Karen Lead RVT

Before she arrived at Geary in 2012 where she started as a client services representative, Karen always knew she wanted to work in a field dedicated to animals. She is the youngest of seven children and grew up with many pets, so her love for animals and her interest in their welfare came at a young age. In 2017, she volunteered to help with animal care at both the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) after hurricane Harvey and at the Tubbs Fire in Sonoma. While working at Geary Veterinary Hospital, Karen cross-trained to join the patient-care team and went to school to become a registered Veterinary Technician. She has two senior dogs, Niño and Dollie, who are her “special-needs kids, and pride and joy,” as well as two rescues, a German Shepherd (Coraline) and a Lab mix (Athena). As Karen says, “There is so much I like about working at Geary but mostly it’s that all of the people here are like my second family.”