Doctors

Sam joined our team in June of 2021. Sam has an eye for detail and a love for helping those in need so she felt right at home becoming the administrator for the Happy Tails Family! Sam gained her skills in the hustle and bustle of New York City, but has fallen in love with the state of Maryland. Sam is a proud Golden Retriever mom and hopes to adopt more Goldies in her lifetime. If you see a little white Goldie at our practice, then you've met Miss Patty!

Alex joined our team in February 2021. She brings a cheerful and positivity  to our work environment. She has a beautiful 2 year old German Shepard name Cheza. Alex is getting into many different hobbies such as martial arts, Kendo, she also likes to play video games in her spare time in her spare time, she also enjoys taking walks and watching movies and trying to new foods. Alex has her own dog/cat sitting services that she loves doing in her spare time, she loves all animals! 

Monica joined our team in May 2020. She is a recent transplant from New Jersey where she spent many years working as a veterinary technician at a small animal clinic. When she is not taking care of all the animals at Happy Tails, she enjoys spending time at the beach with her family, gardening with her daughter, and playing with her pit-bull boxer mix Geno! Monica's goal is to expand her knowledge of exotic animals. We are so happy to have Monica as part of our hospital!

Sayoko re-joined our team in September 2020. Sayoko loves every kind of animal, but specifically dogs and Wolves. She has been sponsoring a wolf, named Levi, through an organization for the last 2 years. In Sayoko's free time she enjoys watching movies and reading books. 

Allison joined our team in October 2017. She comes to us with years of experience training horses and breeding English Cream Golden Retrievers.  Allison is currently in college and plans to attend Medical School to become a doctor. In her free time, Allison enjoys giving riding lessons, hiking, and painting. We are so excited to have Allison on our team!

Danielle started with us in October 2019. She graduated from Towson University in 2019 with bachelor’s degrees in both biology and psychology. Danielle spends her free time with family and friends, and caring for her reptiles. Her interests include exotic animal care and disease prevention. 

Kara joined our team in July 2020. She too joins us with a background of working with horses. Outside of work, Kara enjoys art, music, spending time with her dog Max, and her horse "Q". After high school, Kara plans to go to college to pursue a career in law or veterinary medicine. 

 Jacquelyn is a prior employee of Happy Tails who rejoined the Hospital in May of 2022. She and her boyfriend have a large family of animals at home; two dogs, three cats, a ball python, and six sheep - she also has experience raising rabbits, tarantulas, chickens, ducks, geese, and hermit crabs in the past. Her best friend was a tan colored tabby cat named Frosty, who she was inseperable from. In her spare time, Jacquelyn enjoys playing video games, creating art of all forms, making music with her friends, rescuing animals, and taking care of her pets. She is driven to help all living creatures, and has a particularly soft spot for any animal or bug that needs help - which is partly the reason why her pet family grew so large to begin with.  

 Tim started working at Happy Tails as a vet assistant in June of 2019. Tim is very interested in computers, taking care of pets and being in the outdoors. He loves  dog walking and pet/house sitting as a way to further connect with animals. 

Jeanne started in our clinic in June, she is born, raised and still lives in the 'Dena; she comes from a medical office background and she is excited to be in a new direction from human to animal care here at Happy Tails. Jeanne is a animal lover who currently has 4 sweet indoor kitties. Jeanne is an outdoorsy person who loves the Chesapeake Bay, boating & crabbing. She is married and a mother of two military officers. 

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As Dr. Calpeno's second in command, Happy takes great pride in coming to work with Dr. Calpeno everyday. Happy loves sniffing around the yard and barking at the occasional pup in the clinic. At 20 years young, Happy loves showing her feisty side and has no problem telling the techs how displeased she is when she gets her nails trimmed.  Follow Happy on instagram @beinghappyvc  or click on the instagram symbol at the bottom of the home page! 

Lauren joined our team in September 2021. She has a 9 year old beagle coonhound mix named Krystal and a 3 year old domestic short haired cat named Zelda. In her spare time Lauren likes to crochet, watch scary movies and spend time with her husband JD and Family. Lauren was a professional groomer for 4 years and worked at the Jacksonville Zoo while stationed in Florida. Lauren is very excited to get started as a vet assistant and furthering her career as a vet tech. 

 Before Kallie joined the team in November of 2021, she was attending the University of Baltimore School of Law. After graduating with Cum Laude honors, Kallie now possesses a Judicial Doctorate with a concentration in Business law from the University of Baltimore School of Law, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Wilson College. Kallie is working towards passing the bar exam to become a lawyer while she uses her business skills to help the hospital on the administrative side of things. In Kallie’s educational experience she strengthened her skills of being meticulous and team oriented and throughout her work here has helped our clinic strengthen these skills as well. Kallie has always had a love of animals, as seen through the fact that she has two dogs, Sugar and Bailey (pictured above), which helped drive her to our clinic.