Our Team 1

Dr. Edelle grew up in a suburb of New York City. She graduated from Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with a Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude in 2000. She went on to complete her degree in Veterinary Medicine at Cornell in 2004. Her initial interest was working with horses. She did an internship at Mid Atlantic Equine Medical Center straight out of vet school, and went on to work there until she decided to transition to small animals in 2009. In April of 2018, she was elected to the Executive Board of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband Ben, two sons Braden and Reece, and daughter Evie Leigh. She also enjoys horseback-riding, hiking, and relaxing at home with her pets: two miniature Mexican hairless dogs, Pearl and Jellybean, her mixed breed, Risley, her three cats, Moo Moo, Mika, and Neo, and a large fish tank.

Andrea Serrano Pribula, VMD

Dr. Pribula grew up in East Hanover and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. She continued at Penn for veterinary school and graduated with her veterinary degree in 2015. Dr. Pribula joined the team at Veterinary Center of Morris County shortly after graduation. She has a special interest in training rescue dogs and working with service animals. During her free time, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her husband, Ted, and their daughter, Claire. She also enjoys going for runs with their pit bull, Rosie, and lounging with their pug, Opie.

Rebecca Cozzarelli, DVM

Dr. Cozzarelli was born and raised in Belleville, NJ; where at a young age, she promised her childhood pets that she would become a veterinarian. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2012 with a bachelor degree in Animal Science. She then went on to veterinary school at St. George’s University in Grenada and completed her clinical year at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine graduating in January 2017. Dr. Cozzarelli’s special interests include traveling. She has traveled to South Africa on three separate occasions working with various wildlife rehabilitation centers tending to lions, elephants, rhinos, wildebeest, impala, and kudu. She has also become very passionate at trying to diminish the high poaching rate of rhinos. During her free time, Dr. Cozzarelli enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as her cats Alan, Earl, Timmy, and Nea and her two chickens, Gumbo and Chickpea.

Janae Mattaur, DVM

Dr. Mattaur grew up in Paterson, NJ and graduated from Penn State University Park in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. After graduation, she continued on to Tuskegee University for veterinary school where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2014. She did a small animal, rotating internship at Garden State Veterinary Specialists that was completed in 2015. She proceeded to pursue a surgical focus by training at Long Island Veterinary Specialists in 2016 and New York Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center in 2017. Her special interest is soft tissue and orthopedic procedures. When she has a spare moment between spending time with her husband, Nate and running after her small twins Kaylah and Cameron, she enjoys relaxing with her cat named MJ, whom acts like a dog. Dr. Mattaur also enjoys music, ballroom dancing, and cuisine.

Elena McComas, BVMS

Dr. McComas graduated from the College of St. Elizabeth with a B.S. in Biology. She then attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland where she earned her B.V.M.S. and is a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. McComas is a lifelong resident of New Jersey. With a strong interest in pain management, Dr. McComas offers Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine as adjunctive therapy to Western Medicine. She and her husband, Tim, welcomed their daughter, Aisling, in 2014. Their cats Fig and Newton help to make their house a home. Her hobbies include baking, music, being outside, and Isshinryu karate, in which she has a third-degree black belt.

Scott Mirenda - Practice Manager

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Scott Mirenda is our Chief Veterinary Technician, Practice Manager, and Ultrasonographer. He graduated with honors from the Ultrasound Diagnostic School of NJ in 2002. Scott honed his skills working as a Mobile Ultrasonographer following graduation. He has over 20 years experience and is highly skilled in venipuncture, radiology, assisting in surgery, and of course, ultrasonography. Scott resides in Landing, NJ, living on beautiful Lake Hopatcong. On his days off, he enjoys cruising around the lake on his boat.

Becky Beyler - Office Manager

Becky completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the Animal Sciences Department of Delaware Valley College in 2002. She has 8 1/2 years of experience working at an emergency referral hospital as the Chief of Marketing, Extern Coordinator, and Client Care Specialist before joining us in 2013. In her spare time, she enjoys riding horses and training in agility with her deaf Australian Shepherd, Noodles.

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Lisa Shedden - Assistant Office Manager/Social Media Manager 

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Lisa joined VCMC in 2013 as a Client Care Specialist. She graduated from Kean University in 2015 with a BS in Business Management. In her free time, she enjoys reading, volunteering, and spending time with her wife, Christine, their cats Missy, Squish, and Henry and their pup Tucker, a Catahoula mix. 

Lesley Cuminale - Kennel Manager

Lesley joined the team in 2017 as a kennel attendant and quickly became our Kennel Manager. She has worked with local rescues in the past and currently still volunteers in her spare time. She has a love of working and therapy dogs and would like to one day become a trainer to work with them.

Elyse deRonde - Veterinary Technician