Our Staff

 
West Ridge Animal Hospital is very proud of its family of dedicated employees.  Every member of our staff is committed to providing the absolute best care possible for your pet - and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Marta, CVT - Hospital Director
Marta has been a Certified Veterinary Technician since 1991.  She is the past President of the Colorado Association for Certified Veterinary Technicians (CACVT) and stays involved with the organization.  She joined the West Ridge family in November of 2001.  She has known and worked with Dr Combs and Dr Hubert for over 16 years.  She is currently the Hospital Director at West Ridge and loves every minute of it.  She is always up for a challenge and enjoys learning something new every day.  She is married to Bob and has two beautiful children, a boy named Daulton, age 8 and a girl named Jordyn age 18 months.  They are her pride and joy!  Her pets include three dogs, two labbrdors named "Nala" and “Hunter” and a CRAZY Weimaraner named "Natasha".  She also has a cat named "Taboo" and two paint horses, "Bounty" and "Miracle".  When time allows (ha-ha), she enjoys training and riding horses, outdoor activities, and playing with the kiddos.
Carla - Inventory Manage, Employee Benefits Manager
Carla joined the West Ridge family in October 2000 and is very proud that she is the longest continuously employed staff member here. She was hired as a receptionist, but has since held the titles of Front Manager, Financial Manager, and Inventory Manager (sometimes all at once). Even though she is squeamish, learning about animals, their medical problems and veterinary treatments are a passion of hers. Customer service is very high on her list of priorities and she is always genuinely happy to help our clients. In fact, now that she works more behind the scenes now, she misses seeing all the clients she's met through the years. Carla lives here in Greeley with her husband, two rambunctious young sons and a smooth collie named Jake. Whenever possible, she and her family head to the mountains to hike and/or camp. When Carla has free time (what's that?!), she loves photography, reading, posting to her blog, and keeping up with her scrapbooks.
Audra - Client Care Coordinator
Audra is a Colorado native and grew up in a rural area south of Denver. Her entire childhood she spent time caring for animals at her house. She remembers having an interest in animals from a young age and decided to study biology in school. Audra graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2005 with a bachelor of science in Organismal Biology and a minor in Psychology. Her main emphasis in the biology department was animal behavior. Her career in the veterinary industry started while she was getting her degree at UNC. She had started as a receptionist at another local veterinary hospital and fell in love with the atmosphere of a vet clinic. Audra lives in a house with her boyfriend and four pets: Cryptor, a 1½ year old Italian Greyhound; Bronx, a 11 month old boxer; Isis, a 3½ year old Manx cat; Jello, a 1 year old Calico kitten; and Puck, a 6 month old "foster" kitten.
Victoria - Animal Care Coordinator
Victoria has been with the Animal Care staff at West Ridge since 2004. She is currently attending CSU and majoring in Psychology. She always goes above and beyond when it comes to the animals. She loves them as they were her own. She enjoys reading, sleeping, watching movies and spending time with her family. She has a bird, a St. Bernard, a kitten and two Guinea Pigs. She could never work anywhere but West Ridge.
Danny - Maintenance
Danny has been a part of the West Ridge family since 2003, and we quickly learned that he can fix anything! If you want something done right, you can count on Danny. No matter how small or how big the situation he is always ready to help out with a smile. He has many children (too many to count), a bull dog, a border collie mix and a Conure. He enjoys coaching wrestling, and spending time with his family.
Jeremy - Webmaster
Even though he only officially joined the West Ridge family in 2005, he has been helping Carla and the staff with computer issues since 2000. He currently creates the newsletter, keeps our website updated for us, and helps with technology questions. In his "spare" time, he goes to school full time to be an accountant, works from home via the internet, has a Fantasy Football League, raises two rambunctious boys; Hayden (4) and Asher (2), and watches two toddler girls. Other than that, he enjoys hiking, camping, politics, computer-fixing and anything stereotypically male (think power tools, etc.).
 
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Mary, CCRP
Mary was born and raised in Illinois. She attended a community college and did work as a medical secretary and administrative assistant for hospice. In 1988, she went back to school and worked as a medical transcriptionist. She graduated as a Physical Therapist from University of Illinois in 1990. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Colorado to be closer to family and has worked at North Colorado Medical Center as a PT ever since. Mary has been certified in canine rehabilitation and will be providing rehabilitation services to West Ridge clients. Her interests include cooking, reading, camping, hiking, and scrapbooking. She lives with two canine companions, Molly and Kaylee, and has two sisters and a niece here in town that she is very close to.
 
