DR. JOHN
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THIS IS JOHN! Dr. John was born and raised on a dairy farm in the Reedsburg area. He graduated from UW-Madison Vet School in 1999... Yes, a long time ago!... and has been practicing large animal medicine in Reedsburg ever since. Dr. John lives on a farm with his wife, two sons, and daughter. He enjoys working with his herd of Red Angus. When he’s not at work at Sunrise or on the farm, his family keeps him more than busy. Dr. John was a winner of the 2013 Wisconsin Dairy Professional Award. Dr. John started Sunrise Veterinary Services in 2004. At that time, Dr. John was a one man show working out of his home and vehicle. In 2009, Dr. John felt the time was right and he opened the doors on his first office building and hired his first employee. Eventually Sunrise outgrew its home, and in 2013 |
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Dr. Darren grew up in Green Bay and started working on farms in high school. His experience there and in college led him to Vet School. After graduating from UW Madison with John in '99, he began working at a dairy practice in Colby, Wisconsin. Marriage and family brought him to Lodi.
After needing shoulder surgery, Darren decided to get even closer to the family farm and try to slow down a little. With an opportunity opening up in Reedsburg, the time seemed right. Darren has a strong interest in dairy and is continuing to learn the beef world. He sees every day as a challenge to learn new things. He also enjoys teaching clients and students one-on-one during farm calls. |
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DR. NATALIE
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Dr. Natalie is a 2013 graduate of the University of Illinois. She grew up in Northern Illinois on a beef and crop farm where her parents still reside. After graduating, Dr. Natalie worked at a mixed practice in Southwest Wisconsin for three years before joining Sunrise Veterinary Services. Dr. Natalie enjoys helping us out with both small and large animal medicine so she can be found in the clinic or on the farm! She has a special interest in bovine embryo transfer and small animal surgery. Another favorite of Natalie's is razzing Dr. John and the Small Animal staff here at Sunrise. Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr. Natalie and her husband enjoy kayaking, hiking, trail riding, and spending time with their families. They are also parents to their first child born in September 2016! |
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Dr. Mary is our Small Animal Veterinarian here at Sunrise. She grew up in Elkader, Iowa on a hobby farm with dogs and horses. As early as kindergarten, Mary made the decision to be a veterinarian when she grew up. Unlike most of us, she followed through with her childhood ambition and graduated from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. She worked in a mixed clinic in Richland Center for 10 years before starting at Sunrise in 2016. What Mary loves the most about working at Sunrise is the atmosphere of fun and camaraderie that is pervasive within the clinic. Mary has a strong interest in preventive medicine and small animal dentistry. Dr. Mary currently lives in Richland Center with her husband, two children, her Labrador Dachshund mix (Toad), three horses, and ten fish, and her 600 composting worms. When not working, Dr. Mary enjoys horseback riding, cross country skiing, camping, and spending time with her family. |
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DR. MARLA
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Dr. Marla grew up in the Mt. Horeb area around farms, pets, and the animal industry. She was in grade school when she made up her mind to go into Veterinary Medicine. After graduating from high school, Marla attended UW Madison, where she graduated from vet school in 2015. Marla worked in Central Wisconsin at a mixed animal practice for her first year out of school, but was happy to have the chance to join Sunrise where she works as both a large animal farm vet as well as with the pets brought into Sunrise. Marla has a cat named Cleo, whose hobbies are sleeping and cuddling. Outside of work, Marla enjoys baking, sewing, and spending time with her family. She also enjoys getting a chance to visit with her cousins on their dairy farm in Cross Plains. |
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Dr. Jim grew up north of Green Bay on a dairy farm. Dr. Jim did his undergrad work at Platteville and then went on to UW Madison for his veterinary degree. He came to Sunrise Veterinary Services after having run his own veterinary service in the Wisconsin Dells area.
