zemo (a shih tzu cross) are very well-dressed canine gentlemen! At home, Sylvia is a busy mother of 3. Her daughter, Claudia, and two sons, Jesse and Nathan definitely keep her on her toes at the arena and the dance studio. When she has the time, Sylvia enjoys the outdoors and loves to go camping with her family. |
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McMaster University Graduate Compassionate animal lover! Adores black cats! |
Kay Anderson: Veterinary Assistant
Kay Anderson comes to us with a background with shelter animals that has prepared her well for the important hands-on care that is provided by our Veterinary Assistants. An honours History graduate from McMaster, Kay joined our team in September, 2014 and she also works at the Animal Emergency Clinic of Durham Region. This range of experience helps her to be at the ready when we need her to help out. Kay has four feline family members and their names are Piggles, Lennox, Liberty and Lincoln, whom she loves dearly and refers to as her miniature panthers. In fact, Kay's favourite cats are the feisty ones with spirit and if you bring in a black cat, please be sure to keep an eye on her as she will tease you about sneaking your fur-baby out the back door and into her car! Kay is a life-long learner and she is very keen to read and learn about anything in the veterinary field. In her spare time, Kay still volunteers with rescued cats and enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She plays piano, and loves reading and cooking in her spare time |
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Ontario Veterinary College Class of 2018! Compassionate animal lover! Has participated in international outreach projects! |
Kayla Sangster: Student Veterinarian
Kayla Sangster became one of our student veterinary assistants in the spring of 2011 while she was studying Animal Biology at the University of Guelph. She has continued to work with us each summer when she returns to stay with her family in Ajax. In 2014, our whole team cheered when she was accepted to the Ontario Veterinary College and she will graduate in 2018 as a veterinarian! Kayla travelled to Guatamala in the summer of 2014 to work with a veterinary outreach team and she gained valuable experience while making a real difference in the lives of the animals and people she was helping. Kayla has also fostered orphaned kittens and her family has a gorgeous young retriever called Kobe. When not studying, Kayla teaches piano and likes to be active. She has even competed in Triathalon and many other races! In 2017, Kayla will be pursuing her externship during the summer in preparation for her final year of Veterinary School! |
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University of Guelph Student - future veterinarian! Compassionate animal lover! Has participated in international outreach projects! |
Kristy Findlay: Student Veterinary Assistant
Kristy has essentially grown up with us at AAH. Her mom is Dr. Barb Findlay and veterinary medicine is definitely in her blood. Kristy has volunteered her time and shadowed our vets for years and in 2014, we were able to hire her as a Student Veterinary Assistant! She is currently doing very well at the University of Guelph, pursuing her BSc. She plans to apply for a spot at the Ontario Veterinary College as soon as she can. At school, Kristy has been a foster-parent for a bunny named Callie and most recently has been looking after Joanie (our retired hospital cat). She, of course, helps care for the family cats: Jack Benny, and Norman when she is at home. An experienced pet-sitter, she now volunteers on the OVC foal-watch team and has been elected to the board of the Future Veterinarians Club. She learned so much from her volunteer adventure to Africa in the Summer of 2015 with Me to We. Obviously, much of Kristy's time is spent faithfully studying or preparing for vet school and she is also an accomplished dancer and pianist. |
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David Rea - Veterinary Assistant
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Madison Woodstock - 2017 Student Veterinary Assistant
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