Jaimie Brown, Class of 2025, has aspired to be a zoo veterinarian since she was in middle school—beyond her small zoo of pet dogs, cats, birds, turtles, goats, chickens, snakes, rat and iguana she had over the years.

 

 Growing up in Calexico—an agricultural Southern California town situated on the Mexican border—Kimberly Aguirre was familiar with the sight of cows and sheep, but never considered a career working with them. 

However, when she discovered the field of livestock health as an undergraduate at UC Davis, she knew she had found her path.