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Technical Staff

Pharmacy Technicians

Patrick Ege
Pharmacy

Lauryn Fleming
Pharmacy

Qudus Ganiyu
Pharmacy

Ruth Tesfai
Pharmacy

Radiologic Technologists

Riley Butler, RT (R) (ARRT)
Radiology

Joni Lunceford, CNMT, NMTCB (CT), PET
Radiology

Kevin Lunceford, BS, CNMT
Radiology Supervisor

Matthew Riley, RT
Radiology

Gaye Sponamore, ARRT
Radiation Therapist – VHC Wentzville

Barb Fennel Moll , BS, RT (R), RDMS
Radiology

Heidi Weideman, RT (R) (ARRT)
Radiology

Ryan White, RT (R) (ARRT)
Radiology

Veterinary Technicians

Lesley Beck

Lesley Beck, RVT
Neurology

Michelle Biermann, RVT
Community Practice

Jaerie Booher, RVT
Oncology

Kelsey Brown, RVT
VHC – Wentzville

Jamie Brueggeman, RVT
Anesthesia

Darla Combs, RVT
VHC-Wentzville

Alyssa Doner, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Brock Duck, RVT
Shelter Medicine

Sia Early, RVT
Theriogenology

Jane Ebben, RVT, VTS
Equine

Whitney Fahrendoft, RVT
Radiation Therapy

Priscilla Foster, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Clarissa Frederking, RVT
VHC Wentzville

Billie Gardner, RVT
Shelter Medicine

Kiersten Gillman, RVT
VHC-Wentzville

Anastasia Glahn, RVT
Oncology

Jane Gregory, VT, Veterinary Technician
VHC-Wentzville

Joyce Guthrie, RVT
Equine

Matt Haight, RVT
Internal Medicine

Lauren Hartwein, RVT
Emergency and Critical Care

Linsay Henderson, RVT
Community Practice

Sylvia Hohmeier, RVT
Equine

Danielle Hurd, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Morgan Keys, RVT
Supervisor Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Michelle Lancaster, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Alyssa Langsdorf, RVT, SRT, LATG
Cardiology

Kacey Lundy, RVT
Community Medicine

Jeff March, VT
Radiation Therapy

Jeanna Moreno
Oncology

Brianna Morris, RVT
Neurology

Kaitlyn Nimmo, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Jennifer Polkow-Haight, RVT
Anesthesiology

Morgan Rost, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Maggie Schumert, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Laken Schwarzlose, RVT
Anesthesia

Adrienne Siddens, RVT
Small Animal Surgery and Rehabilitation

Justyne Smith
Food Animal

Deb Tate, RVT, VTS (Oncology)
Oncology

Emily Thompson, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Mariangely Torres Rodriguez, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Tatiana Watson, RVT
Anesthesia

Rebecca Wiseman, RVT
VHC – Wentzville

Delany Wurdinger, CVT
Equine

Veterinary Assistants

Amanda Alviso
Veterinary Assistant Cardiology

Amanda Barnhart
Veterinary Assistant Neurology

Melody Canote
Veterinary Assistant Equine

Chandler Farmer
Veterinary Assistant Ophthalmology

Kaitlin Gibson
Veterinary Assistant Oncology

Peggy Hood
Veterinary Assistant Ophthalmology

Cody Kimbell
Veterinary Assistant Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Mary McFillen
Veterinary Assistant Community Practice

Caroline Menz
Veterinary Assistant Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Sarah Mueller
Veterinary Assistant Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Denise Roberts
Veterinary Assistant Equine

Lauren Roewe
Veterinary Assistant Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Falen Singleton
Veterinary Assistant

Auryetta Torres-Jeffery
Veterinary Assistant Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Cristopher Zelaya Nunez
Veterinary Assistant Small Animal Surgery

Animal Technician

Jay McCallie
Animal Technician – Equine

Technical Staff
Our VHC technical staff comprises pharmacy technicians, radiologic technologists and veterinary technicians.

Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy technicians work under the direction of a licensed pharmacist to dispense medication and provide information to clients. Their training prepares them to work with different prescription drugs, understand pharmacy operations and protocol, and abide by ethical standards.

VHC pharmacy technicians ensure that the hospital is stocked with all necessary medications and related items, fill medications for clients and prepare chemotherapy drugs, IV fluids and compounded drugs. Certified pharmacy technicians, designated by the letters CPhT, are technicians who have passed a national certification exam that tests their knowledge on topics such as pharmacology, pharmacy law and medication safety.

Radiologic Technologists
Radiologic technologists are the medical personnel who perform diagnostic imaging examinations and administer radiation therapy treatments. They are educated in anatomy, patient positioning, examination techniques, equipment protocols, radiation safety, radiation protection and basic patient care. They may specialize in a specific imaging technique such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, sonography or general radiography.

Registered radiologic technologists are designated by the letters RT after their name. They must complete at least two years of formal education in an accredited hospital-based program or a two- or four-year educational program at an academic institution in addition to passing a national certification examination. To remain registered, they must earn continuing education credits.

Veterinary Technicians
Veterinary technicians are essentially the registered nurses of veterinary medicine and surgery. Our hospital employs professional, licensed veterinary technicians who have attended a technical program or college. Many have earned bachelor’s degrees in addition to having passed a professional licensing examination.

Depending on where they went to school and were first licensed, you may see the letters RVT (registered veterinary technician), CVT (certified veterinary technician) or LVT (licensed veterinary technician) after their name. Some of our veterinary technicians have undergone additional training and passed a series of rigorous credentials criteria and examinations to become veterinary technician specialists (VTS). Their expertise far exceeds even that of a typical licensed technician in fields such as veterinary emergency and critical care, physical rehabilitation, oncology, cardiology, equine medicine or other specialized areas.