Jerica Smith joined the Pet Paradise family in August 2017. She joined the team as a receptionist and after a few months had to take leave to give birth to her baby girl. She is now a mother to her beautiful 1-year-old baby and her 2-year-old fur baby, Bella. Jerica returned to Pet Paradise after four months home with her daughter and quickly advanced, going from from Supervisor-in-Training, to Front Desk Supervisor, to Manager-in-Training and now Assistant Manager. Jerica considers herself blessed to be able to work with animals every day. She was born and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she was surrounded by iguanas, horses, cows, goats, chickens, dogs and cats her entire childhood. She is known within her family and friends for rescuing injured birds and squirrels or bringing home stray dogs and cats. Jerica treats every fur baby that comes to Pet Paradise as her own and is passionate about ensuring she and the Atlanta team delivers a clean, safe, and fun environment for every guest.