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After working full-time in her hometown, Jessika began the Veterinary Technician program at Kirkwood Community College. She graduated from Kirkwood in May 2015 after two years of schooling and a full-time summer internship. In August 2015, she passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam and became a Registered Veterinary Technician. During her schooling and shortly after graduating, Jessika worked full-time at a veterinary clinic in Waterloo before joining the Petersen Pet Hospital team in January 2016.

Jessika chose a career in the veterinary field because of her passion to help those that could not help themselves. She loves every pet she meets and enjoys getting to know each of their individual personalities. She has a soft spot for our senior patients and always tries her best to keep them comfortable and relaxed during their visits with us.  In March of 2017 she received her Fear Free Certification.  This certification means that she has been educated in the ways of making the entire process of taking your pet to the veterinary office much less stressful and fearful.

Jessika lives in Keystone with her husband Jim, where they share a rather large furry family. Together they have a Golden Retriever named Rue, two geriatric terriers; Gus the Yorkie, and Ellie the Jack Russell, and four cats; Perrie, Geronimo, Arby, and Kiwi. They also have an aquatic turtle; a Yellow-Bellied Slider named Johnny.

In her free time, Jessika enjoys spending time with her family and pets, getting outside as much as possible, and watching documentaries.