Meet Our Veterinary Team

Dr. Rob Leenerts is a Colorado native and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1986. Upon graduation, he practiced in Northern California for 10 years before returning to Colorado. He has worked at practices in Broomfield, Parker and Lone Tree before having the opportunity to partner with Dr. Knapp in the purchase of Festival Animal Clinic in July, 2012. In the spring of 2009, Dr. Leenerts completed training and certification in Veterinary Medical Acupuncture at the Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine. He currently provides medical acupuncture for dogs and cats at our facility and enjoys the interactions he has with the pets and their human companions.

Dr. Leenerts lives south of Parker with his wife, Kay. They have an adult daughter and son and share their home with a menagerie of pets including a Shih-tzu named Micah, a Dachshund/Chihuahua named Gabe and two cats, Mango and Delli. Dr. Leenerts enjoys hiking, camping, biking, playing tennis and participating in the worldwide treasure hunting game of geocaching. He also is a sign language interpreter and provides this service weekly at the church he attends as well as for our hearing impaired clients.

Yuko was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to Cincinnati, OH, with her husband in 1999. She undertook the veterinary technology program at the University of Cincinnati, earned an Associate of Applied Science degree, and became a credentialed technician in 2005.

Upon graduation, her family moved to Colorado, and she started work as a certified veterinary technician in the south Denver area. Yuko has two senior Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Toby and Emma, plus an 18-year-old cat, Yoda. Yuko’s professional interests include senior care, dentistry, and cardiology. In her free time, Yuko enjoys practicing yoga, going hiking, and skiing along with her teenage son.

Alia grew up in Northern Colorado and moved to Denver for school. She plans to go to school to become a Certified Veterinary Technician. Alia loves spending time outdoors with her dogs, Sydney and Yuma.

Chloe knew from an early age that animals would be in her life. She decided it was a natural progression to make animals her career and became a Certified Veterinary Assistant in 2020, and has loved every minute of it. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.

Karen is a native of Colorado, where she graduated from High School. She has been in the veterinary field since 1992, when she started out working in the kennels at a local emergency clinic. She has been with our team since 1998 as both a receptionist and technician. She enjoys all aspects of her job and especially wants to make sure our clients and patients are happy and comfortable. Karen is married with two grown children and three grandsons. Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoors, hiking with her dog, horseback riding, camping, and travelling.

A native of Colorado, she resides in the Centennial area with her husband of over 20 years and her chi-weenie Holden. She loves every aspect of working at the clinic, particularly ensuring clients and their fur babies are promptly and courteously tended to.