Kelly, CVA I

Kelly is a Dallas native and she studied accounting at Brookhaven and Eastfield colleges. She is the senior member of the JRPH team as she worked with Dr. Esmond prior to the opening of the clinic in 1991. She is the manager of bookkeeping, accounting and payroll, but she also steps in to assist when needed in all areas of JRPH. She has been married for 19 years to her husband, Robert, and she has a 12-year-old daughter Taylor Marie. She has quite a menagerie at home: 2 dogs, Rose and Morgan, 2 cats, Bailey and Shadow, 3 hamsters and numerous fish. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering at Taylor 's school. Kelly enjoys cruises, gardening, boating with her family and reading.

Tina, CVA II

Tina was born in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin and grew up in New Jersey. She also lived in Norfolk, VA and Santa Fe, NM before settling in the Dallas area in 1995. She has been a veterinary technician for 14 years and has worked at JRPH since 1996.

She has been married for 14 years and has a daughter, Kaitlyn. Her family also includes two cats, Fuzz and Shelby and a Labrador retriever, Charlie and Sunnie a Chihuahua. In her spare time Tina enjoys boating, reading, movies and activities with Kaitlyn.

Melissa, CVA I

Melissa was born in Memphis, Tennessee and moved to Atlanta, Georgia when she was six years old. As a child she enjoyed basketball, singing and playing the piano. After graduating from high school 1984, she attended Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma and earned her B.A. in early childhood education. She moved to Dallas in 1993 and worked in the fashion industry for five years. She joined the staff at JRPH in 1998 as a receptionist. She shares her home with three cats, Carson, Isaac and Indy. Her pastimes include reading, sports, movies, decorating, singing, pet sitting and spending time with her friends.

Nan, CVA I

Nan was born in Manitowoc , WI . She has a marketing degree from Madison Area Technical College . She moved to Dallas in 1979 to work for Neiman Marcus as a department manager. In 1984 she became an account manager with Godiva Chocolatier and was with them for 18 years. In 2002 she elected a career change into the veterinary field. She joined JRPH in December 2004 as a receptionist.

She and her husband Scott were married in January 2001. They have 3 dogs, “Fox” a Jack Russell Terrier, “Bailey” a Golden Retriever, and “Gracie” a Golden mix.   In her spare time she enjoys gardening and spending time with her family and friends.

Debbie, CVA I

Debbie was born in Denton, Texas.  Her love for animals is what drew her into the veterinary profession.  She worked at 2 other veterinary clinics before becoming part of the Josey Ranch team in June of 2007. 

Debbie shares her life with her boyfriend Steve, a Navy veteran, her sugar glider named Lil’ Guy and her 2 year old Pitt Bull named Chip.

Tina (TW)

TW was born and raised in a military family.   While she lived in many places, she calls New Mexico home.  TW likes to read books and play 8 tracks on her portable 8-track player in her spare time. 

She shares her home with the 2 great loves of her life, Katie, a 12 year old mixed breed dog she adopted a year ago from Lost Paws of Texas Rescue and Claire, a 9 year old toy poodle she found as a stray.  TW has worked in the veterinary field for over 11 years and has been an employee of Josey Ranch since March 2008.