Veterinary Team

Meet Our Veterinary Team

Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Animal Care Clinic. We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!

Get To Know Our Team

We are solely dedicated to your pet’s care! We look forward to getting to know you, and we hope you’ll take the time to scroll down and get to know us.

Our Veterinarians

Dr. Joe Westerhof

Veterinarian

Dr. Joe Westerhof grew up in Blue Grass, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He has been practicing for over 20 years, and prior to his career in Veterinary medicine, he recieved a degree in agriculture. After graduating from Iowa State University in 2003, he put his agricultural background to good use in southern Wisconsin, where he worked nearly exclusively with dairy cattle for two years. In 2005, an opportunity presented itself that would allow him to get closer to home. He spent the next two years in Eldridge, Iowa, where he expanded his expertise to pets, horses, and animal shelter medicine. Dr. Westerhof joined the Animal Care Clinic team in 2007, and is now the Medical Director. He prides himself on his common-sense approach to medicine and surgery, as well as keeping the best interest of the pet and owner in mind. Dr. Joe enjoys spending time with his son in his free time. He also enjoys restoring cars, mountain biking and other outdoor activities with his two wonderful pet Labradors!

Dr. Diane noll

Relief Veterinarian

Dr. Diane Noll spent 36 years in mixed animal private practice, then returned to relief work when she sold her practice in 2018! Alongside her veterinary relief work, she also performs shelter medicine and in-home euthanasia. She and her husband have a small farm with four children and 13 grandchildren that keep her busy in-between Christian Veterinary Mission trips to Nicaragua and Haiti.

Dr. Noll frequently visits Zambia, Africa, where she and her husband lead a ministry to over 500 orphans. This passion project of hers initially began as a feeding program and has now grown into a Christian academy for the orphans in the community. Diane’s current veterinary interests are the history of veterinary medicine, ethics, women’s topics, and the survival of the small-town veterinarian.

Dr. Stacia Cardinal

Veterinarian

Dr. Stacia Cardinal is an experienced veterinarian who earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University in 2010. With over a decade of experience in mixed animal practice, Dr. Cardinal has honed her skills in providing high-quality care for a wide variety of animals. She also has five years of experience in high-volume spay/neuter work, specializing in humane and efficient procedures through the Humane Alliance High-Volume Spay Neuter training program. Dr. Cardinal is passionate about building lasting relationships with her clients, collaborating with them to ensure their pets lead happy and healthy lives. Outside of her professional life, Dr. Cardinal is devoted to her family and enjoys spending time outdoors. Whether gardening, hiking, hunting, fishing, or traveling, she treasures the moments spent in nature.

Hospital Manager

Jamie, Hospital Manager

With over 20 years in the veterinary profession as a registered veterinary technician, Jamie joined ACC in 2023 as the hospital manager. She comes with a degree in veterinary technology and a bachelor’s in business. She has a passion for veterinary medicine but enjoys the challenge of her new role. After just a few months here, she adopted Haven, a pitbull mix that was brought into the clinic by a local rescue. It was love at first sight.

Outside of work she stays very busy with her two boys, chauffeuring them around, cooking dinners they won’t eat and being their number one fan at all their sporting events. She also is very active with her non-profit charity, Batting For Kids, helping local children and families in our community. In her free time, she loves traveling and spending time with her friends and family.

Our Vet Assistants/Technicians

Katie, Vet Assistant

Katie works as a Vet assistant and has been in the animal field since 2015. She enjoys helping clients with their pet’s care and getting to know them and their pets. She takes pride in making owners feel their pets are being treated like family and comfortable when visiting the clinic. She has 4 dogs and a cat of her own and two of them are rescues. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and teaching swim lessons to the youth as well. She also volunteers at a local wildlife rehab feeding baby raccoons and other wild animals that need care.

Taylor, Vet Assistant

In 2017 Taylor started her veterinary assistant career at ACC. She takes pride in her caring nature towards both pets and their owners. She has 2 Mini Dachshunds (Poppy and Paisley) and a Shepherd/Husky mix (Odi) . During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and dogs. Taylor also finds pleasure in attending concerts.

Jessica, Vet Assistant

Since 2010, Jessica has been at ACC. She takes pride in her work, as she enjoys caring for pets and establishing relationships with clients that make them feel comfortable and confident in entrusting their furry family members to her. Jessica herself owns three pets: two boxers and a mix breed rescue. During her free time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and her two very busy, young boys. Whenever an opportunity arises, she loves traveling to different places.

Jacqueline, Vet Assistant

Jacq has been in the veterinary field since 2014, working in shelter medicine and general practice. She graduated with a Bachelor of Animal Science, pre-veterinary medicine from the University of Illinois in 2018. She has 3 cats and two dogs, Onyx a German Shepherd mix and Lily a border collie/pit mix. In her free time, she plays the violin and piano and likes to take her dogs hiking to new places.

Brianna, Vet Assistant

Brie graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in biology. She has been at ACC since 2023 and enjoys all the different aspects of working in this field! Since being here, she has adopted her first dog, Sage, from a local rescue. Outside of work she loves taking girl trips to wherever, game nights and binging Netflix shows.