Meet Our Team
The caring, experienced professionals behind Manzanita Animal Hospital.
An expert team that treats your pet like family
When you’re looking for veterinary care, you should be able to count on superior care and excellent service. We’ve assembled an expert team of veterinary professionals to bring you the best possible healthcare for your pet.
J.D. Anderson, DVM
Dr. Anderson is a native of Kingman, AZ, born and raised in a ranching family who raised cattle east of Kingman. He attended K–12 in Kingman and graduated from Kingman High School in 1988. After completing his undergraduate studies at NAU in Flagstaff, he attended veterinary school at Colorado State University, graduating in 1995.
After graduation he practiced for five years in a mixed-animal practice in Flagstaff, then moved to Greeley, CO, working in a dairy practice for four years. In 2004 he moved back home to Kingman to practice with Dr. Zitterkopf at Manzanita Animal Hospital, and became owner of the practice in 2013.
He spends his free time keeping up with friends, family, and the many endeavors of his three children, and tries to find time to explore the great outdoors.
Debbie Jean, CVT
Debbie Jean, “D.J.,” was born and raised in California. After marrying, she and her husband moved to Central Oregon where they raised three children and were active in leadership for their local 4-H groups.
She worked as a technician at a mixed-animal practice for 11 years and acquired her Certified Veterinary Technician license in Oregon in 2009. Later that year she and her husband moved to Kingman.
In her spare time, Debbie Jean rides and trains her Arabian and Shagya horses and competes in endurance riding and gymkhana. She also trains and shows her Saluki sighthounds in conformation and coursing events. Other interests include reading, gardening, photography, hiking, and fishing.
Cherie Bradley
Cherie joined the team at Manzanita Animal Hospital in December of 2010. She has over 20 years of previous experience in the veterinary field. Cherie moved to the Kingman area in 2009 with her husband and her pets from northern California, where she had worked for the same veterinary hospital for 12 years.
Cherie has a strong interest in dog behavior and training, fueled by the 2011 adoption of her Doberman, Chloe. She also has several cats, some of them bottle babies requiring feeding every two hours in their first weeks. She greatly enjoys working with cats and has focused her continuing education on small-animal dentistry, nutrition, and feline behavior.
Outside of work, her interests include cooking, reading, fishing, quilting, and gardening. She also volunteers for several animal-rescue organizations in Arizona and Nevada.
Debbie Martinez, CVT
Debbie spent her early years in Wyoming and came to Kingman with her parents and siblings when she was ten. She has been making an impact in the veterinary field since 1998, gaining her CVT in 2005. She continues to reside in Kingman with her husband, two children, two cats, two chinchillas, a dog, and a sugar glider.
She has been sharing her talents with the Western Arizona Humane Society, fostering kittens before they find their forever homes, volunteering her time with these special cases since 2013.
In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, baking, sewing, camping, and the many extracurricular activities of her children.