Erika was born in Fresno, CA but spent most of her childhood and teenage years in Thousand Oaks, CA. After high school, she attended SBCC then transferred into Cal Poly where she graduated. She joined our team in October 2015 as a Customer Care Representative. She was initially interested in becoming a paleontologist in grade school but later realized she loved warm, fuzzy animals more than their fossils. She works in this field because she wants to make the animal’s experience as smooth and pleasant as possible, and to give back the comfort and affection pets have given her through her life. Erika’s favorite areas of veterinary medicine include surgery and radiology, and she plans to retake the California RVT exam this year [citation].