Administration Pet Care Professionals
Staff Bios
Becky J. O’Neil, President & Founder
| Becky’s love of animals originated in her childhood, spent on a farm in Pennsylvania where she helped raise and care for many animals including livestock, family pets, and horses. In 1998, Becky founded Becky’s Pet Care, Inc. as a one-woman enterprise, which she nurtured to its current status as a leading pet care provider in Northern Virginia.
In addition to running her very active business, Becky enthusiastically supports various local and national animal rescue groups and participates in several local community organizations. She serves on the board of the Community Business Partnership in Alexandria, is President of her local PTA in Arlington, and as President of the Northern Virginia Professional Pet Sitters Network, where she also fulfilled past terms as Vice President and Treasurer. Becky currently lives in Arlington, Virginia with her son, her daughter, and her black Lab, Teddy Bear. |
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Administration Staff
 John Carlson, Director of Operations & General Manager John joined Becky’s team in February as our new Director of Operations. With over 30 years of experience in strategic planning and business development, John was brought on to help Becky achieve her vision for the company. John has always been an avid pet lover and in addition to having had several dogs and cats, he also used to raise pythons and boas. His last dog, Coffee, who passed away a few years ago, was his 4 legged shadow. John Currently has a gorgeous snow white cat named Turk, who has one green eye and one blue eye, and acts more like a dog than a cat. He takes walks with John, comes when called, knows what “no” and “go to your bed” means, and answers you excitedly when you talk to him. John is very excited about the future of Becky’s Pet Care, and is committed to continuing the friendly, quality service our clients are used to as we grow to the next level. |
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 Johna G., Office Manager Johna has been a member of the BPC team since August 2009 and is currently the Office Manager. Johna has worked with Becky’s Pet Care for more than 3 years in several positions. She grew up on a farm and has always had animals in her life. She brings a lot of work experience and is happy to combine those skills with her love of animals. |
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Erin Barry, Human Resources Manager Erin has been a member of the BPC team since October 2011. She comes to BPC with many years of HR experience and a love of animals, especially dogs. She lives with her husband and Shih-Tzu/ Poodle, Washington (pictured), in Woodbridge. |
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| Brenda R., Business Manager Brenda has been a member of the BPC team since July 2012. Having spent over 20 years in the bookkeeping/accounting field, Brenda brings a wealth of experience in helping small businesses. Brenda has been an avid pet owner her entire life, from dogs to cats and even birds, Brenda is definitely an animal lover. Quick to take in a stray, feed it, take it to the vet and find it a home, Brenda adores her four legged family. |
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 Theresa Wolf, Pet Care Manager Theresa has been a member of the BPC team since May 2008. She is the Pet Care Manager and also does pet sitting. “I chose to be a pet care professional because I love animals and just can’t get enough of those four legged bundles of joy. The best part of my job is being able to spend time with all the animals. No matter what kind of day I am having, the moment I walk into a client’s home and see how excited their pet is to see me, it just makes everything else seem so small.” Theresa has lived in Virginia her entire life. She grew up with dogs: a black lab named Doggie Bess, toy poodle and Sheppard mix. Currently she has an American Pit Bull Terrier named Spike (pictured). “He’s amazingly friendly and wonderful with kids. My young son, Justin, just adores him, which works for me because when I can’t run around the house chasing my son, Spike can. Justin and Spike like playing together and really get along great. Spike even acts like Justin’s older brother and comforts Justin when he cries and licks away his tears.” |
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| Delia Engstrom, Pet Care District Supervisor Delia has been a member of the BPC team since October 2012. Delia moved from southern California to northern Virginia in 2011 with her husband and two children. The four legged members of their family,a Doberman mix and two cats, were part of the move as well. Delia has a background in art gallery management and has been involved for over 25 years with numerous community organizations, such as her neighborhood home owner’s association and local animal shelter. She looks forward to combining her love of animals and community service as the Pet Care District Supervisor for Prince William County. |
