Veterinarians

Dr. April Wittenburg

Owner, Veterinarian

Dr. April Wittenburg’s mother is a dog groomer, so young Dr. Wittenburg couldn’t help but become an animal lover at an early age. As she got older, her passion for science started to bloom. Veterinary medicine was the perfect combination of Dr.

Dr. Molly Kase

Owner, Veterinarian

Dr. Kase’s education and love for animals has taken her around the world. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology at St.

Dr. Rachel Harris

Associate Veterinarian

Dr Harris comes to us from Indiana. “I have always loved science and had a love for animals”. While in college she took a job in a veterinary hospital to “pay my bills”, it was only to be short term. “I discovered my love of veterinary medicine when I was a veterinary assistant.

Dr. Esteban Barajas

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Esteban Barajas is a graduate from the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, originally from the suburbs of Chicago.

Dr. Stephanie Munyon

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Munyon grew up in northern Illinois and has always loved animals. Growing up, she was fascinated with ZooBooks, Ranger Rick, and Animal Planet. This fascination led her to pursue school to help animals herself.

Dr. Emma Sweet

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Emma Sweet joined the Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital team in 2023. She grew up in Hartland, Wisconsin with a wide variety of pets and rescued many different kinds of wildlife in need.

Dr. Blake Root

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Blake Root, a Kenosha native, pursued his passion for animal care at Iowa State University, earning a Bachelor’s in Animal Science with a Minor in Animal Ecology.

Dr. Alison Toetz

Associate Veterinarian

Meet Dr. Alison Toetz, a passionate advocate for animal welfare and a skilled veterinarian. Dr.

Dr. Harpreet Singh

Consulting Surgeon

Dr. Harpreet Singh is consulting with Brook-Falls so we can care for your pet here in house rather than referring you to a different hospital and allows us to schedule procedures for our clients in a timelier fashion!

Dr. Fred Gromalak

Consulting Veterinarian

Dr. Gromalak has partnered with Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital & Exotic Care. Dr. Gromalak has been performing ultrasounds and echocardiograms since graduating from veterinary school in 2017. Six months into Dr.

Hospital Support Team

Heather

Operations & HR Manager

Heather grew up in Oak Creek, WI and attended UW Milwaukee for business.

Holly

Pet Resort Business Manager & Marketing Manager

As a kid, Holly knew her pets always had her back. If she had a bad day at school, felt like crying, or didn’t want to talk to her parents, she could spend time with her dogs.

Molly

Certified Veterinary Technician

Molly was born and raised right here in Menomonee Falls, where her grandmother’s intrinsic connection with nature and wildlife had a profound effect on her.

Kaity

Certified Veterinary Technician

Kaity was raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois by her mom and dad. She has both an older and younger brother. Kaity has always had a love of animals, but she credits Winston, her hairless Guinea Pig, with helping her find her career calling.

Kate

Certified Veterinary Technician

Kate grew up in Kansas with her sister and her parents. Early on, Kates’ parents instilled a love of animals and the natural world in her. Kate’s desire to help animals, both pets and animals, live healthy lives led her to pursue a career in the veterinary field.

Nicole

Certified Veterinary Technician

Nicole is a native of Glendale, Wisconsin but has lived in a number of other places in Southeastern Wisconsin. The majority of her spare time during her growing-up years revolved around horses.

Julie

Certified Veterinary Technician

Julie and her family immigrated to Wisconsin from Sydney Australia, when she was a very young girl. She grew up spending time in nature; exploring the natural wonders Wisconsin’s woods have to offer. She did this with “boots on the ground” and also by air (more about that later 😊).

Sheri

Certified Veterinary Technician

Sheri, as with all of our team, grew up having a universal love for animals. Some of her most treasured and impactful childhood memories involve helping an uncle with raising chickens and dogs. Growing up Sheri would have never envisioned herself working in the medical field.

Sheila

Certified Veterinary Technician

Sheila grew up in Osceola Wisconsin with her mom, grandparents, and 2 siblings. She has always loved animals as far back as she can remember. Growing up one of her favorite shows to watch on television, was Animal cops.

