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Zoey Knittel
Director Ejecutivo
Zoey Knittel serves as the Community Animal Medicine Project’s Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, overseeing the organization’s management, programs and development. Zoey joined CAMP in its infancy and immediately developed internal management procedures and participated in the strategic planning process defining CAMP’s long term goals and vision. With over ten years of development and non-profit management experience, Zoey successfully developed CAMP’s comprehensive fundraising plans which serve as a launch pad for the organization’s complex operations. She also serves as CAMP’s external spokesperson to raise awareness about under-served populations as well as to ensure CAMP continues to meet the needs of the ever-changing Los Angeles community. Zoey previously served as the managing director of a non-profit literary arts foundation and her award-winning writing has been widely published. Her screenplays have been produced by Rock The Vote for MTV, her short films premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, aired on MTV, and were awarded the Peabody Award For Excellence in Television. Recently, Zoey, her partner and cats have fostered and found homes for a three-legged Pitbull, an eighteen year old senior kitty, and a litter of bottle baby kittens. She is proud to be able to support CAMP’s mission to provide the best quality care for those pets in need of the most help.
Janet Sepulveda
Director de Operaciones
Janet is CAMP's Chief Operations Officer; she oversees the organization's leadership, clinic operations, and programs. Over the years she has played a key role in creating, and implementing, new projects, protocols, and systems to help CAMP reach its goals and expand into the thriving organization it is today. She has been with the organization for 15 years, starting at the ground level as a veterinary assistant, and working her way up to Chief Operations Officer. She is a Registered Veterinary Technician and studied business at CalState Fullerton. She started her career in animal welfare volunteering at the Aquarium of the Pacific, working at an animal shelter, full-service vet clinics, and finally CAMP. Janet feels equally passionate about helping animals, as she does about serving her community, and helping her colleagues and employees to develop professionally. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, hiking/camping, live music, and spending time with her partner, mastiff, and cat.
Elaine Lukic, DVM
Director Médico
Dr. Elaine Lukic graduated from the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. After graduation, she practiced both general and emergency medicine in South Florida. In 2006, she moved to Southern California to pursue her passion for shelter medicine with OC Animal Care. She has been involved with non-profit, low-cost spay/neuter programs for almost 15 years both domestically and internationally. She has participated in numerous animal welfare projects abroad including programs with Christian Veterinary Mission in Bolivia, Project HEAL in Ecuador, and Animal Balance in Samoa as well as local efforts throughout Florida and Southern California. Dr. Lukic has been working with CAMP since July 2010. She believes in providing exceptional quality medicine and treating all animals with genuine care and concern as if they were her own pets. She shares her home with a spirited Golden Retriever and three affectionate and mischievous cats.
Denise Soto
Director sénior de operaciones clínicas
Since her promotion to Regional Director of Operations for the South Bay region, Denise oversees both of CAMP's San Pedro clinics, including the new San Pedro Community Medicine clinic located at the Pedro Pet Pals Resource Center and the San Pedro spay/neuter clinic, established in 2009, which is a vital component of CAMP’s programming and is conveniently located adjacent to LA Animal Services’ Harbor Animal Care Center. With expert veterinary technician skills, a true love of animals and extensive experience, she plays an important role among CAMP's leadership team.
Adrian Perez
Director sénior de operaciones de la clínica móvil
Adrian’s passion for animals started at a very young age. With over 15 years of experience in animal welfare, Adrian began his career in shelter medicine before joining CAMP’s very first spay and neuter team in 2008. His experience includes emergency care, general medicine, and spay and neuter. In his free time Adrian enjoys camping, hiking and spending time with his family.
Erin Thomas
Director de Finanzas y Administración
Erin Thomas is the Director of Finance and Administration for CAMP and has been with the company for a combined 5 years. Erin completed her Masters of Business Administration degree in 2017 in addition to having over 13 years of experience in various accounting and human resource positions. With her immense love for animals, the opportunity to work with CAMP was an easy decision.
Ari Vena
Gerente de Desarrollo y Subvenciones
As a lifelong lover of animals and proud mama of a former CAMP foster kitten, Ari comes to CAMP with a varied background in digital, film and event production, corporate management, ethnographic research and even a former life as a vet tech! She enthusiastically welcomes this opportunity to transform her volunteer role with CAMP into a full time career helping people and pets of Los Angeles.
