Dena was raised in the Carolinas. After more than ten years working as a professional singer, she decided to switch passions and work in veterinary medicine. Dena worked at a large emergency practice in Mississippi helping patients and assisting clients until moving to Fort Mohave in 2007.

She and her son Lane share their home with their dogs Jovie and Ivan, both rescues. “What I love most about working at Advanced Animal Care is helping the patients and their owners. Great veterinary care is a needed service in our area, and I am so happy to be a part of it!”

Lisa was born and raised right here in Arizona. She loves outdoor adventures such as camping and going to the river. Her passion for animals started with her first dog, a black poodle named Dookie. Her family makes jokes about her “starting a zoo” at her home because she’s always bringing a dog or cat home. She is very eager to learn more about helping animals.

Lisa shares her home with her 2-year-old son Ryan, a Pitbull named Leia, Miniature Pinscher named Pilot, and a cat named Cheese. “I never thought I’d be able to work for a veterinarian and help animals the way I do today. I am so happy I can do what I love for a living at Advanced Animal Care.”

Even though Julie had medical training in the human field she decided to pursue her interests in the veterinary field due to her lifelong love of animals. Since 2006 Julie has been committed to helping pets and their owners. “I enjoy working at Advanced Animal Care because not only does everyone have a great desire to help pets in our area, but they are truly concerned for the person holding the end of the pet’s leash as well!”. Julie shares her home with her husband Jason, daughter Aubriana, and her wonderful fur-kids Tango and Miah. She loves to camp, travel, and work on home improvement projects.

Though Jennifer was born in California she spent some years of her childhood living in Arizona where her love of the outdoors began. She collected critters from the neighborhood, always busy outside. Swimming lessons were necessary with swimming pools and the river close by. Her favorite activity was night swimming during the summer months. Jennifer’s first pet was a Doberman shepherd mix named Sampson. She couldn’t hook the leash to the collar, so she just put the leash in his mouth and Sampson would hold it and walk with Jennifer along the Greenbelt.

As an adult, Jennifer became a hairdresser and owned her own salon for 13 years. She took pride in making every client feel welcome and better when they left. During this time, she made trips to Arizona every chance she got, pulling her boat, leading the kids and headed for the river or Lake Mohave. When the time was right, Jennifer shut down her salon, packed up, hooked up the boat and loaded up the truck with her 5 dogs and moved to Arizona. She enjoys spending time on the water’s edge, hanging out with great friends and being outside as often as possible (even if that is picking up dog poop). Jennifer has greatly enjoyed becoming a part of the Advanced Animal Care team, helping people and helping animals.
“Everyone thinks their pet is the best, and none of them are lying.”

Jodi was born and raised in Southern California. She always loved animals but her calling started after saving a kitten she found in a dumpster. She was able to nurse the kitten (named Shady) back to health and he lived a long and happy life. Before working at Advanced Animal Care Jodi spent time working as a groomer and in an animal shelter. In 2018 she moved to Arizona with her fiance Nathan and soon after joined our team. Jodi has a deep connection with animals and has a true passion for helping them.

“We are lucky to have fur friends and I feel like it’s my purpose to help them be happy and healthy.” Jodi loves to write poetry, read, paint, and cuddle with her two Terrier mixes Zoey (Zozo) and Rusty, and her clowder of cats.

Stacy comes from California where she lived with her husband raising two beautiful children and working in the customer service field until moving to Arizona in 2019. Living near the river has allowed Stacy to do the things she enjoys in her off time which include off-roading and boating. 

“I love being able to take my prior experience in customer service and apply it to the veterinary field where I can help pets every day”. Stacy is blessed with a very handsome grandson and her fur babies, Charlie the cat and Chiweenies Dallas and Gina.