Our Team

From currencies to canines, cats, and critters, Mike’s career path has been an exciting adventure! He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Creighton University with a double major in Marketing and Finance before diving into the world of foreign currencies. Over the next two decades, Mike led sales teams at Eide & Eide, Travelex, CurrencyLogix, and American Express, helping companies navigate international payment needs.

In 2015, Mike made a bold shift to veterinary care when he and his wife, Michelle, became the proud owners of The Pet Clinic. Together, they enjoy continuing the legacy established by Dr. Curry and Dr. Teter. Mike’s focus is on providing exceptional veterinary care paired with an extraordinary level of client service. With his unique blend of business expertise and passion for animals, Mike is dedicated to making The Pet Clinic a place where pets and their families feel truly cared for.

Outside of work, Mike is an avid Creighton basketball fan, loves traveling with his family, and enjoys spending time in the Rocky Mountains, where he can unwind and reconnect with nature.

Lisa Vaske joined The Pet Clinic as a veterinary assistant during the COVID pandemic to help her sister, Dr. Hanna, manage the increased workload. It didn’t take long for us to realize that Lisa brought valuable skills in many areas of operations. With a degree in Health Information Management and Life Sciences from the College of St. Mary (1992), Lisa has a strong background in quality assurance, systems organization and process optimization. She also has experience in medical device and hearing aid technology sales and training.

As our Operations Manager, Lisa coordinates a variety of projects to ensure that things run smoothly behind the scenes. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her two children and is excited to gain a daughter-in-law this summer when her son gets married. Lisa’s home is shared with Piper, her energetic and intelligent Aussie/Pit mix, who keeps her busy with endless games of fetch.

Tammy is our longest team member!!! She has been with The Pet Clinic since 1983 and has had many roles over the years. As a former licensed veterinary technician, she currently manages our accounts payable department. She attended the University of Minnesota and completed an externship at the London Zoo in England. One of her
favorite experiences was her time spent as a hospital/nursery keeper at The Henry Doorly Zoo.

Outside of work, Tammy is involved in her church at the campground, where she serves as worship leader and treasurer. She enjoys gardening, crafting, and remodeling both her home and campground property. A passionate camper, she has a great group of camping buddies of all ages and is excited to take her RV on trips to warmer climates during the winter while working remotely for the clinic.

Tammy is a member of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America and the Nebraska Veterinary Technicians Association. Tammy’s love for animals includes Siberian huskies, squirrels, wolves, eagles and snow leopards.

Carl decided to become a licensed veterinary technician after working in the motorcycle industry for quite some time. He started off as a kennel and veterinary assistant, until graduating from Vatterott College in 2007. Carl is also the lead trainer for the front end of The Pet Clinic, where he helps train and coach all licensed veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants on working with clients and patients in exam rooms, as well as filling prescriptions in the pharmacy. His long term goal is to achieve certification in dog training and behavior. Carl is currently a member of The Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians. He loves helping people better understand their dog and give them current and positive techniques to modify their dogs’ behavior due to noise phobias, fear, anxiety, separation anxiety, aggression towards humans or other dogs, sensitivities to handling and or nail trims. Growing up, he had many types of animals, dogs, ducks, parakeets, hamsters, lizards, you name it! Carl has three wonderful children, and a beautiful wife of 10 years, as well as a 7 year old smooth coated collie named Daisy. His free time is spent with his family, fly fishing, hiking, camping, working on classic cars or his archery skills.

Michelle D. graduated from Vatterott College with a degree in veterinary technology. She was in her first semester of a four year program when she realized she could help care for animals and their people. For her, it’s the best of both worlds. Michelle describes herself as an Air Force Brat who’s lived on three continents. Her father retired from the Air Force in Nebraska, where she met her husband, James. Michelle’s passions include her family and church. She’s a mother of three beautiful girls. At church, she runs the Audio/Visual Ministry, and is also involved in Bible Buddies, a Wednesday night children’s ministry. She has a four year old Australian Shepherd/Sheltie mix named Patrick, and a two year old three-legged guinea pig named Leo.

Amanda is a licensed veterinary technician, born and raised in Omaha. After graduating from the University of NE at Kearney, she decided to become a vet tech and went on to attend Northeast Community College. In 2006, she started working at The Pet Clinic. She lives with her mixed terrier, Autumn, and 3 cats: Ronan, Klaus, and Freya. At the clinic she’s known as Gunner’s mom, and he tends to act up when she’s not there.

