Colleen is one of Petco's Grooming Academy Instructors. Colleen has been in the Equine and Pet Services industry professionally since the age of 13. Colleen’s first job was training and rehabilitating retired racehorses and working with 2-year-old world class show horses, specifically in the AQHA foundation. Colleen started her journey of becoming a Pet Stylist 16 years ago and has been with Petco for 10 years of those years training and developing the next generation of Petco Pet Stylists. Colleen also developed and manages the Virtual Cat Grooming Program and raises awareness of the importance of Cat Grooming company-wide.
In her free time, Colleen volunteers her time rehabilitating horses and to local animal shelters grooming pets that have been neglected and need some grooming services so they can find their forever home.