MONTICELLO VET CLINIC - Key Persons
Diane Leibold joined the Monticello Veterinary Clinic in July, 1988; starting out part time and eventually going full time. Diane grew up on the Leonard Dairy Farm west of Monticello.
Diane enjoys time with her family; Daughter (Heidi), son (Josh), dog (Dumas) and a golden retriever, Chance.
Julia Breitbach started with our clinic the summer of 2022. Julia comes to us with lots of experience as a customer support specialist. Julia grew up in Onslow, IA and attended Monticello High School. After graduation, she continued to PCI Academy.
She and her husband Clint now both reside in Monticello. The couple has two dogs. Daisy is an 8 year old Husky and Tucker is a 3 year old Great Dane/mix.
As a recent hire, Julia has not been exposed to all aspects of the clinic yet. But so far everyone is super nice and she sees lots of cute puppies.
Karen Hogan is our Practice Manager, starting with the clinic in November of 2021. She grew up on a family farm in DeWitt, Iowa then later she graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education in 1998.
After college, she moved to rural Monticello where she and her husband, Dominic, reside with his family farm. The couple have three children Caleb, Adele and Claire. They also have three family pets Twister, a mixed breed dog, Ruby and Ace, a Miniature/toy Aussie's.
Being new to the clinic, her favorite aspect of the clinic is meeting and learning about their clients. She also learns so much about veterinary terms and many new facets of the veterinary world. She enjoys the new adventures each day brings.
Maggie started at the Monticello Veterinary Clinic in the spring of 2023. Her position at the clinic is a customer service receptionist. She grew up in the town of Central City not far from Monticello.
After high school Maggie went to Kirkwood Community College. She graduated in May of 2023 with her Liberal Arts Degree.
Maggie's favorite aspect of working at the Monticello Veterinary Clinic is interacting with the pets and the owners who come in for appointments.
Pat Adams assists the Monticello Veterinary Clinic as a Customer Support Assistant. Her first years of experience began with Dr Chittick and Dr. Gilchrist. We are very fortunate she returned to assist us now with customers part-time.
Pat along with her husband, Doug, live in rural Monticello. They have two grown children and are proud to have eight grandchildren. They have farmed outside of Monticello for several years. Raising crops, livestock and currently two farm cats, who assist in mouse population control.
The aspect of the clinic she favors the most is greeting and assisting clients with their pets. She enjoys keeping in contact with local farmers and assisting everyone by phone or in person. Pat concluded with, "It is great to be a part of a caring team of vets & office staff!"