General Manager

Carly Prevenas is honored to be able to help families in their time of need. With a caring and compassionate voice, she strives to help make a very difficult time a little easier. She assists families on the phone and at our Loveland Care Center. Carly also fills the role of General Manager and assists our team in many ways.  Carly was born and raised in Greeley, where she and her husband are raising their two daughters. She has 2 Weimaraners, Cynder and Wilbur, and an old kitty, Tidbit. Her love of animals, especially companion animals, has led her to be a part of the Guardian Pet Aquamation team, helping families during one of the most difficult times of pet ownership. Carly is married with two daughters and is involved in many of their activities and interests.  Carly always finds time for the things she loves like soaking up the sunshine, hiking, gardening, cooking, snow skiing, and time with friends. Carly is very grateful to be part of this amazing team and to provide compassionate service to the many families we serve.

Operations Manager

Tricia Pruitt grew up here in Fort Collins and has spent some time in Texas. The Colorado mountains always called her back. Animals have always been a part of Tricia’s life. In 2012, she was awarded a Certificate of Completion from Front Range Community College making her a Veterinary Assistant. Shortly after, Tricia started working for Larimer Humane Society. There she learned wonderful skills in animal handling, behavior, and enrichment. Tricia has 4 wonderful children and 5 adorable grandsons. Her animal family consists of two Border Collies, Shoonka and Waypia, and two cats, Santo and Yazzi. In her role as Customer Service Technician, Tricia assists customers with their Aquamation needs, including managing daily operations, answering phones, driving pets to our location, safely returning ashes, and being a friend in time of need.

Operations Assistant

Sarah Smith grew up with farm animals and riding horses in rural Florida.  The Animal Science program at CSU inspired her to move west and start a career in horse breeding and ranch management. She bred and raised llamas and horses and has fostered kittens for the Fort Collins Cat rescue. While owning a horse boarding ranch she helped many owners, horses and pets through end-of-life transitions.  She became a Veterinary Technician and started assisting with large and small animal euthanasias. She explored animal grief work and end-of-life care with local experts and attended a seminar with Dr. Cooney where she increased her love of supporting clients.  Her home menagerie includes horses, dogs, cats. Her newest addition is a kitten named Chai who loves the horses and the barn. In her spare time she hikes, cross country skis and loves movies and live music.  Sarah is grateful to be working with this compassionate team of caregivers and is honored to be helping families through their animal end of life transitions with Guardian Pet Aquamation.

Operations Assistant

Samantha Hinzmann joined Guardian Pet Aquamation in the early months of 2020.  She assists with our daily operations and works with our clients offering comfort and support.  With a background working in the human funeral industry, she aims to offer compassion, warmth, and a sense of security for our families in mourning.  She strives to make the journey that our furry family members take to go as smoothly as possible and handles each loved one with the utmost care and respect.  Born and raised in Loveland, Sam loves to spend her days tending to her plants and appreciating what the art community offers in this Sweetheart City.  She lives with her boyfriend and her “small zoo” of three cats; Finnegan, Slayer, and Chai, a dog, Buddy, and a ball python, Casper.  She currently attends college here in northern Colorado with focus in Molecular and Cellular Biology. 

Founder

Guardian Pet Aquamation was founded by Dr. Kathleen Cooney in Loveland, Colorado. You can reach Dr. Cooney directly at cooneydvm@gmail.com.