Veterinary Technicians

Registered Veterinary Technician

Brittany graduated from Seneca College in 2013 and started working as an RVT at Heartland in 2015. She loves looking after and caring for animals of all sizes. Brittany and her husband Josh have two children and live on a hobby farm, boarding horses. They have a beagle mix dog named Tucker, Roxie the horse, Pumpkin and Posie the cats, and various chickens. In her spare time, Brittany loves photography and anything artsy and creative.

Chantelle’s passion for agriculture and animals of all sizes began on her family’s farm outside of Owen Sound. She graduated from the University of Guelph, Ridgetown campus in 2017 with her diploma in Veterinary Technology. She has enjoyed expanding her knowledge as an RVT here at Heartland, especially in the Embryo Transfer world. She now lives in rural Flamborough area, with her husband, Nick, and their dog, Rocco. She enjoys time spent with family & friends, the outdoors, and being involved in her church community.

Registered Veterinary Technician

Kaylee graduated from the Veterinary Office Administration program at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus in 2016 and, shortly after, went on to graduate from the Veterinary Technician program at Northern College at the Haileybury Campus in May of 2019. After finishing her co-op at Heartland in her final year of school, she started her new career with the Heartland team! You may have seen Kaylee from time to time at the Palmerston Public Pool teaching swimming lessons as a lifeguard. Kaylee lives outside of Palmerston with her family on a farm and with her family dog Elsie, a German Shepherd cross, and her large-and-in-charge Newfoundland dog, Finn. She also has many kitty friends that she cares very deeply for. Kaylee has a strong interest in mental health in the veterinary field and wants to pursue her knowledge further to help promote awareness. When she’s not busy working on the farm, she is usually hanging out with friends, swimming, or traveling.

Registered Veterinary Technician

Patricia has always had a passion for animals. When she was younger, you could always find her feeding and cuddling the neighbourhood stray cats and kittens or catching toads and salamanders in the summer. This led to pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. She graduated from the veterinary technician program at Georgian College, then worked in a small animal clinic in Toronto for three years. Patricia enjoys spending time with her husband and family as well as reading and cuddling with her two cats in her spare time.

Registered Veterinary Technician

Sam graduated from Georgian college in 2006 and joined Heartland in 2009. She is an RVT with a special interest in feline medicine and dentistry. She volunteers her time as part of the Program advisory Committee for Georgian College and is a Lead RVT on the Heartland team. Sam primarily works in the Small Animal department, but spends part of her week in Embryo Transfer. Outside of work Sam is kept busy raising twin boys who love the outdoors, they spend their time camping, canoeing/kayaking and baking! There has never been a time when Sam hasn’t had at least one cat, she is one of our resident “cat lady’s”!

Large Animal Technician

Sarah joined the Heartland Team as a part-time student in 2013 after completing a high school co-op with us. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus with a diploma in Agriculture and returned to Heartland full-time. Sarah spends her time at Heartland working as one of the large animal techs, assisting our bovine and equine veterinarians on-farm, or doing dairy herd data entry. Sarah lives on a farm outside of Listowel with her two boxers, Bentley and Nova, and horses and her growing herd of beef cattle. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys spending time with family and friends and tending to her livestock.

Registered Veterinary Technician

Tatiana went to school at Sheridan College for Veterinary Technician, and graduated in 2020. She became an RVT shortly after and worked at Markdale until coming to Heartland. Tatiana has experience with small animals as well as large. She has her own hobby farm at her parents home in Mount Forest where she grew up, which includes chickens, goats, rabbits and a pony. Tatiana has just moved to Holstein with her fiancé Ryan and his daughter and are expecting their first baby together. Together they have 3 dogs: Shadow, Pipsqueak and Valentine and a cat named Karl . In her spare time she likes reading, gardening, crafting and taking care of her hobby farm.

Registered Veterinary Technician

Vanessa grew up in Listowel and started as a high school coop student at Heartland. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Georgian College in the spring of 2014. She started working at Heartland right after graduation. She is an RVT with a special interest in Nutrition and dentistry. She has always loved animals, and working with them has always been a passion of hers. She has two dogs of her own that keep her on her toes, named Georgia and Moose. Vanessa likes to stay active by playing sports, going on walks with her dogs, and spending time with family and friends outside of work.

Registered Veterinary Technician

Veterinary Technician

Emma is currently enrolled at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus for Veterinary Technology in the Alternative Program. She started school in September of 2020 and will plan to graduate in 2023 as a Veterinary Technician. She began her journey here at Heartland in August of 2016, where she started out as a student after school, working her way into the Animal Care Assistants role in 2020. Her interest within animal medicine all started in her younger years while growing up on a small hobby farm just outside of Listowel. She shares a family dog named Jackson, a golden retriever that loves to run and play on the farm. If you don’t see Emma at the clinic, you can find her playing baseball or hockey or up at her family cottage, where she enjoys being out on the water, four-wheeling, and snowmobiling. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.