Dr Nick Barbaza, DVM
Dr Nick graduated from the Cluj-Napoca Veterinary Medical School in 2005 in Transylvania, Romania.
He developed his love for animals at a very early age, when he was in middle school he started breeding fox terriers :)
He decided to leave Europe right after graduation from vet school and explore the North American continent.
He worked in small animal practices in the Bay Area, California and Vancouver, BC prior to moving to Edmonton, AB in 2012 with his wife and son.
After working for three and a half years as an assosciate at a small animal veterinary clinic in Edmonton, he decided to fulfill his dream and start his very own veterinary practice here.
Dr Nick loves internal medicine and the challenges of behavioral cases and is training in small animal orthopedic surgery and ultrasonography. He believes that most canine behavior issues can be avoided with proper socialization and that's why he has implemented complimentary puppy classes at Glenora Family Pet clinic.
He believes that the visits in the clinic should be relaxing and informative for the whole family and he is promoting the the fear free concept.
In his spare time he enjoys hiking, photography and spending time with his wife Diana, his sons Eric and Alex, their cat Zack and little Papillon Daisy.
Dr Nick graduated from the Cluj-Napoca Veterinary Medical School in 2005 in Transylvania, Romania.
He developed his love for animals at a very early age, when he was in middle school he started breeding fox terriers :)
He decided to leave Europe right after graduation from vet school and explore the North American continent.
He worked in small animal practices in the Bay Area, California and Vancouver, BC prior to moving to Edmonton, AB in 2012 with his wife and son.
After working for three and a half years as an assosciate at a small animal veterinary clinic in Edmonton, he decided to fulfill his dream and start his very own veterinary practice here.
Dr Nick loves internal medicine and the challenges of behavioral cases and is training in small animal orthopedic surgery and ultrasonography. He believes that most canine behavior issues can be avoided with proper socialization and that's why he has implemented complimentary puppy classes at Glenora Family Pet clinic.
He believes that the visits in the clinic should be relaxing and informative for the whole family and he is promoting the the fear free concept.
In his spare time he enjoys hiking, photography and spending time with his wife Diana, his sons Eric and Alex, their cat Zack and little Papillon Daisy.
Dr Belinda Lowes, DVM
Dr Belinda Lowes graduated from Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. Since then she has enjoyed practicing veterinary medicine in large and small animal species. She is originally from Washington State and came to Canada in 2014 to practice and has decided to make this her home. On her time off she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, riding horses and watching lots of hokey.
Star Winter, Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
Star grew up on a farm just outside of Alsask Sk. She was homeschooled from grades 5-9 which left lots of time to play with all the different animals she acquired. Star was in canine 4-H for several years and competed with her dog, Honey, in different things but especially excelled in agility which she later went on to teach classes in.
From 2004-2009 she attended the University of Saskatchewan to try and get into veterinary medicine but switched gears to instead become a veterinary technician. Star was awarded the Centennial Merit Scholarship and graduated with distinction from the 2 year program from Siast Kelsey Campus in 2011. During that time she did a 5 week practicum at the Greater Vancouver Zoo and was able to increase her knowledge for exotic medicine. For the next 5 years she worked at Acadia Vet Clinic in Saskatoon as the head technician and specialized in weight consults, semen freezing, stem cell therapy and exotic animal care and treatment. She also worked closely with different rescue groups and fostered several cats and dogs over the years.
Star moved to Edmonton in 2016 to live with her husband, Rob, with her 3 cats in tow. Shortly after moving, Star was beyond excited to have the opportunity to join Dr. Nick and his wife, Diana, at their brand new clinic. She loves meeting all the new patients and owners that come in and is looking forward to the future here!
Star grew up on a farm just outside of Alsask Sk. She was homeschooled from grades 5-9 which left lots of time to play with all the different animals she acquired. Star was in canine 4-H for several years and competed with her dog, Honey, in different things but especially excelled in agility which she later went on to teach classes in.
From 2004-2009 she attended the University of Saskatchewan to try and get into veterinary medicine but switched gears to instead become a veterinary technician. Star was awarded the Centennial Merit Scholarship and graduated with distinction from the 2 year program from Siast Kelsey Campus in 2011. During that time she did a 5 week practicum at the Greater Vancouver Zoo and was able to increase her knowledge for exotic medicine. For the next 5 years she worked at Acadia Vet Clinic in Saskatoon as the head technician and specialized in weight consults, semen freezing, stem cell therapy and exotic animal care and treatment. She also worked closely with different rescue groups and fostered several cats and dogs over the years.
Star moved to Edmonton in 2016 to live with her husband, Rob, with her 3 cats in tow. Shortly after moving, Star was beyond excited to have the opportunity to join Dr. Nick and his wife, Diana, at their brand new clinic. She loves meeting all the new patients and owners that come in and is looking forward to the future here!
Diana Sipos, office manager, accounting
Danielle L'Heureux, RVT
Danielle is originally from a small town in British Columbia, where she spent most of her time enjoying the outdoors and helping out on the farm.
She moved to Alberta in 2005 with her family after the devastating forest fires of BC in 2003.
She attended the University of Alberta to follow her love for music in 2011, and after volunteering at the Edmonton Humane Society realized her real passion was working with animals. After her first year of tech school, she had the wonderful opportunity to work at Glenora Family Pet Clinic where she was able to apply her teachings and grow as a technician in training while in school. Danielle graduated from NAIT’s Animal Health Technology program with honours in 2018, followed by an exciting 5 week practicum at the Edmonton Humane Society, the place where her love for the industry of veterinary medicine all started. After her practicum she continued to work as a Registered Veterinary Technician for Glenora after passing the Veterinary Technician National Exam. She couldn't be happier to continue her career and grow as a technician with the GFPC team.
In her spare time she enjoys going on road trips to the mountains, spending quality time with her family and friends, tinkering on the piano and playing with her two cats at home, Spaz and Dasha(pictured).
She moved to Alberta in 2005 with her family after the devastating forest fires of BC in 2003.
She attended the University of Alberta to follow her love for music in 2011, and after volunteering at the Edmonton Humane Society realized her real passion was working with animals. After her first year of tech school, she had the wonderful opportunity to work at Glenora Family Pet Clinic where she was able to apply her teachings and grow as a technician in training while in school. Danielle graduated from NAIT’s Animal Health Technology program with honours in 2018, followed by an exciting 5 week practicum at the Edmonton Humane Society, the place where her love for the industry of veterinary medicine all started. After her practicum she continued to work as a Registered Veterinary Technician for Glenora after passing the Veterinary Technician National Exam. She couldn't be happier to continue her career and grow as a technician with the GFPC team.
In her spare time she enjoys going on road trips to the mountains, spending quality time with her family and friends, tinkering on the piano and playing with her two cats at home, Spaz and Dasha(pictured).
Dustin Portelance, RVT
Dustin come from a small town in Newfoundland, growing up near the ocean. He always wanted to work with animals but chose to pursue a different career - spending 8 years as a massage therapist, before changing careers towards Animal Health.
Dustin started work at a cat clinic learning all the ropes of a veterinary clinic and taking care of the customer service side of things. In 2018 Dustin attended NAIT for Animal Health Technology, where he graduated in 2020 with honours. During the course of his studies Dustin worked at urgent care picking up skills with emergency medicine and critical care. His favourite subject in school was small and large animal clinical medicine and pharmacology. After school Dustin took on a mixed animal practice to work with as many species as he could. He finally made the leap to get his first job and found his way to Glenora Family Pet.
Dustin loves to study and in his spare time can be found ready articles about veterinary medicine. He also has many hobbies from sewing, baking and gardening to working out and practicing yoga. When he is not in the city you can find him hiking the mountains with his husband and two dogs: June a German Shepard and Lola a Dalmatian.
Dustin started work at a cat clinic learning all the ropes of a veterinary clinic and taking care of the customer service side of things. In 2018 Dustin attended NAIT for Animal Health Technology, where he graduated in 2020 with honours. During the course of his studies Dustin worked at urgent care picking up skills with emergency medicine and critical care. His favourite subject in school was small and large animal clinical medicine and pharmacology. After school Dustin took on a mixed animal practice to work with as many species as he could. He finally made the leap to get his first job and found his way to Glenora Family Pet.
Dustin loves to study and in his spare time can be found ready articles about veterinary medicine. He also has many hobbies from sewing, baking and gardening to working out and practicing yoga. When he is not in the city you can find him hiking the mountains with his husband and two dogs: June a German Shepard and Lola a Dalmatian.
Andree-Ann Thivierge , RVT
bio coming soon
Christine Wirth, Veterinary Medical Assistant / RVT student
“From an early age Christine always had a love of animals, especially of horses. Before she started working for us in October of 2017 she spent 6 months working as a trail guide for the Jasper Riding Stables in Jasper National Park! It was an awesome experience that she’ll never forget! After finishing her seasonal job as a trail guide, Christine moved back home to the Edmonton area where she found the Glenora Family Pet Clinic!
Christine has also previously completed the Veterinary Medical Assistant program at NAIT in May of 2016. After starting work with us here, Christine realized she wanted to go further in the veterinary industry, and she then applied for the Animal Health Technology Program at NAIT! Christine was accepted into the program at started her journey of becoming and RVT in September of 2019!
In her spare time Christine loves taking road trips to the mountains to go hiking, camping and kayaking! And of course she spends any spare minute she can with her lovely mare “Jazzy”(pictured above)!”
Christine has also previously completed the Veterinary Medical Assistant program at NAIT in May of 2016. After starting work with us here, Christine realized she wanted to go further in the veterinary industry, and she then applied for the Animal Health Technology Program at NAIT! Christine was accepted into the program at started her journey of becoming and RVT in September of 2019!
In her spare time Christine loves taking road trips to the mountains to go hiking, camping and kayaking! And of course she spends any spare minute she can with her lovely mare “Jazzy”(pictured above)!”
Shyla Pellandini, Client Services Representative
Bio coming soon
Lisa Barrett, Client Services Representative
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Liza Monastirsky, Veterinary Medical Assistant
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Emily-Rose Tearle , Veterinary Medical Assistant
Emily is from Québec and moved to Edmonton in 2015 because of her dad's job. She finished high school here and took a year off to work full time. She then decided to get into a career that involved animals as she has always loved them and interested her very much from a young age. Emily took the Veterinary Office and Technical Assistant (VOTA) course at Robertson College and worked at an emergency clinic for a little while before joining the GFPC family in September of 2019!
Emily is planning on applying for the Animal Health Technician course at Nait within the next year or two!
In her spare time, Emily likes to spend time with her family, friends and her puppers. She also likes to go on trips to the mountains, camping and hiking.
Emily is planning on applying for the Animal Health Technician course at Nait within the next year or two!
In her spare time, Emily likes to spend time with her family, friends and her puppers. She also likes to go on trips to the mountains, camping and hiking.
Sariah Arrieta, Veterinary Medical Assistant
Bio coming soon
Alexa
Alexa is also a team member. She listens ALL the time. Maybe too much. But we gave away our privacy for her entertainer qualities!
