Technicians
UF Small Animal Hospital Veterinary Care Managers, Technicians, and Technician Assistants

Every small animal patient at the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital is managed by a board-certified veterinary specialist assisted by one or more residents and trained veterinary technicians and assistants.

Anesthesia and Pain Management

Diagnostic Imaging

Emergency and Critical Care

Integrative Medicine

Internal Medicine

Multi-Specialty Technicians

Primary Care and Dentistry

Shelter Medicine

Zoological Medicine

Managers & Supervisors

Keri Bentley, BS, CVPM – Dermatology, Oncology, and Primary Care & Dentistry Technician Manager
Maya Hester, BS – Integrative Medicine and Reproduction Technician Supervisor
Danielle Jonas, BGS, CVT – Cardiology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Surgery, and Zoological Medicine Technician Manager
Suzanne Pereau, BS, LVT – Emergency & Critical Care Technician Manager
- Chelsea McDowell, LVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care) – Progressive Care Ward Technician Supervisor
- Kevin Miller, MBA – Emergency & Critical Care Assistant Manager
Jennifer Sager, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC and Anesthesia) – Internal Medicine and Multi-Service Technician Manager
Brandy Smith – Anesthesia Technician and Operating Room Technician Manager
- Andrea Rosenberg – Operating Room Technician Supervisor
Mary Wilson, RT (R)(CT)(MR)(CV) – Diagnostic Imaging Technician Manager
Laura Vasquez, CVT – VCOP Technician Manager

Anesthesia & Pain Management

Technicians

Elle Bowman, CVT
Lauran Capolon, BS, CVT
Aimee Darley, CVT
Kim Degan, LVT
Ashley Flaig, BS, CVT
Margaret Gonzalez, BS, CVT
Terry Torres, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)
Melissa Vehouc-Clark, BS, CVT
Billi Wilson, CVT

Assistants

Kyleigh Anstey
Morgan Bevis
Tyler Bickford, CVA
Sarah Grimes
Lana Katz
Isabel Ku
Natalie Martinez
Isabelle Mitchell
Christina Rodriguez
Shelby Stevens

Blood Bank

Camille Kelly, CVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care)

Cardiology

Technicians

Courtney Hanner, MS
Viviana Heineken

Dermatology

Technicians

Amy Beaver, CVT, VTS(Derm)

Diagnostic Imaging

Technicians

Courtney Bennett
Matthew Bolin, BS
Megan Crosland
Bobbie Davis
Christine Fitzgerald, RT (R)
Lauren Habiak, BS
Savannah Mauragis
Meagan Mullis
Elena Rovell-Rixx, CVT
Ashley Smythe
Sharon Tennant

Assistants

Rebekkah Braziel
Caylee Cormier
Robert Dobric
Sierra Hagle
Israel Herrera
Kaitlin Thorp
Claire Wells

Administrative Staff

Lashand Williams – Program Assistant
Angelina Daranikone – Service Representative

Emergency & Critical Care

Technicians – Intensive Care Unit & Triage

Amanda Baldwin, CVT
Casandra Blair, CVT
Britny Chunn, CVT
Tori Crandell, LVT
Anthony Durham, LVT
Kelly Foltz, BA, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care)
Bryon Gindlesperger, CVT
Ashley Gorman, CVT
Valerie Grenon, CVT
Nikita Jordan
Kimberly Maxwell
MacKenzie Mizell
Vicki Moore, LVT
Becky Negretti, CVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care)
Genevieve Ramirez
Morgan Reyer
Teresa Reyes, CVT
Kaya Sarmie
Alexa Scharf
Krystal Schleeter, LVT
Kelsie Scholz, CVA
Becky Sexton, CVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care)
Trevor Shelpman
Leaundra Singleton, RVT
Lucy Sumners, RVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care)
Malerie Zavilla, CVT

Technicians – Progressive Care Ward

Alanna Allen
Bryanna Braddock
Kristen Dennis
Heather Gooding
Sinaya Harding, CVT
Emily Hill
Olivia Iobst, BS
Susette Martinez
Chelsey Mays
Steven Pfleegor
Hayley Reiter
Jessie Serpi
Karen Strickland
Brynna Welsh
Madison Vetter

Assistants

Chelsea Bell
Jazmine Brown
Marley Cannon
Jessica Church
Olivia Dagnan
Halea Delamarter
Haley Diefenbaugh
Han Doan
Kaylan Durant
Taylor Harris
Andrew Heffelfinger
Tahina Jean
Noelys Machado
Kim Rea
Morgan Reich
Demian Sanchez Alarcon
Michael Watson

Integrative Medicine

Technicians

Wendy Davies, BS, CVT, CCRVN, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation)
Jordan Harriz, BS, CVT
Brandy Madeiros, CVT, CCRVN

Internal Medicine

Technicians

April Hudson
Ashley Irizarry, CVT
Ashley Kelly, CVT
Cindy Pridgen

Multi-Service Technicians

Technicians

Blake Cromartie, CVT
Alex Kepley
Josephine Lawniczak, CVT
Jess Morgan
Bev Orozco, CVT

Assistants

Sarah McMillan

Neurology

Technician

Paula Milla
Tracy Vanderzyl

Oncology

Technicians

Alexis Cooper
Brittney Douglass, CVT
Maggie Lopez, CVT
Breanne Paintiff, CVT
Maria Ransone
Danielle Wall, CVT
Blaine Walsack, RT (R)(T)
Lydia Yan

Assistant

Megan Kuhn
Jamie Sapp

Operating Room

Technicians

Beth Cannon, BS
Alina Figueras
Lindsay Jones
Martina Nettles
Sophia Osorio
Robert Reeves
Kenneth Robbins, LVT, CSPDT
Erica Rooney
Angelina Sanchez
Rachael Stokes
Brittany Touchton
Andrew Trujillo
Amanda Wichterman
Kristine Wildner
Lisa Wolff, CVT

Ophthalmology

Technicians

Holly Kitchen, CVT, VTS (Ophthalmology)
Michelle Wilhelmy

Primary Care & Dentistry

Technicians

Erica Berube
Michaiah Bowen
Jenni Laffey
Jessica Lynch, CVT
Kristen Lyon
Laura Wilhite, CVT

Assistant

Molly Fry

Reproduction

Technician

Sebastian Duque, CVA

Shelter Medicine: VCOP

Technicians

Meredith Almond
Kali Barber, CVT
Paola Domínguez-López, CVT

Surgery

Technicians

Christopher Applegate, BS
Mike Artaud
Diane Downs, BS, CVT
Aaron Huggins

Zoological Medicine

Technicians

Cindy Coalter, CVT
Sarah Crevasse
Desiree Muir, CVT
Kristin Taylor
Andrew Trujillo

Assistants

Ashlei Martin

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