Cristina Perez
Director de Administrativo Servicios
Cristina is the Director of Administrative Services at CAMP. She began her journey with the organization in 2009, one of CAMP's original team members. After leaving in 2017 to pursue a career in human healthcare, she returned to CAMP in March 2022. Cristina has always been passionate about helping others, and she is thrilled to be back, serving the community and providing compassionate care to pets and people. Outside of work, Cristina cherishes time with her son and loves the joy of being a mother.
Maribel Fort
Responsable del programa de formación veterinaria
Maribel has dedicated her life to veterinary medicine for the past 20 years, specializing in general practice, emergency and critical care, and most recently academia. She obtained her Animal Science/Pre-Vet degree at Cal Poly Pomona in 2010 and RVT license in 2012. Mentoring and teaching is her passion and she is excited to bring forth her skills at CAMP to further assist the community. During her down time, she likes to travel with her husband and two dogs, Obi and Finn.
Zach Deegan, DVM
Veterinario Director de Capacitación y Desarrollo
Dr. Zach Deegan is a veterinarian with 15 years of veterinary experience in shelter medicine, high-quality high-volume spay neuter programs, disaster response and animal welfare policy. He has been full time with CAMP since 2018. Dr. Deegan is a key member of the leadership team at our Mission Hills clinic, where he helps manage daily clinic operations, sees wellness and spay/neuter recheck appointments, and also trains staff and volunteers in HQHVSN best practices and procedures.
Kristina Naef, DVM
Veterinario Director de Medicina Comunitaria
Dr. Kristina Naef was thrilled to join the CAMP team in early 2024 and to contribute to a mission that deeply resonates with her professional and personal values. Dr. Naef graduated from Purdue University with her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2017, after completing a Masters in Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University in 2012. Dr. Naef brings a unique blend of skills and passion to CAMP’s Community Medicine department with her experience in small animal general practice, urgent care practice, soft tissue surgery and shelter medicine. She has a special love for kitties with a passion for feline friendly practice. She believes in low stress, fear free handling of all pets seen at the clinic, in order to ensure that patients receive the best care in a comforting environment. Dr. Naef’s journey in veterinary medicine has been marked by a focus on community outreach and education. She believes that informed communities can make a significant difference in the lives of animals. Whether managing a team of veterinarians or engaging in hands on practice, Dr. Naef’s goal is always to provide exceptional care, while nurturing the human-animal bond.
Roxanne Eberwein-LeBrun, DVM
Veterinario
Dr. LeBrun is excited to join CAMP for community medicine in Mission Hills and spay neuter surgeries at the new clinic In Van Nuys. She comes with almost 15 years of experience practicing veterinary medicine in Southern California post-graduation from Western University of Health Sciences. Starting with a rotating specialty internship post-graduation then spending about 10 years in local general practices before moving to shelter medicine where high quality high volume spay neuter surgical skills were acquired over the past few years. She is passionate about access to care and shelter diversion and values the opportunity to keep a pet in a home by being able to provide otherwise inaccessible veterinary medicine or surgery. In her free time she has a full household to keep her on her toes with two human children, one spouse, 2 cats, 2 dogs, 1 cockatiel and 1 Russian tortoise to entertain as well as the ever revolving door of foster pets.
Dr. Jennifer Kitchen, DVM
Veterinario
Dr. Jennifer Kitchen transitioned from Bay Area biotech to earn her DVM from UC Davis in 2004, followed by an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. With over 20 years of experience across general practice, urgent care, feline rescue and veterinary software development and implementation, she brings a wealth of clinical expertise in wellness, ultrasound, internal medicine, and soft tissue surgery. As CAMP’s Staff Veterinarian and Health Informatics Lead, Dr. Kitchen is dedicated to "access to care" and leveraging technology to streamline workflows. Her goal is to reduce administrative burdens so medical teams can spend less time behind screens and more time focusing on their patients and clients. A firm believer that every pet deserves quality care regardless of economic background, Dr. Kitchen is thrilled to dedicate her skills to the non-profit sector. When she isn’t optimizing digital workflows, she is an avid sailboat racer, a dedicated gardener, and the proud caretaker of her two cats, Henry and Phil.
