Data received June 2026 • FT/PT status not provided. Hire dates are most recent hire date.

Full-time employees

54

Median pay

$55,087

Average pay

$65,112

Animal Care Program

Employees by pay range

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Employees

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Name

Position Gross pay Date hired
Ahasic, Jaclyn A Animal Care Specialist $60,233 Oct. 1, 2019
Berry, William B Animal Caretaker $49,158 July 5, 2022
Bialeschki, Eric D Animal Care Specialist $60,894 May 30, 2006
Bonita, Myra Sol Onahon Laboratory Helper $41,425 Sept. 30, 2019
Branson, Danial W Anim Care Techn (Lu) $58,504 June 9, 2008
Cain, Cher Leann Veterinary Technician I $48,259 Jan. 7, 2001
Chavez Canales, Fatima C Vet Techn General $49,973 June 3, 2024
Clem, Holly M Facility Oper Coord $71,853 March 8, 1999
Dalluge, Robert David Laboratory Helper $36,896 Jan. 25, 2016
Delaney, Mary E Office Administrator $55,856 April 20, 2020
Dhom, Bailey M Anim Care Specialist $60,564 June 9, 2010
Eastin, Elrah J Animal Care Coord $61,561 June 2, 2008
Edwards, Haley Nicole Animal Caretaker $51,627 Feb. 7, 2022
Flanagan, Brandon K Animal Care Specialist $63,114 Feb. 27, 2006
Hammerschmidt, Morgan Lee Animal Caretaker $50,492 April 27, 2015
Hayes, Courtney A Assoc Dir & Attend Vet Ag Anml $140,266 March 20, 2017
Herndon, Nicole L Assoc Dir, Veterinarian $179,140 June 3, 2019
Houston, Faith Isabelle Office Support Specialist $42,553 Oct. 28, 2024
Hutchison, Phaedra Bettina Veterinary Technician II $54,319 June 9, 2008
Jones, Curtiss Dwayne Animal Caretaker $50,240 Nov. 2, 2021
Keck, Nancy L Anim Caretkr (Lu) $50,614 Dec. 12, 2011
Kukkonen, Sirpa K Anim Care Techn (Lu) $57,157 Nov. 12, 2001
Laurence, Elizabeth Vet Technician I $50,378 Nov. 8, 2021
Lawrence, Josephine M Assistant Dir, Veterinarian $118,750 Aug. 26, 2024
Learned, Christopher R Assoc Dir for Oper $106,225 Jan. 9, 2000
Ludwig, Jamie Leann Assistant Dir of Anml Support Oper $70,516 Feb. 27, 2006
Maligaya, Rhea Animal Caretaker $43,779 June 26, 2023
Marquez, Ixzacil Postdoc Res Assoc $61,992 July 5, 2023
Massey, Kristen Ann Veterinary Technician III $60,194 Sept. 1, 2010
McAllister, Dylan Scott Animal Caretaker 4 $62,340 Jan. 12, 2009
McClure, Joseph Reid Anim Care Coord $61,561 Jan. 27, 2004
McClure, Julie A Laboratory Helper $25,311 Jan. 9, 2017
Mitchell, L Marc Animal Caretaker 2 $56,020 Jan. 19, 2021
Myers, Sara Jo Pgm Dir, Occup Health & Safety $92,044 April 3, 2006
Naylor, Brittany Amber Animal Caretaker $51,035 June 28, 2020
Neal, Hannah Animal Caretaker $50,044 Jan. 10, 2023
Nguyen, Chi Lan Thi Animal Caretaker $41,355 Oct. 24, 2004
Pan, Fuming Dir Transgenic Mouse Fac $135,269 July 16, 2006
Parker, Donnell V Anim Caretkr (Lu) $50,154 May 25, 1999
Parker, Elizabeth Ann Laboratory Helper $22,381 June 7, 2021
Pearson, Sara Lindsay Assistant Dir, Vet $111,556 April 16, 2020
Porter, Mackenzie M Lab Helper $34,530 Jan. 23, 2023
Price, Jamie H Assistant Dir of Bus & Fin $88,890 May 21, 2000
Rayo, John Paul Anim Caretkr (Lu) $51,895 Jan. 17, 2017
Reed, Jamie Fay Anim Care Coord (Lu) $67,700 March 4, 2001
Rondon, Justin K Animial Caretaker $45,256 Aug. 28, 2024
Rundblom, Abigail E Animal Caretaker $23,694 June 16, 2025
Schwaiger, Hannah R Anim Caretkr (Lu) $50,096 June 3, 2021
Shearer, Dack M Anim Care Coord (Lu) $65,147 April 18, 1999
Stroink Pickering, Christine Victoria Veterinary Technician I $49,374 Nov. 11, 2019

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