Knowing that I wanted to become a small animal veterinarian, I began working in a veterinary practice my senior year of high school and haven’t stopped since. I graduated from MSU in 2000, spent a year with my husband, Adam, in North Carolina while he was stationed at Camp Lejeune, and returned to MSU for veterinary school. Upon graduation in 2005, I began practicing as a small animal veterinarian at Waverly Animal Hospital in Lansing, MI, after already having worked there as an assistant. In May 2008, Adam and I fulfilled my life-long dream of owning a veterinary practice by purchasing Crossroads Animal Hospital in Jackson, MI. In 2010 we fulfilled another dream by becoming accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). In 2018, we fulfilled yet another dream by renovating and expanding Crossroads to include boarding and grooming, as well as to modernize our facility and equipment.

Adam has a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Development and Management from Spring Arbor University and a Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary. By trade, he’s a minister and videographer, but for Crossroads, he helps with the business, construction, maintenance, and supporting us however we need.

Home Town: Waterford, MI

Current Town: Mason, MI

School: Michigan State University: Bachelor of Science in Zoology (Class of 2000)

Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine: Doctor or Veterinary Medicine (DVM) (Class of 2005)

Favorite Part of Being a Veterinarian: Building relationships with clients and their pets as their primary veterinary care provider

Pets (All Rescued): Loki (Chihuahua), Gracie (Yorkipoo), Minnie (Gray Tabby DSH), Thomas (Orange Tabby DSH), and Charlie (Tri Tabby DSH)

Hobbies: Spending time with Adam, our pets, our friends, and our family, photography, traveling, nature, swimming, biking, musical theater, television, movies, puzzles, etc.