Meet Our Veterinary Team
Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Lone Tree Animal Care Center. We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets.
Our Veterinary Team
Dr. Emily Whitehouse
Doctor
Dr. Emily has wanted to be a veterinarian since the third grade, after her dad mentioned that she was pretty good with the family pets. She worked at veterinary clinics throughout her high school weekends in Ohio, before attending The Ohio State University for her undergraduate and veterinary school degrees. She moved to Southwestern Iowa in 2008 with her now-husband to practice mixed animal medicine. After four years, she headed into town to a predominately small animal clinic. She’s decided to start her own practice in Omaha after seven years, and she is SO excited to care for you and your pets! Dr. Emily and her husband have two dogs, three indoor cats, a bunch of barn cats (more show up every day, right?), and some chickens on their acreage. In her free time (ha!), she loves to garden/landscape (native plants only, please), read voraciously, prep for the apocalypse, and build furniture as a novice.
Dr. Anna Divis
Doctor
Deb Allen
Veterinary Technician
Debbie has been caring for animals since she was little. She would nurse baby rabbits and birds, helping with piglets with her dad, always taking care of the family dogs and cats. She knew she wanted to pursue a career with animals. While attending college, she worked at Strohbehn Veterinary Clinic. After earning her veterinary technician degree in 1986, she began working at Strohbehn full-time. She stayed there as a veterinary technician for 33 years. She began working with Dr. Emily at Lone Tree in 2020.
Debbie and her husband, Gene, have three grown kids, a dog, four cats, a potbellied pig, two rabbits, a guinea pig, and five outdoor cats – all filled like every other veterinary technician household. In her spare time, she loves to go camping, and spend time with her family and friends.
Kali Upton
Veterinary Technician
Kali has worked in the animal healthcare field for seven years. She loves helping care for animals. She knew from a young age that is the job she wanted. When Kali was 10 years old, she started bringing home stray animals. It started as cats and dogs, and eventually other animals. One day, she brought home a toad, and named it Fireball. As she grew up, her affinity for animals blossomed.
As a mother of four beautiful boys, there is never a dull moment in her daily routine. Her husband has always said they will need to buy a farm with animals to tend. Chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, and even pigs have been fostered by the family. During her free time, Kali’s passion is playing with her kids, pets, and spending time with family and friends.
Jackie Rowan
Veterinary Assistant
Shortly after high school, Jackie went to work for her first veterinary hospital, and has been working with veterinarians ever since. She has two boys – one is 9 years old, and the other is 11 years old. They like to go to the zoo and swim on weekends. She also has a Boston Terrier and three cats!
Jackie likes to go camping, and go to the movies (Dr. Emily and Jackie have regular movie dates, since no one else will go with them! Ha!). She loves football; her favorite college teams are the Huskers and Notre Dame. Her favorite pro team is the Steelers.
Jackie has four sisters and one brother. She loves to see her family on holidays and birthdays. Her dream vacations are Paris, Jamaica, and Hawaii. Her dream car is a Jaguar SUV and a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am (since seeing Smokey and the Bandit).
Chelsey
Veterinary Technician, CCRP (Certified Canine Rehab Practitioner) license
Chelsey has been caring for animals alongside her mom since she was little. She would help bottle feed piglets and lambs on the farm, along with the occasional baby rabbit. There was always cats, dogs, and horses to take care of as well. She always knew she wanted to pursue a career with animals.
She attended Iowa State University to obtain her Bachelors of Science in animal science in 2009. After not finding the right fit in a career, she decided to become a veterinary technician just like her mom. She attended Kirkwood Community College and received her Associates of Applied Science Degree as a veterinary technician in 2011. Chelsey began at Banfield Pet Hospital. Then, moved on to Iowa State University’s Large Animal Hospital as an equine technician in 2013. She switched to Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital in 2017. Chelsey wanted to pursue a specialty in canine rehabilitation since she attended Kirkwood. She finally was able to attend the CCRP program at the University of Tennessee. She received her certificate as a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner in 2021. After being away for 17 years,
Chelsey decided it was time to move back home. She began working with Dr. Emily at Lone Tree in December of 2022.
Chelsey and her husband, Mitch, live on an acreage with ducks, chickens and an iguana named Louie. In her spare time, Chelsey loves to spend time outdoors, go camping, and spend time with her friends and family.
Ryleigh
Customer Care Representative
Ryleigh found Lone Tree through her love of animals and Steely Dan. One day while working at Felius, the cat cafe next door, Dr. Emily’s partner in crime, Joel, came in to order the “Joel and Emily special”: a plain latte and a hot chocolate. Joel heard Steely Dan playing through the cafe, and they chatted about how Steely Dan is so dope and clinic vs. cat cafe life. Ryleigh inquired about a job, and now she is a client care representative for Lone Tree Animal Care Center.
She is currently pursuing a Horticulture degree at Metro to become a permaculture farmer, specializing in herbs and animal care. In her free time, Ryleigh reads like her life depends on it, cuddles with her two kitties, Benny and Aelio, and plans her future farm and next season’s garden with her partner, Henry.
Lindsey
Customer Care Representative
While getting her undergraduate degree, Lindsey began shadowing Dr. Emily to get a taste for the field of veterinary medicine that she had been interested in ever since she was a little girl. During her time at Iowa State she worked with small animals, on a beef cattle farm and also did research. She graduated from Iowa State University in 2017 with a Bachelors of Animal Sciences and began working as a veterinary assistant shortly afterwards.
Lindsey has a cat, Harley, and a dog, Nala. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her family and friends, read, and exercise.
Lesli
Customer Care Representative
At a very young age, Lesli would always change her future dream job. She would switch between wanting to be a lawyer, to a teacher, or even a super model, and often wound back up to wanting to be a veterinarian. Soon Lesli had grown to realize being a veterinarian meant more than only giving hugs and kisses to fur babies all day. Although she did not end up pursuing the animal care route, Lesli’s decision to work at our Lone Tree clinic has very much satisfied her inner childhood. (She may be at the front desk all day, but will still find a way to show some love to our furry patients) During her free time Lesli loves visiting her family and her partner’s family, working out, and having a self-care day every once in a while. Lesli is a mother to one awesome baby boy and one fur baby. Working with Giselle, her sister, Lesli also enjoys teasing and messing with her.
Giselle
Customer Care Representative
Giselle has always had a special place in her heart for animals. She grew up always having a loving pet to come home to. Wether it be a dog or a chicken, his name was Cluck Cluck, she always had a furry friend to love.
Giselle moved to Omaha from her small town Lexington right after high school graduation and began working at Lone Tree! While working at Lone Tree Giselle’s love for animals has only grown. She is currently studying at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Criminal Justice. Giselle works along side her older sister Lesli. They get told they look a like all the time, ha! In her free time you can either find Giselle sleeping, studying, or looking for a dog to adopt