Jacob was born in raised in Front Royal, Virginia. Growing up, he was involved in the 4-H program for horseback riding and archery. He lived on a small farm with horses, mules, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and a goat. Jacob has been with VCA since July 2017, starting as a kennel tech and eventually moving to a veterinarian assistant a year later. Jacob joined the Centre Park team in December 2022. He currently has a cat named Aphrodite. 

"VCA started out as just a job for me, but it didn't take long for me to know that this is where I wanted my career to be. Working with animals has been life-changing and I wouldn't trade it for anything else."