OUR ANIMAL HOSPITAL TEAM

Gerry Burt is the Director of Operations at Forever Vets Animal Hospitals at Baymeadows and Tinseltown.  She was born in Jacksonville, NC in a pet loving family. She lived in a few different states and finally settled in Jacksonville, FL. Gerry’s love and compassion towards animals made her pursue the career in the animal world. She started working as a Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital after moving to Florida, which was her first position in a veterinary career. Quickly, she realized that there is nothing more rewarding than keeping the pets healthy and the clients happy. In April of 2012, she became employed with Forever Vets at Baymeadows Animal Hospital, where she started off as a Lead Technician. Gerry has never limited herself to her job, hence playing a critical role in developing the hospital in such a short period of time. After much hard work and dedication, she was promoted as a Practice Manager. After becoming a crucial part of the hospitals, Gerry accepted the role as Director of Operations, in which she oversees the hospitals’ management and keeps the core values intact. Gerry loves every second of her job and the fulfillment of seeing all her clients and employees happy. She has been married for 9 years to her high school sweetheart and is a proud mother of her 8-year-old son. She lives with two of her spoiled cats' Menace and Mittens. She always says, “I could never imagine herself in any other profession or any other practice.”

Stormy joined  Forever Vets at Tinseltown Animal Hospital family in January 2016. Her world revolves around caring for animals and providing compassionate care for all fur babies. She is originally from Douglas, Georgia, where she began my career in veterinary medicine. Stormy has two dogs of her own, Evie and Tucker that she love more than anything.

Starting at a young age, Ashley knew she wanted to work with animals and make a career out of it. She is currently in the Biomedical program with the next step being vet school. She has a lab dog, Bella, who is her world, and a goofy cat named Nugget. Her life wouldn’t be complete without them.

Vanesa has been proudly working for Forever Vets at Tinseltown Animal Hospital since its opening in September of 2013. She is very passionate and very much in love with her job as a Vet Tech. Aside from her tech job, Vanesa rescues, fosters, and rehomes pets. She can’t picture her life without aiding pets and owners in their time of need. She is originally from Michigan but moved to Florida to give her family a better life. Vanesa has two amazing kids and will soon be marrying the love of her life! Forever Vets at Tinseltown Animal Hospital really has become a second family to Vanesa and she is forever grateful that this company has given her such an amazing opportunity to be a part of it.

Am a full-time worker and a student getting my degree in phycology, and love not only helping animals but people in my community that are in need .. not sure what else and know Spanish and English... I enjoy working out and doing homework near the water such as the place in a memorial park.

Alana’s been working with Forever Vets at Baymeadows Animal Hospital since April of 2015. She couldn’t imagine a better practice and family to be a part of. She is currently working towards becoming a veterinarian and is currently enrolled at FSCJ and UNF in their Biomedical Science program. Her passion is for animals and their health. It is so rewarding for Alana to be a part of improving the quality of pets’ lives. Aside from being a Veterinary Technician, she is also a member of the Jacksonville Rugby team.

Carrie has been with Forever Vets since May 2017. She came with previous veterinary clinic experience and love working with animals! In her free time, she loves spoiling her 9-year-old Beagle baby and enjoying the Florida sun.

Yarimar Torres is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida with a bachelor's degree in Biology. She is currently applying for Veterinary school to obtain a degree in Veterinary medicine. Yarimar is fully bilingual in English and Spanish and would love to learn Japanese. She has been around animals since she was 2 years old and her dream is to be able to help as many animals as she can. Yarimar passion lies with wildlife but big, small, domestic, or exotic, she won't hesitate to help them to the best of her ability. Her love to learn and help others see what see when it comes to the care of animals, especially through education. I currently have 3 cats, 1 dog, and 3 fishes. My hobbies are reading, taking care of my succulent plants, and watching scary movies. I hope to continue learning as much as I can so I can better my care for different animals.

