Veterinary Assistant
Melissa
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Veterinary Assistant
Melissa
Melissa joined the Northgate team in March 2018. She was a zookeeper for 10 years, has worked at stables, farms, animal clinics, and various other animal related facilities. She is married and has three children; a son in Texas, a daughter at the U of I, and daughter in high school. She also has a rescued old english/staffie fur baby that is as spoiled as her children, a bearded dragon and a chinchilla.