Meet Our Team

I graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. I returned to Waterloo, the city my family had lived in since the late 70s.

Deb is another Iowa native who has been with Pawsitive Pet Care the longest. She started as Hospital Manager in 1978!

Jess is an Iowa native who gr

Anna has been working for PPC since 2019 and is currently working towards getting her veterinary technician degree online, through Penn Foster. Anna has grown up surrounded by family members working in the veterinary field, creating a strong passion for animals.

Allie is from Waterloo, IA, and graduated from Hawkeye Community College as a Veterinary Assistant. She enjoys working at Pawsitive Pet Care, learning new things. Allie enjoys seeing all the different exotic animals that come through the door.

Lillian is a dedicated veterinary assistant who grew up in Bellevue, Iowa. She earned her vet assistant diploma from Hawkeye Community College in 2025. During her studies, she completed her internship at Pawsitive Pet Care this summer and has been working at the clinic ever since.

Katelynn is from Waterloo, Iowa, and earned her Vet Assistant diploma from Hawkeye Community College in 2021. She first joined the Pawsitive Pet Care team as an intern and quickly found her place at the clinic, where she's been since.

Neka is a Waterloo, IA native, who graduated from Hawkeye Community College as a Veterinary Assistant in 2016 and has been with the clinic since then. She enjoys interacting with all the patients who walk through the door -- especially snakes.

Heather is our senior Quality Control Kitty. Her tasks include asking for food after she was just fed, always needing to be on the other side of a closed door, critiquing everyone by meowing loudly, and occasionally being a blank canvas for doodling.

Cricket is one of our Junior Quality Control Kitties. You will likely find her up front in the lobby greeting our clients and patients of all breeds and sizes. She also loves to spend her spare time snoozing on the reception desk.

Nelson is one of our Junior Quality Control Kitties. He loves to spend his time being machieves, with his partner in crime, Cricket. You will often see the two in the lobby getting into trouble. Nelson loves cuddles and purrs like a machine.