Cynthia came to CTCH in July of 2007 as their new receptionist and assisting the doctors in the exam rooms. In March of 2008 Cynthia took on the position of Hospital Manager when Karen Tweedy retired. Filling Karen's shoes is no easy task but Cynthia is up to the challenge.
Prior to CTCH Cynthia spent 5 years as a stay at home mom with her daughter Katelynn. Before that, she was a clientele specialist for a large retail corporation. Coming to work at the cat hospital was like coming home for Cynthia. She grew up at her father's animal hospital and her first job when she was eleven was helping clean kennels and feed animals. She has also fostered orphaned kittens and puppies for as long as she can remember.
Cynthia lives in Round Rock with J.R. and her beautiful daughter Katelynn, who has inherited her mother's and her grandfather's love for animals. They share their home with 2 dogs, Roadie and Lily, 3 very spoiled cats, Claudia, Max and Jax and 2 dwarf hamsters, Jake and Drake.
Dawn Shepherd
Bookkeeper
Dawn joined CTCH in September of 2007. She has worked as a full-charge bookkeeper for various organizations since 1993. Bookkeeper might be her job title but it definitely does not describe all that she does at the cat hospital. Dawn's name can be heard ringing through the halls when anything needs to be fixed or figured out. She is most definitely not afraid of getting her hands dirty. It is not unusual for Dawn to get to CTCH and have to change scrubs because she is filthy from climbing in a ditch to rescue a scruffy looking little cat on her way to work.
Dawn moved to Texas from Virginia in 1991. She has volunteered for a local feral cat rescue group for the past five years and has had animals all her life. Dawn has 14 cats, 1 Great Dane, Bella, a Military Macaw, Lalye and Greg, the man who supports her passions for the "critters", as she calls them. Most of Dawn's friends consider her a little fanatical about cats but at CTCH she fits in perfectly.
Veterinary Technicians
Jeanne Shaffer
Head Veterinary Technician
Prior to coming to work at CTCH Jeanne had volunteered for rescue groups since she was a teenager. Jeanne began working for CTCH in March of 2006. In June of 2008 she was promoted to Head Veterinary Technician. In her time here she has undergone training and course work to become CVA certified and well versed in the special care that cats require.
Jeanne has 27 cats, many of which are special needs cases. It is said around the hospital that her cats must have a sign in the window telling other cats to come on in to the wonderful, loving home that Jeanne and her husband Kirk have provided.
"My life has and will always be dedicated to saving and providing care for cats and kittens."
Rebecca Lyons
Veterinary Technician
Rebecca started out with CTCH in 2006 as a kennel technician. Early on it was easy to see that she was very passionate about the cats that she cared for. After being promoted to Veterinary Technician in January of 2008, Rebecca became CVA certified.
Although cats are Rebecca's favorite, growing up she had many different animals from rats to horses to lizards. Now, she resides in Austin with her husband Preston and their 15 year old cat Slash. Slash demands to be an only cat so she is unable to bring anyone else home. But there is no question that Gypsy, who lives here at CTCH, belongs to Rebecca, heart and soul.
Monica Martin
Veterinary Technician
Monica started working at Central Texas Cat Hospital shortly after it opened as a kennel tech in June of 2005. In November of 2006, she was promoted to Veterinarian Technician and was CVA certified in June of 2007.
Prior to joining CTCH, Monica was a stay at home mom. Before that very important job, she worked on a ranch in Llano, TX. where she helped haul hay, feed and build fences. It was there that she realized her passion and gift for working with animals.
Monica lives in Round Rock with her two daughters Cheyenne and Shelby and their dachshund, Dottie. Their current living arrangements do not allow them to have any cats, but she and her s can't wait until they will be able to adopt a special kitty into their family. CTCH will be happy to help when that day comes.
Mandi Villcheck
Veterinary Technician
Mandi joined CTCH in September of 2009 after working at an animal hospital in Universal City for one year. Prior to that she attended college in San Marcos.
Mandi is the second of five children and grew up always having hamsters, birds, cats in the home and chickens in the yard. She is from Kerrville, Texas but now calls Round Rock home with her boyfriend of four years, Jason and their three cats Deuce, Cocoa and Penelope.
Penelope is a recent rescue kitty Mandi could not resist, because of this we knew she was going to fit in perfectly with the rest of the staff here at CTCH.
Support Staff
Jan Morrison
Kennel Technician
CTCH first met Jan in 2007 when she was working as a "kitty nanny" for Shadow Cats. So when Jan applied for the position of Kennel Technician, CTCH jumped at the chance to hire her, already knowing how passionate she was about the cats.
Before moving to the area from upstate New York, Jan served in the army as a lab technician from 1978 to 1981. After finishing her tour of duty, Jan worked at a couple of pet supply stores as a pet care supervisor. She has also worked in a few boarding kennels and animal shelters and even one pet grooming salon.
Jan currently lives in Round Rock with her husband of 28 years and one of her four grown daughters. She is also a grandmother of a baby boy with another on the way.
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