Meet the CAH team
At the Concord Animal Hospital, we strive to offer you and your pets the very best in veterinary care. We are animal lovers who are passionate about working with you to develop a healthcare plan best suited for your one-of-a-kind pet to keep them happy and healthy.
Dr. Stephen Wilson & Katherine Wilson, Co-Owners
Katherine & Dr. Stephen Wilson, owners of Concord Animal Hospital (CAH) since 2015, live in Concord with their cat, Smooch, dog, Petal, and two amazing children, Johanna and Peter.
Originally from Connecticut, Dr. Wilson grew up with Jack Russells, Corgis and Basset Hounds. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis, and then he worked in an immunology lab at Children’s Hospital, Boston, with an amazing team whose work was published in Nature Genetics.
As a child, he shadowed his brother-in-law, a large animal vet, and fell in love with caring for animals. He considered a few other careers, including wine making and a career in culinary, but was happy to fulfill his dream of becoming a veterinarian after graduating from the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. His wife thoroughly enjoys his superb cooking abilities and occasional home-brewed beer or cider. |
Katherine grew up Concord, attending Alcott, Sanborn, and Concord Academy. Her family included a rescue dog and cat from Buddy Dog as well as three West Highland Terriers - all patients of CAH.
She attended the University of Michigan and worked in finance before attending Tufts University to earn her MA in Education and then teaching at the Concord Middle School. After that, she earned her MBA from Boston College and spent seven years in market research and marketing. She is happy that all of these roles somehow perfectly aligned to prepare her to manage CAH! |
Katherine Aubert, DVM
Dr. Aubert is a graduate of Acton Boxboro High School and the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. She practiced locally for seven years before joining the team at CAH. In her spare time, she enjoys crafting, gardening, and seeing live music. She also volunteers with The Street Dog Coalition, helping to provide medical care to pets of people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. She shares her home with Davy and Olive, two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. |
Kathryn Carpenter, DVM, cVMA
Dr. Carpenter grew up on Long Island in Massapequa, NY. She graduated from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2011 and worked at private practices in Revere, South Boston and Arlington before coming to CAH. Dr. Carpenter trained at the Curacore Integrative Medicine and Education Center and is certified in veterinary medical acupuncture. In her free time, Dr. Carpenter enjoys spending time with family and friends. She lives with her husband and three young daughters. |
Chandler Fritz, DVM
A graduate of Williams College and the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Fritz has been in small animal practice for 18 years. A native of neighboring Carlisle and now a resident of Concord, she loves working in the community where she grew up and is now raising her own family. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, walking with her Yorkie and two Labs, reading, golfing and cooking. Dr. Fritz volunteers at a local hospital with Ibby, her seven year old certified therapy dog. |
Bradford Hardie, DVM
Dr. Hardie knew he wanted to be a veterinarian from an early age. In high school, he worked with native wild animals at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln and with community pets at CAH. He received his undergraduate and veterinary degrees from Cornell University. After graduation, Dr. Hardie spent two years in mixed animal practice in Shrewsbury. He decided he had had enough calving distress calls in the middle of the night, so he rejoined CAH, now as a veterinarian. When he is not busy at the animal hospital, Dr. Hardie enjoys travelling and hiking with his wife. |
Kaitlin Rondeau, DVM
A graduate of Pine Manor College and the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Rondeau has been in small animal practice for 10 years. She has previously practiced at Middlesex County Animal Hospital and Hudson Animal Hospital before joining the CAH team in the fall of 2020. Dr. Rondeau is a native of neighboring Chelmsford. She still lives there with her husband, two children, and their cat, Gracie. In her free time, she enjoys running and spending time with her family. |
Jen Arsenault
