The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is: Do what you love & love what you do – it’s like you’re not even working. Cats or Dogs?: Yes please, both along with many others. I can’t choose, I let them choose me. What’s the most inspiring part of your job?: The underdog stories. The geriatric. The scared, the disheveled, the silent ones, the crazy ones. The story behind the scenes. There are no words to describe it. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I’d grow up to be: A veterinarian. Then I grew up and realized veterinarians need heroes too. If you were a pasta shape, what shape would you be and why?: Hands down, Elbow Macaroni! Starts out in a self-protect shape, a little curled up, unsuspecting….. Then suddenly, right before your eyes, this little U shaped pasta blossoms into a diverse tool. “Grow through what you go through”.