Tracy Haugen:  Tracy is Assistant Office Manager at Apple Lake Animal Hospital.  
She is the go to person for any questions about hospital protocol.  Tracy's love for 
animals started on her parent's farm in Minden, Nebraska. She is a 1997 graduate 
of Chadron State College with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice.  She has 
worked in customer service since 1995 and joined Apple Lake Animal Hospital in 
March of 2006. 

Tracy enjoys spending time with her two children, Alex and Cole.  Tracy loves 
cats and has three named; Kara, Kaylee (shown in the picture) and Tsavo.  
Her hobbies include horseback riding, cooking and sitting down to a good movie. 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Inver Grove Community College 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 is seen hear with her pal, CC, which is short for Chocolate Chip.  We appreciate 
Rachel for her level head, cheerful attitude and willingness to dig in around here.  
She's a great asset to the team.



Ellen Letness:  Info to come soon.
 
Erin Kaus:  Info to come soon.