Our Doctors
Dr. Brian Gordzelik
Dr. Brian Gordzelik has been practicing veterinary medicine for 25 years. He has owned GCVC for 23 years and is very proud of the new clinic constructed in 2017. He grew up in Pampa, Tx and graduated from Pampa High School. After high school, he attended Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine where he graduated from in 1994.
While he enjoys seeing patients and clients, his favorite part of his practice is surgery, particularly bone surgery. Dr. G and his wife DeLynn have two children, Sarah and Kyle. He enjoys hunting and fishing and is trying to take up golf. They have two Miniature Schnauzers, an English Setter, and a Brittany Spaniel at home.
Dr. Carrie Jo Koonce
Dr. Koonce graduated from Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. She practiced for four years at a rural mixed animal practice in Oklahoma before moving to Pampa and working for the Texas Animal Health Commission for three years. Deciding that regulatory medicine was not her dream, she joined GCVC where she could once again pursue her passion of caring for all species of animals, both large and small. Carrie Jo’s favorite part of practice is delivering calves.
She brings new abilities to GCVC with her recent certification with the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association. She has already started adjusting patients and the feedback is incredibly positive!
Dr. Koonce lives in Pampa with her husband Ty, the “world’s best” Great Dane Cutler and her Texas Lacy, Pre. She and her husband have four horses (Cat Daddy pictured). An interesting fact is that she and her husband play polo and she is currently trying to learn to rope.
Our Techs
April Amador
April Amador is our lead technician and has been with GCVC since 2015. She is a Pampa native and graduated from Pampa High School in 2003. She moved to Lubbock where she attended Veterinary Technology School. She graduated top of her class and earned her degree as a veterinary technician in 2013. After working in Lubbock at Above and Beyond Pet Care Hospital for 2 years, she moved back to Pampa and joined GCVC. As fate has it, April ran back into her highschool sweetheart, Cody, after she moved back and they have been together ever since. April has 2 kids, Aymree and Ian, 3 dogs, Sterling, a Pitbull, Piper, a French Mastiff Mix, and Titus
Clyde, a 3-legged Staffordshire Terrier, and 2 cats, Luna and Pig Cat. Cattle season is her favorite part of the job, including fertility testing, pregnancy checking, TB testing, and c-sections. She also enjoys orthopedic surgeries. When she isn’t working, she likes to take road trips, camp, attend concerts, cook outside, and watch/play sports.
Rita Barker
Rita Barker graduated from Pampa High School and now resides in Skellytown. She is a member of Soldiers for Christ Motorcycle Ministry. She has worked at GCVC since 2008 where she started as a technician and has moved her way up to management. Rita has learned every aspect of the clinic through hands-on experience. She loves the pets and the people that she gets to see every day and is proud of all the things she has learned over the years. Rita is married to Jeff and she has 3 children; Marie, Dusty and Logan. She also has 3 fur babies: Pepper (pictured), Prissy and Quinn, which are Chinese Cresteds. In her spare time, Rita likes to work in her garden and spend time at the lake with her family. Her greatest achievement in life is how far she has come and how much her life has changed for the better. All glory to God.
Jamie Klaus
Jamie Klaus has been with GCVC since 2015 as one of our experienced veterinary assistants. She lives in Lefors and is married to Klint. They have 2 children, Weston and Karley. Jamie also has 4 dogs named Bull, Copper, Lena and Skylar, a cat named Ivy, horses named Goober and James, and a donkey named Jules. Jamie takes pride in having rescued many of her animals. While she loves large animal medicine because she was raised around horses, she is truly skilled in small animal medicine too. Jamie is one of our best hospitalists. Whenever we have extensively hospitalized animals we can always rely on Jamie to take the best care of them. She has a gift when it comes to making them feel loved and comforted. Jamie loves spending time with her family and they enjoy fishing, camping, and hiking together.
Brooklyn Woods
Brooklyn Woods joined GCVC in 2021 but has been working as a veterinary technician for the past 5 years. She was born in Amarillo, raised in Groom, and lives in White Deer. While attending high school in White Deer, she met her husband Jacob and together they have a Miniature Schnauzer, Benelli. Although she is new to GCVC, she comes with lots of knowledge in the veterinary field. Surgery is her favorite part of being a technician and she likes to help with as many as possible. In her spare time, Brooklyn enjoys reading, hiking, and drawing.
Chantel White
Chantel has been a part of the GCVC team for 1 year. She and her husband Parker have one son named Braxton. They have 4 dogs and a 3-legged cat named Triple sec. Chantel grew up in the 4H community showing livestock and dogs. She is originally from Colorado and New Mexico and moved to Pampa in 2021. Chantel has quickly become an integral part of our team and is great with our clients and patients. Chantel loves the teamwork that we have as a whole with our staff as well as building relationships with clients and their fur babies while hospitalized
Customer Service Representatives
Oyuky Salazar
Oyuky Salazar has been with GCVC since 2020. Originally from Wellington, she moved to Pampa in 2007. She has been married to her husband Josh for 3 years and together they have a blended family of 5 children Jaden, Jerni, Jaze, Chris and Evan. In June they will be adding a new member to the family. At home she has 4 fur babies, 3 cats and 1 dog. Oyuky juggles all of the kids’ extracurriculars and loves to ride her motorcycle with her husband and friends. She loves learning new things every day and getting to meet everyone’s fur babies is her favorite part of each day.
Brittany Walters
Brittany started at GCVC a year ago. Born and raised in Pampa she has been a fabulous addition to our team. She has 2 dogs Junie and Murdoc and 3 cats Lux, Rowena & Nandor. Brittany is married to Nolan Burr and likes art, music, reading, and crocheting. Coming from a corporate background her favorite part of being at GCVC is being part of a team that does everything possible to help each other, the patients and the clients.
Business Support Staff
DeLynn Gordzelik
DeLynn Gordzelik, our practice manager, was raised in Pampa, Tx and graduated from Pampa High School. She attended Texas A&M and graduated in 1990. WHOOP!! She and Brian have been married 32 years and have two children, Sarah, who is a junior at West Texas A&M, and Kyle, who is a freshman at Texas A&M University. The Gordzelik’s also have several fur children who hang out at the clinic including 2 schnauzers, Ruby and Emmy and several bird dogs. When she isn’t at the clinic, she likes to cook, travel, and spend time with her family.