Jen graduated from Becker College with a degree in Veterinary Technology. She worked as a Veterinary Technician until recently. She is now pursuing an education in Veterinary Practice Management and has shift to a Client Service Representative role. She enjoys spending time with her family which includes her husband, one child, their rottweiler mix, two cats, two guinea pigs and a bearded dragon. Although she loves all pets, her favorite breed is "rescue" - most of her family pets have come from shelters and foster homes. |
Joe Avey
Joe has been with the team since before the Wilson's purchased CAH in 2015. He's the one who remembers what prescription food your cat is on and the ear infection your dog had six years ago. He remembers because he cares about your pet! Joe grew up in nearby Marlborough and practiced and taught Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido for a number of years. He is a super Star Wars fan and routs for the Yankees - go figure living in the middle of Red Sox nation. Outside of work, Joe enjoys a good poker game, an occasional Kraken and spending time with his girlfriend and once feral, now relatively tame cat, Milky Way. |
Alex Fay
Alex's life story coming soon! |
Becca Kenney
Becca grew up with four sisters in Hudson. She attended MassArt in Boston and then spent six years with the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. Eventually, the pull of her family was too strong and she moved from Boston to Maynard to be closer to her family and joined the CAH family - lucky us! In her spare time, Becca loves to go on hikes, rescue baby squirrels that get lost in her basement, make linocut stamps, and hang out with her nephews and niece. |
Jane Philbrick
Jane, the youngest of five children, lives with her husband, rabbit, and two cats. During her senior year of high school she interned at an animal hospital and has been working in the veterinary field since. Jane's husband has also inspired a love of antique cars. The two love going to car shows & meets and for rides in Jon's all-original 1930 Ford model-A tudor. She also loves visiting antique shops as well as hiking and fishing. |
Cindy Reilly, Groomer
Cindy has been grooming dogs for 25 years. She earned her certification from The New England Institute of Pet Grooming in 1995 and has since earned certification from International Professional Groomers and is a member of New England Pet Grooming Professionals. She had her own pet grooming business until 2011, when she joined the team at Especially for Pets in Acton. In her free time she loves taking long hikes with her rescue dogs, Knuckles and Betty. Along with making your dog look truly amazing, Cindy works with dogs to make their grooming experience a positive one. She happily puts in the time to gain your dog’s trust and works hard to minimize any fear or anxiety they may feel about being groomed. All with classical music on in the background to help create a calm atmosphere. Visit our Grooming page to learn more! |
Charlene McLaughin, Groomer
Charlene will be moving to our sister hospital, Cambridge Street Animal Hospital, later this spring! If you'd prefer to see her there, you can let us know over the phone or via our Contact Us page, or the new hospital's. Charlene has almost 30 years of experience grooming cats & dogs, including breed specific grooms such as handstripping and carding as well as some experience grooming dogs shown in the AKC breed ring. She owned her own mobile grooming business for 20 years before joining our team in early 2020. We and the pets of our community are so happy to have her on our team! |
Melissa Denny, Assistant Groomer
Melissa's life story coming soon! |
Alaura Allen, Veterinary Assistant
Originally from Coventry, RI, Alaura now lives in Stow with her fiancé on a pumpkin farm. Prior to working in the veterinary field, Alaura worked as an EMT and went to Paramedic School, associates in Health Science. During the pandemic she shifted gears, returning to an original love of animals. In her free time, Alaura loves to cook and spend time outside. She doesn't currently have any pets, but has big plans to be a crazy cat lady. |
Ali Asselta, Veterinary Technician
Ali has just a few pets at home: two dogs, a cat, and a rabbit. Ali graduated with a BS in Biology from Salem State University and is currently enrolled in a Veterinary Technician program through Penn Foster. She hopes to move on to veterinary school after that - we know she'll be amazing. |
Finn Davidson, Veterinary Technician
Finn is from Boston, part of a large family that currently includes two labradors, a Pitbull, and one cat. Finn holds a BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Boston University - he will be pursuing his DVM and attending Veterinary school in late 2022! In his free time, Finn enjoys enjoy rock-climbing, oil painting, and hiking with his dogs. |
Amanda Godes, Veterinary Assistant
