Administration
Lynn Norcross: Mrs. Norcross
has been hospital administrator and
part of Anchor Animal Hospital's
employee family since 1994. Her main
interests are spending time with her
grandchildren and husband of 44
years. She enjoys her home and
country line dancing.
Technical
Staff
 John
Lopes: He has worked at Anchor
Animal Hospital for over twenty
years. He supervises our surgical
department and manages hospital
inventory as well as providing
general technical support to the
doctors and training for new staff
members. John is a Certified
Veterinary Technician. His hobbies
include classic cars and fishing.
Jackie Belo: Jackie loves all
animals but her favorites are
Rottweilers, pit bulls, and
Chihuahuas. She has an Associate’s
Degree in Veterinary technology from
Becker College and is a Certified
Veterinary Technician. She has
worked at Anchor Animal Hospital for
over 16 years and supervises our
front desk staff. She provides
training and guidance to our new
staff members. She says “I enjoy all
aspects of my job and can’t think
about doing any other job”.
Cassie Couto: Growing up
Cassie always loved animals. She
attended Bristol County Agricultural
High School where she studied Animal
Science. She then spent some time at
Mount Ida studying veterinary
technology. She has always wanted to
work in a field with animals and
loves helping to save animals, help
their owners, and getting to meet
new people. She says “It’s great to
make a difference and work with
people who love animals as much as I
do.” Cassie loves all animals but
her favorite breed is a German
Shepard.Andrea Santos:
Andrea always wanted to work with
animals so when an opportunity was
available at Anchor she jumped at
it. She can’t say that she has a
favorite animal but at work she
always enjoys the challenge of a
feisty cat or dog. Her favorite part
of the job is working with
emergencies. Seeing improvement in
emergency cases gives her a sense of
accomplishment.
Laura Cusack: Laura has 2
dogs, 3 cats, and 1 fish. She loves
helping to educate pet owners and
helping pets be part of the family.
She feels that working at Anchor
Animal Hospital is rewarding and
challenging at the same time. She
says “I feel that every day is
exciting….I truly love what I do”.
Jocelyn Turner: Jocelyn’s
favorite animals are sweet, soft,
fluffy cats. She loves coming to
Anchor everyday to help heal animals
in need. She has a big German
Sheppard who is a very sweet boy.
Nicole L'Heureux: Nicole
loves the sight of a happy animal.
She attended New Bedford High and
for a short time Framingham State
College for bio medical and bio
technology. She has 2 cats that love
to get into trouble.
Shayna Lopes: Growing up
Shayna was always around animals. So
when she got out of school she knew
she wanted to work in the veterinary
field. She doesn't think of her job
as "work" but an opportunity to
educate clients and lend a helping
hand. Shayna loves her pit bull
Titan and her horse Sam. She also
enjoys the outdoors, muscle cars,
quad riding and especially enjoys
cooking.
Christine Roia: Christine has
loved animals ever since she was
young. Her favorite animals are cats
and dogs. She has one cat name
"Lilo" and thinks he's the best cat
ever. She enjoys coming to work,
everyday, learning new things and
helping animals. She says "she
couldn't ask for a better job."
Kristofer Gomes
Kristofer is a sophomore from
Westport, and is attending Umass
Dartmouth where he is a biology
student with a concentration in
pre-veterinary medicine. He is
planning to attend vet school after
he obtains his degree. He has a dog
named Maximillian.
Tiffani Arena
Tiffani has loved animals and had
dreams as a little girl to be able
to help and care for them. She
graduated in 2008 from Bristol
County Agricultural High School as a
Small Animal Science major. After
high school she attended Becker
college where she earned an
Associate Degree in Veterinary
Science. She is currently working on
a Bachelors degree in Biology at
Bridgewater State University and
hoping to become a Certified
Veterinary Technician in the near
future. Animals are such a big part
of her life, and she would never
trade the love and friendship she
feels from her bullmastiff Gracie
for anything.
Jennifer Braga
Jennifer graduated from UMASS
Dartmouth in 2010 with a Bachelor's
Degree in Biology. She has always
been interested in animal care and
wildlife conservation. Jen worked in
a kennel for 7 years and volunteered
at a local animal shelter. She has
two pets; a black cat named Binx and
a long haired whippet, Joey. |
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