Client Service Representatives
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 and her husband share their home with twin baby girls, 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
Ellie joined our team in June 2021.
Taylor Beebe
Taylor joined Family Pet Hospital in July of 2021. She is the daughter of Dr. Terry Beebe and Jolene Beebe. Taylor graduated from the University of Wisconsin Platteville with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and plans to obtain her master’s degree in mental health counseling in the near future. Taylor brings her customer service skills to the front desk as you will often see her greeting you and your fur-babies upon arrival! Like her parents, Taylor shares the love of animals as she often enjoys spending time with her family's five English Shepherd dogs: Noon, Buddy, Bella, Gracie, and Tuff!
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
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
Jen joined our team in September 2020.
She is pictured here with Storm.
Brenna Doherty, CVT
Brenna joined the Family Pet Hospital Team in June 2021. She graduated from Madison College’s Veterinary Technician Program in May 2021 and passed her certifications in the fall. She is currently studying at University of Wisconsin – Platteville to complete her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science.
Growing up Brenna enjoyed helping her dad train Black and Tan Coonhounds and helping family care for their many different animals. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends and playing with her own fur-babies; a Boxer named Bella, a cat named Poof and many other pets including various indoor/outdoor cats and coonhounds.
Veterinary Assistants
Ally Young
Ally 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 dog Rosco and cat Willow.
She is pictured here with Rosco.
Alexandra Ferrari
Alex joined our team in September 2020.
She is pictured here with Emmy Lou.
Grace Bidlingmaier
Grace joined our team in September 2020.
She is pictured here with Skeeter.
Meg Justmann
Meg joined the Family Pet Hospital team in April 2021. She came with a degree in Biology from the University of Iowa and two years of experience in emergency veterinary medicine. Growing up playing vet with the family dogs, her goal is to turn that dream into a reality and pursue her education to become a veterinarian. In her free time, she enjoys participating in lure coursing with her two Silken Windhounds, Argo and Indy, pictured with her here.
Groomer
Cassie Beatty
Cassie was born and raised on a farm in Northwestern Iowa. She's lived in Minnesota and Texas before she settled in Southwest Wisconsin. Cassie is a huge animal lover and has always had dogs and cats in her life. In 2020, Cassie found herself wanting to pursue a new career and she discovered that the community college in her hometown offered a dog grooming course. She decided to take the plunge. Cassie soon realized that grooming was both rewarding and fun!
Cassie currently lives with her two dogs Benny, who is a terrier mix and who has always been the life of the party and Lincoln, a poodle, who loves to catch his frisbee and play with his ball. Aside from spending time with her beloved pets, Cassie loves all things art, working on her house, gardening, reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends!