Meet Our Staff...
After attending LaSalle University for Small Business
Management / Business Law, business manager and
doctors assistant, Necole, began working at the
Animal Hospital of Sayreville in January, 2006.
Growing up in Yardly, PA, Necole enjoyed dog walking,
dog sitting, and caring for several sheep, cows,
llamas, and donkeys on a farm. Her love of animals
began as a young girl. Every day before walking to
school, she would sneak a hot dog out of her house
so she could feed it to a strong willed, three-legged,
one-eyed, tailless cat she named Soldier. Since then
she has had a deep affection for animals, especially
the mamed and ill. Her work at Sayreville has given Necole
the opportunity to attend to the needs of many unique
patients and she finds her work educational, exciting, fulfilling, and rewarding.
Necole has 6 pets of her own, 4 dogs named Ali, Romeo, Belle, and Emme, and 2 guinea pigs named Izzy and Dizzy. In addition to recreational activities with her dogs and teaching pet tricks to Ali, she spends her free time enjoying the outdoors, stenciling, gardening, shopping, painting, crocheting, doing ceramics, puzzles and going to museums. Most of all she loves to clean and organize.
Born and raised in Sayreville, NJ, Carol works as receptionist and doctor's assistant. She has been a part time employee at the hospital since 1999. Being drawn to animals all her life, Carol feels the animal/human bond is very important. She feels lucky to work with expert veterinarians in the caring environment of the Animal Hospital of Sayreville.
Carol's numerous pets include a pitbull mix named Opie, a parakeet named Baby, a box turtle named Tess, a frog named Pepper, several dozen fish without names and an Australian Shepherd / Border Collie mix named Mitzi. Mitzi is a certified therapy dog, trained at Kindred Souls in Howell, NJ. Carol and Mitzi are members of Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs and have many years of experience visiting the elderly and terminally ill patients.
In her free time, Carol enjoys music, shopping for antiques, gardening and painting. Married to Drew, a high density storage specialist and consultant, they have two children, Hana and Aaron.
New Jersey native, Renee began in 2006 as a pet bereavement and grief counselor at the Animal Hospital of Sayreville. A graduate of Seton Hall University and Rutgers School of Social Work, Renee earned her B.S. and Masters Degree in Social Work. Renee has a New Jersey state license to practice clinical social work and is the director of the New Jersey Mental Health Cares Helpline, a 24/7 mental health information and referral line.
As a hospital staff member, Renee is offering pet bereavement groups for owners and families of terminally ill pets and /or pets who have died suddenly. Renee says, "pets bring so much to our lives. They are our companions, our friends, and our confidants. They enrich our lives in so many ways. These relationships should be honored and respected. It is important that we always take good care of our pets."
Renee has four dogs, a Shih Tzu named Cleo, two Lhasa Apsos named Lulu and Kaziu, and a Jack Russell mix named Elphaba.
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