Anna Marie attended Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA for the AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technician Program, where she graduated in 1978 with an Associated Degree in Science. She attended her practicum at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine at the New Bolton Center Campus located in Kennett Square, PA, and at the Philadelphia Campus. Before moving to the Erie area, she worked at the Bethayres Veterinary Hospital in Huntington Valley, PA. She became a PA Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) upon passing the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE). She attends veterinary continuing education seminars regularly. Anna Marie is very active in the outdoors with her many interests and her activities she shares with her husband, four sons, and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers [citation][3].