Tandy Clifton has been at KVC from the beginning.  During high school she worked in the kennel/ boarding area.  Tandy continued at KVC while attending Purdue University in the Veterinary Technician Program.  Her inspiration for becoming a veterinary technician was her compassion for animals and meeting new people.  Tandy spends her continuing education time learning to work with staff and to develop new ideas to give better service.
Tandy received her certification in rehabilitation in 2006.  She has developed a rehabilitation program at KVC that include an underwater treadmill.

Heather Mason began volunteering at KVC while still in high school.  As a child she had known that working with animals was what she wanted to do.  Heather attended Southwestern Michigan College for her first year and then continued at Michigan State University to get her degree in Veterinary Technology.  There was a natural transition when she came back to work at KVC after college.  As a technician, Heather's main enjoyment is hematology and assisting in surgery.

Becky Wolfe has been at KVC for a number of years.  In 1993, while still attending high school, Becky worked in the boarding facility.  She did her externship at KVC and then graduated in 1996 from Purdue University.  Her inspiration for becoming a veterinary technician was her love and compassion for animals.  Becky's special interests are dentistry and reptiles.

Sally Troxel originally planned on being a veterinarian so she attended Indiana University of South Bend for three years.  In 1999 she found out about the Veterinary Technician Program at Purdue University and changed directions.  She graduated in 2000.  Sally wanted to be involved with the nursing side of veterinary medicine.  After graduating, she attended a hands-on animal behavior seminar at Purdue.  Initially Sally attended because she had the desire to run a puppy kindergarten class, which she did successfully for several months.  She has now expanded her area of behavior focus to include not only puppies but older dogs and cats as well.  Sally is interested in behavior because she wants to teach owners the best way to train and help their pets.

Jennifer Worvey began her college career at Lake Michigan College with the intent of becoming a veterinarian.  After completing the pre-vet courses, Jennifer decided to be a veterinary technician as opposed to a doctor because she enjoyed having individual cases and performing treatments instead of diagnosing.  Jennifer graduated with a Bachelor in Veterinary Technology.  Jennifer interned at KVC while attending MSU. 
Jennifer breeds and shows rabbits in her spare time.  She has had many opportunities to use her knowledge regarding rabbits working at KVC.  She also has a special interest in dentistry. 

Jennifer Harman graduated from Purdue University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science.  Jennifer’s special interests include ultrasound and dentistry.  She did her externship at KVC and in 2001 worked at KVC between school breaks.  After graduating from Purdue, Jen found a job at another clinic, but it wasn't soon enough that KVC contacted her about an opening at the clinic.

Lori Wharton is a 1996 graduate of Purdue's Veterinary Technology Program. She is a life long Michiana resident who joined KVC in June 2005.  Lori has a special interest in oncology treatments and diagnostics. Lori worked in Purdue's oncology department for three years.  Her hobbies include making jewelry, crafts and being with family and friends.

Sara Gray graduated from Purdue University in 2000 with a Bachelors degree in Veterinary Technology.  After graduation, Sara stayed in Lafayette and worked at the Purdue Small Animal Hospital as a surgery technician for three years.  From Lafayette, Sara moved to Indianapolis and worked a year at a progressive small animal clinic.  In the end, Sara moved back home to be closer to her family.  She grew up here and worked at KVC during high school and had enjoyed it so much that she wanted to come back.  So to our delight Sara returned to KVC the summer of 2005. 

Molly, our newest registered veterinary technician, joined the Kryder tean in July of 2007. Molly graduated from Purdue in 2004 with a Bachelor's degree and worked in the Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital's Small Animal ICU while finishing her degree. She then returned to her home town of Anderson, IN to work as a critical care technician at the 24 hour emergency/surgery referral veterinary hospital. But life has brought her to northern Indiana, where she is enjoying the many new experiences and activities of northern Indiana and Michigan.

Tara Dahl is currently doing a distance program through Penn Foster College out of Arizona to get her associates in veterinary technology.  From there she plans on taking the technician board exam to become a registered veterinary technician.  Tara got into veterinary medicine because she loves all kinds of animals.  In her spare time she enjoys salsa dancing and writing fiction.  Tara has finished one novel and hopes to get that published. Tara chose KVC because she liked the fact that we believe in education and that we would encourage her to keep learning and educating herself.

Abby House attended Purdue University and graduated with a major in wildlife.  Before coming home, Abby worked at an animal hospital in Chicago.  After working there for a couple of years Abby decided to come and began working at Morris Animal Hospital.  Abby heard about the opening here from one of KVC's technicians and Abby felt the position was better suited for her.  Abby plans on doing a long distance learning program in veterinary technology. 
When Abby is not working, she enjoys reading and watching movies, as well as spending time with family and friends.  She has always loved being around animals and taking care of them.  "It's great to be able to do it as a job."

Michele Kilgore began her adventure to Kryder Veterinary Clinic with a different pet every week.  As a result of her frequent visits to the clinic Dr. Kryder offered Michele a job.  Her love for animals has kept her at KVC for eight years.  You will commonly find her smiling face here on Saturdays and during the week she works at Mishawaka High School in the physical education department.

Matt Cotton is currently attending Indiana University of South Bend.  He is majoring in criminal justice with a minor in computer science.  Matt came here in the winter of 2003 as a job shadow.  He loved it so much that he decided to volunteer.  Volunteering led him to his current job at KVC.  Matt loves to have fun but at the same time get down to business.
"The only word to describe this place [KVC] is 'crazy'.   Never a dull moment."