Andrea Blestrud started working as a veterinary technician in 1999 after receiving her certificate in veterinary assisting. She had a strong desire to work with animals all of her life. Growing up, she loved being outside with all of her pets; dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, birds, snakes, tarantulas, rats and a pig. She spent her teenage years volunteering with the City of Phoenix as a Park Ranger Cadet and with Liberty Wildlife. Andrea started working with the Arizona Humane Society in 2004 after several years in private practice and specialty hospital settings. She has worked in all of the public spay/neuter clinics under the Arizona Humane Society, but primarily on the mobile truck. She has travelled all over the state providing low cost wellness options to communities in need. These areas range from Window Rock to Sierra Vista as well as the Phoenix metro area. Seeing the extreme need of wellness services across the state, Andrea wanted to assist Dr. Diskin in his endeavor to create and expand preventative care options available to the community [citation].