Veterinary Psychiatric Nurse Specialist

Caryn has been practicing as a psychiatric nurse practitioner since 1977. She has always had an interest in animal care and has volunteered her skills at many different settings from small animal veterinary practices, zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, and wildlife rehabilitation facilities both here in the United States and in Belize.  She holds a Massachusetts Wildlife Rehabilitation License and Federal Permit that allows her to rehabilitate wildlife at her home.  This gives her first-hand experience in the issues the veterinary staff deals with daily.

Caryn has not only been concerned for the welfare of animals, but also for the welfare of their owners and caregivers.  Caring for animals is an immensely stressful occupation. In her role at Cape Wildlife Center, she offers support to both the medical staff and the rescuers who bring in the animals.  These discussions may be around grief, loss, stress and frustration.  Compassion Fatigue is a regular occurrence in veterinary professionals and can be debilitating.  Having an outlet available to manage those feelings leads to increased mental health. Caryn’s knowledge of wildlife medicine and rehabilitation along with her counseling degree gives her a unique ability to help on site in person and via telephone answering calls from the community.  This is another specialized service that helps set the Cape Wildlife Center as the  gold standard in wildlife treatment and rehabilitation.

Administrative Assistant

Mary has been a administrative assistant in the “ for profit “ world on Cape Cod for multiple years. Previous to that she worked for many years as a clinical scientist at Miriam Hospital in Providence RI and perused her passion as a naturalist guide for MA Audubon Society  part time.A graduate of Northeastern University, Mary lives  in Yarmouth Ma with her husband and enjoys showing her two grandchildren all the wonderful nature Cape Cod holds.

Veterinary Technician 

Jessen is a certified veterinary technologist who originates from the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Although it took several years to decide on a career path, Jessen finally chose to pursue a career with animals. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Veterinary Technology from SUNY Canton in 2017 and became a licensed veterinary technician through New York State. She then attended SUNY Potsdam to receive a second Bachelor’s of Science degree in biology, concentrated in ecology and evolutionary biology, as she always had an interest in and love for wildlife and the environment. Jessen completed an internship at Cornell University’s Wildlife Health Center, which solidified her interest in wildlife medicine. She relocated to Cape Cod in 2020 to be near her grandmother and join the Cape Wildlife Center team. In her spare time, she is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing, surfing, and searching for stranded marine life along the Cape’s coast.

Front Desk Coordinator 

A lifelong aviculturist, horseman, dog and small animal owner, Seth spent most of the last twenty years in the nursery business here on the Cape. After several years volunteering at CWC in both animal care and at the intake desk, he has joined our staff as the Center’s front desk coordinator. He is licensed as a Massachusetts Wildlife Rehabilitator.

Loki, is an Eastern Screech Owl who came to us as an owlet in Spring 2019. She had a missing
eye, and because she sustained this injury so young she was not able to learn to hunt.The decision was made to hand rear her to become an educational animal. Loki has visited schools, and been on Zoom videos. She is the face and guide for Loki’s education index, which can be found here!