Veterinary Support
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Sarah Brooks, RVT
Technician Supervisor
Sarah Brooks, RVT
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
Sarah has been a valued employee of VCA Cottage for 12 years. She takes pride in supervising several RVT's and Assistants and is instrumental in overseeing the compassionate care that each pet receives at Cottage.
Sarah's hobbies are riding her six horses and caring for a number of other four-legged creatures. -
Donna Beamis
Registered Veterinary Technician
Donna Beamis
School: University of Maryland, BS
Donna has been working in the small animal veterinary field in the Bay Area for over 20 years.
She has a Bachelor's degree in Zoology and Computer Science.
Donna joined VCA Cottage in 2005 and has enjoyed the wide variety of pets that frequent the clinic. She appreciates working with the rest of the wonderful staff.
Donna currently lives with one dog, three cats, one chinchilla, and her husband. -
Gina Tonti
Registered Veterinary Technician
Gina Tonti
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
School: University of California, Berkeley, BA
Gina has always had a great love of animals and has had many pets growing up. While her friends were getting after-school jobs babysitting, she was the neighborhood pet-sitter. Gina developed a soft spot for rabbits in particular, and has had at least one rabbit living with her since she was very young.
Gina started working for VCA Cottage Animal Hospital in June, 2006 and LOVES it here! Before working for Cottage, she was a client here. She always loved how well the staff treated her as a client, and her pets as patients, and she decided this was the kind of place she wanted to work. Of course, everyone here was very welcoming and receptive to her joining the team.
Gina graduated from UC Berkeley in 2002 with a BA degree in English, hoping to become a teacher, but life is unpredictable and clearly had other plans. Gina went back to school in 2006 to work on becoming a Veterinary Technician; she graduated from Western Career College in 2008 and sat for the RVT License later that year. Gina continues to enjoy the field and enjoys meeting and helping so many wonderful people and pets.
Home is not much different than work for Gina. She has nine animal "children:" three cats, four rabbits, a tortoise, and a duck. Thankfully, Gina's husband is also an animal lover! Aside from tending to her "herd," she enjoys reading, writing, photography, and music, as well as many outdoor activities such as hiking and snowboarding. -
Kimberly Strain
Veterinary Assistant
Kimberly Strain
Veterinary Tech School: Western Career College
Kim has been with VCA Cottage Animal Hospital since September 2009, and loves working with the variety of species seen here.
She attended Western Career College and graduated in August 2009 as a Veterinary Technician. She plans to take the board exam soon.
Kim currently lives in Walnut Creek, but enjoys visiting her cat, "KitKat," at her father's house. In her free time, Kim loves to bowl and spend time with friends, and she loves being outdoors in the sun.
