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Meet the Staff

Jackie Zambrano

JackieJackie is a senior at George Mason University majoring in Biology. She was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Northern Virginia. Her family is from El Salvador and she is fluent in Spanish. She is interested in animals, conservation and environmental awareness.

Zoraida Palencia

ZoraidaZoraida was raised in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA, and now lives in Fairfax. She works at the clinic and as a Sign Artist for Trader Joe's. She likes to spend time outside of her jobs as a mother to her 4 year old cat ChiChi. She also enjoys working on her art while listening to music. She is, however, occasionally pulled away to drive her mother around town.

Shannon Frick

Shannon FrickShannon is a life-long lover of animals from all walks of life. She is the proud mother of a Malaysian box turtle named Pokey and a black rat-snake named Chuck Norris. She is an Emergency Medical Technician and is studying to become a Paramedic.

Julie Pollard

JulieJulie started working at the clinic in September of 2008. She is married and has two dogs - Harley, a Boxer, and Scrappy, a Puggle. When not working she enjoys spending time with her friends and family and going on long walks with her dogs.

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