Ouida Ward was born and raised in Culpeper, Virginia. She grew up raising animals ranging from reptiles, chickens, cats/dogs, and horses. Prior to working at SAC at PEP, Ouida worked as a kennel assistant/trainer at a local dog rescue then worked as a equine vet assistant at a local chiropractic/acupuncture clinic.

Ouida has 2 horses (Hayley and Monty), 2 dogs (Remi and Hank), and 2 cats (Kit Kat and Bunny). Her hobbies include horse showing, hiking, and doing anything outdoorsy

Krista grew up in Northern Virginia and moved to Linden in 2015. She has 16 years of dog grooming experience at various salons and had her own grooming business for 6 years. She still does some grooming on her days off. She has experience with numerous types of animals including cats, reptiles, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, mice, rats and fish from working at a pet store.

Krista has been married for 14 years and enjoys photography, nature walks and spending time with her family and pets. She has 3 dogs-Bentley, Honey and Zeek, a cat named Kizzy and Spyro a leopard gecko.

She started at Piedmont Small Animal in May 2022.