Andrea Muhlbach, Facility Administrator
Joined our team in 2011
Born and raised in Switzerland, Andrea discovered she was a Canadian at heart while on a family vacation in 1996 to the western provinces of Canada. After successfully completing 3 years of farm school in the old country, she had the opportunity to work for a dairy in Innisfail. During that time she met her husband-to-be and made the move to Stettler. Then, working for a big dairy on the outskirts of town for almost 9 years, a change of pace was needed and she got a job at Stettler Vet Clinic. She has been part of the team since 2011. Her and her husband welcomed a beautiful baby girl in 2013. She returned to work in August 2014 and is ready to lend a hand to everyone at SVC. Her interests outside of work are family, horses- continuously improving her Horsemanship skills, and acting for the Heartland Arts Troupe Society!
Kelsey Bignell, Reception
Joined our team in September 2022
Kelsey is a gem, since the day she started with us, she has been nothing but fabulous. Everyone knows her and she will greet every one with a smile and their first name.
She and her partner have a small farm east of Botha where they raise sheep, chickens, ducks, pigs, horses.... its quite the variety pack, they are working on becoming self sustainable homesteaders.
Kelsey is very involved in 4-H, she is one of the leaders of the Crafty Crew
(a Multi-Club). Besides riding her horses she loves doing crafts and playing games with her nephews and nieces.
She is eager to learn more about the veterinary side of both small and large animal care.
Terra Heier, VMA, VPM
Currently on Maternity leave
Joined our team in May 2015
Terra graduated with honours from the Veterinary Medical Assistant program in May 2014. While attending college she played soccer for the RDC Queens and NAIT Ooks, receiving a CAA National Scholar Award. Terra has since went on to complete the Veterinary Practice Management program through Olds College in June 2018. From a very young age, Terra knew that she wanted to work at the Stettler Veterinary Clinic as she lived in the County of Stettler her whole life and has always had a passion for animals. At home she has a german shorthair pointer named Hank and an orange tabby named Other Hank (O.H. for short). Terra married Wylee Heier in 2017 and in November 2021 they welcomed a beautiful baby boy named Clyde. As a family they enjoy visiting their fly-in fishing camp in Northern Saskatchewan and spending time outdoors.
Kara Wahlund, Office Manager, Receptionist
Joined our team in March 2023
She is very excited to stay in Stettler were she grew up and pursue a career in the Vet Med field.
She finished her Tech Assistant program at Olds Collage in the spring of 2023.
Kara has started a family and loves to spoil her daughter Kylie.
In her limited spare time she enjoys reading fantasy novels and going for cardio exhilarating runs.
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Darby Lippert, VMA
Started September 2023
She went to school in Delburne then continued her education for Veterinary Tech Assistant at Olds college in the fall of 2022.
She was born and raised on a cattle and grain farm just east of Lousana which lead her to love all animals from a very young age and made her want to work with them. Growing up on a farm made her a very outdoorsy person some of her favorite things are hunting, fishing. dirt biking, snowmobiling, going to the river or lake and black powder shooting competitions.
Olivia VanStraten, VMA
Started at Stettler Vet Clinic in January of 2024.
Olivia went to school at Olds College and graduated from the vet medical assistant program and is planning on continuing her education by taking the equine reproduction technician program.
She was born and raised on an acreage south of Stettler where she grew up chasing cows on her grandparent's farm 5 minutes down the road. Being part of a big rodeo family means training horses with her dad and brothers. Her and her dad + both brothers, compete in the sport of rodeo. She enjoys barrel racing and breakaway roping. Olivias two main boys (Horses) for those events are Jhett and Cherry.
She and her parents always knew that she would work in the animal industry growing up.
She's thrilled to continue her education while doing what she loves every day in her hometown.
Joanne Halseth, Bookeeping
Joanne recently joined the team as our bookkeeper. She has lived
in the Donalda area with her husband Bob for the past 37 years. They
raised their children Candace and Travis in the village before moving
to the country in 2007, where they built their home near her
husband's family homestead. Joanne has 3 cats that she adores;
Snoopy, Tigger and Little Kitty. They enjoy going for walks and
gardening with her by chewing plants, napping on her flowers and
being a general nuisance. In her free time, Joanne enjoys reading and spending time outdoors camping, quadding and snowmobiling.