Marisa Muniak, BVM&S, is a team member since March 2023. She is pictured with her dogs, Finnegan and Taysom. Marisa found a kitten with a respiratory infection in her backyard the summer before sixth grade, which sparked her interest in veterinary medicine. She became fascinated while nursing the kitten back to health and started to shadow a small-town vet every opportunity she had during career days and summer holidays during her veterinary studies. Her first visit to New Orleans was in high school, and she instantly fell in love with the city. She moved into her dorm at Tulane in August 2007 and has considered New Orleans home ever since. Her favorite movie or TV show is a tie between "Bringing Up Baby" and "The Philadelphia Story." She enjoys backpacking in Europe or the British Isles if she could be anywhere other than New Orleans right now [citation].