Jaritza Catalan, LVT
Licensed Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Jaritza Catalan graduated from the Veterinary Technology program at Gwinnett Technical College in 2017 and interned at The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine with a focus on Large Animal services and Small Animal Rehabilitation.
She has been a certified Licensed Veterinary Technician since 2016 and has been part of the Georgia Veterinary Associates Team since 2014.
Jaritza joined Georgia Veterinary Associates as a member of our Pet Care staff and has risen from Veterinary Technician to Licensed Veterinary Technician since.
Jaritza also received the Gwinnett Technical College Veterinary Technology scholarship in 2017.
Jaritza has been a special guest on GVA's weekly podcast People, Pets & Vets. You can find her episode here: Episode 25
Heather Fischer, LVT
Licensed Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Heather Fischer graduated from the Veterinary Technology program at Gwinnett Technical College in 2015.
She had been a certified Licensed Veterinary Technician and part of the Georgia Veterinary Associates Team since 2015.
Drue Harris, LVT
Licensed Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Drue graduated from Gwinnett Technical College in 2019 and was named Gwinnett Tech's Outstanding Student of the Year from 2017 to 2019.
Drue interned at Russell Ridge Animal Hospital and decided to come on full time in 2019. She has been a certified Licensed Veterinary Technician since 2019.
Drue has a passion for cats and enjoys wellness visits and playing with our CARE Fund kittens.
Drue has been a special guest on GVA's weekly podcast People, Pets & Vets. You can find her episode here: Episode 5
Bre Miller, LVT
Licensed Veterinary Technician, Camden Village Animal Hospital
Anbregia Miller graduated from the Veterinary Technology program at Gwinnett Technical College in May of 2022.
Bre interned at Camden Village Animal Hospital and decided to come on full time in June of 2022.
As a Licensed Veterinary Technician since 2022, Bre is passionate about the care of her patients and clients at Camden Village Animal Hospital.
Nathaly Rodriguez, LVT
Licensed Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Nathaly Rodriguez graduated from the Veterinary Technology program at Gwinnett Technical College in 2016 and interned at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine with a focus on Exotic services and Small Animal Rehabilitation.
She has been a certified Licensed Veterinary Technician since 2016 and has been part of the Georgia Veterinary Associates Team since 2015.
Nathaly also has her Fear Free Certification.
Brooke Atha
Veterinary Technician, Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Andrea Blackwell
Veterinary Technician, Camden Village Animal Hospital
Heather Brown
Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Heather has been a special guest on GVA's weekly podcast People, Pets & Vets. You can find her episode here: Episode 26
Jennifer Collins
Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Jenn has been a special guest on GVA's weekly podcast People, Pets & Vets. You can find her episode here: Episode 24
Victoria Dahl
Veterinary Technician, Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Brianna Dills
Veterinary Technician, Hamilton Ridge Animal Hospital
Destiny Essex
Technician, Camden Village Animal Hospital
Shea Greenfield
Veterinary Technician, Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Jennifer James
Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Rheagan Lamphier
Veterinary Technician, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Chandler Lumbatis
Veterinary Technician, Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Mary Nannis
Technician Assistant, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Lindsay Smith
Veterinary Technician, Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Marsha Ballard
Receptionist, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Carlan Loeb-Muth
Receptionist, Camden Village Animal Hospital
Amber Mitchell
Receptionist, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Brittany Patullo
Receptionist, Hamilton Ridge Animal Hospital
Nelly Solera
Receptionist, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Olivia Thomas
Receptionist, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Izzy Cantrell
Pet Care, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Kaelin Hansen
Pet Care, Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Lee Howard
Pet Care, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Denisa Procopoi
Pet Care, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Ivory Redmond
Pet Care, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Cara Wiltse
Pet Care at Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Dee Ashley
Groomer, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Kim Snipes
Groomer, Russell Ridge Animal Hospital
Joyce Bagley
Groomer, Camden Village Animal Hospital
Joyce has been grooming since 1991. With over 27 years of experience, her love for animals shows and she is passionate about making your pet look fresh and feel its best.
Joyce joined the GVA family in 2019 and grooms across two different locations; Hamilton Ridge and Camden Village.
Her home base is Camden Village Animal Hospital.
Susie Smith
Groomer, Apalachee Ridge Animal Hospital
Her love for animals has always been strong, but became a passion in 2000. She started as a bather for
Petsmart then got her groomer training with a mobile grooming company. She worked for Petco for 8 years
as a groomer, then found her true home at GVA.
She has been part of the Georgia Veterinary Associates family since July 2015.
Susie lives in Stone Mountain with her family. She has 2 dogs and 2 cats 1 bird and a
bearded dragon.
Come see her at Apalachee Ridge and let her get to know your fur babies.