Contact Us
or on FaceBook - South Carolina Association of Veterinary Technicians
Zohra Badat
Treasurer
Zohra graduated from the Trident Technical College Vet Tech program in 2005. She has worked in GP as well as Shelter Medicine as an LVT and Manager. She is currently working at TTC in the VT program as an Adjunct Instructor. She is also attending University of Tenn online for her Certified Canine Rehabailitation Practitioner Certification.
Christee Williams
Piedmont District Rep
Christee is an 1982 graduate of TriCounty Technical College, where she was also a full time instructor as Coordinator of Instructional Activity for 26 years and now an adjunct for the last 5 years. She has a great love of clinical pathology and surgery. She lives in Pendleton with her family, her Golden Retriever Riley, 3 cats, and her horses.
Lauren Howard
Coastal District Rep
Lauren graduated from the Trident Tech Vet Tech program in 2017 and got her LVT the same year. She worked in general practice from 2015-2019 and started working in Internal Medicine in 2019. She also moonlights as an ER technician, periodically adjuncts at Trident Tech and is in the process of pursuing her Bachelor's degree. She currently lives in the Charleston area with her 3 rescue dogs.
Nicole Haynes
Piedmont District Rep
Nicole was a 2015 honors graduate of Penn Foster College. BS in Business Administration. Employed since 2006 with Banfield Pet Hospital in Spartanburg and current Shift Lead. Low Stress Handling Certified Silver and Fear Free Certified. Lover of cats, Boston Terriers, and tortoises. Career aspirations include getting a BS in Veterinary Technology and obtaining a VTS in Small Animal Internal Medicine.
Adrienne Kruzer
Piedmont District Rep
Adrienne graduated in 2007 from Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio. She is registered in both OH and NC and licensed in SC where she currently lives and works for Nutramax Laboratories. She gives regular presentations to vet tech college programs around the country, provides CE to vet techs in her RACE-approved presentations, and writes for various online pet websites and veterinary sources. She is Fear Free Level 2 Certified and earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2021.