Meet Our Team

A California Native, Dr. Elizabeth Schilling grew up surrounded by horses, sheep, dogs, cats, chickens and ducks. She spent her childhood as a horse-crazy kid, deciding at age 4 that she would be a horse doctor.

Sarah was raised right here in the heart of West Des Moines where she attended elementary, middle, and high school. During high school her favorite activity was archery.

Megan, a very dedicated Veterinary Assistant joined our team in May of 2024.

Kelly hails from Connecticut and made a significant life change by relocating in 2014. Her passion for animal health and care ignited in 2016, leading her to spend two years at a local shelter, where she dedicated herself to the day-to-day care of homeless and stray animals.

Chelsea first worked with us from January 2020 to late August of 2020, and returned to our Veterinary Assistant Team as of April 2022. She grew up in Chariton, IA and lived there until 2014 when she then moved to Africa.

Emma has been working with us since May of 2022.

Heather works at both our

Brooke began working with Family Pet Veterinary Center in May of 2023 after completing her job shadow requirements with our team, as a prerequisite to getting accepted in to DMACC's Veterinary Technician Program.

Hi, I’m Storm, but I’m often referred to as the drama queen of the clinic, I’m not really sure what that means, but I WILL claim the title as “The QUEEN” of the clinic!