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 since 1988 to her husband, Robert, and she has a fifteen-year-old daughter Taylor. She has quite a menagerie at home: 4 dogs, Rose, Morgan, Puma and Mickie. 2 cats, Jaspurr and, Bailey, and a ferret named Timone. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering at Taylor's high school. Kelly enjoys vacationing, 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 since 1993 and has worked at JRPH since 1996.

Tina has been the practice manager since 2005. She has been married since 1993 to her husband, Richard and they have a daughter, Kaitlyn. Her family also includes her Labrador Retriever, Murphy, Sunny, her Chihuahua and 2 cats.

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 two cats, Carson 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 have been married since 2001. They have two dogs, Sassy, a Norwich terrier and Gracie, a Golden Mix. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and spending time with her family and friends.

Sandie

Sandie was born in London, England and came to the US in 1980. She has 2 wonderful children, a son who is 21 and a daughter who is 24. Sandie also has a beautiful grandaughter who is 2. She has worked at the North Texas Emergency Pet Hospital for 4 and a half years. Sandie has a cat named "Mollie" and she says that she loves her job working with animals.

Michelle

Michelle joined JRPH in May 2011. She brings with her a love of animals and their people and over 12 years experience in the veterinary field. Michelle shares her home with a clowder of cats, a saint of a husband and a 14 year old Golden Retriever named Zephyr.