Our Client Services Manager since 2009, Allison has a unique combination of skills in animal care, business operations and customer service. While she handles our daily operations and scheduling, she serves many clients as their backup dog walker during employees’ time off. Previously she worked as Assistant General Manager at Meadowbrook Stables in Maryland, and worked at small animal clinics City Paws in D.C. and Caring Hands in Virginia. She has her bachelor’s degree in Equine Studies from Virginia Intermont College. Allison and her family live with their dog, Nikki, and cat, Cleo.

Alison jumped aboard in 2018 as our Client Services Coordinator in our office. She’s a long-time volunteer with Rural Dog rescue, most recently managing their volunteer population, training volunteers, scheduling and doing home adoption visits, scheduling volunteer rotations, going to adoption events, and has been a foster dog mom along the way. She has one dog of her own, a three-year-old terrier mix named Bailey. In her previous experience, Alison worked in sales and customer service, in virtual teams with field employees, office management and data analysis positions.

Andy joined the team in 2018 with over 8 years’ experience working professionally with pets. He worked as a Veterinary Assistant administering critical and routine care and prescriptions, and later as a caregiver, team lead, then manager at a full-service pet sitting company with an attached doggie day-care facility up in New York. Recently, he became certified as a dog trainer and has gained terrific experience working at local vet clinics to help dogs with vet anxiety. Andy is now our go-to “big dog” handler. He lives in West End Alexandria and has a dog and cat at home.

Since 2012, Cindy has worked with clients in central and west end Alexandria. In prior years, Cindy worked at our local shelter, Alexandria’s Vola Lawson Animal Welfare League, walking dogs, watching incoming pets’ assessments, and volunteering with fundraising and front office work. She completed Fairfax County’s veterinary assistant program in 2007, and is enrolled in Penn Foster’s veterinary technician training. She also provided personal pet sitting for friends and neighbors for years, Cindy has her degree from the Moser School of Business (Robert Morris University) in Chicago.

Cole joined us in 2018 to serve all our west end and central Alexandria clients. (Well, Nicole, but she prefers her nickname Cole.) She moved to Alexandria recently from Florida, where she worked for 2 years as a pet care professional with a company like ours, and has a story to tell about any kind of cat, bird, or dog that she cared for during those years. She’s excited to be back serving pet owners again. Cole is an ongoing foster parent to rescued animals, loves time outdoors in nature, has another passion for Reiki, and is planning to go back to school in the future for a masters degree in art therapy.

Elizabeth Legere founded Alexandria Pet Care in 2004, and serves as General Manager. She currently owns Mocha, a frisky Lagotto Romagnolo. Past pets include Portuguese Water Dogs, an Affenpinscher, a Bouvier des Flandres, a Lilac-point Siamese, a rescue tabby, a gray pony, Swimmy and Sparkle the water frogs, and numerous hamsters, and box turtles. Elizabeth has a bachelor’s degree from Smith College, and previously worked in corporate marketing, SaaS technology development and communications consulting to global corporations, before finding her true passion working with pets.

Jody joined Alexandria Pet Care in 2018 with 15+ years’ pet sitting experience behind her. She previously cared for pets for family, friends, and colleagues, during her career years working in DC at the House of Representatives and later as a court reporter in Florida. She moved back to her hometown Alexandria several months ago to be closer to family, and now is eager to be caregiving for family pets in their homes. Jody has her bachelors from the University of California, Santa Barbara, currently owns two Siamese and is a past dog owner of Pitties, German Shepherds and a Great Dane.

Laura L joined Alexandria Pet Care in 2010 with 10+ years’ technical experience with animals, most recently clinical and large animal field work. She previously worked in both rescue and animal hospitals in Arlington, McLean, and Alexandria. Laura has experience caring for cats and dogs, livestock, horses, snakes, fish, parrots, birds, fish, rabbits, and rodents. Laura worked on a farm during lambing season, bred show-quality betta fish, and led guided public tours on horseback. She has her bachelor’s degree and has lived and traveled extensively overseas.

Laura B joined Alexandria Pet Care in 2017 with over 15 years’ pet sitting experience with animals of all sorts and most medical conditions. Her most recent work with our clients in neighborhoods from Belle Haven to Mount Vernon include healthy adult dogs and cats, along with geriatric and insulin-dependent animals. She also works part time a few days a week in human resources at a government agency. Laura has a bachelor’s from San Diego State University. She moved to Northern Virginia from San Diego and has settled right in sharing her passion of all sorts of trivia.

Life’s too short to work in a job you don’t absolutely love. We’ve seen it — it’s a beautiful thing when a passion for pets’ well-being and a career in pet care come together in a rewarding job! Have the skills to be a purrr-fect pet care professional? Let us know.