Veterinary Technicians and Assistants

Elizabeth is originally from Snellville, Ga. She has had a love for animals since she was a little girl. Elizabeth attended and graduated from Gwinnett Technical College, Veterinary Technician Program. She also has her Bachelors degree in Animal Science and Certified Veterinary Assistant. Elizabeth has 3 dogs and 2 cats of her own and enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, horseback riding and hiking. 

Tori is a Monroe native that recently moved back after moving to Florida for a brief time. She is currently working on her veterinary technician certification. Tori currently holds an associates degree in biology and a bachelors degree in animal science with an emphasis in equine science management. 

 In Tori's spare time she enjoys horseback riding and training dogs. Tori has 3 fur babies: a not so chill Chilly an 8 year old lab, a very opinionated cat, Gwen, and a snuggly kitten named Rick. To complete the animal chaos, Tori also has one slithery sassy snake, Lola. 

Jamari is from Eastman, Georgia, and has been interested in veterinary medicine since she was a little girl. She started in the veterinary field by working with Large Animal Research Center at UGA and volunteering at local clinics. One day she plans on going back to school to receive her DVM license. For now, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Georgia.    When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new places. Jamari currently has two fur babies of her own named Lili and Chubs.

Eli began volunteering for a veterinary clinic at age 14. He began working as a kennel technician at Monroe Veterinary Clinic in 2014 while in high school. While working toward his undergraduate degree in biology, Eli started working as a veterinary technician assistant. As a veterinary technician assistant Eli helps with day-to day care of hospitalized and boarding patients. He also assists with routine wellness visits and prepping our patients for surgery.

Eli’s professional interests include educating clients on proper nutrition and preventative medicine for their pets. After helping treat multiple patients with Parvovirus or heart worms Eli became interested in how to better educate our clients on the importance of diet, parasite prevention, and vaccinations. These are the reasons that Eli is planning on attending the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in the future. 

A native of Snellville, Eli moved to Monroe in 2014 with his family, 8 year old Border Collie Maggie, and his 5 year old Maine Coon Murdock. 

In his free time Eli coaches soccer at George Walton Academy, plays on a soccer team in Athens, and goes fishing. 

Celeste is from Loganville, Georgia and has always had a love for animals. It all started when she adopted her first pet, a rescue cat named Smokey, when she was 6 years old. Since then, she always knew what she wanted to do when she grew up, and that was to work with animals. 

In 2019, she graduated from Gwinnett Technical College from their veterinary technician program and became a registered veterinary technician. Celeste has been working in veterinary medicine ever since. 

When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, baby boy, and their 2 fur babies. She has a tuxedo cat named Sunny who has been with her for 17 years and a 3 year old West Highland Terrier named Luna.

Donna has been in veterinary medicine since 2018, when she started as a vet assistant at a local humane society. She went on to become a Certified Veterinary assistant later while working in small and mixed animal general practice. Donna also works as a large animal ICU CVA at the University of Georgia. She is also in school to become a Registered Veterinary Technician. Donna has a passion for animal nursing with large emphasis on providing high quality patient care, intensive care treatment, and client education. 
In her free time, Donna enjoys spending time with her family, taking her dog Scuttle on hikes, concerts, and helps coach an IEA team as well as being an avid horseback rider herself. 

Rachel has lived in Monroe her entire life. Rachel graduated from Walnut Grove High School. She went on to get her associates degree in general studies from Georgia State University. Currently she is attending the University of Georgia to obtain her bachelors degree in animal science, eventually she would like to continue her education by attending the college of Veterinary Medicine at UGA.

Rachel has one canine fur family member named Bella. She has always enjoyed animals and helping them. In what little spare time she has she enjoys watching Netflix and spending time with her family and friends. 

Hannah is a local of Rutledge Georgia. Her interest in animals sparked when she found a sweet gray kitty she named Graycie. When Hannah graduated high school she began working as kennel assistant and her passion grew. Through training and dedication Hannah has earned her roll as a veterinary assistant here at MVC. She strives to help every patient and client she encounters. Hannah is very well known for her soothing abilities to handle fractious kitties. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, their Son and fur babies.