Certified Vet Tech
What motivated you to work in veterinary medicine?
My grandmother’s love for animals – seeing her connection to animals
What has been your most rewarding moment working in veterinary medicine?
Any time a client tells me I’m good at what I do
If you weren’t working at a veterinary clinic, what would you do?
Unfortunately, I would still be in research
What is the most exotic animal you have treated?
Non-human primate
What animal scares you more than any other?
Giraffe – they have an 8-foot reach and no blind spots!
What do you consider your greatest accomplishment?
Graduating from UW Platteville and MATC at the same time
What do you do in your spare time?
Hike and sleept
What is your favorite comfort food?
Code-Red soda
What is your biggest pet peeve?
People being mean
What animals do you currently have?
A millipede and a naughty beagle
If you were to come back as an animal, what would it be and why?
A cockroach, I wouldn’t have a choice it’s my spirit animal!
What is your favorite childhood movie and why?
Wee Sing Train, obviously for the songs
What is your favorite childhood memory?
Being out on my grandparents' farm or swimming from dusk till dawn every summer
What are some things people might be surprised about?
1. I owned jumping spiders
2. I worked with exotics as a zookeeper – I bottle-fed kangaroos, foxes, camels, tigers, and monkeys
3. I was in drug development research with beagles, primates, tigers, and monkeys
4. I have multiple Grand Prize ribbons for showing chickens at the local fair