Sarah Z

Practice Manager

Sarah has worked in the animal care industry since 1998. She grew up in Houston and moved to Louisiana where she completed high school and then attended Southeastern Louisiana University. Sarah moved to Austin in 2001 and started at SSAH in August 2006 as a receptionist. She eventually became the Lead Receptionist and Bookkeeper. In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time with her two kids, her friends, family, and her pets.

Sarah W

Lead Technician & Inventory/Equipment Manager

Sarah is a Licensed Veterinary Technician. She has been working in the animal care industry since 2009 and a part of the SSAH team since 2013. Her special interests include surgery, dentistry, and animal behavior. Constantly striving to provide the best level of care for our patients, Sarah is also Fear Free® certified and PennHIP certified. She has one dog, a miniature Australian Shepherd, with which she does obedience training and agility. In her spare time, she enjoys knitting, sewing, cooking, and true crime documentaries.

Ali

Social Media Manager

Ali is a Fear Free® certified veterinary technician. She joined SSAH in October 2016 and has been involved with animal rescue since moving to Austin in 2011. Ali manages Spicewood Springs Animal Hospital and Spicewood Springs Cat Hospital’s social media accounts and plans and hosts events at both hospitals, her favorite being the fabulous Spicewoof Fashion Show. She has two rescue dogs, Lucy and Justine, and has a sweet spot for all bully breeds. Ali enjoys exploring her community through art and nature in her free time.

Amanda

Lead Receptionist

Amanda has been in the veterinary field since 1998. She joined Spicewood Springs Animal Hospital as a receptionist in 2016 and has been Lead Receptionist since 2024. She shares her home with two chihuahuas and two cats. Amanda is also a student, an avid Netflixer, and an enthusiast of all things rainbow and unicorn.

Naomi

social media

Naomi has been with Spicewood Springs Animal Hospital since 2018. She has been working with animals since high school when she started volunteering at the Austin Human Society. Animals have always been her passion. She currently has two pugs, two cats, a green cheek conure and a cockatiel. Right now Naomi is working on getting her Vet Tech Certification but her ultimate goal is marine biology and working with rescuing and rehabilitating marine life.

Aaron

Aaron joined the reception team Spicewood Springs in Spring of 2021. Born and raised in Texas, he graduated from UT with a bachelor’s in East Asian Studies and a minor in Japanese. Previously he worked in Japanese restaurants in the Austin area and has developed a love for food and cooking. One day, he hopes to teach English overseas. Outside of work, Aaron enjoys games, studying language, and spending time with his cat Maria.

Abigail

Abigail joined the Spicewood Springs family in 2020 and works as a veterinary technician. She has worked in the veterinary field all her life, first being introduced to it through wildlife rehabilitation volunteer work in her native Minnesota in her teens. She shares her home with Enola June, a rescue mutt extraordinaire, and two personable cats named Boy Cat and Momma Kitty. In her free time Abigail enjoys spending time with her pets and loved ones, knitting, cooking, and listening to true crime podcasts.

Alina

Alina is a Vet Assistant and Veterinary Assistant certification program student at ACC. She started in ACC’s nursing path but realized her passion was working in animal healthcare, and she joined our team in October of 2023. As a lifelong Austinite, Alina loves to be outside in nature and enjoys local authentic Mexican, Asian, and BBQ cuisines. She also likes baking tasty treats for her family, watching anime, or video gaming, and enjoys spending time in museums and antique shops. She recently welcomed a new furry member to her family, an adorable chihuahua puppy named Pudding.

Allie

Allie is a Licensed Veterinary Technician who has been with Spicewood Springs since 2016. She is also Fear Free® certified. At home she has three dogs: Eddie, Krueger, and Hyde. She is currently pursuing a veterinary technology degree, and is especially interested in clinical pathology. Allie’s favorite activities outside of work include outdoor adventures, art, and traveling — whether home to Maine or visiting new places.

Anna

Anna has been a veterinary technician since 2021 and became part of SSAH in 2023. She grew up in central Austin and became an earnest dog lover after rescuing her beloved lab mix Maya in 2016. Outside of doting on the dogs and cats at work, she is often found hiking the beautiful Austin trails and looking for the safest swimming spots to accommodate her water-obsessed dog.

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Caitlin

Caitlin works as a veterinary technician at Spicewood Springs Animal Hospital. She previously worked  with us as a receptionist from 2010-2016, and a kennel technician prior to that. She can also be found working at a local med-spa as an esthetician and laser technician. She has a bachelors in marketing/fashion merchandising and in her free time enjoys trying new restaurants, exploring the Austin outdoors, and naps. She and her partner Chris share their home with Maddox the pitbull, and Penny, a small terrier mix.

Chastity

Chastity started working with animals through her high school’s agriculture science class. Shortly after high school she began working in animal intake at an animal shelter which led her to becoming a veterinary receptionist at an emergency hospital in 2017. Chastity joined us at SSAH in 2019. She enjoys working with animals and helping educate people on proper pet care. She has one dog, named Bugsy, who is a shy couch potato. In Chastity’s free time she enjoys reading, movies and spending time near the water.

Doug

With a dog, a cat, two rats and three fish, it becomes quite obvious that Doug is a lover of animals. He has surrounded himself with animals of all types since he was a child, and has been working within the pet industry for well over 3 years. He started at SSAH as a Kennel Technician in August of 2015. Outside of work, he enjoys writing, drawing, and spending time outdoors.

Ellie

Ellie joined Spicewood as a receptionist/kennel technician in March 2022. Their favorite thing about the job is advocating for animals that cannot advocate for themselves. They have two cats, Juno, a tortie/calico squawk-goblin and Boo Berry, a vocal tuxedo cat who eats any piece of garbage that she finds. They also have a smiley little leopard gecko named Pepita. Ellie loves scary movies, retro games, death metal, watching TV, and cuddling with their wife.

Inez

Inez is originally from Houston and has worked in Vet Med since 1992. She joined SSAH as a veterinary technician in 2021. She has two cats, Hombre and Frida, and an abundance of part-time pets that she cares for via various pet-sitting ventures. Inez is a sneaker enthusiast, always styled out head to toe. She is also an avid cyclist and concert-goer and when not working or hanging with her cats can be found on the Austin trails or at a local music venue.

Jerry

KENNEL MANAGER

Jerry was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Gallaudet University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He started working with animals in 2013 as a dog walker. In 2020, Jerry joined SSAH as a kennel technician. He and his wife have two dogs, an American Pitbull Terrier named Zora and a Black Mouth Cur mutt named Xena. Outside of work, Jerry loves hiking, traveling, gaming, and watching horror movies.

Kerrie

Kerrie joined Spicewood Springs Animal Hospital as a veterinary technician in 2016. She is originally from Boston, MA, and attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque before moving to Austin. Kerrie shares her home with two rescue dogs, Jessie and Rio, and two cats, Chip and Salsa. In her spare time Kerrie enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and friends, and playing pickleball.

Kiana

Kiana moved from Rhode Island to Texas in 2017 and began working in veterinary emergency medicine. She joined SSAH as a receptionist in February of 2024. As a receptionist, Kiana enjoys all the happy pets and familiar faces. She has two doodles, Maddox and Moo who are best friends and do everything together. In Kiana’s free time, she likes to spend as much time as possible with her dogs. They are her best friends, and she would take on the world with them.

Leo

Leo has been a veterinary technician since 2008, taking a break from 2010–2014 while serving in the United States Army as a combat medic. He has worked in veterinary general practice, emergency, and neurology. Leo has a daughter, whom he adores, and a chiweenie named Athena. He enjoys going on walks with his daughter and pups. Leo has worked at Spicewood Springs since 2015. On his personal time Leo is a dedicated D&D gamer.

Ty

Ty joined SSAH in 2023 as a receptionist. Her favorite part of the job is getting to love on all the pets that come through the door and getting to know our clients. Ty has a self-dubbed mini-zoo at home with five cats, Mittens, Clawz, Bynx, Tom, and Maleficent, and three large dogs, Thor, Lightning, and Rokito. She also has four not-so-furry human children who entertain her time while I’m not at work and help her take care of their mini-zoo. She enjoys spending her free time in nature, on a cliff, hiking, or camping – doing anything that gets her in touch with the outdoors.

Wesley

Wesley has been in the veterinary field for 15 years. He started at Spicewood Springs December of 2022 as a Receptionist. He enjoys interacting with clients and their pets and educating people on proper pet care. Outside of work he enjoys video games, Dungeons & Dragons and spending time with his zoo of animals which include 3 dogs, 4 cats and 3 jumping spiders.

Victoria

Victoria started working in the veterinary field in 2019 as a kennel/vet assistant and she first started working with animals in high school when she raised goats and pigs. She joined the Spicewood team in 2021 and she loves how every day is always different and how she is always learning something new. Victoria graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science in 2022. She has a cat named Rue and a dog named Radar. Victoria enjoys hikes with her dog or cuddling up with her cat and a good book.

Zephyr

Zephyr joined the Spicewood Springs team during the Texas freeze of 2021. They have been in the veterinary field since 2018, starting as an overnight receptionist at a local emergency clinic and making their way up to being an ER technician. They decided to make the transition to general practice to further expand their veterinary knowledge and become more familiar with animal wellness. They have one dog, Sir Andrew Maxwell Dwyer, who loves long walks, being the center of attention, and will always appreciate more treats.