Meet our Team

Wendi was born and raised in Ohio and graduated from Ohio University with her Bachelors of Science degree. She then attended Western University where she graduated with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2007. Wendi then completed a successful one-year internship at Advanced Veterinary Care Center. Dr. Wendi joined our Estrella family in 2008. She donates a lot of her time to the San Clemente Shelter and finds time to enjoy friends and family.

What we love about Dr. Wendi: She is our resident champion of the “underdog”. Her care for her patients and compassion for her clients goes unmatched.

Julie was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where she worked in her first veterinary hospital just out of high school. She attended school in Florida and California and received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences in Southern California. She has lived in many parts of the country including Orlando, Portland, and San Francisco, but is happy to call Southern California her home. Julie currently shares her home with her husband, 3 kids, and her retriever, Biggie. She joined the Estrella Veterinary Hospital family in February of 2016. Her special interests include internal medicine, dermatology, and feline medicine.

Taylore was born in Southern California but spent most of her childhood in the northern part of the state. She completed her undergraduate studies at Southwestern University in 2015 and went on to graduate with honors from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 2021, though she couldn’t wait to get back to the west coast. She loves spending time at the beach, watching films of every genre, and snuggling her 3 rescue chihuahua mixes Buttercups, Pumpkin, and Roubidoux.

She is most passionate about preventative care, internal medicine, and oncology, and she loves working with patients to make them comfortable during their vet visits!

Ruby was born and raised in Southern California. She has worked at EVH since 2014 after obtaining her RVT. Ruby is the queen of anesthetic dentals and has the bubbliest personality. When she is not at work, Ruby enjoys spending time with her husband and their dog, Aspen. Oftentimes, you can find them riding their electric bikes down to the beach with Aspen in tow.

Joline is a North Dakota native that graduated with her bachelor’s degree in both Equine Science and Animal Science from NDSU. She moved to California in 2018 when she joined our team. Joline’s hobbies include, reading, horseback riding, and spending time with family and friends. She has a 13-year-old cat named Snow, whom she adores dearly. His hobbies include napping and eating Temptations treats.

Cassy was born and raised in North Orange County. She started working in the veterinary field when she was 18 years old. Her favorite breed of dog is any bully breed, but specifically English bulldogs as she had them growing up. Cassy enjoys spending her time with her pup, Tommy, who is an Akita, German Shepard, Cattle Dog, American Staffordshire mix. She also enjoys playing pool league and sipping Ciders on the beach while watching the sunset.

Osvin was born in East LA but was raised in South Orange County. He is newer to the veterinary field but has always known he wanted to work with animals since he was young. During his time at EVH, Osvin adopted a cat named Livey. She is almost 10 months old and keeping Osvin on his toes. When Osvin is not working he enjoys hanging out with his friends and family.

Adriene is from Spokane Washington and moved to Southern California in 2013. She has a huge love for animals and would love to have her own hamster farm one day. Adriene enjoys camping with her husband, playing with her American bulldog Sid, visiting her family in Hawaii, and gardening!

Sarah grew up right here in the heart of Capistrano Beach. Before she came to work with us, she worked at a doggy daycare for 3 years. She has always had a passion for working with animals and is thinking about maybe going to school one day to become a Veterinary Technician. When Sarah is not working, she enjoys camping, taking her dog Noah out for runs and hanging out with her family and friends.

What we love about Sarah: She is a very quick learner and has a really sweet personality. Her smile is contagious and she always makes clients feel welcome.

Brittany was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida but moved to California in 2019 to pursue here career in the Veterinary field. Brittany has been passionate about Veterinary medicine since she was a young girl. Brittany has two cats, two snakes and one dog. In her spare time Brittany enjoys going on hikes with her dog and painting at the beach.

Ashley is obsessed with the tv show friends!  She has been in the veterinary field for three years as a client service representative and is currently in school to get her license to become a veterinary technician. Ashely has a yorkie/dachshund mix named Peaches. Ashley and Peaches love to spend quality time at the dog beach, go hiking, and travel.