Dr. Shahla Dourod

Veterinarian

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Dr. Shahla, admitting it may be crazy, shares her home with three herding dogs -- a Cattle Dog, a Border Collie and a Corgi -- and a rescued Chihuahua on a weight loss journey.

She first joined POMDR as a relief vet in the summer of 2024. Previously, she worked in general veterinary practice, and then at a municipal animal shelter for two years. She works part-time doing high quality, high volume spay and neuter surgeries, which, as we know, vastly reduces the number of homeless animals and overcrowded shelters.

Dr. Shahla earned an undergraduate degree in animal biology at UC Davis and did equine stem cell research. She went on to veterinary school at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and did research on the use of antibiotics during dermatologic procedures.

She is Fear Free certified.

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Dr. Erin Trannel Medical Director More about Dr. Erin

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Dr. Erin Trannel

Medical Director

Dr. Erin shares her home with Brooklyn, a 3-year-old Labrador Retriever, and Berley, a 2-year-old Samoyed.

She came to POMDR in July 2023. While in veterinary school at Iowa State University, she was an active member in the Shelter Medicine Club and helped facilitate low-income vaccine clinics in Des Moines. She also volunteered for the Josh & Friends Project, benefiting children in hospitals and utilizing the human-animal bond to encourage sick adolescents during their treatments. She has volunteered at shelters and free vaccine clinics across the country and helped facilitate a spay/neuter and preventive care clinic for animals in South Dakota.

Before coming to POMDR, Dr Erin worked as a small animal general practitioner in Ankeny, Iowa.

She completed her Bachelors degree in Biology and attained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University.

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Kelly Fischer Clinic Manager More about Kelly

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Kelly Fischer

Clinic Manager

The dog currently in Kelly's life is Bobo, a Chow Chow mix who lives with her family. Though she doesn't have pets of her own, having recently moved back to California from across the country, she'll be spending plenty of quality time with all the dogs rotating through our clinic!

Before joining the POMDR staff in August of 2022, Kelly volunteered as a POMDR foster and as a dog walker in our Helping Paw program. She fostered for the SPCA of Monterey County as well.

Kelly has previously worked at veterinary clinics as a vet tech and a customer service representative. It was there that she found her love of working with dogs and people. She has also worked at a doggie daycare facility and taught dog training classes.

Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Sciences from the University of Connecticut. She is an accredited dog training instructor and is Fear Free certified.

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Celina Arceo Head Registered Veterinary Technician More about Celina

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Celina Arceo

Head Registered Veterinary Technician

Celina shares her home with a notably lazy 6-year-old husky named Seven. When he's not napping, you can find them outdoors walking in the forest or playing at the beach.

Celina joined the clinic staff in January 2022 and became Head RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) in June 2023. Her love for veterinary medicine began when she volunteered at the Stockton animal shelter back when she was in middle school. Working alongside the shelter team and with various rescues, providing care for pets who had no one else to advocate for them is what inspired her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.

She worked at a small animal general vet practice for several years. She then transitioned to emergency and critical care medicine and worked as an ICU technician at an emergency/specialty hospital in Monterey.

Celina completed the Veterinary Technician program at Carrington College. She became a Registered Veterinary Technician when she obtained her license in 2018.

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Caite Jackson Veterinary Assistant, full-time More about Caite

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Caite Jackson

Veterinary Assistant, full-time

Caite shares her home with a senior white German Shepherd named Sasha. She also takes a pup named Kita on adventures around the peninsula during the week. Kita belongs to a local firefighter who rescued her in rough shape in the Dominican Republic and nursed her back to health.

Caite grew up working at a horse rescue called Walking in Circles in the mountains of New Mexico. Her work with dogs started with pet sitting in middle school. She joined the POMDR clinic staff in August 2020 as a Kennel Attendant and was promoted to Veterinary Assistant in January 2021. Caite worked part-time at POMDR for 4 years and joined the full-time staff in 2025.

Prior to joining POMDR, Caite worked in retail, doing home and apparel management for Anthropologie and social media for outdoor gear retailer REI. She also worked locally at a small organic juice bar.

She graduated from CSUMB in the fall of 2019 with a degree in Communications concentrating in Film and Literary Studies.

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Elisa Clay Veterinary Assistant, full-time More about Elisa

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Elisa Clay

Veterinary Assistant, full-time

Elisa currently shares her home with three sweet kitties: Sanka, Tiger Lilly and Mowgli. Sadly, her precious rescued pit bull, Harley, had to be let go in 2020. Since then, she's been waiting for the right time to bring another dog into her family.

Elisa joined the POMDR clinic staff as a Kennel Attendant in August 2021 and was thrilled to have the opportunity to be promoted to Veterinary Assistant. Elisa worked part-time at POMDR for 4 years and joined the full-time staff in 2025. She previously volunteered with the SPCA, fostering dogs and cats until they found forever homes.

Since graduating from high school, Elisa has tried on many hats, including bartender, pizza maker, housekeeper and sales associate. She is even a certified Zumba fitness instructor. She says working with POMDR is the first job she's had that she truly loves, and she feels fortunate to be a part of this team.

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Veron Yip Veterinary Assistant, full-time More about Veron

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Veron Yip

Veterinary Assistant, full-time

Veron shares her home with Dagget, a senior Jack Russell Terrier adopted many years ago from Hitchcock Road Animal Services.

She has a soft spot for senior dogs, and fostered retired working dogs in New Zealand while she was attending college there. She joined the POMDR clinic staff in October 2024.

Before moving to Monterey, Veron lived in Singapore, where she worked as an anesthesia/surgical veterinary technician in a busy emergency/specialty hospital.

She graduated from Massey University in New Zealand with a Bachelor of Veterinary Technology degree and is currently working toward getting her US Registered Veterinary Technician license.

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Toni Selby Receptionist, part-time More about Toni

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Toni Selby

Receptionist, part-time

Toni shares her home with five rescued dogs. Sammy, a German Shepherd, came from a co-worker who needed to rehome her dog many years ago. The other four came from the SPCA: Ashley, a Chihuahua/Pug; Sophia, a Toy Poodle; Clifford, a Chihuahua/Miniature Pinscher; and Chance, a German Shepherd/Husky.

Before joining the clinic staff in January 2024, Toni had been volunteering with POMDR since October 2022. She volunteered with the SPCA of Monterey County for about five years before that.

In January 2021, she was hired by the SPCA as a Humane Investigator. This followed a 25-year career with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, from which she retired as a Captain in December 2020.

Toni attended Monterey Peninsula College and Hartnell College, taking courses for her interest in Criminal Law. She received her certification to be a Reserve Police Officer and was hired by the Marina Police Department. Toni was honored as Reserve Officer of the Year in 1997/1998, and then Supervisor of the Year while serving as a Correctional Lieutenant at Salinas Valley State Prison in 2015.

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