Barb graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Technology in 1997. She started working at ULVH in 1999. Her favorite parts of her career include surgery, anesthesia, and emergency medicine. Outside of work, Barb enjoys spending time hiking, boating, and spending time with her husband and two children. She rescued both her dog and cat that complete their family.

Val joined Union Lake Vet Hospital in March of 2001 while finishing her internship. She graduated from Macomb Community College in 2001 with an associate degree in Veterinary Technology. Val also has a Bachelor in Science from CMU and OCC. She has 3 dogs, 3 cats, and 12 fish. Val is known as the cat whisperer for all the hard to handle cats that come into our clinic. She enjoys dentistries, nursing care, anesthesia. She is very thankful to work with animals on a daily basis.

Jennifer came to Union Lake for an internship while completing her Associates degree in Veterinary Technology at Baker College of Flint and joined our team as a technician in 2012. She also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing-joining us with 20 years of nursing experience. Her special interests include critical care, nursing and anesthesia. She is the proud “mom” of three rescued dogs.

Lindsey graduated in 2010 from Macomb Community College, with an associate’s degree in Applied Science. She spent the first 4 years of her career in Emergency/Critical Care, then joined our team in 2014!

Lindsey, her husband Phil, and their son Brantley share their home with their Akita (Koi) and 2 tuxedo cats (Lyric and Sabre).

Her interests include Radiology, Behavior, Training, Reproduction, Neonate care, and Clinical Pathology.

Jessie graduated from Macomb Community College in 2007 with an Associates of Applied Science Veterinary Technician Degree. Jessie highly enjoys client education and mystery cases/conditions. When she is out of work she enjoys spending time with her two fur-babies at home. Anchor, a black Lab, and Mason, a blue Great Dane.

Felicia graduated from Macomb Community College with an Associate of Applied Science degree and became a licensed veterinary technician in 2010. She found her niche in providing compassionate patient care and educating clientele within private practice. With a profound interest in behavior, she earned certification as a professional dog trainer through the Karen Pryor Academy in 2014 and has offered private counseling for dog and cat guardians. Felicia joined the Union Lake Veterinary Hospital team in 2020 to utilize, challenge, and broaden her knowledge base and technical abilities. As a credentialed trainer, bull-breed advocate, and Fear-Free certified technician, she is committed to animal welfare and enriching the human-animal bond. Felicia is a self-proclaimed nerd, fitness enthusiast, novice photographer and enjoys spending time with her own critters, warm and cold-blooded alike.

Kristen graduated from Macomb Community College with an associate’s degree in veterinary technology in 2006. Kristen began working at ULVH as an assistant in 2002 before achieving her degree and continuing to further her education in behavior by completing the Karen Pryor Academy Professional Dog Training program in April 2015 and obtaining her VTS (veterinary technician specialty) in behavior in 2020. Kristen loves spreading behavior knowledge by educating pet parents on proper puppy/kitten socialization and development, utilizing low stress handling techniques, and teaching cooperative care techniques for veterinary procedures. Kristen is Fear Free Elite Certified, Low Stress Handling Silver Certified, and Human Animal Bond Certified. In her free time, Kristen enjoys spending time with her Corgi, Mac, and tabby cat, Sawyer.