Our Team

Our veterinarians, and veterinary team, will provide your pet with exceptional veterinary care.

Our Doctors

Larry Baker

DVM, FAVD, Diplomate AVDC

Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Illinois College…
Devin Forden

Veterinarian

Dr. Devin Forden graduated from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in May,…
Julie Voelker

Veterinarian

Dr. Voelker graduated from the University of Illinois, earning her DVM degree, in May…
Alison Vancouver

Veterinarian

Alison grew up in Michigan and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of…
Jennifer Rojas- Watkins

Veterinarian

Dr. Rojas-Watkins joined the Northgate Staff in the spring…
Jillian McDaniel

Clinical Trials Veterinarian

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Management

Becca

Practice Manager, CVT

Becca joined the Northgate team in 2011. She became our Practice Manager in 2020. Becca…
Angee

Management Team

Angee Joined our Northgate team in 1997. She developed our computer network and from…

Certified Veterinary Technicians

Kaylee

CVT

Kaylee joined Northgate in May 2011, after graduating from Parkland College as a Certified…
Kristen

CVT

Kristen joined the Northgate team in June of 2009. She also works full-time for the…
Laura

CVT

Laura joined the Northgate team in April 2010. Laura became a Certified Veterinary…
Lisa W.

CVT

Lisa is one of our Certified Veterinary Technicians and has been with Northgate since…
Ryan

CVT

Ryan joined the…
Tiarre

CVT

Tiarre is Dr. Baker's dentistry technician. If your pet needs a dentistry specialist…

Veterinary Assistants

Ben

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Angie

Veterinary Assistant, Community Outreach Coordinator, Social Media Administrator, Behavior Consultant

Angie has been a part of the Northgate team since 1995. She has a special interest in…
Carol

Veterinary Assistant

Carol joined the Northgate team, as a veterinary assistant, in November, 2016. She has…
Alyssa

Veterinary Assistant

Alyssa started working at Northgate Pet Clinic as a Veterinary Assistant in 2020. She got…
Lisa L.

Veterinary Assistant

Lisa joined the Northgate team in July 2002. She started as a receptionist and became a…
Bekah

Veterinary Assistant

Bekah began working at Northgate in 2010. She also volunteered and job-shadowed, at the…
Bridget

Veterinary Assistant, Dr. Baker's Dental Assistant

Bridget graduated from Millikin University in 2015, with a B.S. in Biology. She has…
Brianna

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Melissa M. M.

Veterinary Assistant

Melissa joined the Northgate team in March 2018. She was a zookeeper for 10 years, has…
Melissa M.

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Mandie

Mandie joined our Northgate team in 2019. She graduated from the Minnesota School of…

Client Care Representatives

Cyndi

Client Care Representative Supervisor

Cyndi joined the Northgate team in 2014. She is our Client Care Representative Supervisor.…
Colby

Client Care Representative

Colby joined our team shortly after moving here from Nashville, Tennessee in March of…
Tiana

Tiana joined the Northgate team in 2020. She is originally from Massachusetts, and moved…
Sydnee

Sydnee is a native of the Decatur area. She joined our Northgate team in December of 2020.…
Deja

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Trevor

Trevor joined our Northgate team in 2021. He is a veterinary assistant in Clinical Trials…
Hayleigh

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Brooke

Brooke joined our Northgate team in 2020. She lives in Clinton with her fiancé, Levi,…

Kennel Assistant

Faith

Faith joined our Northgate team in September 2020. She is currently a high school student,…

Maintenance

Stephenie

Stephenie joined our Northgate team in December 2002. She started as a veterinary…

Clinical Trials Facility

Tori

Clinical Trials Coordinator

Tori joined Northgate in September 2016. She graduated from the University of Illinois,…
Danielle

Clinical Trials Veterinary Assistant

Danielle joined the Northgate team in 2015. She is part of the Clinical Trials team, but…

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