Meet our Team

Dr. Laura Adrian (Olsen) grew up in Rochester, Minnesota where she developed a passion for cats early in life. She received her bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and her veterinary medical degree from the University of Minnesota in 2014. Her interests include feline medicine, preventive medicine, nutrition, and dentistry.

She and her husband moved to the Phoenix area in 2016. They have two cats, Milo and Derby, and Darwin the Basset Hound. In her spare time, Dr. Adrian enjoys home remodeling, playing trumpet in the Scottsdale Community Band, amateur photography, and listening to music.

Kristin graduated from Texas Tech University with a B.S. in Animal Science. She has over 20+ years’ experience in veterinary medicine. She has been a certified veterinary technician since 2003 and a previous practice manager since 2008. Her four-legged family includes Tatum, a Golden Retriever; and 2 rescue kittens Foxy and BonBon. When not at work Kristin enjoys spending time with her husband John and their two sons, Brayden and Carsen. She also has an interest in crafting. Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is building relationships with pets and their owners.

Kimberly has always known that she wanted to be in the veterinary field with a special interest in feline medicine. While living in Illinois, she worked as a chemical buyer but worked part-time as a kennel assistant to break into the field.

She has two felines, Vera and Marie, domestic shorthairs, that she adopted while working at an animal clinic in Chicago. Vera and Marie were found in a horse barn in Wisconsin and brought to her clinic through a mutual friend of the clinic’s owner.
They quickly adopted Kimberly as their pet parent.

Kimberly enjoys vegan/vegetarian cooking, painting and shopping and socializing with her friends. She is an avid Chicago Bears fan and when she can’t attend their games she is watching them on cable.

Ashley has a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science from the University of Arizona. She was a Lab Assistant at the U of A Animal Pathology Department where she analyzed biological samples for research. Ashley was a volunteer for VIDA that provided spay/neuter clinics in Central America.

Her veterinary experience has been in small animal clinics with an interest in dentistry.

She has a German Shepherd named Xena and Hope a Chihuahua Mix. Xena is in training to compete in flyball. She has received the title of Canine Good Citizen Advance and Rally Novice from the American Kennel Club so far.

Ashley outside interests are horseback riding, CrossFit and dog sports.

Lori received her Technician Assistant Certificate from Pima Medical Institute in Tucson. She worked at the Arizona Humane Society and during that time, she fostered 2 canines and 13 felines. Lori also volunteered at Tucson Wildlife Center.

Her pets are a Catahoula Mix named Blue and an Orange Domestic Long Hair named Courage.

Lori has been working with the Blue on obedience training and both she and Blue are doing a great job.

She likes to spend her free time at parks with Blue and with her family.

Mariah has been in the veterinary field for several years. During that time, she developed a special interest in phlebotomy and radiography. She decided to further her education by attending Pima Medical Institute and graduated in 2018 with a Technician Assistant Certificate.

Her fur babies are Hazel, a pit bull/terrier mix and Zeus, a blue nose pit bull.

Mariah loves all things vintage and antique. She collects vintage cameras and typewriters. Her hobbies included photography, hiking, makeup, pen paling/snail mail and a fountain pen enthusiast.

Carlene has worked in the animal field for twelve years. She started as a foster for a small animal rescue before going into grooming. While working at a grooming/veterinary office she found a passion for veterinary medicine. Carlene's career goal is to become a Certified Veterinary technician and she is currently enrolled in Penn Foster to achieve this. Carlene's four-legged family includes Dogs Reilly, Angus, Mufasa, Bristol, Holly, Ginny, Pickles, and Reme. She also has two tortoises Mazikeen and Malaki. When not at work Carlene enjoys spending time with her son Dayshawn, doing woodworking projects, and cooking.

Ximena has always known she wanted to be in the veterinary field by watching shows related to veterinary medicine since she was little, her goal is to continue school to be a veterinarian for the army because she has an interest in working dogs. Ximena has a Belgian Malinois, and his name is Tecate. She enjoys spending time with Tecate and her friends when she is not working. She also likes playing soccer and watching her favorite soccer team compete, the USA women's soccer team. 

Sheyla always had a Love for animals, She also has an interest in Exotic Animals. As her childhood dream has been to become a veterinarian, she's been taking her first steps as a Penn foster College Online Student working towards receiving her Veterinary Technician Associate Degree. In her free time, she loves to hang out at home and shopping online, not only for herself but for her four Feline Fur Babies Kobe, Lola, Cookie and Moto. Her favorite animals are Monkey's and Sheyla loves Makeup, Soccer, Art, Traveling and FOOD.