Cassandra

Certified Veterinary Technician

Casandra Nelson grew up in southeastern Wisconsin and currently lives in Oconomowoc with her parents, two younger sisters, a turtle named Sheldon, and Toby, her dog. She enjoys the outdoors and, every summer, her entire family spends time with her grandparents, who live up north.

Sarah

Certified Veterinary Technician

Sarah grew up just outside of Chicago. She has been blessed to have a wonderful expansive family that has never ceased to support her. They have been alongside her through every part of her life including her decision to study in different states. Her education brought her to Ca

Emily P

Certified Veterinary Technician

Emily grew up in Waukesha. She was volunteering at HAWS one day and decided that working with animals was what she wanted her career to be. She attended UWM and Madison Area Technical College. She did her externship here with us at Brook-Falls and has accepted a position here wi

Cheyenne

Veterinary Assistant

Cheyenne grew up in Wauwatosa Wisconsin. Growing up with animals and learning that one of her family pets was sick inspired her to learn everything she could to try and help him. She used that inspiration to pursue a path in veterinary medicine to help more animals like hers.

Cozzi

Veterinary Assistant

Cozzi Larsen has lived in West Bend, Wisconsin, her entire life. She worked hard and saved her money so that at just 23 years old, she was able to purchase her first home. Her two-bedroom condo is now filled with many furry, feathered, and finned friends!

Hailee

Veterinary Assistant

Hailee calls Waukesha home. She traces her desire to work with animals to the time when she was a young girl and watched Animal Cops on TV. The stories of animals in need always “tugged at her heart”.

Sheila

Veterinary Assistant

Sheila is a Veterinary Assistant at Brook-Falls Animal Hospital & Exotic Care. Sheila began her veterinary career at Milwaukee Career College, where she received her Veterinary Assistant Certificate. She then spent a year working for a dog and cat clinic.

Ashley

Veterinary Assistant

Ashley was born and raised in Milwaukee. Her family (Brad, Natalie, Jeremiah & Matthew) loved to do a lot of traveling when she was younger and she also participated in her track team high jump.

Megan

Veterinary Assistant

Megan grew up in Waukesha, WI. During her exploration to help animals, she attended Globe University - Madison East. She can NOT remember a specific experience that lead her to want to help animals, it was just something she has always wanted to do.

Harley

Veterinary Assistant

Harley, hailing from Central California, is a compassionate individual with a deep-rooted commitment to the well-being of animals.

Hannah

Veterinary Assistant

Hannah, a West Allis native, carved her unique path into veterinary care, gaining hands-on experience at an emergency critical care/ICU hospital without formal schooling.

Kara

Client Care Coordinator

Kara was born and raised in Menomonee Falls, WI, where she lived with her mother, father, and brother. As a shy teen, Kara spent her time raising Betta fish, eventually filling her bedroom with fish tanks.

Lisa

Client Service Representative

Lisa grew up in the Village of Whitefish Bay with her father and brother. During her childhood, she also spent a lot of time up north at her mom’s rural cabin. As a young girl, Lisa played soccer and did gymnastics with her friends.

Abby

Client Service Representative & Veterinary Assistant

Abby Buchholz grew up in Neenah, Wisconsin, with a big family of five kids and lots of pets. Having dogs and cats in the house greatly influenced her interest in working with animals as a career. As a child, her St. Bernard named Maverick, and her favorite cat, Smudge, was her best buddies.

Melissa

Client Service Representative & Veterinary Assistant

Melissa grew up in Waukesha County. She has always had a passion for animals. She began volunteering at local rescues; even becoming a foster parent to pets in need of “at home care”. She learned a lot about animal care and dealing with a variety of medical/health issues that affect pets.

Claire

Client Service Representative

As a child, Claire's parents included their children in the care of their pet's lives as much as possible. They were included in feeding, bushing, walking, and even going along for their veterinary visits.

Effy

Client Service Representative

Stephanie, known as Effy, hails from Muskego and began her education at UW-Milwaukee before prioritizing family responsibilities.

