Meet our Team
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. JENN LEDESMA
VETERINARIAN
DR. JENNIFER DIETZ KUMAR, VMD
VETERINARIAN
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
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.
Jacklyn was born and raised in Southern California. She knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a B. S in animal science. Through internships, she fell in love with nursing in the veterinary field and from there, decided to become an RVT.
She joined Seacliff in October of 2016 and has enjoyed working here ever since. On her free time she enjoys hanging out with her furry babies, hiking, exploring new places and arts and crafts.
JACKLYN PROANO, RVT
VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
“I was born and raised in Vietnam and relocated to California with my family in 2011. I have always loved animals and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian.
After completing my bachelor’s in Animal Science at UC Davis, I joined Seacliff Animal Hospital in the summer of 2019. In my spare time, I enjoy drawing, listening to music, ad cuddling with my chihuahua, Junnie.”
NATASHA HOANG
VETERINARY ASSISTANT
DANIELLE LINGENFELTER
VETERINARY ASSISTANT
“I’m Danielle Lingenfelter and I am happy to be a Veterinarian Assistant at Seacliff Animal Hospital. I was born and raised in Minnesota but moved to Huntington Beach from Austin, Texas.
I have a huge passion for animals and would like to become a Service Dog Trainer. I enjoy going to the beach, cooking new recipes, and gardening in my free time.”