Meet our Team
Dr. JENN LEDESMA
VETERINARIAN
Dr. Ledesma grew up in Huntington Beach, she attended California State University Fullerton for her undergraduate studies. She spent one year at Ross University in St. Kitts and then completed the remainder of veterinary school at Virginia Tech where she graduated in 2015. She practiced in Northern Virginia for 5 years before coming back home to Huntington Beach.
She is passionate about preventative medicine, pain management, and internal medicine. She is Fear Free Certified. Her interests outside of work include spending time outdoors with her family, being active, and reading. She lives in Huntington Beach with her husband and two children. They are currently looking for the perfect furry companion to join them.
Dr. Jen Dietz completed her undergraduate at Wesley College, followed by her veterinary studies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 2009. She completed a rotating internship at Animal Surgical and Emergency Center in Los Angeles, then spent 5 years working as an emergency clinician at VCA West Coast Specialty.
She joined Seacliff Animal Hospital in 2020. In addition, she and her husband have owned South Coast Pet Hospital in Santa Ana since 2012 and Baker Bristol Pet Hospital since 2017. She loves treating all animals but has a special interest in the care of exotic pets including rabbits and parrots. She lives in Huntington Beach with her husband, two daughters, and cocker spaniel (Omi). She loves downhill skiing, eating lobster in her hometown of Boston, and traveling abroad with her family
DR. JENNIFER DIETZ KUMAR, VMD
VETERINARIAN
Dr. Marissa Torres
VETERINARIAN
Dr. Marissa Torres, is a Southern California native and embarked on her academic journey at Cal State University, San Bernardino, where she earned a degree in biology with a focus on genetics and stem cell biology. Her passion for animal care led her to work at various animal hospitals while pursuing her undergraduate studies, ultimately inspiring her to take the next step and apply to veterinary school. This ambition brought her to Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, where she developed a keen interest in internal medicine, dentistry, and geriatric care. Outside of her professional pursuits, Dr. Torres enjoys exploring the great outdoors through hiking, capturing life’s moments through photography, cheering on her favorite hockey team, and cherishing time with her rescue cats, Earl and Al.
Kelly is the hospital manager and veterinary technician at Seacliff Animal Hospital. She has been working closely with animals since 2012. She started as a shelter kennel attendant cleaning cat rooms and scrubbing dozens of litter boxes a day and eventually became a medical attendant in charge of feeding, medicating, and vaccinating dozens of kittens and cats. Kelly started her veterinary hospital career as a receptionist in 2014, then worked her way up to a technically skilled assistant who helped treat dogs and cats as well as reptiles, pocket pets, and birds. Now part of Seacliff Animal Hospital as practice manager, Kelly looks forward to filling a different kind of supporting role for the team, clients, and their beloved pets.
KELLY CHURCHHILL
VETERINARY TECHNICIAN AND HOSPITAL MANAGER
HOLLY WOODBURRY
LEAD VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
Holly is our wonderful Lead Veterinary Nurse who started in the field in 1993. She joined Seacliff Animal Hospital in 2001 and has been here since! Her heart has always been in veterinary medicine and it really shows in her patient and client care.
On her days off she enjoys, hiking, going to the theatre, Sunday brunches and spending time with her family and fur babies. She has 2 cats, Jack and Madame Leota. Madame Leota was found in the streets at 5 weeks old in need of immediate surgery that was done by Dr. Meredith. She healed nicely and found a fuuurever home with Holly! Jack was found around the same time and same age and make a great addition to the family.