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Sara
Sara is a Colorado native. Her childhood dog, Winnie, sparked her love for working with animals. Sara has been grooming in the area for 3½ years and has loved every minute of it. Sara started grooming at PetSmart after attending Univeristy of Northern Colorado for a while. Sara learned about a grooming opportunity at Mountain Vista after bringing her parents dog in for treatment. She decided to start her own grooming business there, and Paws and Claws grooming salon has taken off from there! Sara enjoys spending her time at home with her husband, Garret and her 3 dogs; Lucy, a 4 year old beagle; Desi, a 10 year old cocker spaniel mix; and her "baby" Teddy, a 2 year old Shih-Tzu.
 
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Nikki S., CVT
Hi my name is Nikki. I am a certified veterinary technician. I graduated from Colorado Mountain College. I am continuing my undergraduate in animal science at CSU in hopes to become a veterinarian. I have 3 Saint Bernards and 3 cats; Mr. Bo Jangles, Colonel, and Toby. I also have several cows. I have been working as a CVT at WRAH for 4 years.
Nicki P.
My name is Nicki. I have been in the veterinary world since 1991. I am the technician supervisor here at West Ridge, and work side by side with Dr. Combs. I love working at WRAH, have been here for 5 years and see myself here for many years to come. I share my life with many creatures including many birds, rabbits, lizards, tortoises, dogs, cats, tarantula, and guinea pigs. My purpose for being on this planet is to be an advocate for the animals. Help any animal that crosses my path, in any way that I can. Their lives are my life. To help their lives be healthier and happier through educating owners on proper care. To work at an animal hospital that has the same beliefs as I. Work side by side with an educated exotics vet, for exotics are my passion. If I can heal, comfort, raise, release back to the wild, help one person understand their pet, or make an animal smile, each day, then my reason for being is complete. My favorite things to do in any spare time I may get, is to hang with my animals, spend time with nature in the mountains, watching hockey and movies. My motto is "Anything for the creatures"!
Jennifer, CVT
Hi my name is Jennifer. I am a certified veterinary technician. I graduated from Bel-Rea Institute of Veterinary Technology. I have been at West Ridge for 3 years and work side-by-side with Dr. Durbin. I am married to a wonderful husband named Donnie. I have a Papillion named Mister, a golden retriever named Amber, and a cat named Daytona. I have a wonderful daughter named Samantha. I enjoy being a technician and taking care of animals everyday.
Mandy, CVT
My name is Mandy. I have always loved our beloved companion animals, especially dogs. For the past seven years I have been working with the behavior aspect of dogs and am now interested in combining my knowledge with the medical side. I can't wait to understand all the exotics that come to ths clinic. Maybe I will even find it in myself to befriend snakes and spiders!
 
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Sheri
Sheri has been a West Ridge Animal Hospital family member since August of 2004. She started working in our boarding facility but now works as a Client Care Representative. She also works one day a week as the assistant to the Hospital Director and Financial Manager. Before she started here, she had never worked with animals although she did have many cats and dogs when growing up. Now that she has, she can't imagine not working with them. Since starting here, she has adopted one cat and one dog, which her three children truly enjoy. From Sheri "This has been such a great learning experience for me and I have loved every minute of it. I have enjoyed meeting you and your pets and I look forward to seeing you again as well as meeting those of you I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet."
Stacey C.
Hi, my name is Stacey. I moved here last year from the Pacific Northwest to be closer to my family. I brought along my boyfriend of 10 years, Rodney, and our miniature dachshund named Stretch. I have worked at West Ridge since July 2006 and am happy to be working here with such amazing people who truly care about the wellbeing of animals and each other. I enjoy politics and Apple computers and hope to someday help make the world a better place.
Stacey J.
I am fun and have a great love for animals, especially exotics. I have many animals; sugar gliders, birds, frogs, turtles, snakes, a cat and a dog. My goal is to be a Veterinary Technician. I love to spend my off time with my husband, 4 year old, 1 year old, and my critters.
Jade
Jade is originally from South Dakota, but has resided in Colorado for the past 10 years. She grew up on a ranch with every kind of farm animal imaginable. She worked jobs in high school with seals and sea lions, and also with birds of prey and parrots. She came to Colorado to go to UNC where she received her degree in field biology with a minor in chemistry. She currently lives in Greeley with her boyfriend of 2 years and their cat, Fry. She loves all animals, especially horses and seals. She eventually would like to work in a zoo or aquarium. In her free time she enjoys watching movies, going to Rockies games, and eating at new places. She holds a second job at Roma Restaurant here in Greeley. She loves both her jobs, the people she meets, and the diversity of West Ridge Animal Hospital.
 