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Riva is originally from a small town near Norfolk, where she helped out on the farm working with hogs. When she was a teenager, she was in 4H, and did obedience training and shows with her farm dog. She decided to go to college for graphic design, but in the end, animals won her heart over and she decided to go to school to obtain her degree in Veterinary Technology. Riva is the lead trainer of surgery, treatment, and the laboratory, where she trains and coaches all licensed veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants. She met her husband, Jason, when she was a senior in high school, and they have two daughters together, Hayden and Skyler. Riva also a guinea pig named Dandelion, and two dogs, Ellie and Severus.

Carly is a licensed veterinary technician originally from North Bend, Nebraska. She graduated from Northeast Community College in 2012, and moved to Omaha to become part of The Pet Clinic family. Since moving to Omaha, she’s found her husband, and they have two children together. She decided to become a technician due to her desire to help animals. Carly has always said she can’t imagine doing anything else with her life! She loves bike rides, bowling, spending time with her family and friends, and also loves to travel. . Carly has three cats, Nova, Luna, and Draco, as well as two guinea pigs, Wash and Pip, and numerous fish!

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Meet Kelsey – our friendly vet assistant and resident animal lover with a heart as big as her rescue menagerie! Kelsey is a freshman in the UNL/ISU veterinary program, following in the footsteps of her mom, who sparked her passion for animals when Kelsey was just a preschooler tagging along to work. From a young age, Kelsey knew she was destined for the vet world.
When she’s not busy learning how to heal furry friends, Kelsey spends time caring for her colorful crew of rescued animals. Her house includes Andy, the lovable Great Pyrenees; Winston, the cat with a personality as big as his whiskers; Vinnie, a three-legged, one-eared kitten (because why not make life interesting?); and a variety of sugar gliders and geckos. Kelsey loves them all – big or small, furry or scaly. She’s proof that if it has a heartbeat, she’s probably going to fall in love with it.
We’re lucky to have her on the team – she’s on her way to making the world a better place for animals, one rescue at a time!

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Ross is originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina, and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska with his family when he was young. He joined The Pet Clinic family in 2015, shortly after moving to Omaha with his wife. Ross has a strong interest in felines, and has three of his own, Adrian, Daniel, and Paul. He also has three dogs, Baudelaire, Abel, and Porterhouse. Outside of work, Ross enjoys snuggling up with his dogs to watch movies, doing home renovation projects with his wife, spending time around the firepit, and learning new recipes.

Kim joined The Pet Clinic family in 2017. She was actively recruited here by her sister, Dr. Jennifer Osterholm. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but has lived in seven states before returning to Nebraska. She has three extremely active black kittens, Doc, Magoo and Frankie. Kim loves watching them race around the house and play constantly. Kim also loves Halloween, hence her three black cats!! She is an avid dart player, and enjoys a good margarita!

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Bev is a client service coordinator at the Pet Clinic. Originally, she’s from Tecumseh, NE and moved to Omaha for a job with Wheeler’s Farm Store. Bev comes from an extensive background in customer service and knew that working with animals and using her skill set would be the perfect job for her. In her spare time, Bev loves to read, crochet, bake and spend time with family and friends. She and her husband just celebrated their 25th anniversary, and together, they have three children, along with a grandson. Soon they’ll be expecting their first granddaughter. Bev has two granddogs, “Zoey” and “Buddy.

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Jasmine keeps everyone in line in the treatment area of the clinic. She can be found testing out the warm fleece blankets as they are prepared for surgery or sitting in boxes as our team restocks supplies. She loves finding the most interesting supervisory locations like above the cabinets in the lab. During her break times, Jas likes chasing bubbles!

Meet Coop, our office supervisor and head of the “Purrformance” department. With a
sharp eye for detail (especially when it comes to finding the coziest spot), Coop keeps
the team on track from his favorite window overlooking the parking lot where he can
watch our patients come and go. When he’s not ensuring everyone gets enough
cuddle time or offering a “helping paw” with paperwork, he’s solving treat puzzles and
helping his team members get their steps in by taking him on stroller rides around the
block. No one runs the show quite like Coop—he’s the true boss around here!