Where you and your pet are family
Andrea
Hospital Administrator, RVT
Andrea joined the CVH team in June 2019. She graduated with her degree in Veterinary Technology from Michigan State University in 1992 and moved to Fort Wayne in 1994.
Andrea has made the return to primary care after having worked the last 20 years in specialty and emergency medicine. She has a long standing interest in training and has trained her pets for obedience trials and visiting therapy work. She has recently become Fear Free certified to better provide a less stressful veterinary visit for your fur children. She also works at Animal Care and Control in surgery assisting with spays and neuters for the adoption animals and community cats.
Andrea lives in Roanoke with her husband Kevin and son CJ, their two quarterhorses Commanche and Thunder, English bulldog Petunia, cats Biscuit and Calypso, and a henhouse full of chickens. Andrea loves being active in the great outdoors and enjoys horseback riding, camping, hiking, kayaking.
Kristina
Front Office Manager
Kristina joined the CVH team in June of 2020. Before coming to CVH she worked at another veterinary office for 6 years, and prior to that she worked in the adoption center at Animal Care and Control for 7 years. Kristina knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals, she was an active member of Animal Care and Control's Animal Care Teens for 6 years and became a volunteer at ACC when she was 14, from there her passion for caring for animals blossomed.
Kristina is married to her husband, Josh, they have a son and a daughter together. They share their home with 1 dog, Marley and 3 cats, Lola, Gary and Cheeto. In her free time Kristina enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, kayaking and going to the lake in the warmer months. Kristina enjoys spending time with her children at the library, zoo and science central.
Lisa
Veterinary Technician
Lisa graduated from IBC in 2007 and worked in emergency medicine since graduating. She joined the CVH team in December of 2020, she enjoys the relationships she is building with clients working in small animal practice. Lisa has been married to her husband, Marcus, since 2013 they have 2 daughters together. In her free time she enjoys bowling, she is part of a local women's bowling league and a couples bowling league. In the warmer months she enjoys spending time outside with her husband and their daughters.
Danielle
Veterinary Technician
Danielle joined the CVH team in April of 2021. She has always loved animals and knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals. Danielle graduated from IBC in 2013, she has worked in emergency medicine and at a mixed animal practice prior to joining the CVH team. Danielle is glad to be back in a small animal practice because she loves building relationships with clients. In her free time Danielle enjoys spending time with her family, she also enjoys knitting, embroidery projects and baking. Danielle has 1 dog named Pryia, a border collie/terrier mix, who loves to play fetch with a frisbee.
Maria
Veterinary Technician
Maria joined the CVH team in March of 2024. Maria is a graduate of Purdue's Veterinary Technology program with a special interest in animal behavior. Maria has worked in both primary care and emergency care. She has always been very passionate about the human animal bond and helping pet owners grow their relationship with their pet(s). In her free time Maria enjoys spending time with her 5 children and her husband Christian of 22 years. They love exploring downtown Fort Wayne and trying all the new restaurants that have recently been added. Currently Maria doesn't have any pets because of her busy life raising 5 children, however her favorite breed are beagles. Once her children are older she would love to have one.
Christie
Client Services
Christie joined the CVH team in August of 2023. Christie started working in veterinary medicine in 2000 as a client service representative and fell in love with helping clients with their pets. In her free time Christie enjoys spending time with her family outdoors. Christie has 2 daughters and 1 son with her husband, Eric. She loves going to watch her daughters play soccer and to her son's wrestling matches. Christie has a parakeet and Beta fish.
Jill
Veterinary Assistant
Jill grew up on a small farm in Bluffton, Indiana, where she was a 10 year 4-H member. She graduated with honors from Purdue University with a Bachelor's degree in Animal Production.
After college, she worked for 8 years in veterinary medicine before taking time off to raise her daughter. She then joined the CVH team in 2008.
Jill lives on 20 acres in Whitley County with her daughter, where they raise Ragdoll cats, goats, various types of poultry, and Chinchillas. They also share their home with three horses, several dogs, and a Macaw.
Student Interns
Students Abby and Olivia
We enjoy mentoring the future generation of Veterinary Medicine both collage and high school students. If you are interested in interning with us please reach out.