About Perryville Pet Hospital

Liz graduated from Rockford Career College in 2016 as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She is a life resident of Machesney Park and enjoys being close to her family. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family up at the lake, reading, and spoiling her pooch, Zoey. Liz has worked at Lockwood Park for several years and loves giving riding lessons, but her favorite part is leading the trail rides. She’s been riding for over 8 years and loves to ride Western for fun.

Alyssa started as an intern with our hospital and joined our team full time after graduating as a CVT from Rockford Career College in 2019! She is a Winnebago native and loves reading, arts/crafts and family time. Her fabulous pets include: a beautiful husky named Akira, 3 cats that go by Dexter, Simba, and Kingsley, 2 rabbits named Thumper and Theodore, and a rat named Propofol.

Sky joined us in 2021 as our new Pet Care Coordinator while pursuing her Veterinary Technician degree. She started out in social work, but her passion for animals brought her in to join our team. She has 3 dogs, Mocha, Comet & Forty, who keep her quite busy! She loves fishing, camping, makeup, and anything outdoors. One of her favorite places she has lived was in Yellowstone National Park!

Ryley joined our team as a veterinary technician extern from Rockford Career College in 2022. She was a great fit and we asked her to join our team after graduation! Ryley is a Rockford native and enjoys shopping! She currently has a rabbit named Seda & dog named Chase but has enjoyed caring for raccoons, hamsters, ferrets & other small mammals over the years. She enjoys short road trips and particularly loves time spent in Chicago and Galena!

Allison graduated from Rockford Career College in 2014 as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She completed her externship here and decided to stay on board full time! Her American Bulldog, Riggs, is her loving companion at home. In her free time, Allison loves watching hockey, especially the Ice Hogs! She also loves reading, swimming, and spending time with family and friends.

Shari is a Chicago girl from Blue Island, Illinois. She joins us as our new Hospital Manager and brings experience from Fortune 500 companies, Corporate training and running two of her own businesses. She was a registered Medical Assistant at one time and has crossed over to the veterinary field. She loves reading and boating and spending time with family and her pooch, Lacey. She lives in Poplar Grove with her husband and is quite social with her neighborhood. One of her favorite jobs was managing a used car garage and was also a Girl Scout Troop leader for many years! She used to sing in her church choir but now mostly sings in the car!

Brittany grew up in Illinois and also graduated from Rockford Career College in 2012 as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She joined our team in 2015! She has 2 dogs: Yoshi & Princess; 3 cats: Rajah, Cookie & Blair; 2 leopard geckos: Calypso and Draco, 1 pacman frog named Jambayla, and one Russian tortoise named Bosco.She also volunteers for the Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education and loves ice cream!

Sharon joined our team in 2018 after teaching at Rockford Career College. She worked in customer service for years before deciding to go back to school and loves working directly with our clients. She graduated as a certified veterinary technician in 2015 from Rockford Career College, where she then became an RCC instructor. Her daughter is also a CVT! Sharon is loving the life as a new grandma, and loves country living with her husband, 3 dogs (Lucky, Hannah, and Sadie), 3 cats (Lunch or, Boo, and Baby), many chickens and a rooster named Chuck. She enjoys watching football and knitting dog sweaters on the side!

Ellie is our newest team member and joins us in hopes to learn while earning her Veterinary Technician degree. Ellie is from Rockford and has worked with animals for several years. Her favorite job was as a zookeeper at Wildwood Wildlife Park! Ellie has two cats & a dog at home, and she loves the outdoors!