Practice & Staff
There are many friendly faces here in the High Plains family who are dedicated to making sure you and your pets are given the best care possible.
Certified Veterinary Technicians
Stephanie Masterson
Stephanie graduated from Veterinary Technician school in Tulsa Oklahoma in 2004. She moved to Colorado Springs in 2009 and has been loving it! Originally a Wisconsin native, she has been enjoying reading, fishing, gardening and biking in our lovely state. Stephanie has a cat named Tabby and a chinchilla named Clio who keep her busy when she isn’t here helping sick animals feel better.
Cheri Walton
Cheri graduated from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in 2001 and has a special interest in canine behavior. She shares her life with two Australian Cattle Dogs, two Border Collies, and a cat. When not training and competing in agility and herding, Cheri enjoys hiking with her dogs.
Veterinary Assistants
Andre' Austin
Andre' has enjoyed working with animals since childhood. He has worked with everything from domestics and livestock to exotics. He was 13 when he started working with animals in the medical field and has been doing it ever since. He now has almost 10 years experience as a technician. At home Andre’ has a wide variety of pets including three fire bellied toads (Larry, Curly and Moe), a chinchilla (Sebastian), a rabbit (Jack), two rats (Clarence and Leroy Brown), four hermit crabs (Pee Wee, Middle Crab, God Crab and Rico) and five fiddler crabs (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz, Ratchet, and Ironhide), When he’s not playing with his animals, he enjoys playing the piano and singing, video games, zombies, and learning card tricks.
Client Care Specialists
April Coffin
April has been at High Plains since September 2009 and has been working with pets for over two years now. She enjoys spending her spare time with her two year old son Micah and her two cats Theodore and Big One, and most recently her new puppy Lucy! Lucy is a Great Dane and Catahoula Leopard Dog mix.
Jessica Huff
Jessica has been working with animals since 2006. She started at a veterinary hospital in Florida and moved here to Colorado Springs in 2008. She and her adorable (and stubborn!) pug Cartman enjoy four wheeling any chance they get. When she rescued Cartman, this poor little guy was heartworm positive, had multiple tumors, and had been hit by a car and was about to be euthanized! They both feel lucky to have found each other.
Nancy Daily
Nancy is one of our great jugglers here at High Plains. She has four children, four dogs, a bunny, a cockatiel, and also works as a Real Estate Agent! But somehow Nancy pulls it all off with style and class. She has one son in the military stationed in Florida and three wonderful daughters at home. She just recently started training her dogs for agility and when Nancy isn’t taking care of her many responsibilities she enjoys hiking, ATV riding, and hanging out with her husband, kids and dogs.