Client Service Representatives
Ria Arndt
Ria Arndt is our head Client Services Representative and Administrative Assistant. She has worked in customer service for 25 years, with over half of that time spent in a veterinary clinic setting.
Ria joined Family Pet Hospital team in September 2012. She previously worked for an animal hospital in Lakeville, MN for approximately 5 years before moving back “home”. She grew up in the Montfort area, constantly tormenting her parents to bring home cats, dogs, rabbits, horses, and other random pets.
She currently resides in Dodgeville with her husband and daughter. She is owned by Ted, Gideon, and Harlowe, her Cornish Rex cats, and a big goofy Doberman named Ridley. She loves going to concerts, reading, creating art and crafting, and hanging out with her family, friends, and neighbors.
She is pictured here with Gideon.
Shelby Winkers
Shelby joined Family Pet Hospital in April of 2017. She is originally from Oakfield, WI and moved to the Platteville area in June of 2016. She shares her home with two Dachshunds named Romeo and Jasper and a poyldactyl cat named Cordelia. In her free time she enjoys traveling, boating, and spending time outside with her pups!
Shelby is pictured here with Jasper.
Ellie Alaelua
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Taylor Beebe
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Megan Soppe
Megan joined our team in August of 2019, bringing with her 20 years of customer service experience. Megan spends most of her working hours at Galena Square Veterinary Clinic, but you may run into her here at Family Pet as well. She grew up in Platteville and has always had a love for animals. She is eager to go back to school to become a veterinary technician.
Megan currently lives in Cuba City with her son, Brayden, and twin sister, Molly. Ruling the house are her cats, Allie, Allan, and Sam Winchester. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, attending her son's sporting events (she's his #1 fan!), cooking, and going to concerts.
Veterinary Technicians
Melissa Unzicker, Technician/Community Outreach Coordinator
Melissa Unzicker is originally from the East Coast with over 27 years experience in the veterinary field and 5 years of teaching experience. As our inventory manager, Melissa is our go-to person for ordering and keeping our hospital well stocked and running smoothly. Melissa also coordinates all of our community outreach programs from our annual fall pet food drive to hospital tours!
Melissa co-habitates with her husband, Tony, and daughter, Courtney. Her pets include a Rottweiler named Rosie and a shih-tzu named Rooster.
She is pictured here with Rosie.
Becky Schwab, CVT
Becky Schwab joined our team in May 2012. She grew up in Ontario, WI and moved to Grant County in 2012. With her farming background, Becky has always enjoyed animals. Before coming to Family Pet Hospital, she worked elsewhere as a Certified Veterinary Technician and now has 18 years of veterinary technician experience.
Becky is engaged and has a young son, Walker. She also shares her life with Harvey, the Golden Retriever, 4 cats, 2 Jersey steers, 2 miniature goats and a flock of chickens.
She is pictured here with Harvey.
Betty Hoff, CVT
Betty grew up on a dairy and beef farm in southwest Wisconsin. Her love for animals began at a very young age. Growing up with two older brothers, she had a variety of pets, ranging from lizards, guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, cats, and hermit crabs.
As time went on, she continued to have a passion for helping animals and people at the same time. Having those two passions in mind, she decided to become a Certified Veterinary Technician and graduated in June of 2012.
In her free time, she absolutely loves to spend time with her two Arabian cross mares, enjoys going for hikes and walks with her dogs; a corgi mix named Mocha and a dachshund named Mango. Her home is ruled by her two little girls and a cat named Scotch.
Betty is pictured here with Mango.
Jennifer Garcia, CVT
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Brenna Doherty, CVT
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Veterinary Assistants
Ally Biroschik
Ally Biroschik joined the Family Pet Hospital team in January 2017. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville in May 2020 with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science. She is currently continuing her education through Madison Area Technical College to obtain her veterinary technician degree and fulfill her dream to become a CVT.
She has always had a passion for working with animals since she was a young girl. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her own fur-babies, exhibiting dairy cattle, and spending time with friends and family.
Ally is pictured here with one of our favorite boarders, Duncan.
Rachel Przybyla
Rachel joined the Family Pet Hospital team in January 2020. She is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville where she is studying Animal Science with an emphasis in Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Since she was a young girl, she has always had an ambition for working with animals. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, working on her neighbor’s dairy farm, and spending time with her cat Guster.
Alexandra Ferrari
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Grace Bidlingmaier
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Meg Justmann
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Groomer
Kayla Finn
Kayla started grooming with us in 2020. She had previously groomed in Dubuque, IA, and received some further mentorship here with our previous groomer after beginning as part of our customer service team in November 2019.
In her spare time, Kayla enjoys spending time with her husband, Gage, and her cat Lucy, reading, making music, kayaking and other outdoor activities, and playing games.