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 W, 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 labradors 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 H - Inventory Manager, 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, three rambunctious young sons, a smooth collie named Jake and Mitsy, a border collie.. 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 spending time with her family.
Audra G - 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 pets: Cryptor, an Italian Greyhound; Bronx and Brooklyn, two boxers; Isis, a Manx cat; and a few feathered friends.
Victoria S - 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 G - 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 H - 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, works from home via the internet, has a Fantasy Football League, and raises two rambunctious boys; Hayden and Asher. Other than that, he enjoys hiking, camping, politics, computer-fixing and anything stereotypically male (think power tools, etc.).
 
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Mary C
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 M
Sara is a Colorado native. Her childhood dog, Winnie, sparked her love for working with animals. Sara has been grooming in the area for 3˝ 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 L, 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 S, 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 this clinic. Maybe I will even find it in myself to befriend snakes and spiders!
Aurora L, CVT
I am married and we have a wonderful son together. I graduated from Front Range Community College with a degree in Veterinary Technology. I love animals and always knew I wanted to work with them. I am very excited to start my career as a CVT and there’s no better place I would want to start my journey than at West Ridge Animal Hospital. Right now, I have one cat and one dog, but am sure that will change; having so many animals in need of a home. In my spare time I like to stay active whether its working out, playing basketball with my husband or playing tag with my son.
Kate B, CVT
Hello, my name is Kate. I’m originally from Pennsylvania, but I moved to Denver a few years ago to attend Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology, where I really graduated as a Certified Veterinary Technician. I did my 10-week internship here at West Ridge, and loved it so much that I moved to Loveland to work here full-time. I have a blue heeler/Aussie mix named Bandit. In my free time, I love camping, hiking, fishing, snowboarding, and watching hockey. I look forward to gaining experience working with the amazing staff here at West Ridge Animal Hospital.
Courtney B, CVT
Hi, my name is Courtney and I am a Certified Veterinary Technician. I am a Colorado native and I have always dreamt of a career working with animals. I graduated from Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology in December 2008. I did my 10 week internship here at West Ridge, and was absolutely thrilled when I was offered a job here. I feel truly lucky to work with such an amazing group of doctors and fellow technicians. I live with my fiance, Andrew; a lab mix, Diesel; a rescue kitten from the hospital, Tremek; and a beta fish, Topaz. I enjoy watching movies, reading, being outdoors, and spending time with my family.
 
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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.
Amy M
I am a CCR here at West Ridge. I have been in the veterinary field for 13 years, an love it! My husband and I have two kids; Caitlyn and Bryden, along with several other “kids”: Gunnir, Mocha, Oliver, Tiger, Piper, Dixson, River, and many fish.
 
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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
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!
Charlotte P
I recently moved to Greeley and will be getting married in Phoenix January 2009. My long term goal is to end up working with captive animals in a zoo or sanctuary setting and focusing on enrichment.
 
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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 L
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.

 

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