SDEP® Certified Sonographer

Kelly Reschny, RVT, co-heads the Focal Zone, fueled by SonoPath. An illustrious graduate of St. Claire College’s Veterinary Technician Program, Kelly boasts a 25-year career across numerous small and mixed veterinary clinics and hospitals around the greater Hamilton area. Kelly has worked in animal health care since she was a teenager cleaning cages at a local clinic. She joined the Focal Zone mobile ultrasound team in 2018.  

Kelly’s commitment to animal nursing allows her to readily work with all veterinary teams and clinics. In her role as mobile sonographer, she relishes being part of a specialist diagnostic team and is further advanced by the SonoPath community as an SDEP® Certified Instructor in abdominal and cardiac ultrasound. She actively participates in numerous ultrasound labs at the SonoPath Education Center every year, consistently updating her skills in line with the latest industry standards. Her continuous professional development is showcased at the highest level of proficiency completing thousands of successful ultrasound scans a year. 

Outside of her work in ultrasound, Kelly is an avid mountain biker. She enjoys playing hockey and baseball with her two teenage sons and partner Erik. She lives in Greater Hamilton with her dog named Beans, Fox the gecko, Pierre the ball python, and Delilah and Ceciliah the budgies. When Kelly visits your clinic, ask her about the current project she is working on at home- you never know if it will be sewing, building, art, or more!

Crystal Hill, RVT

SDEP® Certified Clinical Sonographer (abdominal and cardiac), Crystal Hill co-heads the Focal Zone, fueled by SonoPath. A distinguished honors graduate of Seneca College as a Registered Veterinary Technician, Crystal has worked in the fields of small animal and shelter medicine for over 30 years. Her impressive resume includes mixed animal clinics, the SPCA, and surgery settings, before joining the Focal Zone mobile ultrasound team in 2020. 

Crystal’s passion for ultrasound stems from building her career around nursing and ‘fear free’ care within clinic settings. In her role as a mobile sonographer, Crystal dedicates herself to providing compassionate support to patients as well as ensuring assistance towards an accurate medical diagnosis. She demonstrates a deep commitment both to the well-being of the animals and to the science involved, and successfully completes thousands of ultrasound scans per year. Her passion for diagnostic efficiency continues with a group of like-minded colleagues who share techniques, tips, and tricks. She closely follows Dr. Eric Lindquist and SonoPath for updated articles and videos that cover and modernize all her skills. Crystal also attends multiple ultrasound labs every year at the SonoPath Education Center. 

Outside of her work with mobile ultrasound, Crystal is an avid reader and enjoys hiking, camping, and mountain biking. She lives in Caledonia with her ‘Brady Bunch’ family and their multitude of pets including a rescue dog named Zeppelin, Swiper the cat, Neil and Kathi the budgies, and (often) are visited by a dog named Walter and bunnies Arthur and Mabel. She takes joy in her son’s academic success at university in Ottawa and her daughter’s achievements as a veterinarian, finding fulfillment in their accomplishments alongside her own. When she visits your clinic, ask her how many of her neighbors’ dogs she walked when she was young because she wasn’t allowed to have one of her own.