Meet our kennel manager

Katrina

Meredithe Manor and Manchester Community College (in progress)
Certifications: barn management, jumping, dressage, training horses

Katrina has worked her way from the ground up at Roaring Brook. She has now been a part of the team for nearly a decade. She worked in all areas of the kennel before being offered an assistant manager position and now, kennel manager.

She has learned everything from basic care, to reading dog body language, to customer service. She loves to watch the dogs make new bonds and connections with new people and animals. She enjoys being able to help the more stressed dogs become comfortable.

In her spare time Katrina enjoys riding horses and spending time with her daughter, going fishing, hiking and playing video games.

She has four dogs and two goats.

Meet our animal care technicians

Jess

Michelle

Meet our animal care attendant

Kyra

Meet our daycare attendants

Erin

Tunxis Community College – Associates in Criminal Justice with a concentration in drug and alcohol rehabilitation counseling.
Post University – BS in Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Erin started working at an animal hospital in 2000 in a kennel. She has since spent one year at Northwestern Community College for veterinary technician. She first start working at Roaring Brook in 2017 in the kennel and then the daycare including some time in reception. She loves getting to work with the daycare pups.

Erin has two horses, four greyhounds, one labradoodle, once cat and three ducks.

Meet our groomer

Gina

Beginning in 1994, Gina haș worked at Roaring Brook for the past 27 years. She was originally hired in 1994 as a kennel technician and then moved to management and then grooming.

She attends continuing education courses to keep up on current grooming trends and to advance her skills.

In her free time she enjoys concerts and riding her horse named Atlas.

She lives with her husband and their French Bulldog, Baron.