Our Staff
Tanya Loschko, CVT, CVPM
Practice Manager
Bio Coming Soon!
Nicole
Lead CVT
For Nicole, it was love at first sight when it came to animals. She’s been fascinated by creatures of all types—but especially cats—ever since she can remember! Being able to care for pets every day as a Certified Veterinary Technician is the ultimate reward for her.
Nicole was born and raised in New Ulm, Minnesota. After attending school at the University of Minnesota for a few semesters, she transferred to the Medical Institute of Minnesota (now Argosy University) to study veterinary technology. Shortly before graduating, she moved to Burnsville with her future husband and applied to Burnsville Parkway Animal Hospital a few days later.
Dentistry is one of Nicole’s favorite aspects of veterinary medicine. She also enjoys placing catheters, monitoring pets under anesthesia, and helping out in surgery.
Nicole lives with her daughter Maya and son Owen. Outside of work, Nicole enjoys working out, gardening, cooking, decorating, making crafts with her kids, and working on DIY projects for her home.
Sydney
Veterinary Assistant
Sydney began her role as a Veterinary Assistant with Burnsville in January 2022. She has been in the veterinary medicine field since 2016. Her academic journey led her to the Minnesota School of Business in Lakeville/Woodbury, where she received an AAS degree in Veterinary Technology.
Sydney’s passion for veterinary medicine has always been evident. Growing up, she knew she wanted to work with animals. She loves witnessing the heartwarming moments when pets, who once arrive sick, depart healthier and happier; and loves working with large and complicated animals, especially the ones who are nervous and lack confidence.
Working at Burnsville, she enjoys interacting with a wide variety of animals and appreciates the beauty of seeing the genuine care people have for their pets, especially when it comes to diagnostics and understanding what’s best for each and every one.
Apart from her professional life, Sydney’s family includes her pets Mazy – a golden doodle, Walter – a great dane, and Stella – a domestic cat.
Outside of work, she enjoys playing volleyball, and soccer, hanging out with friends, watching Netflix, working her other job as a server/bartender, and attending concerts.
She identifies herself with three keywords: outgoing, adventurous, and compassionate; and an interesting tidbit about Sydney is that she was born and raised in Faribault and continues to live there, all while making the daily commute.
Jackie
Veterinary Assistant
Jackie’s father frequently brought home stray animals while she was growing up, and it was Jackie and her siblings’ job to take care of them. It was those early experiences bettering the lives of the earth’s creatures that made a permanent impression on her. Jackie always knew that she would love to care for pets every day as a member of the veterinary profession! Now, she gets to do just that as a Veterinary Assistant.
A Minnesota native, Jackie began her animal-care career as a Kennel Attendant. Next, she joined the team here at Burnsville Parkway Animal Hospital as a Veterinary Assistant and couldn’t be happier to learn more and more about the hands-on side of animal medicine.
In her spare time, Jackie enjoys thrift shopping and hunting for antiques. She and her husband have two sons, Adryan and Jaxson, and Jackie also shares her life with a Corgi mix, a Basset Hound, and a Shih Tzu: Cash, Bowser, and Smoosh. There’s truly never a dull moment around the house!
Sarah
Veterinary Assistant / Client Service
Sarah’s father was a veterinarian at an emergency clinic in her home state of California, and she loved going to work with him whenever she could. Some of her earliest memories include helping to bring newborn puppies into the world! For Sarah, working in veterinary medicine is her way of giving something back to the pets who have offered her so much over the years.
A lover of science and anatomy ever since she was young, Sarah attended Iowa State University to earn a degree in biology. After graduation, she brought her own dog here to the clinic to see Dr. Kruse. It wasn’t long before she was offered a job! Now, Sarah serves the pets and animal parents of the area as a Veterinary Assistant, and has become particularly fond of laboratory work and one-on-one interactions with clients and patients.
In her time away from work, Sarah likes swimming, surfing, hiking, horseback riding, and spending time with her family and pets at home. She and her husband have three young daughters, a crazy cat named Hiccup who truly rules the roost, and three English mastiffs: Maizey, Kenai, and Faith.
Meghan
Client Service
Meghan’s parents instilled a simple principle in her at a young age: always help anyone in need. That philosophy also applied to animals, which Meghan has been obsessed with ever since she can remember. When the opportunity arose for her to use her customer-service background to help not only pets, but the people who care for them, she jumped at the chance! Meghan is now a proud member of the hospital’s front-desk team.
Meghan is a Minnesota native and attended college in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where she spent her time off from classes volunteering at the local Humane Society. After graduation, she worked in customer service jobs and the banking industry for a time, but still felt that something was missing. That’s when she heard about an opening here at Burnsville Parkway Animal Hospital—Meghan knew it was her chance to get back to doing what she truly loved!
Here at the clinic, Meghan likes the fast-paced nature of her work and also loves to learn new things from the medical staff. Her favorite part of the job is being on the front line for the hospital’s clientele; she makes it her mission to make every visitor to the clinic feel comfortable and welcomed.
Away from the office, Meghan’s interests include cooking and baking, hockey—she’s played for many years, including at the collegiate level!—and spending quality time with her friends, family, and pets. Along with her significant other, Ben, Meghan shares her home with a foster-fail Terrier mix adopted during her time at the Humane Society in Eau Claire.
