Our Staff

Erica is our Head Technician supervising, training, and overseeing our enthusiastic and committed staff. She has a BA in Sociology from Suffolk University and received her AS in Veterinary Technology from Mount Ida College in 2015 and has since been a CVT for all her career. She has worked in small animal general practice for 6+ years and taught surgery lab at Mount Ida. She enjoys spending time at home with her family, daughter Sophia and fur babies Nikki and Gus.

Blair joined our team after attending and receiving her BS in Zoology and a minor in pre veterinary Animal Science from the University of Maine and she still enjoys black bear country. She has a special bond to all short-legged friends. Her favorite part of the job is making sure your pets have a smooth and safe anesthetic procedure. She lives with her four-year-old Beagle mix, Annabelle.

Echo is a recent graduate of UMass Amherst where she received her BS in Pre-Veterinary Science. She has worked in Dairy Calf management, the Stone Zoo and other veterinary hospitals. In the future, she hopes to use her technician experience at Best Pets to continue her veterinary career. She has been a Wilmington native for over 10 years, and loves serving her local community and their pets. She lives at home with her dog, Rocky, and her cat, Ghost.

Kelsey is a graduate of Salem State University with a BS in Marine Biology. She has loved animals all her life, but has spent most of her time with cats. She came to Best Pets from a receptionist position at an emergency clinic and also has experience in other customer service positions. She also has done voluntary work at animal shelters. She now enjoys building long-term, meaningful relationships with clients. She currently lives in the north shore where she also grew up. She enjoys traveling, photography, and spending time with family and friends.

Liane has 20 years of experience in the animal industry and started at Best Pets in 2018. Her passion for animals started at a young age, she acquired her first job at 14 years old cleaning kennels at a dog and cat boarding facility and grew from there. She went on to study grooming, training, dog behavior, and then crossed over to the Veterinary field.

For fun she loves to spend time with her two Siberian Huskies, Taikanni who is 11 years old and Bumble who is 8 months. Liane and Bumble compete in dog shows across New England, and have big plans to have Bumble become a certified therapy dog and be true to her breed and hopefully learn to pull a sled. 

Maddy graduated from the North Shore Community College’s Veterinary Technician program in 2019 and has a BS in Exercise Science from Endicott College in 2016. She most recently passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam becoming a Certified Veterinary Technician, or CVT. She has previously worked at a number of small animal clinics as well as at MSPCA Angell in Boston. She has 3 pets of her own: Penny – an Aussie/Husky mix, Kenny – a Netherland Dwarf rabbit, and Maggie – a Holland Lop rabbit. In her free time, she loves being at the lakes in New Hampshire with her family and friends.

Sam has been working in the animal services field since 2010 and has three years experience in Veterinary Client Services. She absolutely loves working with animals and further expanded her knowledge by graduating from North Shore Community College with an Associates in Animal Science in 2014. When you enter our spotless Reception room please compliment Sam for her hard work. At home, Sam has her 2 cats, Cavalier King Charles, crested gecko and Betta fish. Sam loves to travel with her Cavalier to find new places to walk and swim.