Lauren Fukushima, DVM
Veterinario
Dr. Fukushima graduated from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022, followed by a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at VCA West Los Angeles. After her training, she worked as a full-time Emergency Medicine doctor for 2 years before changing course to join CAMP. She is passionate about access to care and helping owners make informed decisions. In her free time, she spends time with her husband, 3 cats and a dog.
Alanna Klein
Responsable de grandes donaciones y relaciones con los medios
Alanna is the Strategy & Engagement Officer for the Community Animal Medicine Project (CAMP). Prior to joining CAMP, Alanna was the Director of Media Strategy for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the nation's leading advocacy organization for public charter schools and worked as an Independent Contractor for The San Diego Humane Society, Jennifer Fearing of Fearless Advocacy, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund, supporting media and lobbying strategies. Alanna is also on the board of Los Angeles Love & Leashes, a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) that arranges private medical treatment for urgent cases in local shelters. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and two rescue dogs.
Joann Fidelson
Gerente de redes sociales
Joann has over 10 years of administrative experience and, since 2012, she has been a social media entrepreneur—helping many small businesses grow. With her love for animals and background experience, it has been a dream to merge the two by becoming CAMP's Social Media Manager. You can find Joann with phone and camera in hand, capturing photos and videos of our wonderful patients and staff at all CAMP clinics and Mobile events.
Brianna Ochoa
Manager, Mission Hills Clinic
Brianna started in the Veterinary Field in 2016 and has explored General Practice, Emergency Medicine, Speciality and now Community Medicine. She is originally from Monterey County and moved to the area in the middle of 2023. She has a strong passion for helping animals and their humans. In her downtime she loves being outdoors, spending time with her chihuahua and painting.
Mireya Alejandro Ruiz
Gerente, Clínica de Medicina Comunitaria de San Pedro
Mireya Alejandro Ruiz is the Manager of San Pedro Community Medicine Clinic. With a deep love for animals and a strong commitment to her community, Mireya ensures that the clinic provides the highest quality care to all its patients. Her dedication and compassion have made her a respected leader in the field, always striving to enhance the well-being of both animals and the people who care for them.
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Angie Martinez
Gerente, Clínica de Esterilización/Castración de San Pedro
Angie Martinez is the Manager of CAMP's San Pedro Spay/Neuter Clinic. With a particular love for neonatal kittens and a dedication to her community, Angie is committed to providing exceptional care at CAMP's flagship San Pedro clinic. A long-time member of the CAMP team, her expertise and passion have been instrumental in managing the clinic and helping families and their pets stay happy and healthy together.
Tabitha Binner
Gerente, Clínica de Medicina Comunitaria de Los Angeles
Tabitha started in the veterinary field in 2017 and comes from a General Practice background. She holds an Animal Science RVT degree as well as a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. Originally from Seattle, she has a special fondness for cats and is dedicated to supporting both animals and their people. In her free time Tabitha enjoys hanging out with her cat Petrie, going thrift shopping, singing karaoke, and spending time with friends.
Sam Kong, RVTg
Gerente, Clínica de Esterilización/Castración de Los Angeles
Sam Kong started his veterinary career in 2007 and since then has elevated his status to assistant manager of CAMP's San Pedro Spay and Neuter clinic. Sam specializes in general practice, emergency and critical care. He obtained his bachelor's Animal Science at Cal Poly Pomona in 2011 and became an RVT in 2012. During his down time, he enjoy spending time with his family, wife, 3 children and 2 dogs. He also enjoys drawing and martial arts.
Evelyn Castaneda
Gerente, Clínica Móvil
With a passion for animals and a strong background in organization from her years working at our LA clinic location, Evelyn is thrilled to support our staff, care for our clients, and help our clinic continue to grow.
Lori Reyes
Gerente de la Clínica, East Valley
Lori Reyes has had a love for animals for as long as she can remember. She graduated college with a degree in Veterinary Technology and has worked at CAMP since 2013. When she is not working, she spends quality time with her four beloved dogs.
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Carol Vena Mondt
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Jim Isermann
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