Our Staff and Their Stories

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Katy Lincoln:  Katy is a Certified Veterinary Technician. She graduated 
from Argosy University where she developed a specific interest in Microbiology. 
She was born and raised in Burnsville, Minnesota and graduated from Apple Valley 
High School. 

Recently Katy has been fine tuning her skills by working a monthly shift at the
South Metro Animal Emergency Clinic in Apple Valley.  There she has more
opportunities to care for critically ill pateints and update her emergency medicine skills.

Needless to say, Katy loves animals.  She's especially crazy about cats, 
dogs, and exotic pets.  While in Tech School she got to care for a sweet little 
hedgehog named, Kirby.  She has a Pug named, Monkey, and two cats named, 
Ren and Floyd.  In her freetime, she plays softball, rollerblades, and puts together 
puzzles on rainy days.  She also loves to watch movies, camp and hang out with
friends and family.  
 
 
 
Jessica Fearing: Jessica is a Certified Veterinary Technician and has been a technician 
for several years.  She graduated from MIM, now known as Argosy.  She grew 
up here in Lakeville where her parents still reside.  She is married and has 3 children.  
She also has two dogs named Dodge and Xena and a fish named Sarah.  She and her
husband enjoy taking their kids camping and on outdoor excursions.  They also enjoy
getting together with family and friends.

Jessica is always cheerful and great to have around.  Her special interests in veterinary
medicine include, radiography, dental cleaning, anesthesiology, and microbiology. 





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jessica Peine:  Jessica grew up in Tracy, Minnesota on a farm and has always had
a love for animals. After graduation from high school, she got an AS degree in Paralegal
Services and an AA degree in Human Services.  After a very short time, she decided that
she truly wanted to work in the veterinary field and began to do that 4 years ago.

Jessica lives in Cannon Falls with her husband, Kent, and their little boy, Kyle. 
They have 2 cats named Lucy and Simone.  She enjoys walking, hiking, swimming,
camping, 4-wheeling and snowmobiling. 

She loves to be a part of our veterinary health care team, and we are happy
to have her with us!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rachel Cassada:  Rachel is an University of Minnesota colleg student who excels in her 
academic endeavors.  Working at Apple Lake is helping her explore the field
of veterinary medicine.  She's also a wonderful actress and has performed in many
theater productions both in school and professionally.  She helps us at Apple Lake 
in many capacities.  She takes care of the dogs and cats staying with us, assists 
the doctors and technicians whenever necessary, and does general clean up and 
laundry.  She has also taken on a new role as a part time receptionist with us in the
afternoons.

 

She is seen here with her pal, CC, which is short for Chocolate Chip.  We appreciate Rachel

for her level head, cheerful attitude and her willingness to dig in around here.  She's a great

asset to our team.


 
Courtney Kretzmann


 

Courtney is a senior at Lakeville High School South where she excels academically

and in her extra-curricular activities.  At LHS, Courtney participates in choir and drama,

both of which she enjoys very much.  She has always had a passion for animals as is evidenced

by her devotion to all the pets that come to us at Apple Lake Animal Hospital.  Courtney works

after school and many weekends, caring for the pets, helping the doc and techs, and keeping things

clean and organized.  She is always cheerful and hardworking, but what stands out about Courtney is

that she is very reliable and an astute and compassionate care provider for the pets at Apple Lake.  

 

Courtney has a pet rabbit named, Poco, who acts much more like a dog than a bunny. He is so cute!

With the little spare time she has, she enjoys babysitting, hiking, jogging, fishing and

hanging out with family and friends.  

 

We feel very fortunate to have Courtney on our team.