Staff

Veterinary Assistant Haley graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 2021. Growing up in South Florida she always had a passion for animals and a love for Minnesota, where she was born and spent summers visiting her family. So, UWRF was naturally the perfect fit! Haley is currently enrolled in the Penn Foster Vet…

Certified Veterinary Technician Pet care has always played an important role in Claudia’s life—she grew up with everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and guinea pigs, and her brother even saved a baby squirrel. For Claudia, helping animals to live happier, healthier lives is simply what she loves to do. She’s a proud member…

Clinic Cat Bob was first brought to the hospital with a litter of kittens who were all suffering from severe upper respiratory infections. The wonderful doctors and technicians at Burnsville Parkway Animal Hospital nursed the kittens back to health, and they felt Bob was great enough to keep around! Bob is one of the younger…

Clinic Cat At three years old, Duncan is the youngest Burnsville Parkway Animal Hospital resident cat. He was brought in with a litter of kittens at only 12 weeks of age—the hospital staff simply couldn’t let him leave! Duncan has trained plenty of visitors to the clinic to tell him how cute he is and…

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…

Client Service Rachel grew up caring for cows and kittens on her family’s Farmington, Minnesota dairy and crop farm—she’s been passionate about the welfare of animals ever since she was a little girl. She couldn’t be happier to jumpstart her career in veterinary medicine as a member of the Burnsville Parkway Animal Hospital team! Rachel…

Client Service Shelley always wanted to work in an animal clinic, both because she loves animals and because she wanted to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes! In 2007, her dream came true when she was hired on at Burnsville Parkway Animal Hospital. Shelley grew up on a farm in North Dakota…

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…

Veterinary Assistant Luc has had a passion for everything animal-related ever since his earliest days. If there was an opportunity to learn about or help a member of the animal kingdom, he would take it! For him, a career in the world of veterinary care just makes sense. Luc is a Veterinary Assistant with the…