Mark spent most of his free time as a child chasing reptiles around northern Arizona and southern California. He joined the U.S. Army after high school which gave him the opportunity to chase reptiles around the southeastern United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Mark has cared for and raised many species of reptiles over the years. Although reptiles are his primary interest, he has a strong passion for all exotic pets. He currently spends most of his free time fishing at Arizona’s desert lakes or photographing rattlesnakes.  

Becca was born and raised in Arizona and has always had a love of animals. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication and minor in Public Administration. She started working in the veterinary field in 2016 as a receptionist where she found her passion in helping people care for their pets and managing the day-to-day of the hospital. Although she has no exotic pets at home, she does have two cats, Butters, a domestic long hair and Chicken Bob, a sphynx. Outside of work Becca enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and reality tv.

Brandon was born in Phoenix and grew up in Mesa. He graduated from Red Mountain High School in 2009, and later graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2014, obtaining a BS in Biology with a focus on Chemistry. Brandon has always had a long-term goal of becoming a veterinarian. He started as a receptionist at a local vet clinic in college, working and training his way up until he became a technician. He hopes in the near future to be admitted to vet school to continue his pursuit of becoming a veterinarian.

Natasha has been a Tucson resident since 2003. She attended the Univeristy of Arizona where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Science with a Minor in Chemistry. She has worked in the veterinary field since 2008. Natasha has her own ever changing animal family consisting predominately spoiled rotten reptiles and felines. Amongst managing the hospital and working with the furry, winged, and scaley; Natasha plans to return to the U of A in pursuit of a business degree.

Kendra graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s degree in biology and later became a Certified Veterinary Technician. She worked for a veterinary dermatology specialty practice, where she had the opportunity to work with several animals at the Phoenix Zoo. She has also rehabilitated sick and injured raptors and other birds while volunteering at Liberty Wildlife. Her interest in exotic pets and wildlife/zoo animals led her to a career in exotic pet medicine.

Lisa's had a love for animals ever since she was a little girl. She always knew she wanted to work with animals. Lisa began working with exotics when she lived in California. She continued her passion for working with exotics when she moved to Arizona and found us in 2018. 

Nikki moved to Phoenix 4 years ago from Tucson. She is a certified veterinary assistant and she is passionate about shelter and volunteer work.  She worked in shelter and animal welfare for nearly 10 years before shifting her focus to exotic animal medicine. She has many  reptiles at home, as well as dogs and a cat.  Nikki aspires to become a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. She loves to read and hike in her spare time.

Katrina was born in Knox, Indiana and moved to Arizona in 2005. She has always had an interest in animals and obtained her Associates in Arts from Mesa Community College in May 2016 where she cared for all the exotic animals (a kangaroo rat, a pocket mouse, two salamanders, two desert toads, various constrictor snakes, two mud turtles, a crayfish, a black widow, a tarantula, desert tortoises, a bass, a chuckwalla, and desert iguanas) that Mesa Community College Life Science Department had.

Malik was born and raised right here in Tucson, Arizona. He began his content creation journey on YouTube in 2019. When Covid hit, he focused on his craft and built up his brand as an influencer, amassing a following of over 200,000 people. He studied with the leading social media networks, learning the ins and outs of social media management from their own platform developers. Malik is a trusted voice for influencer marketing and has worked with some of the largest brands in the world, including NZXT, Epic Games, and Fabletics.

Ron grew up in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania and ventured to Arizona for warmer weather over 20 years ago.  His continued love for the Sonoran Desert and the Superstition Wilderness Area is what still keeps him here.  Ron joined AZEAH in 2015 as Inventory Manager.  He keeps us well supplied with all of our hospital needs as well as maintaining healthy relationships with all of our vendor partners.  In his spare time he enjoys mountain biking, backpacking in the Superstition Mountains, and spending time with his wife and two sons. 

Melanie was raised in California and moved to Arizona when she was 13. She has a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science from the University of Arizona. Her love for animals started when she was very young, and she knew she wanted to be in the veterinary field when she was only 9 years old! Melanie started her career at a hospital who only treated cats and dogs, and wanted to join our team to pursue her true passion working with exotic pets.

Jody is an Arizona native. She has spent most of her career as a professional dog groomer, where she taught owners about coat care and maintenance. While dogs stole her heart, she came to Arizona Exotic to continue helping owners get their pets the care they need. She hopes to continue her education in animal and client care.