
Joann
Office Manager
Joann has been part of the NWPaPEC staff since July, 2007. She is a member of both the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association and Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Practice Association.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, scrap-booking, and spending time with her husband and her daughter; Papillon, Maggie; cats, Baby, Hobart, and Lucifer, and several backyard chickens.
Office Manager
Joann has been part of the NWPaPEC staff since July, 2007. She is a member of both the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association and Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Practice Association.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, scrap-booking, and spending time with her husband and her daughter; Papillon, Maggie; cats, Baby, Hobart, and Lucifer, and several backyard chickens.
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Technician Gordon brings vast knowledge and experience to our workforce here at NWPaPEC. He has an AS in Nursing, as well as a BS in Biology. He has worked in the veterinary field for over 20 years and has over 10 years' experience as a veterinary practice manager. Gordon's fields of interest include critical care, surgery, and anesthesia. Gordon also serves his community as a member of the local volunteer fire department as an EMT and firefighter, as well as a den leader for the Boy Scouts. Gordon enjoys spending his free time with his wife, 6 children, cat, Tigger and hound mix, Raj. ![]() Brittni
Technician After obtaining her Bachelor's degree from Edinboro University in Biology/Pre-Veterinary Medicine and working for three years in a small animal veterinary practice, Brittni joined our ranks in 2015. With so many different special interest opportunities in veterinary medicine, she is leaning toward small animal medicine with an interest in pocket pets. When she isn't working, Brittni enjoys spending time with her family, friends, boyfriend, and her two rescued cats, Sammy and Moo. |
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Technician After graduating Great Lakes Institute with a certification from the veterinary assistant program in 2001, Rebecca started working at a local small animal veterinary hospital and then joined the NWPaPEC team. She has many special interests in the veterinary medical field, a few include emergency medicine, client education, and dental care. When not on shift at the ER, Rebecca enjoys jetskiing, boating, fishing, and spending time on Erie’s beaches in the sunshine. She and her husband enjoy spending time with their kitty, L.E., a domestic short hair. ![]() Brittany, Technician (Certified) Brittany recently joined our technical staff in early 2017 after graduating from the Vet Tech Institute in Pittsburgh. Working through her externship with us, she confirmed her love of emergency medicine. We are excited that her externship helped solidify her direction in veterinary medicine. Brittany enjoys spending time with family and friends during her free time. She spends her down time with her own "zoo" (as she puts it) at home including, 3 dogs, Jana, Cooper and Sam; 2 cats, Bink and Radar; and a rat named Sebashan. She also enjoys hunting, camping, and reading. |
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Technician (Certified) Sue joined our ranks in September 2010. She comes to us with a very diverse background, including 25 years prior experience, including 17 years working with both domestic pets and farm animals. Sue has an Associates degree from Medical School of Allied Heath Careers. Her areas of interest in the veterinary field include the utilization of technicians and large animal medicine. Outside of work, Sue enjoys hunting, sports, camping, and spoiling her granddaughters. Sue and her husband share their home with their two rescue dogs Gator and Lena. ![]() Patty
Technician (Certification pending) Patty joined our ranks in November 2013. She is a student of Veterinary Technician Distance Learning program through Purdue University and is member of their 2019 graduating class. She is also a member in good standing with PVMA, NAVTA and VECCS. Her areas of interest within the field include equine medicine, surgery, as well as emergency and critical care medicine. Away from the clinic, she enjoys hunting, fishing and cake decorating. Patty and her husband share their home with their toy poodles Mindy & Sully; Golden Retriever Mustard. She also enjoys spending time at the barn with their cats, Bullwinkle, Crosby, Roxy and Stetson while tending to their horses Chevy, the Mustang and Sam, the Quarterhorse-cross. |