Lupe graduated from Western Career College in 1996 and obtained her Registered Veterinary Technician license in 1997. She is an animal nurse and helps us take care of our patients by taking x-rays, drawing blood samples, etc. She has a special talent to make animals feel comfortable and became a Fear Free Certified Professional in 2018.  We have been lucky to have her at Park Centre since 1996. She currently has four dogs. Lupe is originally from Peru and is fluent in Spanish.

Nghi is a registered Veterinary Technician and obtained a Business Administration degree from Cal State Hayward, and an AA degree in Veterinary Nursing from Western Career College in 2007. She is a member of the Bay Area Veterinary Technicians Association. She has been with Park Centre since 2005, has a French Bulldog named Maverick and enjoys snowboarding, traveling and playing cards for money. She is fluent in Vietnamese and Cantonese as well as English.

Nina joined Park Centre in 2020, after earning her RVT license in 2019. She has worked with dogs and cats since 2016. Her favorite mammal is the Dumbo Rat! She has a shiatzu named Mio and a grey tabby named Espy (short for Sweet Potato) at home.

Fabiola has been with Park Centre since 1989, first as a Kennel Assistant, and now a Veterinary Assistant.  She does an amazing job gauging a patient’s temperament. She is an accomplished artist (some of her work can be found in exam room 4) and is fluent in Spanish. She enjoys Salsa Dancing and her cat Azul.

Monica Ballerini joined the Park Centre team in 2007 as a veterinary assistant after graduating from UC Davis with a Bachelors degree in Animal Science. She has a wide range of animal experience from wrangling beef cattle to handling birds of prey. She was thrilled to work with all types of animals, but she found her niche working with small, companion animals at Park Centre and is especially fond of elderly felines. Her patience and calm demeanor make even the most difficult pet a little easier to work with. She lives in Alameda with her husband, daughter and 3 cats.

Brittany joined Park Centre in 2021. She has been working in the animal care field since 2018 and hopes one day to become a veterinarian. She enjoys reading, yoga, and hiking with her two dogs, Luna an American Eskimo Mix, and a Chihuahua mix named Max. One day she hopes to live on a farm and have a few farm animals. Brittany is licensed in Animal Care and is currently in school to become an RVT.

Felipe joined Park Centre in 2021. He is currently enrolled in the Veterinary Technician program at Carrington College and expects to graduate in 2022. He has two cats at home, Winston and Tristan.

Evelyn joined Park Centre in 2021. She graduated from the Carrington College Veterinary Technician program in 2019. She has two dogs, Toby and Max at home, and enjoys hiking, gardening, drawing and doing a variety of handcrafts.