Our Staff - Altoona, Chetek, Rice Lake

		Amber is a Veterinary Assistant and our Client Service Director. She joined AHC in September 2000. She attended the University of Wisconsin - Barron County in Rice Lake where she received her Associates of Art and Science degree. Amber has lived in Rice Lake all her life. She has two black labs: Dozer, and Camo; as well as three cats: Poppy, Topper and Tiger. Amber loves NASCAR, four-wheeling, baseball, and Dairy Queen. Many believe Amber is personally responsible for the recent 3rd quarter gains of that Franchise. Amber also loves participating in local Cher look-a-like contest (she's been a runner-up three times!). Amber and her husband Tim have 2 daughters.
		Payton like many of of our employees, started as a kennel assistant. Through hard work and dedipaytion she became a vet assistant. Payton has an Orange cat named Kevin and a child named Preston. She is generally considered a workplace bully, but we keep her on for enterpaytment. When not working or watching Greys Anatomy (while driving) she buys all things Lululemon, partipaytes in Pink Pony Club singalongs, and is always trying to win a free ham for her family.
		Heather is a certified veterinary technician. She joined us in September 2013. Heather holds a certification in veterinary physical therapy and rehabilitation medicine. She has a love for all animals big and small, she has too many pets to list here. In her "free" time she runs her own veterinary physical therapy business - Pawsitively. Heather is also a former instructor at Globe University. Heather can also be found volunteering at Bob's House for dogs in Eau Claire. She has two sons, and she is an avid baseball mom. As you can see Heather is very busy person, it is truly amazing that she does everything mentioned above and she still finds time to participate in legal (mostly legal) street races. Heather had a role in the Original 'The Fast and Furious,' but she quit when they would not let her perform her own stunts.

		Amy is our Client Services Representative. She joined the Animal Hospital of Chetek in May 2005. She attended Chippewa Valley Technical College where she received her Administrative Assistant's Associate Degree. She and her husband Brian have a teenage son. Amy has a Yorkshire Terrier named Sadie that mix her husband rescued from a bad situation. She also has three cats: Murray. Sassy and Stewie. Amy enjoys camping, four-wheeling, and building perpetual motion machines - some say they defy the laws of thermodynamics, Amy says, "those laws were meant to be broken."

		Alyssa joined us as a kennel assistant in 2018. She was part of a group of six that took entry level positions that summer, and she was the only one foolish enough to stick it out. She has recently graduated form college and is now a full time vet assistant. She is fluent in Spanish, and also speaks some English. She has a German Shepherd named Dobbie, but hopes to one day own a Chihuahua which she will name Tortuga. When not at work she enjoys Hot Cheetohs and Takis, farming, and cleaning apartments.

		Kylee joined our team in February of 2015 as a kennel attendant. She had been bringing her pets to our hospital before she could see over the exam room table. Kylee and her husband Caleb have a TeddyBear named Charlie and a few horses. Her favorite pastimes are hiding things around the hospital, renaissance fairs, making awkward comments, and Katana sword fighting. Kylee is known to only eat once a month, and eat naught but bear meat.
		Lexi Like many of our employees, Lexi enjoys horseback riding in her free time, and has recently taken up skijoring. In high school Sam competed exclusively in the shot put, she had earned a scholarship to compete at Michigan State, but it was revoked when it was discovered that she was using painted tennis balls.
		Brittany is a certified veterinary technician that joined our hospital after spending years helping with a Donkey Basketball program. She joined our crew in February of 2018 and we knew she'd be awesome because she had been bringing in her dog Peppermint to see us already. Brittany grew up just North of Rice Lake and in true small town fashion - she seems to know everyone in some way. Brittany is somewhat of celebrity, known worldwide for her awe inspiring forearms. She has done stand in forearm work for several actors including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Alan Alda.
		Darlene has been our primary kennel assistant since 2020. She had been a longtime Chetek client with many pets of her own that required extensive care. When the chance came to take care other pets the same way we had taken care of hers, she jumped on the opportunity. In her free time Darlene enjoys riding her motorcycle and watching Game of Thrones. Darlene also has a twin Sister in Arkansas, they like to pretend to be each other, and honestly we're not 100% sure which one works for us.
		Hannah is a kennel assistant currently attending school to become a certified veterinary technician. Hannah has two young Heelers and a cat. Hannah is an avid musician, she can play over two instruments and currently learning one more. She is a big fan of anime and even played a big role in the creation of DragonBallZ. She was not given credit as her original concept was too mature for the target audience. But she learned form her mistakes and quit the anime conceptualization field altogether. And we are better off for it, because now she uses her talents to write poems for our boarding dogs and cats. Aske her nicely and she may compose one on the fly for your pet.
		Amanda Joined our team as a kennel assistant in 2022. She had previously worked as a news director for station in Chicago and was a radio personality in Ladysmith Wisconsin. Amanda was certainly over qualified for this position, but she said she wanted to learn the veterinary industry from the the ground up. And she has. She is now a fantastic veterinary assistant. When not taking care of our patients Amanda is an avid election denier. Not the result of the 2020 presidential election, just elections in general. She doesn't believe they exist. We accept this, because she truly loves animals.
		Kate, who prefers to be called Kathyrn, and sometimes Kitty started in January 2020 as our intern and performed exceedingly well, so well that we had to hire her. Kate spends her free time tending to her herd of sheep. When not sheeping, Kate enjoys listening to oldies, working on old cars, and drinking aged wines. In short, if it's old, Kate probably likes it. In the future she is considering opening a daycare facility for both puppies and babies. The only thing in life Kate loves more then the very old, are puppies and children.
		Kesha yes - she is named after the singer, joined us in 2023 with the hopes of getting into veterinary school. She has thus far failed in this endeavor, but we do believe in her. Kesha is the youngest from a family of 16, and spends much of her free time helping out in her family's goldmine. Yes her family has a goldmine. We kind of hate her.
		Lauren joined the club in the Summer of 2022. She had been a client in Rice Lake for many years prior and once she started veterinary technician school we all knew she would be a good fit. Lauren has 3 cats and a tiny dog with lot's of allergies. In her free time she enjoys extreme sports. Lauren name has become synonymous Heli-snowboarding, and wingsuit flying. Lauren was set to compete in the 2020 Red Bull Cliff Diving series, but her plans were cancelled due to Covid.

Animal Hospital of Chetk/North (Rice Lake)