Welcome to
Pet Paradise Winter Garden

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Dr. Yaritza E Serrano-Laureano (Dr. Serrano), grew up in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and knew at a very young age that she wanted to be a Veterinarian. She completed undergraduate studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus, before moving to Louisiana for veterinary school. She graduated from Louisian State University, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. After graduating, she moved to Florida and started working in small animal practice, focusing on pet wellness and preventive care.  

When not at work, Dr. Serrano loves spending time with her husband and son, and their 3 dogs.  She also enjoys running, skating and salsa dancing.

Dr. Cariño is originally from the Philippines where she earned her DVM degree from the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1998. She started as a large-scale swine farm veterinarian until she moved to the US in 2004, where she gathered diverse experience from working at mixed-animal hospitals, HQHV spay & neuter clinics, as well as animal shelter hospitals. Dr. Cariño is most passionate about providing her patients with the latest gold standard of care in veterinary medicine including soft-tissue surgery, immunotherapy, and regenerative medicine. Outside of work, she loves to paint on silk, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her family and Dagul, their 7-year-old English Mastiff. 

Deja has a pack of three dogs. They are Loki, a Lab who is 7-years-old, Calliope, a Rottie who is 5-years-old, and Leilani, a Shepard mix who is 2-years-old. She also has a little black tabby who is one-year-old. In her spare time, she loves taking all three of them on hiking trails or going on some type of adventure. Now living in Florida, she likes taking them to the beach to play.  She also enjoys taking photos and spending time with her friends and family.  Deja started working at the Pet Paradise Plano Custer location in 2016 as a receptionist. She was then crossed-trained to become a resort associate and made the decision to become a leader in July 2017. She started as a back of house supervisor and has worked her way up to Assistant Manager in 2018. She fell in love with the dogs, of course, but also our Pet Paradise clients and team members. Deja made the move to Florida in February 2019 to help open the Winter Garden resort. Deja enjoys working in such a positive spontaneous environment and the dogs' personalities just add to it.

Jessica joined Pet Paradise Winter Garden in 2019 as a resort associate.  In 2020, she moved into a supervisor role and shortly thereafter, became assistant manager.  She brings her passion for animals to Pet Paradise with over thirty years of animal experience.  Currently, she is working on her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and plans to use this dedication and knowledge in providing a better experience for your pets.

Casey joined Pet Paradise Winter Garden in the spring of 2019. With 13+ years of customer service, she quickly became a front of house supervisor in October of 2019. Rising to the challenge a year later, Casey became an assistant manager. 

Everyday Casey comes to work with a smile on her face and ready to love on all of the fur babies. She has such passion for getting to know all of their quirky traits and personalities. 

During Casey's free time, she loves spending time with her family. Her love for animals also follows her home from work as she enjoys spending time and caring for her pets: a Jack/Rat Terrier named Kensey and a Tuxedo Cat named Comet. 

Omy graduated from Animal Behavior College in October 2017, and has been with us since November 2017. She has been in love with dogs for as long as she can remember and has three of her own: Levi, Amir, and Jerry, who all range in size from a chihuahua to a rottweiler. She has been nothing but a joy to have on our team, and our customers love the work she does! 

Olga spent her whole life dreaming about working with pets. Unfortunately, in Soviet Union, where she grew up, they did not have jobs with animals unless you worked for a circus. Little did she know, she was one step closer to that dream when her family immigrated to the United States in 1995. By 2000, she was learning to groom dogs and living the dream in Indiana. Her husband, son and her have been living in the West Orlando area since 2010. They have a Chihuahua named Layla and three cats: Kisa, Niva and Jada. In her free time, Olga enjoys rollercoasters, being in nature, yoga and weight lifting.