Robert Greene
Operations Manager
Robert has been a lover of all animals since an early age! His interest in animals grew with his first family dog Sandy. She was his best friend from a young age that continued into adulthood. His interest for the intelligence and friendship that dogs provide grew as well. He started working as a kennel tech in Florida at a large dog and cat boarding facility. He quickly grew with them and became their front desk manager and questioned how working with animals like this could even be a job, it felt more like a hobby!
After traveling to Austin on vacation, he decided this was the place he wanted to live! With that he relocated with his cats Timmy, Toothless, and Cathulu. Knowing a kennel was where he belonged, Robert applied everywhere, searching for the space that he felt the most comfortable. Soon finding Jackie's Play & Stay and meeting with the team, he knew this was the one. Since then, he has been with the company for more than 2 years, growing and teaching new staff how special a kennel could be and passing that first-hand experience on to others. He can be seen roaming around the kennel and loving all the dogs, or his own crazy boy Kota all the time.
Angelica Manzo
General Manager
Angel grew up in a family of animal lovers, constantly surrounded by various species of animals. There was not a time that her childhood home didn't have a few pets. She was given her first dog, Daisy at 2 years old who was her best friend for the following 14 years. Her first pets once she left home, were her cat Jordan, and her dog Riley, and they have been her whole world for the past 9 years.
Graduating from UTEP with a degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology, Angel would have never imagined being where she is today. Despite always wanting to work with animals she held back from following her dream. After falling in love with Austin during a weekend visit, she relocated with her two fur babies and girlfriend. It was the perfect place for a dog mom! While searching for jobs she discovered a job listing for Jackie's Play & Stay and just knew she had to apply. It was the best decision she could make and not only does she love coming to work, but so does her pup Riley who has made lots of friends in the process!
Drake
Assistant Manager
Drake started his love and obsession with animals from a young age. He had a lot of various pets growing up, or as many as a military family lifestyle would allow, but always had an affinity for dogs! Throughout his childhood he spent time volunteering at various shelters, or even petsitting for extra summer money, just to spend more time with pups. With that, his passion for taking care of pups grew, but got put on the back burner when he went off for his Associates in Criminal Justice.
After some schooling, Drake couldn’t shake the feeling that he needed to go back to working with animals. He began looking for places around, eventually landing himself an interview here at Jackies for a Kennel Tech position nearly 40 miles away from where he was currently living in San Marcos. He fell in love with the dogs, as well as the unmet passion the other team members had for animals as well, and knew this was where he belonged.
He moved his Fiancé, along with his troop of pets to Austin, and has been with the Jackie’s crew ever since. Joined usually by his pups Sage and Aspen, you can most often find him spoiling the other pups around the facility with cuddles and baby talk aplenty!