Our Careteam

Mark’s first veterinary hospital job began with kennel cleaning duty, although he always jumped at the chance to assist a veterinarian or technician. Over time, Mark developed his veterinary technician skills while he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology at Colorado University at Boulder. After receiving his sheepskin in 2007, he moved to Fort Collins and applied to work at Moore Animal Hospital. Mark was immediately taken with the staff’s easy camaraderie, even though they clearly took their jobs very seriously.

Mark really enjoys his “hands on” work with his canine and feline patients, and especially likes the variety of tasks he performs on a given day. He gains satisfaction from watching a beloved pet recover from an illness, and also appreciates the chance to develop long-term relationships with the animals’ pet parents.

Despite Mark’s Colorado residence, he spent his early childhood in Nebraska, growing up with his parents and younger sister. Mark is an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers football fan, and still returns to his home state for yearly football games. He also enjoys golfing, a sport that led him to participation on his high school golf team. After a hiatus of several years, Mark is back on the course and is constantly working to better his scores. He’s also renewing his SCUBA certification, and looks forward to exploring the fascinating world beneath the water’s surface.

Finally, now that Mark has experienced the joys that dogs and cats can bring to his life, he’s looking forward to adding a furry family member to his home in the near future.

Sage grew up in Durango, Colorado with his parents, brother, and three loveable Newfoundlands. In 2013, he moved to Fort Collins to attend Colorado State University, where he studied biological science and biomedical science. Sage graduated in 2017 and signed on as a Veterinary Assistant with the Moore Animal Hospital team shortly afterward. Here at the clinic, he’s thrilled to gain hands-on experience in the field and hopes to return to school in the near future to pursue his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. Sage is especially fond of surgical work, vaccination, and X-ray scanning.

In his time away from the office, Sage likes staying active—he played soccer, golf, and lacrosse in high school, and is a former Colorado State Champion BMX racer!—and visiting his family dog, Frank, at home whenever he gets the chance.

Colin launched his veterinary journey at another local hospital, where he worked for a year as a Veterinary Technician. At the same time, he began volunteering at a goat farm in Windsor, Colorado, where he helped feed and birth baby goats and milk their mothers. Colin joined the Moore Animal Hospital team in April of 2018, and has been here ever since! Medically, he enjoys radiology work and orthopedics, and he also has a particular fascination with animal nutrition and loves to see a pet’s food intake positively affect their weight and health.

Colin’s hobbies outside of veterinary care include hiking, camping, fishing, and spending time with members of his fraternity. He has one pet of his own: Carson, a rescued Staffordshire Terrier/Blue Heeler mix.

After raising and showing cattle, sheep, and pigs during her years in the 4-H organization and gaining hands-on veterinary experience in her grandfather’s clinic, Moriah headed off to college to earn her undergraduate degree in biology. Next, she relocated to Artesia, New Mexico and began working at another veterinary hospital—there, she developed the technical skills and gained the real-world experience necessary to apply to veterinary school! Moriah moved to Fort Collins in August of 2017 to attend Colorado State University, and has lived here ever since. Ultimately, she hopes to venture into small-animal care as a veterinarian herself!

Around the hospital, Moriah loves to learn about disease processes and practice her clinical skills. Most of all, she enjoys speaking directly with the area’s pet owners and getting to witness their special relationships with their companions firsthand.

Moriah and her husband, Greg, share their lives with two adorable kittens, Sage and Wiley, who love sunbathing and losing their toys in any crack or crevice in sight. When she isn’t spending time with family, studying for school, or tending to pets’ needs here at the hospital, Moriah enjoys dancing—she even performed in front of 6,000 people at the state dance competition during her senior year of high school!—and traveling. She’s visited Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Costa Rica, and looks forward to exploring other exciting destinations in the near future.

Monica is from a small town in Illinois just outside of Peoria. After shadowing and working at a veterinary clinic in the city for almost a year, she decided to jump headfirst into her dream of becoming a Veterinary Technician—Monica moved to Colorado, where she had always wanted to live, and enrolled in school to study veterinary technology. She joined the Moore Animal Hospital family in the summer of 2018, and hasn’t looked back since!

Monica’s interests outside of veterinary medicine include movies (especially those based on comic books!), reading, drawing, embroidery, and hiking in the mountains. Back home in Illinois, her family cares for a multitude of pets. They have five cats named Sammy, Rosalie, Sylvia, Louie, and Groucho; a pair of parakeets named Petey and Isi; two finches who go by Cricket and Fidget; Jasper the Meyer’s parrot; and two rats named Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne. Monica looks forward to bringing some of her pets to Colorado to live with her in the very near future!

Although Stephanie was born in Fort Collins, her family moved to the Chicago area when she was 10. She enjoyed riding and competing with horses during her childhood and young adult years. In fact, Stephanie drove a horse-drawn carriage in downtown Chicago for some time. She also showed dogs in obedience and conformation classes, practiced Canine Search and Rescue skllls, and conducted remedial behavior training for abused dogs. After Stephanie completed her Bachelor’s Degree at Loyola University, she had the opportunity to attend veterinary school. However, after much contemplation, Stephanie realized her heart was in veterinary nursing, and subsequently earned her Veterinary Technician certification from Fox College.

In July 2011, Stephanie realized she really missed her Colorado mountains, and moved back to the Fort Collins area. She completed an externship at Moore Animal Hospital, and was hired for a full-time veterinary technician position. Stephanie loves being part of each patient’s family, and receives a special joy from helping to heal a sick pet or helping to keep a pet healthy through wellness visits. Stephanie also excels at client education, as she regularly teaches clients how to manage their pets’ conditions, medications, and behavioral issues. She never grows tired of listening to clients’ stories about their beloved pets.

Residing in Fort Collins with Jake, her life partner, Stephanie enjoys back-country hiking, camping, and fly fishing. She’s also an avid reader. While Stephanie grew up with Australian shepherds, Corgis hold a special place for her now.

Amber is originally from Wilmington, North Carolina, where her career in the medical field first began. She relocated to Colorado and was happy to join the Moore Animal Hospital family in early 2018. Amber loves to learn new things on a daily basis, and especially likes soaking up knowledge from the clinic’s doctors and Veterinary Technicians. Amber also loves to dote on the hospital’s visiting companions in the pet resort!

When she has time away from work, Amber enjoys trail running—she recently completed her first trail half-marathon at Lory State Park!—and spending time with her own animal companions at home. She has two energetic dogs who love to go running with her: Bear, a Blue Heeler, and a young Red Heeler named Hank River.

Alie grew up in Durango, Colorado with her parents, twin sister, and many household pets. She attended Fort Lewis College in Durango before transferring to Colorado State University in the fall of 2014, where she’s earning her degree in international studies. Alie was working in the food industry when she was approached by Moore Animal Hospital’s Operations Manager, Mandy, who noticed Alie because of her excellent people skills. Shortly afterward, Alie gave Mandy a call back and applied!

Back home in Durango, Alie and her family have five cats and two dogs. Here in Fort Collins, she lives with a pair of Turkish Angora cats named Bleu and Koda. Bleu enjoys cuddling and sleeping directly on Alie, while Koda prefers jumping onto peoples’ shoulders to get a better view of his territory.

In her time away from the clinic, Alie enjoys curling up with a good book and has been doing so since she was a little girl. She’s also a passionate volunteer, and even worked on humanitarian projects in Jamaica during high school. Alie would like to join the Peace Corps after graduating from college, and hopes to work for an international peace organization like UNESCO someday!

A Fort Collins native, Ariela frequently came to the clinic after her school day ended to meet her mother before heading home. It wasn’t long before she was helping out with small tasks around the hospital. The rest is history—Ariela simply never stopped helping the pets of the area, and now she works here four days per week! She especially likes to keep the clinic’s boarding pets company while their owners are gone on vacation.

Ariela’s interests outside of animal care include photography and picture editing, singing and listening to music, making art, and spending quality time with her family at home. She and her mother live with seven loveable dogs—Mo the Husky/Lab mix; a Heeler named Maya; two French Bulldogs who go by Boston and Brooklyn; Pollie the Rat Terrier mix; and a pair of Papillons named Titan and Viper—as well as a mischievous cat named Joy and Pizza the frog.

Kayden is originally from Cheyenne, Wyoming and started her animal-care journey by signing on to Front Range Community College’s veterinary technology program during her senior year of high school. She joined the Moore Animal Hospital team in June of 2018, and is excited to advance her education at her dream college, Colorado State University.

Away from the hospital, Kayden can be found soaking up anything that involves Wonder Woman, painting, and spending time with her boyfriend and family. She has one pet of her own: David, a sleepy hamster who always gives Kayden an attitude.

Briana first began here at Moore Animal Hospital as an intern and volunteer, and then happily accepted a job as a Resort Technician with the clinic family. She now attends Front Range Community College to study veterinary technology—Briana will one day serve pets and animal parents as a Veterinary Technician.

When she has time between her shifts here at the hospital and her collegiate studies, Briana likes drawing, writing, singing, relaxing in the great outdoors, and spending time with her own pets at home. She shares her life with her dog, Pugsly; a cat named Bubblegum; several rats; a hamster and a guinea pig; and multiple fish!