I work as an Animal Care Specialist at OdySea Aquarium where I primarily work with and train our 6 California sea lions. I have grown up around animals my entire life and actually bred two litters of dachshunds growing up! My mom owns her own petting sitting service back in New York called Doggie-Date, she's been in business for over 20 years. Most of my childhood was spent tagging along with her walking dogs and pet sitting way before Rover was around. It is probably because of this upbringing that I became very passionate about conservation education. Professionally, I have two degrees one in Marine Biology (B.S.) and another in Psychology (B.A.). I have worked with a wide variety of animals including seals and sea lions, penguins, flighted birds, reptiles, otters, beluga whales, and even wolves! I have a ton of experience with a lot of different breeds and I am very flexible to whatever you may need!