Nicole Lamvohee

Instructor

Having always had a passion for working with animals it was only a matter of time before Nicole ended up in the Veterinary Technology program in Saskatoon. Born and raised there, she attended SIAST and graduated with honours in the diploma program of Veterinary Technology.

Her career began in 2008 at Mission Creek Animal clinic in Kelowna, BC, where she remained until leaving to start a family in 2015. Nicole become an instructor at Centre for Arts and Technology in 2014 and taught on campus until moving her family to Calgary in 2017. Nicole started working full-time again in a small animal clinic until having her second child. She rejoined our program as an online educator in April of 2021 and continues to teach via the comfort of her home in Chestermere, Alberta.

Nicole misses the hands on work the clinic environment has to offer, but teaching has created a flexible, new and challenging opportunity she really enjoys

Dr. Heather Gordon

Instructor

Heather graduated from the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2014, and has been working as a small animal veterinarian ever since. She got her start in the profession working overnights at a busy emergency practice in Calgary. Part of what drew her to the profession was the potential for forming long-term relationships with animals and their owners, something that just wasn’t possible at an emergency hospital. As a result, she moved with her young family to Kelowna and is currently very happy to be practicing a mixture of primary and emergency medicine as part of the team at Tri Lake Animal Hospital in Winfield. In addition to the interesting people and animals, Heather has a deep appreciation for the science that is at the heart of veterinary medicine. During her undergraduate studies in Microbiology and Immunology, she was fascinated by the diversity and complexity of living organisms, and the various ways that animals cope with the disease. She is very keen to share her passion for science with the students in the Veterinary Hospital Assistant Program.

Molly Hurdle

Instructor

Molly has always had a passion for animals from a young age. She started her career in the animal husbandry industry where she started a co-op at a humane society in her hometown in Ontario. Shortly into her co-op, she got hired to the team at the humane society and worked on weekends.  Upon completing high school, she went on to take the Veterinary Office Administration program at the University of Guelph. She has worked a various clinics in Ontario, expanding her knowledge and taking upgrading her education whenever possible. She recently relocated to the beautiful Okanagan with her husband and 3 dogs (Clyde, Boomer, Dex) and cat (Oreo). She has continued her career in veterinary medicine working as a veterinary assistant at a clinic in West Kelowna and joined the CATO team in April 2022.

Louisa Wallner

Instructor

Born and raised in Osoyoos, BC, Louisa’s passion for working with animals prompted her move to Kelowna to pursue her dreams. She received her education and training at the Centre for Arts and Technology ahead of launching her career.

She currently calls Central Valley Veterinary Hospital her home base, but has worked for other clinics in the region on a casual basis.

Louisa enjoys spending her time with two dogs, Charlotte (the cocker spaniel) and Oliver (the pug x beagle) and her senior cat James. She has always had a strong love and connection with animals and is enjoying her career as a Veterinary Assistant.