Receptionists
Beth Selanis, Head Receptionist
Beth joined the team in November of 1988 when it was known as the Gardner Animal Hospital. The hospital consisted of one doctor, two technicians, and two receptionists. It has grown quite a bit into what now is known as the Gardner Animal Care Center.
She started out as a receptionist and worked her way up to head receptionist once they hired more individuals to work with them. She is responsible for ordering office supplies, overseeing accounts receivable, and sending reminders to owner's to remind them of their pets upcoming visit. She supervises all receptionists and medical records personnel.
In 1992, with the help of another receptionist and technician, the three of them established the Gardner Animal Care Center stray adoption program. This program has found homes for hundreds of kittens and adult cats and is still going strong today.
Beth married the love of her life in 1996 and has two children, Delaney and Kristopher. The other "children" include a boxer named Thunder, a Rottweiller named Maulie, an Irish Pug named Seamus O'Flaherty, multiple cats, a bunny and a goldfish pond. Her hobbies include antiquing, gardening, trying to play the piano, and spending time with her family. She one day hopes to see Ireland and Germany and retire early so she can enjoy it while she is young.
April Llewelyn
When April was about eight years old, she decided to become a dog groomer. This decision was largely influenced by wanting to work with animals. She has always had a strong love for animals. After graduating from a Culinary Arts program, she went on to Becker College taking the animal care program/grooming program. She also took canine massage class at the Spencer School of Massage. April has worked for a kennel, grooming facility and other veterinary offices before finding her niche as a receptionist for the Gardner Animal Care Center.
She was born in Gardner, Massachusetts. Her family moved frequently starting when April was four. April has lived in numerous parts of Massachusetts: Winchendon, Royalston, Athol, Orange, Colrain, Greenfield, Ashfield, Amherst, Hubbardston and Gardner. She has had the chance to enjoy the many cultures of Massachusetts.
April was married in April, 2006 to her husband, Bruce. In 2007, they welcomed their daughter, Morgan, to the family Their house is protected by two cats Snowy, Mickey and by two dogs Dixie and Cocoa. When not working, you can find her roller skating, ice skating, bowling, watching movies, enjoying dinner and spending time with her family.
Jennifer LaFleur
From as far back as Jennifer can remember,she had a great love for animals. Her first pet was a hamster named Fluff-a-Nutter. Since him, thing have gotten a little crazy. She loves to foster and care for animals of all kinds.
Jennifer was born in Germany and moved to the United States when she was three. She spent my childhood growing up in Fitchburg and Lunenburg. She went to Monty Tech where she took 4 years of Culinary Arts. Jennifer had a pet mouse that lived in her locker. The teachers never knew. She would even take him to classes with her in her pocket book. After she got out of high school, she started working at Twin City Animal Hospital and has been working at animal hospitals ever since.
Jennifer lives in Winchendon with her husband, Randy, their daughter, Rachael, and son, Zachary. Their home is owned by 13 dogs, 3 cats, 15 birds, 5 horses, and a guinea pig. It's a lot of work but she would not change a thing. Life is Good!
Lindsay Fenlason
Lindsay has been working at the Gardner Animal Care Center since November 2005. She has loved animals since she was very young and always had them in her house growing up. At home, she cares for a cat, Linus and a black lab, Brady. When not at work, she enjoys horseback riding, and going to the beach. She plans to further my education in veterinary science.
Sheena Cote
Sheena has been a receptionist at the Gardner Animal Care Center since November 2002. She loves working with the animals and their owners. The best part of working at the Gardner Animal Care Center is the staff. They are a special bunch of people to her.
She is originally from Templeton and graduated from Narragansett High School. She now lives in the middle of the woods in Winchendon. In August, 2005, Sheena married her high school sweetheart, Chris with whom she's with been since 1996. In November 2009, Sheena and Chris welcomed their baby boy, Leland, to the family.
She has three pets: Vinnie Paul, a Bullmastiff mix named after the drummer in her favorite band, Pantera, and her two cats, Oasis Cancun and Hugh Hefner.
She enjoys hanging around with her husband, son, family and friends. Sheena's favorite past time is driving her 2002 Mustang GT. A huge Mustang fan, she likes putting work into it to make it faster.