Kelsey has always loved animals as a little girl and knew I would end up working with them as a career. She has a loving and crazy pitbull named Roxie. Kelsey and her soon to be husband, are about to get married at the end of February. In her down time and days off she loves taking Roxie to dog parks and the beach so she can have fun playing in the water!

Michael is a native of North East Florida. He has been caring and working with animals for most of his life. He is an avid reader and studied psychology at UNF. He now works at Forever Vets at Tinseltown. Michael enjoys working with a great and caring staff that help and support each other in addition to the animals we care for. He loves learning new things every day, and outside of work, he has a cat named Lilly. 

Gerry Burt is the Director of Operations at Forever Vets Animal Hospitals at Baymeadows and Tinseltown.  She was born in Jacksonville, NC in a pet loving family. She lived in a few different states and finally settled in Jacksonville, FL. Gerry’s love and compassion towards animals made her pursue the career in the animal world. She started working as a Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital after moving to Florida, which was her first position in a veterinary career. Quickly, she realized that there is nothing more rewarding than keeping the pets healthy and the clients happy. In April of 2012, she became employed with Forever Vets at Baymeadows Animal Hospital, where she started off as a Lead Technician. Gerry has never limited herself to her job, hence playing a critical role in developing the hospital in such a short period of time. After much hard work and dedication, she was promoted as a Practice Manager. After becoming a crucial part of the hospitals, Gerry accepted the role as Director of Operations, in which she oversees the hospitals’ management and keeps the core values intact. Gerry loves every second of her job and the fulfillment of seeing all her clients and employees happy. She has been married for 9 years to her high school sweetheart and is a proud mother of her 8-year-old son. She lives with two of her spoiled cats' Menace and Mittens. She always says, “I could never imagine herself in any other profession or any other practice.”

Nicole started working at Forever Vets at Baymeadows Animal Hospital in August 2015. She loves working with animals, which has been her passion since she was a little girl. Growing up, Nicole had many pets including a rat, mice, birds, rabbits, fish, cats and dogs. She loves nothing more than spending time with her dog, Lilly, and her cats, Maverick and Sage. She also rode horses for 10 years and absolutely loved that as well. One of her favorite things is being able to help animals and educate their owners on animal health care. Nicole really enjoys working for Baymeadows and takes great pride in what they do as a team for each and every animal as if they were her own.

My name is Ashley Rasor, O was born and raised in Saint Augustine Florida. I have a 2-year-old American bulldog named Chloe and a 4-year-old cat named Salem. I have always loved helping and caring for animals. In my free time, I love spending time with my husband and our fur babies. One of my favorite things about working with animals is seeing them get better and grow! 

Courtney is a wonderful addition to our fun and caring team. She has been quick and eager to expand her knowledge, to care for everyone's pets. During her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and an extra spoiled pup. Working at Forever Vets she's been able to witness all of your loved ones grow and nothing warms her heart more!

Gerry Burt is the Director of Operations at Forever Vets Animal Hospitals at Baymeadows and Tinseltown.  She was born in Jacksonville, NC in a pet loving family. She lived in a few different states and finally settled in Jacksonville, FL. Gerry’s love and compassion towards animals made her pursue the career in the animal world. She started working as a Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital after moving to Florida, which was her first position in a veterinary career. Quickly, she realized that there is nothing more rewarding than keeping the pets healthy and the clients happy. In April of 2012, she became employed with Forever Vets at Baymeadows Animal Hospital, where she started off as a Lead Technician. Gerry has never limited herself to her job, hence playing a critical role in developing the hospital in such a short period of time. After much hard work and dedication, she was promoted as a Practice Manager. After becoming a crucial part of the hospitals, Gerry accepted the role as Director of Operations, in which she oversees the hospitals’ management and keeps the core values intact. Gerry loves every second of her job and the fulfillment of seeing all her clients and employees happy. She has been married for 9 years to her high school sweetheart and is a proud mother of her 8-year-old son. She lives with two of her spoiled cats' Menace and Mittens. She always says, “I could never imagine herself in any other profession or any other practice.”