Jim has worked mostly with cattle but also has had a lot of experience with pets and other farm animals. Jim lives in the Dells area with his wife and his daughter and his Chocolate Lab, Sophie. Jim also has a son that is in college in Minneapolis and a daughter that also lives in Minneapolis. |
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KATHY
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Kathy has been with Sunrise Veterinary Services since 2009 as our Administrative Assistant. She started out with Dr. John when he first opened an office in Reedsburg. Kathy had worked in the business field for many years, but is enjoying this opportunity to work in the field of animal service. She thoroughly enjoys working with the clients of Sunrise Veterinary Services, both on the large animal and small animal sides of the business. Kathy grew up in a large family on a farm outside of Reedsburg. She and her husband Mike have two grown children and two grand-daughters. Kathy enjoys a brisk walk, exercising, and working in her garden. She and her husband share their home with two rescue cats. |
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Jeni is the head small animal receptionist here at Sunrise Vet. She started in July of 2013 when the practice first opened the small animal portion of the clinic. Formerly, Jeni was employed as an educational assistant with the Reedsburg School District. Jeni and her husband took over his family's beef farm outside of Reedsburg where they continue to raise cattle. The two of them live there with their two children. Jeni also has chickens, cats, and a Blue Heeler named Tilly. During her free time, Jeni enjoys kayaking, canoeing, and spending time with her family. Jeni loves working the front desk of Sunrise and really looks forward to all the new people and experiences that she encounters while working at Sunrise Veterinary Services. |
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SUZIE
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Suzie is a receptionist for our farm clients here at Sunrise. Suzie was born and raised in Reedsburg and has know Dr. John since 7th grade. Suzie came to us with a great understanding of the needs of our cattle producers as she is one of them. Suzie and her husband run a 100 head Holstein dairy operation North of Reedsburg along with their three children. Suzie is a huge animal lover and has three dogs including her sidekick, Maverick, a wonderful Blue Heeler pictured. She also has five cats that she lives with. In addition to all the cattle on the farm, the family also has three horses and a bunch of chickens. Because Suzie is such an animal lover, her favorite part of working at Sunrise is the atmosphere and all the animals she gets to see coming and going. Suzie is active in the community and helps out with County 4-H projects as well as hosting the Reedsburg FFA "Food for America's 4th Grade Project" at their family farm. Suzie is also a member of the Sauk County Farm Bureau. In addition to helping us out at Sunrise, Suzie helps out with a couple family businesses here in town also. Before coming to work at Sunrise, Suzie was a cosmotologist here in town. |
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Lisa has been employed at Sunrise Veterinary Services since 2009. She is a very diverse employee as she works as a Receptionist, Vet Assistant, Certified Groomer, and more. She has a passion for animals and farming, and is able to assist the doctors with both the large and small animals. Lisa is working on her Vet. Tech. certification.
Lisa grew up on a dairy/ beef farm near Richland Center, where she still spends all of her free time, helping her parents by milking and taking care of the calves. Lisa is a graduate of Ithaca High School where she was very competitive on the basketball and track teams. She represented Wisconsin on the United States Track and Field Team in Australia. In 2008 Lisa was crowned Richland County Fairest of the Fair. Lisa went on to earn a degree in Animal Science from UW Richland Center. Lisa and her husband have two cats, Jinxi and Sassi, and a well known dog, Yahoo. Yahoo is one of our mascots and can be seen from time to time at the Sunrise Veterinary Services office. |
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ABBY
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Abby works for Sunrise as both a Receptionist and a Veterinary Assistant. Abby has always been around animals as she grew up on her family's dairy farm in the Linden area. She knew right from the start that her love of animals and desire to work with them was the direction she wanted to take for her future. Abby pursued college at UW River Falls, and she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science with a Meat Animal emphasis and a minor in Agricultural Business. Abby began her career as a Veterinary Assistant in 2015 and started with Sunrise in 2017. Abby's favorite thing about working at Sunrise Vet is that every single day is different and she never knows what to expect. Abby enjoys her time both in the office as well as when she gets a chance to work with the vets out at our producer's farms. As you can see, she really gets into her job...and other ummmmm "stuff" too! And all with a BIG SMILE and a GREAT ATTITUDE! At this time, Abby is living in Dodgeville with her mixed breed Chihuahua Dachshund cross named Roo. In her free time, Abby enjoys hunting, spending time on the farm, and being with her family. |
