Heather - Hospital Director

Heather is a native of Arizona; she was raised on a large cattle ranch outside of Tusayan, Arizona, later relocating to a small town in Central Arizona and now resides in the great state of Nevada. She began working for A Plus Animal Hospital in May 1994 as a receptionist and is now the Hospital Director as well as one of our Licensed Veterinary Technicians. She acquired her technician’s license through Truckee Meadows Community College and is currently furthering her education to receive her Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. Her hobbies include; traveling, hiking, snow shoeing and spending time with her friends and family. Some of her furry four legged feline family members include her Abyssinian Tookie and Vedar along with her rescues, Peck, Ty, Fergi and Al Capone. She is pictured here with her Aby Tookie.

Lyndy - Lead Veterinary Technician

Lyndy is originally from Bishop, CA and has been working at A Plus Animal Hospital since November 2001.  She graduated from UNR with a degree in Animal Science and is one of the team’s Licensed Veterinary Technicians.  Her favorite hobbies are running, hiking, and yoga.  She has three pets which include Zip, her whippet that she is pictured with, and her two cats, Angel and Rooster. 

Nikola

Nikola was born in Belgrade, Serbia and later came to the United States in June 2001.  He has been with A Plus Animal Hospital since 2001 as a veterinary technician and plans on attending school back home to become a veterinarian.  He enjoys swimming and doing Bikram yoga.  Nikola swam the 100 Breast Stroke in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.  He is pictured with one of our favorite patients, Lucy. 

Lacey

Lacey attended the Bel-Rea Institute of Veterinary Technology in Denver, Colorado where she earned her license as a Veterinary Technician. She has been working at A Plus Animal Hospital since September 2008. A native of Elko, Nevada, she enjoys reading, playing darts, and walking her dog. She is pictured with Daphne, her 5 year old Bassett hound that she adopted.

Andrew

Andrew was born in Houston, Texas and later moved to Reno, Nevada at the age of six.  He started working for A Plus Animal Hospital in 2000 as a kennel attendant and in 2002 became a veterinary assistant. His hobbies include hiking, watching movies, and spending time with his best friend Jonah. Jonah is a rescue dog that came to the hospital in need of medical treatment and a good home. Andrew currently attends both UNR and TMCC, but is undecided in his major.

Brian

Brian is a native of Reno, Nevada and has been with A Plus Animal Hospital since October 2005.  He started as a kennel attendant and is now one of the hospital’s veterinary assistants.  He is currently taking classes to acquire his Veterinary Technician’s License.  His hobbies include paintballing, snowboarding, playing video games, and four-wheeling.  Pictured with Brian is his dog, Onyx, a doberman pinscher.  His other pets include Zoey, a pit-bull mix, and Charlotte, a red-tailed boa- both rescued from the hospital.      

Kristal

Kristal was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She began working at A Plus Animal Hospital in March 2009 as a veterinary assistant. She is currently attending the University of Nevada Reno for a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. She hopes to one day be an animal physical therapist. Her hobbies include dancing and baking every chance she gets. One of her best friends is Sammy, her chocolate Lab.

Sarah K

Sarah was born and raised in Medford, Oregon and has been living in Reno since 2006. She has worked as a Veterinary Technician since 1998 and began at A Plus Animal Hospital in April 2009. She enjoys riding her Missouri Fox Trotter horse named Robbie, riding atv’s and motorcycles, and scrapbooking. She has two Alaskan Malamutes, named Jack and Dakota, and a cat, named Lilly.

Sarah

Sarah is from Chilcoot, CA where she has lived all of her life.  In August 2004, she began commuting to A Plus Animal Hospital to work as one of the team’s receptionists, later becoming a veterinary assistant.  Her passions include hunting, fishing, and camping in the surrounding mountains.  Pictured with her is one of her hound dogs, Elvira.  Sarah has several other hound dogs whose names are Rip, Sonny, Widow, and Ethel. 