Kay joined Forever Vets Animal Hospital in January of 2016 when the practice opened. She works mostly behind the scenes and is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the practice including human resources and client communications. She is passionate about patient care and making a difference in the community. She lives with her husband and two daughters. In her personal time, she enjoys reading and spending time with her family and friends. Kay is very excited to provide the best care to our clients and their furry family members.

Tanya joined the Forever Vets family in 2017. Her outgoing personality gives her the ability to convey warmth, knowledge, and is able to address whatever our clients may need. She feels that being able to help clients and their pets are extremely rewarding. She hopes to eventually move up to be a vet tech and be hands-on working with what she loves most, ANIMALS! On her free time, she likes to listen to music, dance and most importantly spending quality time with her 2 kids and husband.

Esli has always been passionate about Animals, she has volunteered at Animal Shelters and also at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, working with the turtle rehabilitation department. She brings that passion and knowledge to work every day as well as her positive attitude towards clients. She enjoys being a part of the Forever Vets family where gets to learn and experience something new every day. Esli comes from a Puerto Rican background. She loves spending time with her Husband and family, as well as her three dachshund babies! On her days off you can find her at the beach, camping or baking something in the kitchen. 

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Allison was born in Long Island, NY but currently lives in Orlando, FL. She has recently earned her degree in General Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Tampa. She enjoys working for Forever Vets Animal Hospital and takes pride in the work they do for every animal that visits. In the future, Allison plans on using the skills she has learned and attend veterinary school. She has two cats, Eleanor and Olive, and a snake, Cora. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, scuba diving, and training for marathons. Allison participated in the Boston Marathon (2013), the Chicago Marathon (2014) and the New York Marathon (2014).

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Harley, a veteran of the USN, started her track to follow her passion for working with animals. Completing her Associates of Science degree, she aims to continue her education by getting a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science or Biology. This will allow her to explore her interest in rehabilitating animals. One of her favorite memories as a child was her father bringing home stray or hurt animals and allowing her to care for them until they were healthy enough to release or re-home. She has a Siamese cat named Jarvis, and a few of her hobbies include acrylic painting, riding motorcycles, and shooting at the range.

Darlene was born and raised in Miami Florida. She got her first job as a puppy room attendant at the local humane society. She has been a veterinary technician for over 30 years, most of those, here in Jacksonville. She has seen many advances in veterinary medicine that have helped our furry friends live longer, healthier lives, which only strengthens the human-animal bond. She has shared giggles with new puppies and cried tears with the loss of old friends. She wouldn't change anything.  

Sydni Meador was born in Arizona and has worked as a vet tech for 3 years. Sydni loves animals of all sizes and has dedicated her life to helping and protecting them. She treats each pet she meets like her own and loves them all.  She has been a vegetarian her whole life and she loves to travel and explore new places! Her favorite activities outside of work are yoga and spending time outdoors. She also loves horseback riding and hiking.

Alyssa was born in Fort Wayne, IN and raised in Orange Park, FL. She began her career with animals as a kennel attendant at a doggy daycare. She was a pet groomer for a 2 years before discovering that veterinary nursing was her passion. In her 4 years of veterinary experience, she always strives for excellence in all aspects of her patient's care. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son, two dogs and a cat. On any given day you'll catch Alyssa wearing bright lipstick and a bow in her hair. Come to see her at Racetrack Rd!

Lisa began her work with animals as part of the Toledo Zoo Animal Care Program in Ohio. She moved to Tallahassee in 1987 and has over 30 years of experience working animals both giant and small. She started in Tallahassee working at a hunter/jumper farm. She has over 25 years of experience working in emergency and critical care. In her downtime, Lisa likes to golf, take photos, and when it’s nice outside she flies her drone on her lunch break! She and her wife, Geralyn, have 2 dogs named Finn and Palmer, 2 cats named Bogey and Augusta, and a tortoise named Boris.