Veterinary Support
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Melissa Kaleta, CVT
Technician Supervisor
Melissa Kaleta, CVT
Veterinary Tech School: Holyoke Community College and Mount Ida College
Melissa went to Holyoke Community College for 1 year then transferred to Mount Ida College in Newton Ma where she graduated in 2004 with a Bachelors degree.
She now teaches at Holyoke Community College and has been on staff here for over 8 years.
When she is not working she enjoys going to Stanley park, going for walks and just spending time with her husband, son and daughter. -
joey
Certified Veterinary Technician
Joey Ruddeforth, CVT
Joey is one of our tecnicians. After obtaining his Veterinary Technician Certification, Joey continued his education and is presently a school teacher.
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Technician
Christine Sullivan, CVT
Veterinary Tech School: Holyoke Community College
Christine is from Wisconsin and has lived in Mass for 5 years. She is a wife, mother, grandmother and Packer Fan. She has a family of dogs and enjoys spending time outside. She also has taught dance for over 20 years. And earned her first degree in dance.
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lisa
Technician
Lisa Brown-Zajac
Veterinary Tech School: Holyoke Community College
School: Cazenovia College, Assoc. X 2
Lisa has been working at VCA MRAH since 1998, she started here when she was in college and has been here ever since. Lisa is a mother of a wonderful 8 year old daughter and she also has a handsome orange tabby named "Ozwald Jo" and a guinea pig named "Fuzzball". A new addition to her household is a rescue dog from the South, a Whippit/Lab mix named "Charlotte". She enjoys spending time with her husband, family and friends.
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kara
Technician
Kara Dziengelewski
Veterinary Tech School: Holyoke Communtiy College
Kara loves showing and caring for her sheep!
Her best friend is Klaira, a beautiful black lab. Interests at the hospital include working with pets needing weight management so they may enjoy a longer, healthier life :) -
Technician
Lorri Henry
Lorri recently joined the VCA MRAH team, she has been teching for 20 years. She has 2 beautiful orange kitties at home and enjoys cooking and spending time with her boyfriend Wally.
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Alicia Pelletier
Technician
Alicia Pelletier
Veterinary Tech School: Holyoke Community College
Alicia has worked at VCA MRAH since February 2010. She has many pets including 2 dogs, a cat and two horses. The handsome man in the picture is Sylvester!
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Valerie Robustelli
Technician
Valerie Robustelli
School: Kay Harvey Hair Academy
Valerie is a lifelong resident of Westfield and has been a Veterinary Technician here at MRAH since 1998. She is a senior tech and assists in surgery 2 days a week.
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Melissa Eddy
Veterinary Assistant
Melissa Eddy