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Megan grew up in the Lodi area where she has always had a passion for helping and taking care of all different kinds of animals. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at MATC Madison in 2011. That fall she took her board exam and became a Wisconsin Certified Veterinary Technician. Megan joined Sunrise Veterinary Services in 2013 and enjoys doing dental cleanings and surgeries. She has a special interest in educating our clients about animal wellness, nutrition, and preventative care for their four legged friends. Megan lives in Reedsburg with her husband, her son, two Springer Spaniels (Spades & Spring), and four cats (Violet, Bennett, Oliver, & Sampson). In her off-time she enjoys spending time with her husband and child. She also likes relaxing with her friends, spending time in the outdoors, cooking, and being active. |
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DARCI
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Darci is a Certified Veterinary Technician here at Sunrise. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician Program at Globe University in December of 2015, and then went on to pass her national and state boards the spring of 2016 (Woo Hoo!) Darci really loves spoiling the animals that come into the clinic, educating our clients on their pet’s health, as well as the technical aspects of being a Vet Tech. And she REALLY loves it when people bring in food for her to eat. (Hint Hint!) Another one of her favorite parts of working at Sunrise is getting endless opportunities to antagonize Dr. John. Darci currently lives in town with her husband and two dogs (Cooper Eugene is pictured here and Russel is pictured above with Dr. Mary.) When Darci is not working, she enjoys reading, painting, and watching her favorite TV shows. |
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Brittany is a Certified Veterinary Technician that works full-time here at Sunrise. Brittany graduated from MATC’s Veterinary Technician program in the Spring of 2018. She came to us straight out of her college program. Her favorite part of working at Sunrise is the caring attitude that the staff has towards the pets that come to us. She also appreciates the jovial atmosphere here at Sunrise. Brittany is enjoying being able to put her skills to use in a field that she is passionate about.
Brittany was born and raised in Dunbar, a small town in the north eastern woods of Wisconsin. She took a chance on us and moved closer to Reedsburg. Brittany has two cats… a Calico named Sassy and a rescued Tabby named Tyrion. In Brittany’s free time, she enjoys canvas painting with acrylics, drawing, and training her cats to do tricks. |
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LEXI
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Lexi grew up in Webster Wisconsin, but moved around with her family a bit and has also spent time in both Louisianna and Texas. She moved to this area during college. Lexi comes to Sunrise having had vast experience in working with cattle. She has worked milking, as a calf care-taker, on a feedlot, and as an artificial inseminator, not to mention the many other duties she's covered over the years. One of her employers milked over 8,000 head!
Lexi is currently living in Reedsburg and is studying to get her Veterinary Technician certification. She is also working on getting a head start on a show and beef herd which includes Red Angus and Short Horns. Lexi joined Sunrise in 2019 and is helping out in several areas. She works both at the front desk as well as helping out on farm calls and with pet work at the clinic. Lexi especially looks forward to going out to help the doctors process herds at the farms. She doesn't mind hard work and getting her hands dirty. When she's not working, Lexi enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, and barrel racing. |
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Jill is our hospital manager here at Sunrise. Jill worked as a Certified Veterinary Technician in the state of New York for 13 years and got her Animal Behavior Certificate from Cornell University. Since moving to Wisconsin, Jill had worked as an educator with the Baraboo School District and as the retail manager of a garden center in Baraboo before being lured to Sunrise by Dr. John and Dr. Darren. Jill and her husband previously owned Messmer-Izing Farms in Rock Springs where they raised Registered Belted Galloway beef cattle. Jill and her husband have since moved to La Valle where they share their home with two dogs, a mixed breed rescue dog (Ellie) as well as an English Shepherd (Roxie). Jill is the V.P. of the Sauk County Master Gardener Association and used to be very actively involved in the Sauk County 4-H programs when her two children were younger. When Jill is not working, she is probably out in her garden, kayaking, boating, reading, training dogs, or helping her husband with one of his projects. |
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