Rachel

Client Service Representative

Rachel, a West Chicago native, earned her education at UW-Milwaukee. Her love for animals stems from a childhood spent caring for family pets, inspiring her to work with them.

Kelsey

Client Service Representative

Kelsey, a Milwaukee native and sophomore majoring in Marketing at the University of Phoenix, discovered her passion for animal care through a childhood surrounded by pets. Previously studying Animal Science at

Lizzie

Client Service Representative

Lizzie, a Wisconsin native and graduate of West Allis Central High, discovered her passion for working with animals through a childhood surrounded by diverse pets.

Client Service Representative

Client Service Representative

Jennie grew up in the suburban comfort of West Allis. Her journey into animal care began when she volunteered at Valley of the Kings, sparking a passion she's carried ever since. For her, working with animals means being their voice and seeing their joy.

Dexter

Animal Ambassador

Dexter joined the Brook-Falls animal ambassador team in September 2021 to help educate clients and the community about how milk snakes can make unique and wonderful scaley pets!

Pet Resort Team

Madeline

Pet Resort Attendant

Madeline grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She was influenced at an early age by the likes of Steve Irwin and David Attenborough to want to help animals in any way possible. For her, she saw no other option than to live her life helping animals.

Val

Pet Resort Manager

Val grew up in Kenosha, but was born in Chicago. She had a dog named Sidd when she moved out on her very own and he was her best friend. Her relationship with Sidd caused a deep human animal bond that forever changed her life.

Kay

Pet Resort Attendant

Kay hails from Menomonee Falls; she has lived here all her life. Animals have always been an interest for her. Her family “always had a dog or cat in the house.” She grew up enjoying reading stories about dogs and horses.

Jenna

Pet Resort Attendant

Jenna grew up in East Troy, Wisconsin, until moving to Menomonee Falls with her boyfriend. Jenna started her veterinary career path by dog walking, pet sitting, and working at boarding facilities. She is now an attendant at Brook-Falls Luxury Pet Resort and Doggy Day Care.

Ashley

Assistant Trainer

Ashley is a Pet Resort Attendant at Brook-Falls Luxury Pet Resort & Doggy Day Care. Growing up in West Allis with her mom, dad, and brother, Ashely had many pets, including dogs, cats, lizards, guinea pigs, snakes, and birds.

Mason

Pet Resort Attendant

Mason grew up in West Allis, Wisconsin, with his mom, an avid marathon runner, and dad, who has completed an Ironman competition and is currently working on his second competition.

Lexie

Pet Resort Attendant

Lexie is the daughter of our long-time certified veterinary technician – now business manager Jennie Gross. To say, Lexie’s life has been filled with animals is no exaggeration.

Morgan

Pet Resort Attendant

Morgan was raised in West Allis, WI with her mom, dad, and younger siblings, Aaron and Audrey. As a child, she had such a strong bond with animals that her family gave her the nickname Snow White.

Liz

Pet Resort Attendant

Liz is from Menomonee Falls, WI. She is interested in working with a variety of species and their personalities. Each animal has something to teach us and she can't wait to learn more from them all. Her cat Crunchy loves treats, rolling on her back and venturing outdoors while supervised.

Kyle

Pet Resort Attendant

Kyle was born and raised in Wisconsin where he lived with his mom, dad, and sister. Kyle’s family always had a house full of pets. From a young age, Kyle’s family instilled in him to do the right thing by animals and people, without exception.

Jordan

Pet Resort Attendant

Jordan was born in Arkansas, but was moved around a lot during her childhood between Wisconsin and Arkansas. Her high school home was in West Bend, WI.

Lou

Animal Ambassador

Lou, an African Grey, joined the Brook-Falls animal ambassador team in August of 2021 when her owner, and long-time Brook-Falls client, passed away. Parrots can make wonderful, talkative pets, that bring laughter everywhere they go.

Mumbles

Animal Ambassador

Mumbles, an Umbrella Cockatoo, joined the Brook-Falls animal ambassador team in August of 2021 when her owner, and long-time Brook-Falls client, passed away. Parrots can make wonderful, talkative pets, that bring laughter everywhere they go.