Toronto Animal Eye Clinic Staff
Joanne, Practice Manager
Bio coming soon!
AmyLee, Registered Veterinary Technician
AmyLee was born to work in veterinary medicine. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Georgian College before becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician in 2009. Not one to rest on her laurels, AmyLee's deep affinity for cats lead her to the International Society of Feline Medicine in the United Kingdom where she earned her diploma in Feline Nursing in 2019.
AmyLee's dedication to animal care has been evident since her career began in shelter medicine shortly after graduation. When the opportunity presented itself, Amy chose to further develop her skills by following a path towards emergency and critical care. She worked in various emergency clinics around the GTA for a number of years before crossing over to the dark side, joining the Toronto Animal Eye Clinic in 2018 to work alongside Dr. Wolfer and Dr. Julien.
A self-confessed Crazy Cat Lady, AmyLee shares her life with another human and roughly 226.5 cats and three delightful rabbits.
Desirae, Registered Veterinary Technician
Bio coming soon!
Natalie, Veterinary Assistant
Natalie initially joined the Toronto Animal Eye Clinic on a part-time basis in 2019 and enjoyed it so much she decided to join us full-time! Having completed the Veterinary Assistant program at St. Lawrence College in 2013, Natalie is an accomplished assistant. Her career began at a busy primary care practice before she forged a path for herself in emergency medicine. The lure of ophthalmology proved to be too strong, and she abandoned it all to become Dr. Zigler’s assistant in early 2020.
Natalie shares her life with a human, a gorgeous Cane Corso aptly named Kane, 2 lovely cats as well as a gecko, hedgehog, and even a tarantula or two. Her colleagues are eternally grateful that her tarantulas remain at home while she’s at work!
Shannon, Veterinary Assistant
Shannon has been working in and out of the animal care field since 2010. She has experience working in private practice, emergency/referral, as well as local and international rescue organizations. Animal care has always been a huge passion of hers and we can definitely see that through her work! She can often be found gushing about how cute your pets are! Shannon currently owns a pug x jack russell cross named Joey Tribiani, and a sweet senior cat named Ramona Flowers. When she’s not hanging out with her animals (or yours) Shannon enjoys binge watching 90 day fiance, thrifting and traveling, having previously worked as a flight attendant we love to hear her tales of her time in the sky! If she could suggest anywhere to visit, she’d suggest Thailand or Scotland!
Ashley, Receptionist
Bio coming soon!
Marina, Receptionist
Being one of our two receptionists, there’s a 50% chance Marina will be your very first contact when reaching TAEC.
Marina has been a veterinary receptionist since 2017, where she worked closely with her previous vet. Having been part of a 3-person team, she had to adjust on the dime to working back of house (assisting with treatments and surgeries) in addition to front (reception and client communications). After witnessing a positive change post-enucleation (eye removal) in one of her dear patients, Marina became fascinated with ophthalmology and sought to work with us long before we took her on in 2021.
P.S. - She’s pug-sessed, having two pugs of her own named Peanut and Jelly.
Justyna, Receptionist
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