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Meet the Team
DVM, Owner and Practice Administrator
Dr. Rachel Fernung, B.S., DVM
Dr. Fernung grew up on a small farm in Kokomo, IN and graduated from Western High School. She received her bachelor of science degree from Purdue University and continued on to receive her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Purdue in 2004. She began her career at Tri-County and worked as a mixed animal practitioner from 2004-2020. She played a large role in developing a second clinic location in Frankfort in the fall of 2008. She now focuses just on small animal care and is the operating owner of Tri-County Veterinary Clinic. She has a special interest in ophthalmology, dentistry and internal medicine. Dr. Fernung has a soft spot for Golden Retrievers, especially her own 7 year old, Goldie, and puppy, Juneau. She also has 3 "misfit" kitties, with her favorite being her one-eyed fur baby, "Titten"
Lead Associate DVM
Dr. Taylor Michel, B.S., DVM
Dr. Taylor is a Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine graduate. She grew up in Central Michigan on a dairy farm! 🐄Dr. Taylor has raised and shown several livestock species, including cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and horses. Dr. Taylor and her husband Seth live in Lafayette with their black lab, Apollo, and 2 rescue kitties, Loki and Marco. She enjoys reading, running, and spending quality time with family in her spare time. She looks forward to caring for your pets here at Tri-County Veterinary Clinic!
Urgent Care DVM
Dr. Erica Childress, B.S., DVM
Dr. Erica Childress is a Central Indiana native. She attended Purdue University as an undergraduate, and received her DVM from Purdue in 2008. In addition to working at Tri-County Veterinary Clinic, she has worked as an emergency clinician at Purdue’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the critical care department. She lives with her husband, three children and her shepherd mix Susie, the World’s Best Dog.
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Accounting Liasion
Janice Burgin
Janice has been married to her husband John since 1975, and together they have raised 5 children! They currently have 10 grandchildren. Janice and John enjoy the company of their outdoor cats. Janice worked for Dr. Hiland for 6 years prior to Dr. Fernung taking ownership of Town and Country Veterinary Clinic. and has been working for them ever since! Janice prides herself in connections with others, and is meticulous with her work as accounting and inventory manager. You can usually find Janice working behind the scenes with a smile on her face!
Accounting and Administrative Assistant
Denny Fernung
Denny began his journey with Tri-County Veterinary Clinic in 2006, after teaching for 18 years and owning a florist business for 20 years. After retiring from TCVC a few years ago, he has now returned to work in the accounting department. Denny lives on the farm he grew up on. Although he never imagined that he would return to farm life, he and his family did return to the farm and he has developed an unending love for the farm. He feels blessed that his 3 children were able to grow up and experience and appreciate the farm as well. He has 2 indoor kitties, 3 kitties that live in the old florist shop, and several barn kitties. Although he is not involved in the day to day operation of the clinic, He deeply appreciates the passion, love and care that the doctors an staff exhibit to the patients and their owners.
Resident Clinic Kitty
Cow-Cow
Cow Cow is our resident feline at Tri-County. He has been with us since approximately 2010. He was named "Cow Cow" because Dr. Davis was opposed to letting him live at the clinic, so the staff named him after something Dr. Davis loves! It worked, and Cow Cow has been with us ever since (aside from a 6 month stint when he went missing outside!) He can be found up front on our client services desk most days, greeting clients and patients.
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A.S.,RVT, Director of Operations
Catie Burns
Catie graduated in August of 2014 from the International Business College with an Associate of Science degree in Veterinary Technology. She is a Registered Veterinary Technician and has been a member of the Tri-County family since November of 2014. Catie has been married to her husband, Gary, since September of 2016. Catie and Gary live in Kokomo with their two beautiful daughters, Elouise and Hazel. Catie is also a fur mama to three cats, Remy, Bonnie, and Lollipop and their newest addition, Yoshi, a golden doodle. Catie enjoys spending time gardening, being in the water, dominating anything Super Mario-related, and creating memories with her family!
A.S., RVT
Jenn Smith
Jenn graduated Purdue University with an associate of science in veterinary technology in December of 2007. She joined Tri-county in January 2024. Jenn loves to spend time outdoors fishing and hiking with her husband and two daughters. When not at the family farm, you will find her doing puzzles and watching cooking shows with her husky Sycamore.
Patient Care Specialist
Hailee Sampson
Hailee has worked in the veterinary field for about 12 years. She has been a valuable member of our team since August 2022. She was born and raised in Tipton County and now lives in Kokomo with her boyfriend, Brent, and her teenage son, Bryan. Outside of work, Hailee enjoys being in the sun, swimming, boating, hiking, and traveling. Any other time, you can find her snugged up with her two dogs, Moose and Maggie.
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Veterinary Assistant
Kaylee Harlan
Kaylee joined our team in August of 2020. She started out volunteering for animal clinics in high school, and just fell in love with being a veterinary assistant. Kaylee lives in Kokomo with her 4 cats Gabby, Dave, Paul, and Adam. In her free time Kaylee enjoys being outside, paddle boarding, and making spontaneous getaways with friends.
Surgical Assistant, Rehabilitation Coordinator
Brooklyn Garber
Brooklyn joined our team in July 2022. She has a strong passion for animals as well as client education. She is currently attending Indiana University Kokomo where she plays on their collegiate soccer team, with her twin sister, while also studying Biology with a Chemistry minor. Brooklyn plans to attend graduate school post graduation to study Veterinary Medicine with a special interest in orthopedics and rehabilitation. She is a proud dog mom to Coconut (Mini Red Heeler) and Shrimp (Mini Australian Shepherd).
Veterinary Assistant
Tera Wagoner
Tera grew up on a small family farm outside of Peru, Indiana. They had a small herd of angus cattle and hay fields you could catch Tera in all summer. Now she spends her free time with her two fur babies, Oakley Earl and Cojo Eugene. The three of them enjoy long hikes, floating the river and hanging out at the barn with the horses.
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Client Care Specialist, Nutritional Liaison
Eden Martin
Eden grew up in Macy, Indiana but currently resides in the Russiaville area with her husband.
They have one son together named Benjamin and a black lab named Ellie May. While attending collage at Ivy Tech,
Eden worked for a local veterinarian as a kennel manager and assistant to the doctors.
Animals are her second passion, next to being around children. She graduated from Ivy Tech with a degree
in Early Childhood Education and has taught in the classroom for 6 years, working with infants to preschool age
children before she started at Tri-County in the fall of 2019. Eden is one of our customer service
representatives and is our go to liaison for any of your dietary food questions.
She will gladly assist in helping you choose a food best suited for your pets needs.
Her favorite part of working at Tri-County is seeing all the patients come in and talking with clients on a daily basis.
One of her favorite things to do outside of work is spending time with family and friends and scrapbooking.
Lead Client Care Specialist
Ashlynne Harris
Ashlynne joined the TCVC family in March of 2023. Ashlynne is one of our client service representatives and occasionally helps as a veterinary assistant. She graduated from Kokomo Highschool in 2022 and has grown up with a passion for helping animals of all kinds. Outside of work she enjoys fishing, working on cars, and art. She owns two sweet boys who enjoy keeping her on her toes, Beasley (pictured) and Tabasco.
Client Care Specialist
Tayler Wyrick
Tayler joined the TCVC team March of 2024. She has been married to her husband Michel since the fall of 2012. She has 2 children, Natalie and Declan. Tayler enjoys spending time with her family and friends outdoors, horseback riding, and cleaning anything and everything. She also adores her cats, Cupcake, Binx, Olive, and Confetti Betti.