Our Team

Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team!

Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Glenwood Falls Animal Hospital in Cypress! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets! Please call us at (281) 320-9339 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!

Veterinarians

Elbert "Al" Derrick, DVM

Owner/Veterinarian

Dr. Elbert “Al” Derrick is the sole owner of Glenwood Falls Animal Hospital which…
Brandon Torrance, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Brandon Torrance earned his degree in veterinary medicine at Texas A&M University.…
Joshua Powell, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Joshua Powell earned his degree in veterinary medicine at Oklahoma State University in…
Melissa Smith, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Please welcome Dr. Melissa Smith to the Glenwood Falls Family!!…

Management

Christina Hommel

Hospital Manager/Administrator

Christina, a native of New Orleans, now lives in Tomball with her husband Brian and…

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Amanda Felix, LVT

Amanda currently resides in Texas, where she was born and raised. However she has spent…
Hannah Tucker, LVT

Hannah is a Houston native and is the pet mom to two sweet cats, Mimi & Rhaegar.…

Certified Veterinary Technicians

Kristen Kluczynski, CVT

Technician

Kristen was born and raised in Houston, Texas. For as long as she can remember, Kristen…

Certified Veterinary Assistant

Alexa Turcios, CVA

Alexa was born and raised in Houston, TX. She still resides in Houston with her husband,…
Demi Mitchell, CVA

Demi was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She has two dogs “Winnie” (Miniature…
Diana Vargas, CVA

CVA/Customer Service Specialist

Diana is a native to Houston, Texas and currently resides here with her fur baby…
Sandy Yanes, CVA

Sandy is a native to Houston, TX. She resides here with her husband Ramiro Yanes, and…
Toni Bushong, CVA

Toni joined the Glenwood Falls family in April of 2017. Prior to joining our team, she…

Technician Assistants

Brent Winters

Techinician

Brent was born in Killen, TX but grew up in a military family living in five other states.…
Eric Doria

Technician

Eric is a native Texan who was born and raised in a small city called Houston, where he…

Customer Service Manager

Adrian Herrera

Customer Service Manager

Adrian was born in Chicago but got to Houston as soon as he could. Adrian has previously…

Customer Service Specialist

Afton Gonzales

Customer Service Specialist

A native Texan, born in Austin and living in Houston, Afton enjoys spending her time…
Annie Lynch

Customer Service Specialist

Annie is originally from Orange, California. She has had a passion and love for animals…
Britney West

Customer Service Specialist

Britney was born and raised in Scottsboro, Alabama and currently resides here with her…

Grooming

Kelly Garza

Groomer

Kelly was born in Austin TX. She has lived throughout the United States but has called…
Patrice Young

Groomer

Patrice has a love for all animals, including exotics. Patrice’s face lights up when she…
Tiffany Maki

Grooming Assistant

A few of Tiffany’s favorite things are Eeyore, her boyfriend Rusty, helping animals, and…