Staff

Shirley is a part-time receptionist at Bennett Creek, she is a graduate from Wheaton HS, and is currently studying sonography and plans to become an OBGYN. Shirley loves animals and previously worked at a pet resort but is excited to finally be working in a veterinary environment. She is ambitious to learn more about animals, and looks forward to giving tons of love to all our patients! She has 3 dogs of her own and 1 cat, Kahlah her rambunctious Shepherd mix, her 2 crazy Jack Russell mixes Kai and Kora, and her bossy kitty Rosie. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her dogs, spending time with family, and learning new recipes with her boyfriend.

Joanna graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor’s Degree in Bacteriology. Upon graduation, she spent the next 17 years working full time in the Biotech / Pharmaceutical Industry. When her husband’s job moved the family to Liverpool, England, she decided to become a full-time mother. She has two grown daughters, son-in law, and her dog Lilo.

Joanna began working at Bennett Creek June 2017 as a part-time receptionist. Later she became a full-time employee. She is currently an empty-nester except for her husband and 3 dogs (Lilo, Obi, and Rue). Both of her daughters are now grown and reside out of state.

In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, binge-watching drama series, and trying new restaurants with family or friends.

Bio coming soon.

Miluska graduated from Clarksburg high school in 2020 and currently attends Montgomery College majoring in Biological Science. Ever since she was younger, she had the dream of becoming a vet. She has a Pomeranian named Winter, a Shih Tzu named King, a Hamster named Teddy, and 2 Hermit Crabs named Sandy & Cash. Miluska’s hobbies include spending time with friends and family, painting, traveling and listening to music.

Brittany went through a veterinary technician program in Pittsburgh, where she found Colbi, her first cat. She then returned to Maryland where she worked at a local ER vet clinic, becoming ER department lead. Along the way, she met her heart dog, Oogie Boogie, a Siberian husky, then Bearbo Baggins or “Bear,” a loveable black lab, her first bottle-fed kitten, Tigger, and a foster fail shepherd mix, Reagan. Always keeping a love for guinea pigs (and other rodents) since college; she has plenty of guinea pigs: Tater Tot, Swiffer Sweeper, Hot Fudge Sundae, Fudge Ripple, Cream Puff and Cadbury, as well as a handful of rats! In her free time, Brittany also enjoys riding her horse, Corona, named after the beer of course!

Faride, better known as “Ace”, started at Bennett Creek Animal Hospital as an intern but has since graduated and now works full time as a vet tech. She has worked in the veterinary field since 2015, where she first began working at VCA Peachtree Animal Hospital as a Veterinary Assistant. Since then, Faride has worked at 2 different Veterinary Hospitals and has even volunteered at the Great Ape House at the Washington, DC Zoo. She is currently finishing up her degree in Veterinary Technology and hopes to have a long career working with animals. Faride lives in Germantown and occasionally works at Laytonsville Veterinary Practice. She is a proud mother of her 3year old son D’Angelo, and has 4 dogs; Rocky and Cali, who are both Pit bulls, Jazzy, a Lab mix, and Tony, a Maltese. In her free time, Faride enjoys hiking, bicycling, and spending time with her family.

Born in Maryland and raised in Olney, Jen has been in the Veterinary field for over 18 years. She is a mom to 3 amazing kids and several fur babies to also include one shell baby, a red eared slider turtle. She is a huge advocate for Pit Bulls, and tries to stress the importance of spay and neuter, rescue, foster, and adoption to help fight the overwhelming number of homeless pets stuck in shelters every day. Jen loves spending time with family, going to the beach, eating crabs, and playing with her pit bulls. She loves all aspects of being in the Veterinary field, but most of all, being an advocate for those who don’t have a voice and hopefully making whatever they are going through a little easier.

Lisha was born and raised in rural southwest Virginia where she spent many days helping her grandparents with their farm animals. Her dream from a young age was to become a veterinarian. Life got in the way and she ended up pursuing a career in Radiologic Technology. She studied Biology at Radford University, before moving on to the Alleghany Regional School of Radiologic Technology. She worked in health care for many years but never lost the dream to work with animals. As a way for Lisha to rekindle that dream and satisfy her creative side at the same time, she became a dog groomer. After 18 years in the grooming industry, she still loves making dogs look and feel their best.