Jaimie joined Preiser Animal Hospital family back in February of 2005. She graduated in 2000 from Oregon State University with a degree in Wildlife Biology and that began the start of her career with animals. In 2001, she signed on with the U.S, Fish & Wildlife Service as a team member on the Greater Yellowstone Area Wolf Reintroduction project. After working there for 2 years, Jaimie took a position with the U.S. Forest Service doing flying squirrel surveys in Alaska. Eight years after leaving IL, Jaimie made the decision to move back home to be closer to her family. Outside of work she enjoys playing soccer and going to Blackhawks games, but she’s always up for anything outdoors. Living out west for 8 years has given her a greater appreciation of the beautiful things nature has to offer. Jaimie has 2 cats, Wrigley and Odie that are also Heartland Animal Shelter alumni and 2 dogs, McKinley and Chico. Did you know Jaimie is a carboholic??

Katie joined our team in December 2011 and has been become an integral part of our team with many roles and responsibilities. We joke and call her everyone’s ‘GTP’ or ‘Go-To-Person’ for all of our staff and clients alike. It really isn’t a joke, ask Katie anything and she’ll know and help you with it all! Her favorite fruit is a refrigerated Honeycrisp! Katie went to cosmetology school and worked in a salon for 10 years but always had a passion for animals and decided to change her career to the veterinary world to pursue her dream!! She hasn’t looked back since. On her time off, Katie enjoys reading and crafting (specializing in scrapbooks), spending time with her husband Kurt and her dog Daisy, and her newborn son!

Russell joined Preiser Animal Hospital in May of 2016. Russell is from Mundelein, Illinois and is taking classes part-time Biology at Northeastern University. Russell grew up with a labrador, Bluto, named after Senator John Blutarski and would really like to one day own a french bulldog. In his spare time, Russell loves playing and watching sports, especially Bulls and White Sox games. He also loves the outdoors whether it be hiking, biking, or camping. Russell has loved working in the veterinary field ever since starting off as an assistant in 2012 at an ER. Russell is glad to be a part of the Preiser team!

Amy joined the team in October of 2016, she graduated from vet tech institute in 2011 and is a certified veterinary technician. She has been working with animals since she was in high school. Amy has worked with a variety of species including birds, rabbits, reptiles, and wildlife. Amy lives with her husband, 3 small children, a lab named Claire, and a bunny named Charley Anderson. Amy enjoys scrapbooking in her spare time.

Born into a family with Siberian Huskies and Thoroughbreds, her love of animals began early. It was always her dream to work with animals as well as humans, and in 2011, she graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in pre-veterinary medicine. She spent the next 3 years studying chiropractic medicine at National University of Health Sciences. It was at this time when she lost the first of her 4 miniature dachshunds, Kali, and Kolby, Jessica, and Rascal, were soon to follow. It was in this moment that she dedicated her life to saving animals that could not save themselves. Outside of work, she spends all of her time at the stable, riding as many horses as she can. She has been riding and competitively showing jumping horses for 20 years. She has a 22-year-old Thoroughbred, Magic, and a Labrador Retriever puppy, Lola. She loves traveling, so much so that she was a student ambassador for the state of Illinois in 2006. She also loves attending Blackhawks games and Bears games, as well as attending concerts, and enjoying anything that allows her to spend time in the water. The first thing you’ll notice about Katie is her kindness and willingness to listen, come in and meet her!

Kristina is a proud Cyclone, graduating from Iowa State University in 2015 with her BS in Animal Science and Pre-veterinary medicine. It’s no surprise that she ended up working with animals since she can never remember wanting to do anything else! Even her parents were surprised when as a child she consistently told people she wanted to be a veterinarian when she grew up. Since then, she has worked with animals at shelters, pet stores, and veterinarian offices. Kristina and her son David currently live in Wheeling with their two cats, Zanna and Zookie, dog, Camille, and guinea pig, Rufus. Her family also has a dog, Ellie (formerly known as Crosby), that they adopted from Heartland over ten years ago! When she has a spare minute Kristina loves to read fantasy novels and spend time outdoors with the kiddo! When you meet her, you’ll see instantly her passion to help you in any way and share her knowledge!

Bio coming soon!

Brad has been on the Preiser Animal Hospital’s team the longest–19 years!!! Brad’s bio is coming soon! 🙂