St. Pete native Krista has been with Partridge Animal Hospital since May of 2013. She has wanted to be in veterinary medicine since she was old enough to check out her first library book, The Anatomy of the Dog, and much later, she attended Eckerd College. Her passion is surgery.

Krista has a goldendoodle named Boomer, a pup named Onyx, and Scooter, a gigantic cat. In her free time, she enjoys playing semi-pro beach volleyball and likes to do anything related to water – scuba diving, fishing and swimming.