Leah Maertens joined the animal sciences department as a veterinary technician on April 10. She will oversee all veterinary technology program animals and will work with herdsmen on using animals in the animal sciences program courses.

Maertens graduated from Ridgewater College, Willmar, Minn., in 2006. After graduation, she worked at a small animal practice in Baxter, Minn., for two years. She then worked at a mixed animal practice in Elbow Lake, Minn., followed by a mixed animal practice in Pelican Rapids, Minn. 

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