Staff

Bethany, RVT

Bethany has been working in the field since 2008 as a Veterinary Assistant and has always had a special bond with animals. She presently has three cats (Jr., Rascal and Basil) and one chinchilla (Cheech). Bethany graduated with honors in 2013 from Pierce College with of her Associate of Science Degree in Registered Veterinary Technology. Bethany was also the RVT Club President where she took on the role of aiding her peers in gaining hands on experience in the field through workshops and field trips to various charitable organizations and hospitals. She passed her board exam in February 2014 and is a Registered Veterinary Technician. Bethany also volunteers her time at the Los Angeles Zoo, San Gabriel Valley Humane Society, and Hope Veterinary Center which provides veterinary care for the pets of the homeless. She enjoys the outdoors and loves to go hiking on the various trails in the San Gabriel Valley. Bethany is dedicated to providing the best health care possible for the animals in her care and looks forward to meeting you and your pets.

Cesar

Cesar is currently a student at Cerritos College, and working hard on his goal of transferring to the University of California, Davis, to hopefully become a veterinarian himself. He loves animals, and his inspiration to meeting his goal is his dog, a Siberian Husky named General. He is also working at getting his dog, General, awarded the American Kennel Club Good Citizen Award. He enjoys riding his bike around the city of Norwalk, and film, from just watching a movie to directing and editing a short film of his own. Although he is new to the field of veterinary medicine, he loves every minute of every day he is here, and cannot wait to see you and your pets.

Andrea

Growing up we have always had family pets from dogs and bunnies to show pigeons. That's were the love for animals started. Currently I have my medical assisting certificate and am looking to expand my education by entering in school for phlebotomy. One of my main goals in life is to start my own bunny rescue group so I can educate people on spaying and neutering there pets. Right now my fur babies consists of my baby Goliath which I help to deliver. A couple of fish. I also just got our newest edition a beautiful lion head bunny that we adopted from another animal hospital. What can I say I love what I do. Its like I don't have to work a day in my life. I feel as if I am truly blessed.

Phylicia

Phylicia has had a connection with animals since childhood. The passion to help those “without a voice” has been in her nature throughout her life. She pursued her goal and achieved an Associate of Science degree in Veterinary Technology and graduated with high honors in September 2014. Since then she has not stopped but only accelerated by obtaining an internship here at Pasadena Pets and soon after got hired on in December 2014. She is a great addition to the practice bringing her love and knowledge of the care for animals; she is here to provide the best care for you and your fur babies.
When she is not here at the hospital caring for you and your family members, she spends her time caring for her own family; a 14 year old boy and a 3 year old domestic short haired cat. She also enjoys karaoke and taking trips to nearby thrift stores in the surrounding area and occasionally visits the roller skating rink in Chino.

Jessie

Jessie has always had interest in animals. As a child he always imagined himself working with animals. In October 2013 he actually had the opportunity to volunteer at Pasadena Pets Veterinary Hospital. After volunteering for 9 months he was hired as a kennel assistant. Now, after lots of hard work, guidance and determination, he is now a veterinary technician. With his knowledge and experience in the field he is planning to finish school to become an RVT. His siblings always owned their own pets and then Jessie was able to get his first dog in 2009, a Siberian Husky named Roxy. One of the main reasons why he loves huskies so much is because his favorite animal is a Wolf. Then 2 years ago he adopted his second dog, a Blue Nose Pit named Blue. On his spare time Jessie is a very big gamer and loves comic books. He truly enjoys helping animals in need and will always be more than happy to help you and your pets.

Jenessa

Jenessa has loved animals since she was a little girl. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a BA concentration in Animal Science and plans to complete the RVT program at Mt. San Antonio College. She has worked at PetSmart as a dog bather and volunteered at the Inland Valley Humane Society and Baldwin Park Animal Shelter. She also likes to volunteer with Best Friends Animal Society, where she adopted her 3-legged terrier mix. She even visited their primary Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah! She has had pets all of her life including dogs, cats, hamsters, hermit crabs, fish and a rabbit. She currently has two cats (Noah and Crackers) and two dogs (Bo and Holly) at home. She loves having the opportunity to interact with pets on a daily basis.

Melissa, RVT

Melissa has always had a fascination with helping animals, and has always had pets. She started out with cats and snakes, expanding to dogs, many reptiles and amphibians, chinchillas, rats, and mice. Melissa currently lives with one husband, two cats, two rabbits, two red-eared slider turtles, two mice, four rats, and assorted freshwater fish. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Berkeley in French, spent over a decade working as a computer programmer, and will complete her RVT training at Pierce College in 2016. She enjoys educating clients about the treatment their pets are receiving, and feels incredibly lucky to be able to spend all day working with cats and dogs

Carmen, RVT

Carmen was born in Hong Kong and came to US to study when she was young. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in June 2015 with a BS in Animal Health Science and obtained her RVT license in Feb 2016. Carmen is looking forward to obtain specialty licenses in the future. She worked as a lab technician assistant in a diagnostic lab. She also did internships in many different areas such as the animal emergency hospital, wildlife rehabilitation center, and animal shelters.

Currently, she have 2 dogs and a rabbit. Her favorite cartoon is Winnie the Pooh so she named her dog as Poohco. While she was in school, she would bring Poohco to attend a Pet Therapy Program. The program allowed student pets to visit children and elderly in the hospitals. Sometimes, even though some of the children were not be able to speak, one could see their smiles when they pet the animals. Carmen is always amazed how animals can make a difference people's lives.

Shannon, RVT

Shannon Koch graduated from the Pierce College Veterinary Technician Program in the summer of 2016. She plans to take the VTNE and the California RVT examination in 2017. She has always had a passion for caring for animals and is very excited about completing her board exams. Her goal of officially becoming an RVT is almost accomplished. Shannon is married to an amazing man and is the proud momma to two sweet boys. As a family they enjoy spending time together and spending time with their cat and two dogs. Shannon looks forward to raising her boys, growing old with her husband, and working her dream career as an RVT for many, many years to come.

Terry

Terry has always had a love and passion for helping animals. Growing up in Texas she always had a number of different types of pets from dogs, rabbits, chickens and guinea pigs. She has been working in the veterinary field since 2001 starting out as a kennel attendant and working her way up. She truly enjoy learning new things every day that helps in providing great care for the furry patients. Terry currently working on getting certified as a veterinary technician from Platt College. She hopes to be able to take the national exam and become a RVT in the near future. She has two dachshunds Kiwi and Bee Gee and a Tarantula named MJ.

Yesenia

Yesenia's love of animals began as a childhood fascination when she would visit her grandmothers house. She made sure to go around and greet all the chickens, rabbits, doves, parakeets, and dogs that lived on the property. As she grew older she realized she also had a love of science and medicine. Her motivation for entering the veterinary field, however, came when she began volunteering at Best Friends Animal Society in Mission Hills. She would help to care for the newly born kittens in the nursery and fell in love with nursing them. She also realized the harsh reality of shelter animals and the work and commitment it takes to care for a pet. Yesenia wants not only to nurse animals but to help educate pet owners about establishing healthy and balanced lifestyles for their pets so that they may live long and happy lives together. Yesenia is currently a student at Penn Foster College in hopes of becoming a registered veterinary technician. At home she cares for her beautiful 1 year old son Teddy, a 4 year old husky mix Zoe, a 4 year old cat Cleopatra, and recently adopted a little kitten named Osiris.