Joanne Bechtold:

Joanne has been working as a receptionist at the St. Joseph clinic since January 2001.  Previously Joanne had a dairy farm near St. Joseph with her husband Joe.  Joanne has two children and several grand children.

Pam joined the reception staff at the St. Joseph Clinic in August 2004.  She worked in the school system as a para educator for fourteen years, and has had experience at other veterinary clinics previously.  Pam has two Jack Russell terriers at home, Zoe and Chad, and three horses, Valley, Pete, and Gitano.

Barb Goerger:

Barb joined our team at the St. Joseph Clinic in July 2001 .  She is originally from the St. Cloud area, and attended Tech High school.  Barb is the mother of five kids, and now has three grandchildren.  She has three dogs and a cat named Gary.

Denise Finneman:

Denise joined our staff in February 2004 as a receptionist.  After a short leave of from the clinic, she joined our team again in March 2005.  Denise has two dogs- Timber a Siberian Husky and Zeus a German Shepard.

Alison Martinson:

Alison joined our reception staff at our Paynesville Clinic in July 2005.  In March 2006, she transferred to our Cold Spring location, she continued as a receptionist, but took on inventory control as well.  Alison has a black Labrador at home named "Gwen".

Jenny Meyer:                                        

Jenny has been working for our company since February of 2002 as a part-time receptionist at our Cold Spring office. In October of 2005. She lives in the Cold Spring area and has a Miniature Pinscher named Mac.

Jodi Fleischhacker:

Jodi joined our reception staff in January 2007.  She graduated from Paynesville High School in 1996.  She has a dog named "Boots", a turtle and 8 fish.  Jodi enjoys spending time with her daughter, Hali~ they like to go shopping together and spending time with their family and being outdoors.

Boarding and Grooming:

Judy Lamser:

Judy has been working at our clinic since April 2001 in both reception and boarding and grooming.  She went to Aitkin High School, and is the mother of eight kids, and grandmother of fifteen.  Judy enjoys all animals, country music, rodeos, hunting, and fishing.  Judy has two dogs and three cats of her own.

Jill Marthaler:

Jill has been working at the St. Joseph Boarding and Grooming Clinic since August of 2005. She is a senior at Apollo High School and will be graduating in May of 2006 and will be attending the College of St. Benedict in the fall. She lives in St. Joseph with her mother, father, brother, and two cats, Mitty and Tiggy. Jill enjoys figure skating and is a member of the St. Cloud Figure Skating Club.

Melissa Ecker:

Information to follow:

Kennel assistants:

Jessica Bairett:                                  

Jessica has been working at the St. Joe vet clinic as kennel help since November of 2004. She moved to Minnesota from Southern Utah where she left her barrel horse, Trixie, and her other horse, Charlie. She also has a Yellow Lab named Maddie, and a Cocker Spaniel named Sandy. She attends Apollo High school, plays soccer and plans to find a career in Equine Sports Medicine.

Amy Simon:

Amy has been working at the St. Joseph Clinic as a Kennel Assistant since November 2004.  She attends Apollo High School.  Amy has a cat, Toudo, and three dogs, Rascal, Shadow, and Sugar.  Amy likes to volunteer with children and has bright hopes for a future in the medical field.

Beth Gallus

Beth has been working at the St. Joseph Clinic as a Kennel Assistant since November 2005.  She has lived in the St. Cloud area her whole life and attends Apollo High School. Beth received the Optimist Award for her volunteer work.

Stephanie Spicer

Stephanie joined our Kennel Assistant team in July 2006.  She attends Apollo High School.  Steph does not have any pets right now, but hopes to get one soon.  She has an interest in dance.

Equine Clinic:

Nicole McKay:

Nicole, CVT graduated in 2001 from the Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in Denver, CO.  She has worked at the University of Minnesota Large Animal Hospital from 2002-2008.  She is originally from Santiago where her family still resides.  She enjoys exploring new trails and over- night camping with her horses, gardening and fishing.  She and her fiancé live in Rice with their two Quarter Horses, NoMo, Paint, and their two dogs, Barron a German Shepherd and Bella  a Great Dane.