Holly was raised on her family Beef and Poultry farm in North Augusta, ON and she knew from the age of 4, that she was meant to work with animals. She grew up with everything from the normal farm animals to quite exotic ones like emus, pheasants, chinchillas, a hedgehog, peacocks and even some llama’s! While deciding what her true calling was, she took time to travel and work abroad for a year in Australia. She volunteered at Steve Irwin’s (Crocodile Hunter) Australia Zoo and Wildlife Hospital; this is where she realized she was meant to be a Veterinary Technician. Holly enrolled in the Veterinary Technologist program at St. Lawrence College, Kingston. She graduated in April 2020, amid a world-wide pandemic and joined the Brockville Animal Hospital in the same month. She loves her career because she is able to make a difference in the lives of patients and clients.
Holly lives in Brockville with her two basset hounds, Fredrick and Boomer; two love birds, Twitter and Vernon, and two hobby chickens, KC and Barbara.
In her spare time, she loves to perform music in the local area, spend time with her boyfriend and dogs, and travel. She is a thrill seeker; sky diving, bungee jumping (twice!) and hiking a glacier are just a few of the things she has checked off her list. One of her most challenging adventures was the Mt. Tongariro hike in New Zealand, this mountain is directly beside “Mt. Doom” from Lord of the Rings!