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Barton Gates, Customer Care Manager Barton has been a member of the BPC team since February 2008. He started working as a pet sitter. Barton grew up with dogs including an English Lab. |
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 Beth Monroney, Customer Care Specialist Beth has been a member of the BPC team since February 2011. She works in the office as a Customer Care Specialist and also does pet sitting. While growing up in Texas, Beth had a lot of dogs and cats around the house. “My favorite pet story is when we had a horrible rain storm and our kittens—they were about 4 weeks old—were outside with their mom. The rain was coming down so hard; they were being swept away down our driveway. My dad went outside, got soaking wet because he didn’t have time to put a rain coat on, brought the kittens (and their mom) in the house and we dried them with the blow dryer. I thought my dad was a hero.” Beth currently lives with a guinea pig named Buddy. “When we first got Buddy, he didn’t live in the best conditions – now he lives in the Taj Mahal. He is the first thing I see in the morning and the last I see at night. He brings a smile to my face every time I see him.” |
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Henning Snell, Customer Care Specialist Henning has been a member of the BPC team since March 2012. He is originally from Annandale, Virginia. He grew up with the smartest dog he’d ever met, a Border Collie named Dixie. Since she passed away in 2006, he has built a wonderful relationship with Lola, his Portuguese Water Dog and his brother’s late Shepherd/Collie mix, Rainier. |
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 Patrice, Customer Care Specialist Patrice has been a member of the BPC team since October 2008. She works in the office as an alternating weekend manager. She also does midday dog walks and occasional pet sitting. Patrice has lived in the Northern Virginia area most of her life. She grew up with dogs, cats, hamsters, birds, and fish and rescued wild life. If an animal was hurt it somehow found its way to her family’s doorstep. “I feel so badly about that fact that my brother was allergic to cats… we ALWAYS had cats, I just never knew.” Proof that a little human suffering pales compared to the love of a good animal. “I lost my 2nd Papillion shortly before beginning work with Becky’s. I enjoy being pet free but there is also a void. I have come to feel that my charges are my Grandchildren which fill that void nicely.” |
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| Ellen Plaza, Customer Care Specialist Ellen has been a member of the BPC team since March 2012. Ellen grew up just northwest of Chicago where her parents owned and operated a riding school/equestrian facility. She knew how to ride a horse before a bicycle. The horses, dogs and cats she grew up with were some of her best teachers. This early life experience and connection with animals drew her to pursue horses as a course of study so she moved here to Virginia and pursued and received a degree in Equine Studies. It was during that pursuit that she had the opportunity to work with exotic animals including: lions, tigers & bears…oh my and also African elephants. Her love/interest of animals including cats and dogs connected her to various animal related jobs and also lead her to Becky’s in 2006 till 2009 and now again in 2012 and she’s glad to be back. |
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Angela Hazuda Meyers, Marketing Director Angela has been working with Becky’s Pet Care as Marketing Director since January 2010. Having been a life-long pet owner (including a bird, bunny, cat and many dogs) she enjoys working with Becky’s Pet Care even though she doesn’t get to spend her days playing with the pets. Her role is to make sure Becky’s grows in a successful, sustainable way while providing our existing clients with consistently outstanding service. She lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband, 3 children and their adopted lovable mutt, Maggie Mae Meyers. |
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| Kym Laird, Assistant Marketing Manager Kym has been a member of the BPC team since October 2012. A native of South Florida Kym has lived in Virginia since 2008. She has always been passionate about animal care and participates in local animal advocacy events as well as volunteers with several shelters throughout Virginia. She also enjoys running, reading, yoga and hula-hooping. Kym is the marketing assistant, responsible for spreading the word about the great work done here at Becky’s! She also goes out for dog walks and pet sits. Kym feels that the unconditional love and unbreakable bond between pets and their families is one of the greatest joys in life and is so happy to be able to make that a part of her everyday working environment. She lives with her Korat cat, Mr. Earl Grey whose favorite activities include falling asleep on her lap at every possible opportunity and begging for leftover milk after her morning cereal. |
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See the clients of our Becky’s Pet Care family!
