Our Staff

Our Staff

	*Kimberly W. Dennis* *Practice Manager* Kim has been at Acoaxet since Dr. Schor purchased the practice in 1990. She received degrees in Animal Science and Elementary Education. Kim started her employment as a veterinary technician and, after several years, moved forward in the hospital to become a practice manager. Kim devotes her time between work, family, and her various pets. Her frisky felines Coyote, Jordan, Sidney, and Sizzle enjoy spending time with their canine companions Willow, a Golden Retriever, and newly adopted Maackia, a sweet Podengo.
	Mary Rimoshytus Veterinary Technician Mary has been at Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic since March of 1997. She received a degree in Animal Science and followed her love of animals to become a veterinary technician. Her happy family includes her husband, her two daughters, her cats Betsy Boots, Francis, Tigger and her Labrador Jack, and her rabbit Penelope.
	Beth Miranda Inventory Supervisor Beth started working at Acoaxet part-time when she was only a junior at Westport High. Later she became employed as a full-time technician in June of 1998 and inventory supervisor. Her family includes her two beautiful children along with her cats Foster and Miller, her Bernese Mountain Dog Titan and her daughter's Guinea Pig Harriet.
	*JoAnn Duckworth* *Client Education and Technician* JoAnn has been a veterinary technician at Acoaxet since October of 1998. She majored in Biology and Organic Chemistry. Besides treating animals, she spends a lot of her time designing veterinary client education materials, quarterly newsletters, powerpoint presentations for veterinary lectures, and website material. She takes pleasure in spending time with her two beautiful sons, teaching tolerance to the family cats Darwin, Edison Owen James, Hagatha, Isabella Grace, Noah, Oscar and the family dumbo rats Bitsie and Dottie.
	*Loraine Clark* *Certified Veterinary Technician* Loraine joined the group at Acoaxet in February of 2000. She received her certification as a veterinary technician. She shares her home with her husband and adorable new born son. She also lives with her beautiful feline friends Ben N' Jerry who were both abandoned by their mother outside of an Ice Cream parlor. Her home also includes her batch of cute bunnies George, Sully and Liam.
	*Pam Brewster* *Veterinary Technician* Pam has been at Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic since November 2000. She followed her love and respect of animals to become a veterinary technician at our clinic. She has opened her door to her four cats Henrietta, Hamish, Harley, and Homer, her three dogs Stella, a Black Lab, and Hope, a beautiful Golden Retriever, and Cheech, a little rescue chihuahua. She also shares her love and devotion with her beautiful horse BayBerry.
	Crystal Mary Ferry Veterinary Technician Crystal is one of our technicians that came along in November of 2000 originally as part-time but is now one of our full-time staff members. Her family owns Milky Way Farm in Westport, so animals have always been a fixture in her life growing up. Besides cows, horses, and donkeys, Crystal has a Jack Russell Terrier named Russell, a one-eyed Collie named Maggie, a Chocolate Lab named Toby, a Cattle Dog named Baxter, a beautiful new French Bulldog puppy named Rueben, and at least 20 farm cats.
	*Robin Carling* *Certified Veterinary Technician* Robin became a veterinary technician at Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic in December 2001. She followed her love of animals to receive a certification as veterinary technician from Becker College. She shares her home with her husband and step-son, along with her rambuncous pups Jayda and Hogan, her 3 legged cat Calvin, and fiesty addition Dirty Dot.
	*Ellen O'Neill* *Veterinary Technician* Ellen started with us in March of 2004. She loves spending time with animals and enjoys being a veterinary technician at Acoaxet. Ellen shares her home with a menagerie of animals that she has adopted and nursed to health. She is fond of American Pit Bull Terriers and has a beautiful pit bull of her own named, Linus. He born with a congenital birth defect to his upper palate. Ellen's family also consists of several loving felines and a chubby rescue chihuahua named Princess.
	*Jennifer Gallant* *Certified Veterinary Technician* Jen joined the Acoaxet gang in August of 2004. She has received her certification as a veterinary technician and has been working with animals ever since. Jen and her husband have two beautiful daughters and share their home with their five cats CupCake, Dharma, Gatsby, Stella, George and her Labrador Retriever Bindi.
	*Kimblee Taber* *Certified Veterinary Technician* Kimblee, joined the veterinary technician team in August of 2004. She received her certification in veterinary technology at Becker College and has always shared her home with animals of all shapes and sizes. Kim's eclectic animal creatures consist of her cats Autumn, Davey, Doc, Stewie, and Wyatt, her dogs Rags, a CockaPoo, Shadow, a Golden, and Cadie, an adorable terrier mix, and her two ferrets Ophelia and Polonius. She also has a turtle named Ipswich, 24 beta fish, several little hamster friends, finches and a mouse.

	*Jessica Bergeron* *Veterinary Technician* Veterinary Technician, Jessica, joined Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic in the spring of 2008. She loves working with animals and aspires to return to veterinary school in the future. She lives with her husband and her two sons, and has opened her home to a circle of pets. Jessica and her husband share their Olde English Bulldog; Josie, a mix named Ringo, and two cats Fietsy Egg and Gladys.

	Brittany Raymond Veterinary Technician Along with Jessica, Brittany came aboard our team in the spring of 2008. Brittany has always had a deep love of all four-legged companions. She currently has 3 cats, 3 dogs, 1 horse that she cares for. In her free time away from Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic, Brittany indulges in her passion of barrel racing.

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Veterinary Technicians Oath

I solemnly dedicate myself
to aiding animals and society by providing excellent care and services for animals, by alleviating animal suffering, and by promoting public health.

I accept my obligations to practice my profession conscientiously and with sensitivity, adhering to the profession's Code of Ethics, and furthering my knowledge and competence through a commitment to lifelong learning.