University of Massachusetts Amherst; Bachelor of Science Animal Science, Bachelor of Science Sustainable Food and Farming
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris
Dr. Lila Knowlton-Grallert is originally from Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was there that she began working on farms and realized that she wanted to do that for the rest of her life. She has worked on many different types of farms, from a goat ranch in Mexico to a commercial dairy in Pennsylvania, and has found great joy in meeting and helping farmers and their animals. She received her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania and moved to Northern New York shortly after graduation to work at North Star. Her veterinary interests include milk quality, calf care/management, and bovine and equine reproduction. She is lucky to be able to be able to do what she loves with a great team and clientele. Outside of work, she spends her time with her husband, two children, and menagerie of animals. Her young daughter loves coming to work with mom and helping animals too.
University of Wisconsin River Falls; Bachelor of Science in Dairy Science
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine; Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine
University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Master in Public Health
Dr. Jennifer Groestch was born and raised in Albany, Minnesota on her family's dairy farm. It was at a young age that she knew she wanted to be a veterinarian. She got her Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in Dairy Science. From there she went to the University of Minnesota to earn both her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and her Masters in Public Health. Her veterinary interests include surgery, production medicine, and public health. In her free time she enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her family.
Before moving to the North Country, Dr. Wimmer was a Captain in the United States Air Force and had been acting as a Public Health Officer for the past 4 years in various locations. In this position, she focused on making sure deployers were medically ready for their deployment, inspected all food and public facilities on base, did contact tracing and control for infectious diseases, and oversaw the occupational health program. Dr. Wimmer grew up on a 110 cow tie stall dairy in Central Minnesota. She always wanted to be a part of the agriculture industry, and knew she wanted to be a veterinarian or a farmer from the age of 5. After high school, she attended the University of Minnesota for a BS in animal science, and then continued at the University of Minnesota School of Veterinary Medicine to get her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Public Health in 2019.
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