{"id":1701,"date":"2019-11-21T20:09:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T20:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carevetdev.kinsta.cloud\/berry\/?page_id=1701"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:02:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:02:43","slug":"meet-our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/meet-our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- HFCM by 99 Robots - Snippet # 5: Meet Our Team -->\n<style>.vetcontainer > img {max-width:250px;min-width:250px;min-height:350px;object-fit:cover;}<\/style>\t\r\n<h3>\r\n\tCareVet of Des Moines employs a team of diverse and caring veterinary professionals who always have your pet's care in mind. \r\n<\/h3>\r\n<p>\r\n\tAt each of your pet\u2019s visits with us one of our team members is assigned to your case to work with you from beginning to end. When you return for your next visit, we do our best to match the same team member with your pet again.<br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nThis is done because it is important to us that we get to know you and your pet personally so that you feel confident we know and care about pet individually as a patient. Just as we get to know your pets, we figured we\u2019d give you a chance to get to know us!\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"selection\">\r\n                <a class=\"selected\" id=\"veterinarians\">Veterinarians<\/a>\r\n                <a id=\"veterinary-staff\">Veterinary Staff<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div data-selected=\"selected\" class=\"category--content veterinarians fullwidth flex--column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                <div class=\"vetcontainer fullwidth flex--row vert__padding--sm\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/03\/TaylorMalloyDVM.jpg\" \/>\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h2 class=\"margin--none\">Dr. Taylor Malloy, DVM<\/h2>\r\n                       \t<h3 class=\"margin--none\">Veterinarian<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>We welcomed Dr. Malloy onto our team in Spring of 2020. We knew she would be a great fit, as she had already been bringing her pets to All-Pets hospital for over 5 years. She is also another proud graduate of the Iowa State University\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine.<br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nDr. Malloy enjoys spending her free time with her husband, Cody, her daughter, Evelyn, and her two dogs Dozer (Blue Tick Hound) and Nala (Rat Terrier).<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"vetcontainer fullwidth flex--row vert__padding--sm\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2025\/07\/DrCheyenneGibbons.jpg\" \/>\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h2 class=\"margin--none\">Dr. Cheyenne Gibbons, DVM<\/h2>\r\n                       \t<h3 class=\"margin--none\">Veterinarian<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>Dr. Cheyenne Gibbons is a 2025 graduate of Iowa State University\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine with a special interest in reproduction and surgery. Originally from Nebraska, she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.<br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nOutside the clinic, Dr. Gibbons enjoys reading, watching movies, walking her dog, and spending time with her partner, Zach, and their pets \u2013 a lab named Cash, a Lab\/Chow mix named Marley and three cats, Zayne, Ella, and Duke.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"category--content veterinary-staff fullwidth flex--column\">\r\n                <div class=\"vetcontainer fullwidth flex--row vert__padding--sm\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/03\/RachelRVT-e1678206965113.jpeg\" \/>\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h2 class=\"margin--none\">Rachel<\/h2>\r\n                       \t<h3 class=\"margin--none\">Hospital Manager, RVT<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>Rachel recently celebrated 14 years of providing care at CareVet of Des Moines!  She joined us in 2008, graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a degree in Veterinary Technology, and passed her State and National Boards in 2010 as a Registered Veterinary Technician.<br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nRachel's professional interests are in canine behavior, dentistry, and anesthesia. She is certified in the Karen Pryor Academy's Dog Trainer Foundations Course and is very familiar with effective force free and clicker training.  Rachel regularly attends the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association's annual meeting to learn the latest recommendations for low stress handing of dogs and cats in the hospital setting. She spent several years teaching dog training classes at Paws and Effect, a service dog program in Des Moines. <br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nRachel and her husband, Matt, have a Dalmatian named Cloud, a Labrador named Barret, a Lab mix named Tifa, and a large flock of chickens. When not training or treating dogs, Rachel enjoys tending to her land and bee hives in Knoxville.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                <div class=\"vetcontainer fullwidth flex--row vert__padding--sm\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/03\/LindseyVeterinaryAssistant.jpeg\" \/>\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h2 class=\"margin--none\">Lindsey<\/h2>\r\n                       \t<h3 class=\"margin--none\">Veterinary Assistant<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>Lindsey started at All-Pets in February of 2019. Along with her responsibilities as a veterinary assistant, she also uses her excellent interpersonal skills at our reception desk, and is in charge of ordering our medical supplies. She also works closely with the Animal Rescue League of Iowa in order to maintain our financial assistance program to assist those in our community who have trouble with their veterinary bills.<br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nWhen she\u2019s not at work or studying for her next test, you may spot Lindsey at a local thrift store finding a fun outfit, at her hairdresser getting a new color, or at home with her two dogs, Trinket and Berlioz.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                <div class=\"vetcontainer fullwidth flex--row vert__padding--sm\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2023\/03\/CarolVeterinaryAssistant.jpeg\" \/>\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h2 class=\"margin--none\">Carol<\/h2>\r\n                       \t<h3 class=\"margin--none\">Veterinary Assistant<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>Carol has been a loyal and valued team member at CareVet of Des Moines for over 40 years. <br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nCarol is the weekend kennel assistant taking care of boarders and hospitalized patients. She always gives each and every animal the special attention it needs on weekends and holidays.  Her love of animals is shown each and every day.<br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nCarol is actively involved in the community assisting with local elections, volunteering for various church and other civic activities. <br \/><br \/>\r\n\r\nCarol lives in Des Moines and shares her home with cat Copper, her support cat Ouji and her American Staffordshire Terrier\/Bulldog mix named Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cup.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                <div class=\"vetcontainer fullwidth flex--row vert__padding--sm\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2026\/04\/Kayla.jpg\" \/>\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h2 class=\"margin--none\">Kayla<\/h2>\r\n                       \t<h3 class=\"margin--none\">Veterinary Assistant<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>Kayla joined our team in 2025. She went to Hawkeye Community College for Veterinary Assisting and Animal Science and graduated in May 2021. When it\u2019s hunting season, you can find her out hunting for ducks, pheasants and Deer. Otherwise, she loves to be outdoors and going to her family\u2019s century farm when she gets a chance. She also likes to bake, spend time with her family, and go on runs. She has a Black Labrador Retriever named Sadie. <\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                <div class=\"vetcontainer fullwidth flex--row vert__padding--sm\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/image-coming-soon.jpg\" \/>\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <h2 class=\"margin--none\">Natalia<\/h2>\r\n                       \t<h3 class=\"margin--none\">Veterinary Assistant<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>Bio coming soon!<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n            <\/div>\r\n     \n<!-- \/end HFCM by 99 Robots -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1701"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421,"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1701\/revisions\/2421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carevet.com\/des-moines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}