Amanda has always loved animals despite only growing up with pet fish. She got her animal fix volunteering at a local dog shelter. Amanda graduated from the University of Vermont with an honors degree in Animal Science, interning at at the ECHO center in Burlington VT caring for turtles and other aquatic and semi-aquatic native animals during her junior year. She hopes to continue her education with a focus in how biology interacts with animal behavior. Growing up in New England, she loves skiing, hiking, and other outdoor activities, and hopes to be able to get a dog to share these activities with! |
Kayla Gray, Veterinary Assistant
Kayla has been working in the animal care field for several years and was excited to join the CAH team in mid-2020. Kayla will start school to become a Veterinary Technician in early 2021 and is considering veterinary school down the road. She, her German Shepherd, and two cats just welcomed an Australian Shepherd puppy, the adorable Cooper, into the family! |
Rachel Lerman, Veterinary Assistant
Rachel graduated from Salem State and also completed Animal Behavior College’s Grooming course She shares her home with a beautiful husky mix, Misha, and two cats, Gus and Minerva. Rachel adores working for a small animal hospital. She believe in treating each pet as her own. You can find her hanging out at the beach in any season, seeing live music, or on the hiking trails |
Mary Moore, Veterinary Technician
Mary grew up and lives in neighboring Acton. A certified Veterinary Technician, she hopes to pursue further education in veterinary pain management. Mary loves working at a local, family-owned practice where she can help give personalized and familiar care to the animals we treat and feel connected with our local community! In her free time, Mary spends time with her small herd of foster fail rescue cats, bakes all kinds of bread, and goes on local nature walks. |
Ali Morris, Veterinary Technician
Ali is originally from Medford, currently living in Westminster with a Hound named Harper and cat named Kitten! Ali rehabbed Kitten, who was unable to walk properly. Ali knew from a young age that she wanted to be in veterinary medicine. She especially loves veterinary surgery and rehabilitation. Ali is Fear Free certified, CPR certified, and is currently working toward her bachelors degree in biology. |
Stacie Ornellas, Veterinary Technician
Stacie has been working as a technician since 2002, graduating with Honors in Applied Science (Veterinary Technology) from North Shore Community College in 2005. Working in an animal hospital is so fulfilling for Stacie because "I really believe our pets fulfill our lives." She is passionate about reducing stress and anxiety that pets feel during their vet visit, earning her certification for low-stress handling and training the staff on these techniques to improve CAH patients' experience when they come to see us. Outside of work, Stacie loves travel, summertime boating with her husband, and her New England Patriots and Boston Bruins. Stacie and her husband have share their home at various points with rats, turtles and tortoises, and some adorable cats! |
Eunice Pak, Veterinary Technician
Typically humming a funky tune on her way in, Eunice is a lifelong animal lover, growing up beside her two cats Sally and Doodles, who are now rocking their senior years! After starting her veterinary career at an animal shelter, Eunice has loved being able to help provide long-term and preventative care for pets at CAH, and helping other pets rock their senior years as well! Eunice is Fear Free certified, and is currently enrolled in Penn Foster to further her veterinary education. Apart from animals, Eunice loves cracking bad jokes, creating art, and making music. If there’s anything Eunice can’t resist, it’s kittens and a funky tune! |
Margalit Shapiro-Katz, Veterinary Assistant
New mom Margalit was adopted from Guatemala by her moms when she was four months old. She now lives in Westford with her husband, son, and assorted pets! Margalit has always had pets, from cats and dogs to gerbils and chickens. She's had some amazing animal experiences as well, including hand raising cheetah and leopard cubs and cage diving with Great White sharks. In the little bit of spare time she has, Margalit loves photography and painting, kayaking and camping, working out and just relaxing with the people and animals she loves. |
Mollie Scullane, Veterinary Assistant
Mollie comes to us from Ayer, where she lives with her tuxedo cat, Bikkie, and Border Collie, Duncan. Mollie has always been drawn to animals: she always owned pocket pets, enjoyed horseback riding, and anything involving animals when she was young. She is currently attending the Penn Foster Veterinary Technician program. In her free time, Mollie loves hiking with her dog, working on her car with her boyfriend, and photography |