Animal Care Technicians
Jacqui Desjean
Jacqui began working at the Gardner Animal Care Center in Aug of 2006. She started caring for animals at the age of 10, taking in stray cats and spending her allowance on examinations and vaccinations and finding good homes for them. Working with animals has always been her dream and she loves taking care of all the dogs and cats who board at our facility. She is currently working on achieving a Veterinary Technician degree and really enjoys her classes. Jacqui lives with her fiancé (who is very accepting of the many foster animals she brings home), their 1 year old orange tabby, Kung-Fu, and her wrinkle-faced dog, Gertie, a 3 year old Golden Retriever/ Shar-pei mix they adopted from the Humane Society.
Diana Chunn
Diana started work at GACC in June 2005. She came from Lexington-Bedford Veterinary Hospital, where she worked for five years. She attended the Prince Georges Community College in Maryland, where she studied art, and the University of Arkansas, where she studied animal husbandry. Her husband was in the U.S. Air Force, and so she moved with her family about every three years. She's lived everywhere from Washington state to New Mexico to Florida and several states in between. She recently settled in Gardner with her husband and youngest son, who is a junior at Gardner High School. She has two older boys, both of whom serve in the U.S. Air Force. She has two cats: Flutakat and Kelly. In her spare time, she enjoys painting and horseback riding.
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing has a strong drive to make the world a better place for people and animals. From 2002-2005, Sarah worked with the No More Homeless Pets Coalition in Utah to help reduce the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets in shelters. As a liaison between shelter and rescue group, she tried to find the animals a way out through foster care and adoption. After moving back to Massachusetts in the spring of 2005, she worked as an animal care technician in an emergency care center before joining the Gardner Animal Care Center team. Prior to her work with animals, Sarah practiced for eight years as a certified recreation therapist. She worked with emotionally disturbed children and developmentally disabled adults. Her favorite treatment modality was always animal assisted therapy, which fueled her desire to find a career involving both people and animals. Sarah is happily married and cares for many furry family members.