Frozen Semen Storage & Distribution

Shawnee Escobar – Aubrey, Texas Facility

Frozen Semen Storage and Logistics Technician

Shawnee grew up on a ranch in Wyoming. She previously participated in rodeos as a barrel racer and member of the Tucson Rodeo Flag Team. She also enjoyed training horses as well. Shawnee works at our Aubrey, TX facility preparing frozen semen for domestic and international distribution as well as managing inventory and incoming shipments. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her niece and family, reading, trying new baking recipes and hunting wild hogs. In the summer, Shawnee enjoys the outdoors and fishing tournaments.

Karlee Hegi – Aubrey, Texas Facility

Frozen Semen Storage and Logistics Technician

Karlee received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics with a minor in Animal Science, focusing on Equine Reproduction. She grew up on her family's ranch and previously worked for a horse trainer in Florida before joining the SBS team. Karlee works at our Aubrey, TX facility preparing frozen semen for domestic and international distribution as well as managing inventory and incoming shipments. Karlee enjoys showing quarter horses in all around events, breeding and raising foals as well as helping her family with their cattle. Spartacus, her Chihuahua-Jack Russell mix, is never far from her side whether she's showing horses or hanging out on the farm.

Charlotte MacDonald

Frozen Semen Storage and Logistics Technician

Charlotte joined the SBS team in August 2023. As the Frozen Semen Storage and Logistics Technician she assists the Storage and Distribution Manager in shipping, receiving and the monitoring of frozen specimens. Outside of work she enjoys spending time at the beach with her husband and pit-mix Daisy as well as being a part of a local dirt track racing team's pit crew.

Caitlin Kerns

Storage and Distribution Manager

Caitlin received her Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and Equine Science from Penn State University. As our Storage and Distribution Manager, she is in charge of preparing frozen semen shipments for domestic and international distribution, receiving and transferring incoming shipments and maintaining our inventory records as well as maintaining proper liquid nitrogen levels in our many frozen semen tanks. She also assists our clients with their shipping and inventory questions. When not in the lab, she enjoys painting and competing with her terriers in field trials.