Veterinary Pet Care Specialists
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Dr. Julia Campbell
Veterinarian, Owner
Born and raised on the east coast, Julia relocated to California after graduating from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine on the island of St. Kitts, and finishing her clinical year at Louisiana State University in 2014. Her internship at VCA Mission Animal and Bird Hospital in Oceanside was where she was trained in general practice, emergency, and exotics medicine. She has since relocated to North Carolin to be closer to family, where she currently practices veterinary medicine, and runs VETLY remotely.
In her spare time, she likes visiting the beach or the mountains, cooking, and enjoying fun activities with her husband and daughter.
Sierra Duarte
RVT
Sierra is a Southern California native who has grown up living in both the Temecula and Carlsbad area. At a very young age, she has always enjoyed learning and caring for different animals.
Growing up, she owned a wide variety of pets, including cats, dogs, guinea pigs, birds, and even fire-bellied toads. Years of pet sitting have opened up opportunities for her to get the chance to work with donkeys, horses and pigs. Now, working in the veterinary field, she is grateful to have had the chance to pursue her love for animals into a career. For the past 10 years, she has worked at general practices and two different specialty hospitals, including Veterinary Physical Therapy and Veterinary Dentistry.
She officially became a licensed Registered Veterinary Technician a few years ago, and is looking forward to all the amazing animals she will get to meet and care for in the future.
Melissa Serrano
Veterinary Technician
Melissa was born and raised in San Diego, California, and has had a passion for animals for as long as she can remember. She started pet-sitting when she was 16 years old, which helped strengthen her love for animal care and inspired her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
She graduated from PIMA in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and has been working as a Veterinary Technician at a specialty veterinary clinic since 2017.
At home, she has a German Shepherd, a Dachshund, and a cat who keep her life fun and busy. In her free time, she enjoys taking her dogs on walks, training her German Shepherd, baking, watching her son play baseball, and spending quality time with her family
She loves helping animals and their owners, and takes pride in making a positive difference in their lives every day.
Cindy Nguyen
Veterinary Assistant
Cindy is currently working towards a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from the National University. She is especially interested in diagnostic research and cardiology, and continues to explore different areas of veterinary medicine to grow her skills. She is hoping to eventually work in a Cardiology Catheter Lab.
Cindy shares her home with her cat and guinea pig. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games, working out, and spending time with her family and friends
Audrey Wallis
RVT
Audrey is a native Californian who grew up and is currently living in Temecula. She received her bachelors degree in Animal Health Science from Cal Poly Pomona in 2020 and became a licensed Registered Veterinary Technician shortly after. She has been working at small animal practices for the past 3 years and works mainly with small companion animals but has some experience with exotics/pocket pets as well.
Audrey’s favorite part about veterinary medicine is the variety that this career offers and the bonds you create with the animals. She is constantly learning new things and loves making a difference in not only the animal’s lives but pet owner’s lives too.
Audrey owns 2 dogs, Juicy and Harley, whom she spoils as if they are her own children. She enjoys spending time with them going on hikes or to the beach. When she is not with her dogs, she enjoys backpacking, traveling, and snowboarding.
Ashley Fogleman
Veterinary Assistant
Born and raised in Oceanside, Ashley knew from a very young age that she wanted to work with animals. She got her first dog at the age of 11 and had a great time training her.Ashley has been in the veterinary field for 12 years. During that time, she’s received her Veterinary Assistant Certification and will be going to school for Canine Behavior and Training. She has experience working in an Emergency/Specialty Hospital setting as well.
She loves knowing that she is helping pets and making a difference, especially when bonding with the scared & nervous animals and getting them to trust her.
At home, she shares her space with two older pitbulls, Harley & Thor, which she adopted as puppies.In her spare time I like going for hikes, running with my dogs, relaxing at the beach, & barbecuing with friends.
Linda Mertz
Veterinary Technician
She is currently working as a small animal vet tech in Escondido. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her boyfriend trying different restaurants in the area and helping out at her church. Linda also has a passion in helping the elderly.
Alyssa Villamor
Veterinary Assistant
Alyssa was born in Ventura County, but grew up and has spent most of her life in San Diego County. Growing up, she’s always had multiple pets ranging from turtles, snakes and lizards to rabbits, dogs and cats.
Alyssa has worked previously as a Certified Nutritional Consultant for Just Food for Dogs. She decided that she wanted to expand her knowledge and interest in helping pets stay healthy by becoming a Veterinary Assistant in a General Practice. She has worked as an assistant in Carlsbad for the past year, working exclusively with dogs and cats. She appreciates her current role for the connections she makes with clients and their loving fur babies.
While working as an assistant, she has also dedicated her time over the past 3 years volunteering by making acrylic paintings for local Shelter Adoption Events. At home, she is the mother of a beautiful 10 year old daughter, 3 dogs, and a bearded dragon. In her spare time, she enjoys crossword puzzles, 3D puzzles, music, and painting.
Kayla Allison
Veterinary Assistant
Kayla is originally from Wichita, KS but recently moved to California from Seattle, with her husband. She’s been in the veterinary field working as a vet assistant for 5 years, where she has learned to work with exotics, cats and dogs.
She grew up having pets and prides herself on being an animal advocate. She currently has three fur babies of her own; Ringo, a 9 year old orange tabby, as well as Albert and Kenobi, her 4.5 year old Guinea pigs. In her free time, she loves to read, get crafty and explore California with her husband.
Leia Brenneman
Veterinary Technician
Kurtis Snow
Veterinary Assistant
Kurtis was born and raised in San Diego county and has had just about every kind of job you can imagine, but eventually found his niche in Vet Med. Kurtis started as an Approved Veterinary Assistant intern and quickly graduated the program to earn his AVA Certificate from Veterinary Specialty Hospital. He was then awarded a scholarship to attend Purdue’s Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning Program in which he is currently enrolled. He has risen to Assistant Level Three at Veterinary Specialty Hospital where he works within the Radiology Department. He works mostly with companion animals but has experience with exotics such as rats and birds.
Kurtis has two cats of his own, Marie and Batsby, which he considers his babies. When he’s not spending time with his fur babies, he enjoys going to Padres games and enjoying all the restaurants the city has to offer.
