Originally from Knox, Indiana, Katrina moved to Arizona in 2005, bringing with her a lifelong passion for animals. She earned her Associate of Arts degree from Mesa Community College in May 2016, where she also cared for a wide variety of exotic species in the college’s Life Science Department—including a kangaroo rat, pocket mouse, salamanders, desert toads, constrictor snakes, mud turtles, a crayfish, black widow, tarantula, desert tortoises, a bass, a chuckwalla, and desert iguanas.

Katrina has also volunteered with Wildhorse Ranch Rescue in Gilbert, AZ, helping to care for horses, mules, donkeys, and kittens.

From 2011 to 2022, Katrina worked in education as an Administrative Assistant. She’s now excited to return to a field that aligns more closely with her love for animals. She shares her home with her boyfriend and their beloved basset hound, Clark Kent.