Glenda Murray:  Practice Mananger. Glenda has worked at Northgate Small Animal Hospital since August 2004 when she was hired as a veterinary technician. In December of 2007 she became the practice manager. She has worked a total of 12 years in the veterinary field starting out in California, moving on to Japan then Arkansas and finally Illinois. Her husband Rick retired from the United States Airforce last year. They have two children both of whom are in college. Glenda's pets include; Rex, a 14 year old cat who was born in Japan and is slightly obsessive. Maneki, a tiny tortishell kitten who was found in the gutter and is now eight years old and 15 lbs and Fleur a cat who was brought to Northgate last year very cold and frightened having been attacked by some dogs. She had to have her tail amputated but is fine now. Glenda also has a Dutch Warmblood horse whom she hopes to compete with this year.



 

Robyn Martin: Office Manager. Robyn has worked as the office manager at Northgate Small Animal Hospital since October 2001. She graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1988 with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Management. Before arriving at Northgate she worked in the retail field so she finds her work here a perfect combination of her previous experience and her love of animals. Her job includes office organization and customer concerns. She has many cats, several of whom were obtained through rescue organizations. These include Annabelle, who was born and raised in her home, ( Robyn was fostering her mother at the time) and Mozart who was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and was given over to her by a northgate client. She enjoys arts and crafts, thrift store shopping and a good meal with friends.






Stephanie: RVT: Veterinary Technician Manager. Steph has worked at Northgate Small Animal Hospital for 5 years. She has worked in the veterinary field for 10 years starting off as a receptionist and moving on to veterinary assistant/kennel worker. She graduated from Jefferson College Missouri in 2003 with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Veterinary Technology. Steph worked in the field of critical care before coming to Northgate. Her duties here include supervising up to 10 technicians, maintaining hospital inventory and making sure all of our patients receive excellent care. She has four dogs and one cat. Jake is a 12 year old Labrador who suffers from separation anxiety. Apache an Akita/Chow with epilepsy has survived 2 years longer than specialists predicted due to Steph's care and determination. Cheyenne and Tuf Nut were both bottle fed puppies Steph raised and decided to adopt. Tosa, the lone cat, adopted Steph and her husband and now lives in the master bedroom his "castle". When not taking care of her animal family Steph enjoys watching sports, reading about the paranormal and practicing Yoga.




Veterinary Technicians

Geoff: Geoff has worked at Northgate since August of 2004. He is our main surgery technician, assisting the doctors and making sure the surgery room is stocked and everything runs smoothly. He has one dog, Bosco, a very energetic Boston terrier who loves to show off all the tricks Geoff has taught him. When not at Northgate you can find Geoff helping out at the family farm in Mt. Vernon.










Melissa; R.V.T. Melissa joined Northgate Small Animal Hospital in September of 2006. She graduated from Sanford Brown College in March of  2008 with an Associate Degree in Animal Science. She became a board certified technician when she passed her exams in June. Melissa has some important responsibilities here at Northgate. She takes care of our x-ray equipment and makes sure we have all our needed supplies for referral laboratory work. Prior to working at Northgate she was a groom at Fairmount Race Track for 5 years and a dog groomer for 2 years. Currently she has 2 dogs, Tyler and Chewie and 3 cats, Joker, Piper and Marie. Chewie was delivered by cesarian section here at Northgate and became Melissa's neonate project at school. 








Kristen: Kristen joined Northgate in June of 2007. She is in charge of client education brochures, stocking our puppy and kitten packs and  making sure new owners get all the latest information on vaccinations, disease prevention and flea and tick control. She has two Boxers, Penny and Kody and two cats, Lola who was adopted here at Northgate and Bonnie a 1 year old tabby female. Tennis, swimming and shopping keep her busy in her spare time.


                                   









Angie: Angie comes to Northgate with 6+ years experience as a veterinary technician in Indiana and here in Illinois. She is the OSHA representative here at Northgate making sure we are up to date on all safety concerns. She has a 2 year old Doberman Pinscher mix who was orphaned at 2 days old and had to be bottle fed. She is an avid ice hockey fan, both watching and playing the sport.