Mari, RVT

Ever since Mari was young, she always knew she wanted a job that involved animals. Whenever she visited her grandparents who lived in the country side of Japan, she found herself fascinated by all of the animals on the farms in the neighborhood.

Mari graduated from the Veterinary Assistant program at West Coast College of Health Care in 2014. After graduation she worked at a small animal veterinary practice where she figured out that she wanted to eventually become a registered veterinary technician.

After gaining some hands-on experience, Mari went back to school and graduated as an RVT from Douglas College in 2019.  As an RVT Mari worked in general practice as well as laboratory medicine before starting at North West Nuclear Medicine for Animals in 2022.

Mari has a love for many different types of animals and has volunteered with a variety of species (such as cats, rabbits, chinchillas and parrots) at the Richmond Animal Protection Society, Burnaby SPCA and Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary.