Vicki is also a native of Arizona. Born and raised on the west side of Phoenix, she attended Alhambra High School, Glendale Community College, Phoenix College, and Estrella Community College. She graduated from Longs Medical Institute as a veterinary assistant in 1982. She has worked in the veterinary field 20+ years. She also worked for Maricopa County Flood Control in the accounting department for 5 years. Vicki has worked for Estrella Animal Hospital, Inc. since 1995. She enjoys being able to mix her passions of medicine, animals, and crunching numbers all in one place. When Vicki is not at work, she is usually found playing and training her 5 dogs. She has five Corgis, Speck, Gator, Dalai Lama, Gidget, Monkey and one Terrier mix, better known as The Ivandog. In her off time on weekends you will usually find her at an agility trial running her Corgis.

Stacy was born and raised in California, attending Buena Park High School, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona.

Stacy worked many years at Smith’s grocery as the Bakery Manager. She also was an auditor for Tic Tacs, and her claim to fame is she was Snoopy at Knotts Berry Farm.

She moved to Arizona in 1996 with her husband Sam. They have two children Mikayla, 6 years, and Landon 4 years, who are their pride and joy. They also share their home with their three pugs, Emilee, Marcus, and Percy, and two guinea pigs, two cockatiels, and a 75 gallon fish tank.

Besides spending time with her children, Stacy loves photography. You always see her with a camera in her hand.

Angie was born and raised in Neenah, WI, where she attended high school and the University of Wisconsin Valley Center. She then moved to Florida where she attended The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and graduated with a residential design degree.

Angie has worked in the equine field, horses being her first love. She moved to Arizona in 2004 and came to work for us.

She shares her home with Lexie her German Shepherd mix and Pua, her Jack Russell Terrier. In her spare time, Angie enjoys horseback riding, bicycling, painting, drawing, and going to the gym.

Being outdoors with the animals is her number one passion.

Lynne, another of our Arizona natives and sister of our Dr. Amanda O’Donnal, attended Independence High School and is attending Estrella Community College to earn her R.N. She plans on being a Pediatric Nurse Practioner. Lynne has worked at Estrella Animal Hospital for 7 years.

Lynne shares her house with her very favorite male, Avery, her 7 year old Dachshund. She also has 4 other dogs, Henry the Westie, Finley the Queensland, Cooper the Queensland Jack Russell cross, and Willie the Scottie, along with one cat and three horses.

Dee is also an Arizona native. She attended Phoenix Christian High School and Arizona State University, where she graduated with a teaching degree.

Dee Dee shares her home with her husband and daughter Briana and her Australian Shepherd/Border Collie cross Feather and her cat Butterfinger.

Dee Dee has a long history of working with dogs. She has been an instructor for obedience for dogs for 15+ years and in dog agility for 10+ years. She has also raised, trained and competed Labrador Retrievers in field work and obedience, her Australian Shepherd in conformation, obedience, and agility and has her daughter training and trialing her dog Feather in agility.

Brianna Teixeira works in our kennel department. Brianna attended Westview High School and graduated in 2007. She lives at home with her cats, Boots, DC and Munka-Munka and her dogs, Magnus, a Yorkie, and Sire, a German Shepherd. She will be starting college in the fall to pursue her career to be a teacher.