Meet the Team
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Dr. Andrea Lazier
OWNER & VETERINARIAN
Dr. Lazier grew up in Eastern Ontario almost always knowing veterinary medicine was to be her ultimate goal. She attended the University of Guelph and then attended the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. Her first veterinary job was in mixed animal practice on Manitoulin Island but moved to Algoma in 2014. Shortly after moving here, she was presented with the opportunity to become a partner at Algoma Vet Clinic, and loves living and working in the area. Now practicing small animal medicine, she tries to balance work and life at home with her family.
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Dr. Keith Good
OWNER & VETERINARIAN
Bio coming soon!
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Dr. Barbara Good
VETERINARIAN
Having served the Algoma region for over 40 years, Dr. Barb is a dedicated and committed small animal veterinarian. Looking to ease into retirement, Dr. Barb currently practices at the Blind River location several days a week with her trusty companion, Gemma, at her side. This gives her more time to pursue her passion in photography, particularly wildlife and night photography. She also hope to embark on more traveling adventures in the near future.
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Dr. Alecia Finateri
VETERINARIAN
Alecia Finateri is one of our mixed animal veterinarians and was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie. She completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 2022. Although she likes working with all species of animals, her favourites are felines, small ruminants and camelids. When she is not in the office, you can find her at rock festivals, travelling to new places with her husband or cuddling with her cats while reading a good book.
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Jennin Tremelling
REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
Jennin joined the Algoma Vet Clinic team right after graduating from Ridgetown College (now University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus). She has been a member of the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians for over 20 years. She is a dedicated member of our team and her compassion and care shows in her work. She has had companion animals throughout her life and enjoys the pleasure of riding horses as well.
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Alyssa MacDonald
REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
Alyssa was born and raised in Waterloo until she went to St. Lawrence college in Kingston. Graduated as a Veterinary Technologist in 2010, Alyssa then went to Northern College in Haileybury for Wildlife Rehabilitation. She moved to St. Joseph Island in 2011 and started working at Algoma Vet Clinic in 2014.
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Cassie Whitehead
REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
Bio coming soon!
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Talia MacFarlane
REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
Bio coming soon!
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Chandler Roy-Peterson
RECEPTIONIST
Chandler was born in Sault Ste. Marie and raised in Wisconsin. Originally working at a small animal clinic, she quickly fell in love with companion animals and takes pride in ensuring they receive professional and compassionate care. Working at AVC has rekindled her love for large animals, particularly cows! She is most happy with her feline companions, Moni and Diesel, and while nurturing her plants.
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Mindy Hall
RECEPTIONIST
Having grown up on a small farm, Mindy quickly developed a love for animals. She has worked in various areas of animal welfare since the late 1980s and can't see herself doing anything else. In Mindy’s spare time, she enjoys gardening, kayaking and four-wheeling.
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Lacey Middaugh
RECEPTIONIST
Bio coming soon!
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Stefhany Peterson
VETERINARY ASSISTANT
Bio coming soon!
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Alyssa Uchmanowicz
VETERINARY ASSISTANT
Alyssa is currently a veterinary technician student with big hopes of someday becoming a veterinarian. Her best friend is Bristol the Boxer. Shortly after joining AVC in 2022, Alyssa has quickly and famously become the clinic’s Chihuahua collector.
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Avery See
VETERINARY ASSISTANT
Bio coming soon!
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Emily Good
INTERIM PRACTICE MANAGER
Having grown up on a farm as well as worked at AVC for many summers, Emily is certainly no stranger to all different kinds of animals - she also loves them all. Emily recently graduated from her dual masters program in Business Administration and Public Health at Brock University. In her spare time, Emily enjoys going for hikes and watching movies with her cat, Torch.
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Megan Byrnes
VETERINARIAN STUDENT
Megan is an OVC student who has worked for us the past several years as a veterinary assistant. She is from Wawa, Ontario and has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Guelph. After Megan graduates in 2026, she aspires to practice as a mixed animal veterinarian in Northern Ontario.
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Jody Orto
CLINIC CUSTODIAN
Aside from running her own cleaning business, Jody has been working for AVC for a few years now and enjoys the position and working around animals. In her spare time Jody sits on council, is a volunteer firefighter, chairs her local recreation and most recently has taken on the best role yet of being a grandma. She is creative, enthusiastic and loves to be around people.