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Stephanie W
Hi, my name is Stephanie. I moved to Colorado from Kansas about 5 years ago. I am currently attending Aims Community College. I hope to someday have a career working with animals. I have a Yorkie named Nikki and a Yorkie-Chihuahua named Tony.
Niki P
o I have lived in Greely almost all of my life. For pets, I have 4 rats: Havock, Fry, Pol, and Victor. Someday soon, I plan to attend Veterinary Technician classes. I absolutely love The Simpsons and have a ridiculous collection in my home!
Kristina G
o My name is Kristina and I am 23 years old (going on 24!). I am an under-grad student at UNC, working on my bachelors degree in Biological Sciences. I’ve worked as a kennel attendant at West Ridge for almost a year and I LOVE it! It’s great working with animals all the time. I was born and raised in Colorado (and all over Colorado). My favorite place is Boulder because most of my family lives out there. I hope to move to Hawaii and work at a veterinary hospital out there after I graduate because I desperately need a change of scenery. But I will miss all of the dogs, cats and people I’ve gotten to know during my time at West Ridge! I think that working here has helped me to grow as a person and even helped me get to know myself more than I had before. It’s a wonderful place and all of the people here truly do care about the best care for every animal that comes through our doors and tit is truly an inspiring place to work!
 
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Deb A.
I was born in Austin, TX but grew up in Colorado Springs. South Colorado is home to me. When I was 15 my family and I moved to Marietta, GA and lived there for 13 years. When my parents retired and decided to move to Greeley in 2005 I moved with them. I graduated from Kennesaw State University in Georgia. I'm currently working on my Master's degree in Counseling and going to Front Range Community College for a Veterinary Technician degree. In addition to that I have a writing diploma for Children's Writing. I am the youngest in my family and I have an older sister and older brother. I grew up around animals and have a black lab named Lexi, 3 cats (Mischief, Baxter, and Socks), a cockatiel named Rascal and lots of fish. They are one of the many joys in my life and are my four-legged children. One of my passions in life is Wildlife Conservation and helping others understand wildlife as well as domestic animals and what an important role they play in our lives and how special each animal is.
Brittanie S
My name is Brittanie S. I have always lived in Colorado. We moved to Greeley when I was twelve, so I have been in school here since 8th grade and graduated from high school in 2006. I have always grown up wanting to help animals. When I got the amazing opportunity to work at West Ridge Anima Hospital, it felt like my life long dream was coming true. Everyone has such positive attitudes and we are truly here for the passion of helping animals. I plan to go to school and become a veterinary technician and I feel I get to learn from some of the greatest Doctors here! I’m so happy to finally have this opportunity..
 
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Christie
I've always loved animals. I lived on 5 acres and had horses, pigs, dogs, and rabbits. For 11 years, I was a 4H leader with animals. I owned a pet store for 3 years. So animals have always been in my life. I love them and they are our best friends. I'm so glad I'm at West Ridge where I can help our friends get better and show them loving care.
Angie
I grew up in Windsor, CO. Hitchhiked aaround from 19 yrs old until about 21 to almost all 50 states. Lived in Maui for a year. Settled in Seatle for 7 years. Have been in healthcare for most of my adult life caring for elderly and developmentally disabled adults. Came back to Colorado this year to help my pregnant sister and ill mother. Planning to finish college as a holistic healer with a PhD in metaphysics. I love big dogs, lizards, toads, frogs and most exotics. Love wildlife, camping, concerts, playing guitar and piano, making art and designing jewelry. I plan to also do volunteer work at wolf rescues/sanctuaries and raptor rescue programs as well.

 

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