Susan Burnett,  DVM, Practice Owner

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Amanda (Atsumy) Otsubo, DVM

Amanda (Atsumy) has been working for Valley Animal Hospital since the summer of 2018 as a veterinary technician. As an animal healthcare provider Amanda enjoys bonding with her patients as she helps them through their medical journey. Amanda was raised in Cuiaba, Brazil and moved up to Minnesota during her study broad program in 2015 at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Amanda graduated from Federal University Mato Grosso with a Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her friends and her husband. Amanda has 3 fur babies: Ozzy, a 13 year old sassy golden retriever, Lola, a 11 year old attention-seeking basset hound, and Daniel, a cuddly orange cat who loves everyone.


Paul Burnett, MBA, ABD, Practice Manager, Owner

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Shari Yonke, Office Manager

Shari has worked at Valley Animal Hospital since 2001. She is currently our office manager for the clinic. She was born and raised in Thief River Falls, graduated from Lincoln High School, and then went to Northland Community College for Sales and Marketing. In her spare time she enjoys sewing, making lefse, and traveling with her husband on motorcycle to the mountains and seeing the country. She has 2 little fur babies that are so much fun and entertaining. They are Willie, a 4 year old black Pomeranian, who is so loving, cuddly and full of spunk. Coby, a 12 year old tabby cat, who is very laid back, lazy and loves to sit up on his tower and watch over his owners. Those 2 pets are great buddies that love to play-wrestle and even lay around together.






Chloe Solheim, Certified Veterinary Technician

Chloe has worked at Valley Animal Hospital since March of 2021 as a veterinary technician. During college, she worked for Valley Animal Hospital for 2 summers on her way to becoming a technician. As a veterinary technician she enjoys caring for animals and helping them on their road to recovery. Chloe was raised in Fertile, MN and graduated from Crookston High School. She graduated from the Veterinarian Technology Bachelor’s program from North Dakota State University. In her spare time she enjoys hunting, going for boat rides, and spending time with family and friends. Her fur baby is a 9 year-old jack Russell terrier mix named Rashaud, who is laid back in his old age, but loves leaving the house and going on adventures outdoors.


Rhonda Belanus, Veterinary Technician

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Hanna Risdal, Veterinary Assistant 

Hanna  has worked at Valley Animal Hospital since spring of 2021 as a veterinary assistant. She has a Bachelors of Science degree in Animal Science with a pre-veterinary emphasis from the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Hanna’s favorite part of the job is seeing the recovery of sick or injured animals and their happy faces. On her time off she enjoys spending time outside with her 2 year-old dog, Nubs.


Madelyn Westlin, Veterinary Assistant

Madelyn has worked at Valley Animal Hospital as a veterinary assistant since 2018. The part she enjoys most about her job is building connections with the patients and getting to see them again at their next visit. She attended Lincoln High School and then graduated from Northland Community and Technical College for Animal Science. In her spare time, she hangs out with her own pets. She has a 11 year-old Quarter Horse mare named Foxy and a six year-old male cat named Murray.



Jeanne Olson, Veterinary Assistant

Jeanne started as an intern through Lincoln High School as a junior and then came and interned again as a senior. This summer is her first summer working as a veterinary assistant. She loves getting to work with animals and learning new things while working at the Clinic. In the fall she will be attending NDSU for Pre-Vet and majoring in Animal Science. She has two dogs Bubba, a black lab mix and Molly, a pit mix. In her free time she likes to spend time with friends and family.