Meet Our Team

Sophie has wanted to be a vet ever since she was nine years old and found out that being an animal doctor was an actual job. She started volunteering for her family vet at fourteen and has been working in veterinary practices ever since.

After graduating from vet school in 2007, Sophie left her hometown of Toronto for rural Ontario, and, after a brief detour through less cool parts of the province, she put down roots in Huron County when she joined Clinton Veterinary Services in 2009. She liked it here so much that she purchased the practice from Drs. Robin and Peter Wiley in 2011.

She lives with her husband Jon, three human kids, and (currently) five fur kids: two dogs and three cats. When she’s not at work, Sophie enjoys practicing martial arts, creative hobbies such as fibre arts and woodworking, restoring her totally-not-haunted 143-year-old farmhouse, helping Jon tend to his 100+ beehives and listening to loud, obnoxious music.

Tara is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph and has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Stonehill College in Massachusetts. She’s Cat Friendly and Fear Free Certified. What Tara likes most about her job is working as part of a team to provide the best care for our patients.

Tara is originally from Rhode Island, USA and moved to Huron County in 2014 to be with her dairy farmer husband, Rolf. They have a dog named Brünsli and 2 cats named Lumi and Matouk. Tara enjoys traveling and photography and has visited over 25 countries. She loves spending time at the lake or on a hike with Brünsli or reading a book snuggled with Lumi and Matouk.

After retiring from a career in education; Elaine joined our team as a part-time receptionist. She enjoys interaction with clients and pets alike.

Personally, she and her husband care for 6 cats, 4 horses, 1 Bouvier dog and perennial gardens at their property near the Maitland River.

Taylor has worked at Clinton Veterinary Services since February 2021 as a veterinary assistant and receptionist. She has been working in the veterinary field since 2020 and has held a lifelong passion for animals and animal care. From growing up on her family’s dairy farm to volunteering at the Toronto Wildlife center, Taylor has always held animals close to her heart.

Outside of the clinic Taylor enjoys playing guitar (poorly), dancing, and waiting hand and foot on her 2 cats, Ed and Greg.

Elysse started her adventure at Clinton Veterinary Services April 2018 as part time receptionist, working her way up to become the Office Manager. Elysse has been working in the veterinary field in various positions since 2005. She loves vet med as every day is a little different.

When not at the clinic, Elysse enjoys crafting and caring for her dog (Dalton), cat (Momma), 2 rabbits (Peaches and Greyson) and 4 laying hens.

Jon is the Financial Admistrator at Clinton Vet. He has enjoyed many roles since he started in 2013. What Jon loves most about his job is working with numbers, people and pets!

When he’s not at the clinic, Jon spends his time with his family and pets. With his free time, he enjoys keeping Honey Bees.

Madalyn has worked at Clinton Veterinary Services since November 2020 as a Veterinary Office Assistant. She has recently returned part time to the clinic after her second maternity leave so you may see her at the receptionist desk or working on our social media behind-the-scenes. Madalyn graduated with an MSc in Animal Behaviour & Welfare in 2017 and is very passionate about pet behaviour and training.

When not at the clinic, Madalyn enjoys painting, reading and caring for her hobby farm complete with a dog (River), parrot (Blueberry), rabbit (Rain), horses (Sunshine and Kate), donkey (Watson), and chickens.

Rochelle has worked in veterinary clinics since 2017 and decided to go to school to become a Veterinary Technician. She graduated in 2023 and started her journey with Clinton Vet as a Registered Veterinary Technician in January 2024. Rochelle’s favourite part of the job is building relationships with all of our patients.

When not at work, Rochelle enjoys camping, hiking, and spending time with her pets including her dog (Hazel), horse (Flame), cat (Levi), and her family dog (Shelby).

Jessica started her journey with Clinton Veterinary Services as a full time RVT in 2021. She has been working in the field for over 10 years now in various settings including small animal, swine, emergency and exotics. Her love lies in surgery as well as behaviour and training.

When not at the clinic, you can find Jessica working on paint-by-numbers, hiking, reading or curled up on the couch with her 3 dachshunds (Calla, Artemis, Orion), cane corso (Boris) and 3 cats (Hope, Merlin and Toga).

Desirae graduated as a veterinary technician in 2018. She became an RVT and began working at Clinton Vet in 2023. Desirae’s favourite part of the job is doing work in our in-house lab.

When not at work, Desirae likes to read, play video games, enjoys embroidery and drawing. She also loves spending her time with her border collie, Shadow.