Owner
FurPaws Consulting
Orange, CA, United States
Andrea is a Southern California native and was raised in San Dimas. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a BS in Animal Health Science in 2004. She became a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager in 2011, received her Professional in Human Resources in 2016, California Professional in Human Resources in 2017, accomplished both her Certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional in 2019 and she is Fear Free Certified. In January of 2016 Andrea received the Southern California VMA Paraprofessional of the Year Award. She is currently the owner of FurPaws Consulting in Orange, CA where she works with practice owners and hospital managers to develop their team as well as to expand and develop their business.
When Andrea is not busy in a veterinary practice, she can be found speaking veterinary events, doing what she loves - teaching, coaching and training. She has also published in Veterinary Team Brief, Practice Life by IDEXX, and Veterinary Practice News. Her passion for veterinary medicine also keeps her busy with Southern California VMA events and the SoCal Veterianry Manager’s Network in she co-founded. She is a member of Southern California VMA, VHMA, and VetPartners, where she is Chair of the Ethics Committee.
Andrea lives in Orange with her newlywed husband, Andrew, son John, two cats, dog, and her horse. She loves professional football and the Green Bay Packers have been her favorite team since she was four years old. She is active and loves to hike, golf, and horseback ride. Her other favorite past times include travel and reading novels. She became a member at St. John’s in 2008, where she met and then married her husband there in 2016.
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