Equine Staff

Courtney was born in Pennsylvania and has lived in Arizona for about 15 years. She has 3 horses and 1 cat. Her special interests include emergency medicine, anesthesia and advanced diagnostic imaging. She enjoys being a part of the AAEVT Anesthesia Society and taking continuing education to advance her knowledge and skills.

Kenzie was born in Seattle, Washington. She has lived in Arizona for about 8 years. She has attended Scottsdale Community College and studied Equine Science. She has a dog named Gohan. She enjoys comics, likes to hike and enjoys drawing. She enjoys helping with emergencies that come into the hospital. She enjoyed working on a dude ranch in South Phoenix for 4 years when she first moved to Arizona.

Olivia was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended William Woods University studying Equestrian Science. She has 1 dog and 1 cat, and loves all animals, she enjoys cooking and visiting new places. An interesting fact about Olivia is that a few of her riding students have gone on to win World/National titles (Morgan Grand Nationals)!

Whitney is a native Arizonian, born and raised in Mesa. She has an eight-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tessa. She loves the outdoors, hiking, horses and music.

Mykenah was born in Arizona and has 1 horse and 3 dogs. She enjoys show jumping and hacks on her horse Birdie. Her favorite part of her job is being able to work with animals. She was a competitive cheerleader for 7 years and she is a legal midget (4’11”)!

Milton is currently attending Scottsdale Community College studying Equine Science. He was born here in Phoenix and has lived here his whole life. He currently has 7 horses, 1 dog and 7 tortoises, in his spare time he enjoys Quarter Horse Racing and football.

Sheila lived in Australia for 23 years. She attended Charles Darwin University, Northern Pibaia TAFE and South Metro Territory. All her education was community service and engagement based. Now she is looking to enroll with Penn Foster for their Vet Tech program. She recently remarried in 2023. She has two adult children, her son is still living in Australia and her daughter lives here in the states and she now has a bonus son too! She has 7 horses and 1 donkey, 1 rescue dog Riod and barn cats. She loves to cook, garden, and honky tonk (go dancing). She loves working at CVMC so much she drives all the way from Kirkland to work a couple of days a week!

Yaz has lived here in Phoenix her whole life. She obtained a bachelor’s in justice studies from Grand Canyon University. She has a soft heart for our furry friend, she has 5 dogs, a horse and 3 chickens! Yaz enjoys working with performance horses and the western industry. We are so happy to have her on our team!

Savvy is a senior at K-12 Online High School with a lifelong passion for horses. She could ride before she could walk! She competes in Queen Creek Jr. Rodeo, AZ High School Rodeo and Yavapai County Jr. Rodeo Association, barrel racing, breakaway roping, goat tying, and pole bending, alongside her amazing horses Jessie and Two Toes, and her cattle dog Freckles. She has an incredible family, including a brother serving in the Marines. She loves her job because she gets to live her dream of saving horses every day. The people she works with are like a second family to her, and she wouldn’t trade this experience for the world. Her goals are to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo, attend Texas A&M Vet School and have her own family one day.

Taylor Rogers was born in San Diego California. She moved here 3 years ago. She has a love for furry four legged animals, she has 2 dogs, Ace and Annie and a cat named Onan. Taylor started here at the front desk a couple of years ago, moved into a Ambulatory Tech position and then moved on to a plumbing company. She finally saw what a fun opportunity it had been working here and return to our family. We are so glad to have her back!

Alexander was born and raised in Arizona. He attended cosmetology school, where he studied being a color specialist he also attended Scottsdale Community College where he studied Equine Science. He has an Egyptian Arabian named Misk and 4 cats. He loves interacting with the people and meeting all the horses and small animals that come in, especially the cats. Alexander also loves to travel the state grooming horses.

Stephanie was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and attended the University of Tulsa studying Psychology. She and her husband moved here in October of 2024 and are enjoying Arizona. She also has a 22 year old bonus daughter. In Oklahoma, she worked with a dog/cat rescue and fostered 45 different dogs! She and her husband currently have 6 dogs, who are rescues, mixed breeds. She basically grew up on horses and has loved living in Arizona as it allows her to connect with some amazing horse/dog people! She really enjoys hiking, horses, eventing and trail riding and spending time with her husband and dogs.

Amy has been working with horses for better than 30 years in many different venues and has been fortunate to have traveled around the United States and the world. She started out working with and riding racehorses and her dream has always been to help care for horses. Amy also loves working with a passionate group of people who love what they do. She enjoys spending time with her wonderful daughter, Mae.

Katelynn was born in Mesa, Arizona and has lived here her whole life. She is studying Equine Science at Scottsdale Community College while working full-time. She has 3 cats and a dog. In her free time, she enjoys concerts, volunteering at horse shows and arts and crafts. She is an welcome addition to our Maintenance team.

Dr. Norman graduated from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College majoring in both Biology and Chemistry. Prior to veterinary school, she worked in a large equine clinical and research facility in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where she gained valuable experience in clinical research. She also externed at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and worked with a team of oncologists, researching squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. She then received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2002 from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

After graduation, Dr. Norman completed a private practice rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery. For two years prior to beginning her residency she continued as a small animal and exotics general practitioner in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Norman joined Eye Care for Animals in 2005 and completed her three-year residency in veterinary and comparative ophthalmology. In 2008, she was named Eye Care for Animals’ Resident of the Year. She became board certified and achieved Diplomate status in 2009. Dr. Norman has published literature in both national and international journals of veterinary medicine. Her primary clinical interests are in the management of ocular disease in the horse and corneal and cataract surgery in all species.

Dr. Erin Crawford graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2000 with a degree in Biology and received her DVM from Colorado State University in 2006. During her college and vet school years, she worked for a dude ranch outfitter in Wyoming looking after their horses and mules and spending time on the trail. She also spent several winters driving draft teams at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson. Following graduation from CSU, she spent a year as an intern at Oakridge Equine Hospital in Edmond, Oklahoma. After her internship, Dr. Crawford joined Sawtooth Equine Service, a primary care clinic that also served as a secondary referral facility, in Sun Valley Idaho. Dr. Crawford completed the Acupuncture for Veterinarians course at CSU while in vet school and then pursued additional training for Chiropractic work. Dr. Crawford completed the training in Animal Chiropractic in 2017. She also completed and maintains her International Veterinary Chiropractic Association certification. Dr. Crawford strives to treat the whole horse, incorporating acupuncture and chiropractic along with cutting-edge and modern therapies. Her professional interests include general medicine, reproduction, general dentistry, and most things horse. When not at work, she is at home exploring the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho with her husband on their horses with their small pack of mostly well-behaved dogs.