Prior to joining Heartland Veterinary Partners, Bill was a member at the Chicago Board of Trade for over 10 years where he was a broker/trader in the agricultural commodities sector assisting farmers, livestock feeders, and merchandisers hedge risk through futures/options in the grain markets. After college Bill lived in Paris France, where he studied the French language at the Alliance Française Ile-de-France in the 6th arrondissement.

Spencer’s career in the veterinary industry began at Heartland in 2016. Prior to joining Heartland, Spencer was a recruiter for assisted living facilities. He’s also worked in the music industry as a social media manager for a local record label. He graduated from Northeastern Illinois University. His interests include playing guitar, biking, photography, jogging, live music, road trips, and record collecting.

Throughout his career, Greg has held diverse roles in finance, accounting, and corporate development. Before joining Heartland Veterinary Partners, he worked at Audax Private Debt, a leading firm in the financial services industry specializing in private debt solutions for middle-market companies. Drawing on his background in finance and accounting, Greg entered the veterinary industry in a corporate development role, focusing on growth through mergers and acquisitions. He also has experience in financial planning and analysis, managing budgeting, forecasting, and capital investments for veterinary hospitals. Greg earned his degree from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

Katie has over 20 years of operational experience as a multi-unit leader including 6 years of experience in the veterinary industry. Prior to joining Heartland Veterinary Partners, Katie led several teams with Banfield in AL, FL, MS, AR, and TN where she helped her teams gain in their leadership and management skills, increased operational and financial performance, and promoted several of her team members to new leadership positions. Katie is passionate about supporting veterinary professionals grow their careers. Katie has also worked in the physical therapy and retail industries. Katie and her husband Dave share their home in Birmingham, AL with their pets Maggie and Jake. Katie earned a BS in Education from California University of PA.

Jonathan has over a decade of experience within investment banking and other finance capacities. Prior to joining Heartland Veterinary Partners, Jonathan was a Vice President within the healthcare investment banking group at KPMG Corporate Finance where he worked on various engagements ranging from mergers and acquisitions, minority and majority recapitalizations, and capital raises within the healthcare industry. Prior to KPMG Jonathan spent time as part of the valuation team at Duff & Phelps, as a trader at IMC Financial Markets, and began his career as an engineer. Jonathan earned his MBA from the Chicago Booth School of Business and earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in Electrical Engineering.

Chris has more than 20 years of investment banking and corporate development experience, including leading the healthcare investment banking groups at both KPMG Corporate Finance and Duff & Phelps Securities. While at both firms, Chris represented a variety of post-acute and provider-based healthcare companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, strategic reviews, and financial restructurings. Chris began his investment banking career at Harris Williams & Co., a middle-market investment bank, and also previously served as a Director of Corporate Development at Northwell Health, where he focused on the acquisition of primary care physician practices to support the health system’s growth strategy. Chris earned his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with BA degrees in Philosophy and English.

Maranda has nearly 18 years of veterinary industry experience. She has worked with multiple leading group veterinary hospital and support organizations in addition to executive roles with other veterinary service companies. Maranda previously led development and acquisition activities in the Midwest market for VetCor Professional Practices, a leading group veterinary hospital and support organization with over 175 hospital locations, and also worked for BluePearl Veterinary Partners, a specialty group veterinary hospital with over 50 hospital locations. Maranda has also held roles with PetCure Oncology, a provider of radiation oncology solutions to the veterinary market, and HUB International within HUB’s veterinary insurance programs division. Prior to these various executive roles, Maranda worked in two private companion animal veterinary hospitals building operational skillsets within the veterinary field. Maranda attended Purdue University and is actively involved with numerous veterinary industry associations including VetPartners and AAHA.

Alex has been in the veterinary industry for 11 years. He started his career as a veterinary technician working in general practice and emergency medicine for seven years. Since then, he has been a sales representative for IDEXX, Midwest Veterinary Supply, and Covetrus. Alex graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BS in microbiology. He currently lives in Bedford, TX, with his dog Ranger.

Amanda has over 12 years of clinical, educational, and sales experience in the veterinary industry. Prior to joining Heartland Veterinary Partners, she spent 8 years in a private mixed animal practice as a Registered Veterinary Technologist (RVT). Five of those years were spent as an instructor in a Veterinary Technology (AAS) program. She then went on to work in veterinary sales for over three years at one of the world’s largest animal health companies in the industry. Amanda graduated from Purdue University (West Lafayette) with her Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology. She currently resides just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband and their Miniature American Shepherd, Walker Texas Ranger.