Michelle, Hospital Manager

Michelle serves as KSAC's Hospital Manager and has been with us since mid 2008. She has enjoyed working in the veterinary field since completing a veterinary assistant program in 2003. Michelle believes that she has found something rare with us, she says, "I love working here, there is something special about our clinic; everyone on our team is a devoted pet advocate and the clients and patients are treated like family."
​Michelle's leisure time is spent connecting with her family and all of her pets, two dogs, two guinea pigs and a Parrot.  She also enjoys painting in her spare time. Michelle believes that, "you have to love what you do for a living." From caring for patients to connecting with clients, Michelle says she enjoys every aspect of being a part of our team.

Lisa, Veterinary Technician 

​Lisa is our most experienced veterinary technician, working over ten years at this location. Lisa likes to relax at home after work with her pets: two Dachshunds, three Chihuahuas, and three cats She says, "I have a little Noah's Ark at home. They are my life right now." In the last year or so, Lisa has also gotten interested in fish keeping. She has been devouring books and magazines on the subject, and she now has three tanks going with a variety of aquatic life.
​Lisa says the thing she likes best about working at the Clinic is "the fact that we can help animals, make them feel better, and make them happy. What else does she think that you might want to know about her? "Just that I'm a very sweet person, and I love animals."

Melissa, Veterinary Technician

Melissa ​is from Manatí, Puerto Rico, and has been with us 2 years. Melissa has a Miniature Schnauzer named Princess who loves to talk back to her and a Chihuahua named Misty who will charm you with her curious ears. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family, go to the gym, travel, visit new local places and play video games.
​Some interesting/fun facts about her is that she had the opportunity to swim with sharks, and she knows how to play traditional Hispanic instruments such as: Timbales, Güiro, Maracas, Palitos, and Pleneras. Besides from being passionate about animals, Melissa chose this profession because she says it’s the best way to provide high quality care for all types of animals and connect with their owners. Melissa would like to keep expanding her knowledge in the veterinary field as her short-term goal, but long term she would like to have a family and buy a big property with horses, goats, and dogs. ​

Alyshia, Veterinary Technician

She enjoys hiking, fishing (anything outside) and spending time with her family. Her experience working with Dr. Kindred and his staff has been life changing and is always eager to learn and grow. ​​Alicia was born and raised in Western Massachusetts and recently moved to Orlando FL during the Fall of 2019. Her passion to work in the veterinary field has been a dream since she was a child. On her spare time, she loves to hang out with her Fiancé and 4 fur babies. She has 2 cats and 2 dogs. She has worked with exotic animals in the past, Birds, reptiles, fish, and small animals. ​

Rebecca, Veterinary Technician

​Originally from Bronx, New York, Rebecca has been living in Florida for 16 years. She attended Southern Technical College and has been a vet assistant for 10 months. She has never felt more at home with a job, than she does in an animal clinic. Rebecca has been bringing her animals to Kindred Spirits long before she started but has always felt like part of the family. Her favorite part is baby talking to each pet that comes in and being apart of their journey.
She has a menagerie of animals of her own with a Great Dane, a Dachshund, and six cats. She always seems to have a rescue animal looking for their new forever home. When home, she loves spending time cuddling her furbabies, playing movie line trivia with her brother and reading.  

Ashlyn, Veterinary Technician

Ashlyn is one of our Veterinary Assistant’s, she joined us in July of 2021. She was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida and moved down to Orlando in 2016 to further her education. She is now a summa cum laude graduate from Southern Technical College as of May 2021. She enjoys spending her free time with her boyfriend and their 3 four-legged children at home. Ashlyn says that, “Kindred Spirits Animal Clinic has by far out done my expectations. The team has been nothing but accepting and helpful with getting me started, it’s so nice to work with people who share the same passion for animals. I’m so thankful that I get the opportunity to learn from this team.” Now that she is working in the field, Ashlyn plans to gain the experience and further her education in Veterinary medicine.