Angela

Angela was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to Reno in 2006. She has been a veterinary assistant for A Plus Animal Hospital since September 2008. She currently has a degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin Platteville, but decided to pursue her true passion working with animals. Her hobbies include cake making, riding her horse, Troy, and dancing. She is pictured with her Miniature Pinscher, Chewie.

Audrey - Lead Receptionist

Audrey moved from Los Angeles, CA to Reno, Nevada in March 1992.  She began working for A Plus Animal Hospital in June 2002 and is now the lead receptionist.  Her hobbies include taking her dogs to the dog park and spending time with her family.  Pictured with her is Duke, a seven year old pointer mix.  Kiona, Akasha, Daija, and George, are her other furry family members. 

Becky

Nicole

Nicole was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon and moved to Reno at the age of five.  She has been one of the hospital’s receptionists since June 2005.  She is currently attending classes to receive a degree in Elementary/Special Education.  Her hobbies include camping, traveling, and hanging out with family.  Pictured with her is her black lab mix, Ruger, one of her favorite family members.

Adrena

Jessica

Jessica is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to Reno at the age of eleven. She has been a receptionist for the hospital since August 2009. Her hobbies include reptiles, hiking, biking, and rock climbing. She has received her bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from UNR. Her pets include India, her basset hound, and several reptiles named, Tibs, Tula, Hippo, Bowser, Ruby, Manga, Papaya, Maya, and Inca.

Ashley

Ashley is originally from Fremont, CA but now resides in Reno. She is attending TMCC, working towards a degree in nursing. Her hobbies include riding horses, hiking with her dogs, and spending time with friends and family. She is pictured with her dachshund, Grasshopper. Her other pets include her dogs, Bandit and Amy, her cats, Bella and Trogdor, and her three ferrets.

Susana - Lead Kennel Attendant

Susana was born in Acapulco, Mexico and moved to Reno, Nevada in 1995.  She started as one of the hospital’s kennel attendants in December 2004.  In her free time she enjoys playing basketball and taking walks.  She would like to attend school to take ESL classes to further her communication skills.  Susana has a black cat named Ring-Ring who she adopted in April 2006.  She is pictured with Walter, a Newfoundland, one of our largest and sweetest patients.

Laurie

Laurie was born in Fargo, North Dakota but has spent the majority of her life in Denver, Colorado. That is where she began working with animals and managed the largest boarding facility in the state. She now works for A Plus Animal Hospital as one of the kennel attendants. Her hobbies include gardening, reading, and watching “America’s Next Top Model.” She has five pets, two cats named Bongo and Iris, and three dogs named Bear Bear, Jack, and Piglette, whom she is pictured with.

Kate

Kate is a native to Reno, Nevada. She began working for A Plus Animal Hospital in November 2009. Her hobbies are horseback riding, spinning fire, and painting. She is currently a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. Her pets include her dog, Romulen, her cat, Metzger, and her two horses, Jack and Tecate.

Logan

Logan was born and raised in Sparks, Nevada. He began working as one of the hospital’s kennel attendants in July 2009. He is currently attending UNR and hopes to obtain a minor in Agriculture Business. He has four dogs named Bocca, Bruno, Bodie, and Bonz. He also has a Nile Monitor named Godzilla.

Jackie

Jackie is originally a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but spent 18 years in Simsbury, Connecticut, where she attended Tunxis College in Hartford and received her Associates in Accounting. In 1998, she moved to Reno and started working for A Plus as the hospital's bookkeeper. Jackie has two cats named Bandit and Harriet and a dog named Hook. Her hobbies include antiques and collectibles, playing bridge, and welcoming newcomers to the Reno/Sparks area.

Millie

Millie came into our hospital on January 16, 2007 for a femur fracture. She is now one of our favorite three legged hospital residents. Her hobbies include napping on the doctors’ desk, and helping them chart their files. Millie also enjoys unwinding with us at lunch time as one of our taste testers.

A Plus Animal Hospital friends:

From left to right: Diane & Girl, Ken & Gator, Nathan & Barney, Tom with Walker and Pepper, Traci & Two.