Meet Our Team

Started Working at Ancare: August 16th 2023 Position: Kennel Assistant Educational Background: High School Graduate. Currently enrolled at Illinois Valley Community College.

Started Working at Ancare: April of 2025 Position: Veterinary Assistant and Reception Educational Background: Sophomore at Illinois Valley Community College About Me: I plan to attend Vet School to receive my Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine.

Bio coming soon!

Name: Marissa Ancare Start Date: May of 2024 Position: Reception Education: Currently attending Illinois Valley Community College Hobbies / Special Interests: cuddling my cats and spending time with my daughter. Harry Potter lover!

Started at Ancare: December of 2025 Position: Reception Education/Future Plans: Attend IVCC for two years and then transferring to U of I for Vet School

Education/Future Plans: Begin at IVCC and then transfer to the University of Illinois for undergraduate and then school of veterinary medicine to become a veterinarian.

Started Working at Ancare: February 2026 Position: Kennel Assistant Educational Background: Attending IVCC for and associates in Science.

Started Working at Ancare: May of 2025 Position: Kennel Assistant Educational Background: LP High School Student About Me: I'm an FFA Officer, I have a dog named Beauty and a horse named Cowboy

Ancare Start Date: May 2023 Education: LP High School Graduate Hobbies/Special Interests: I love doing various types of volunteer work and all mediums of art: painting, drawing, ceramics, etc. Pets/Family: I have a yellow lab/amstaff mix, Yoda. He is my pride and joy!

Behind the scenes at Ancare Veterinary Hospital, you’ll find Midge — the clinic’s lovable black cat and full-time food investigator.

Meet Tater Behind the scenes at Ancare Veterinary Hospital, you'll find Tater—the clinic's resident ray of sunshine and unofficial morale booster. Tater, short for Sweet Potato, became part of the Ancare family after being brought in for treatment by the local rescue Safe House.