Paul Maione, Practice Manager, has been in the Customer Service Industry for 29 years, but his favorite stint by far has been working at Oz for the last 1.5 years.

He finds himself thoroughly engaged with the staff and rewarded by witnessing patients and clients receiving the highest level of care. Paul’s dog Fredo, aka “Oscar The Grouch”, insists on accompanying him daily to work. Besides his passion for working at Oz he loves spending time with his wife Dr. Tracey Hlede, and weekend golf outings with his friends and family.

Ashley has been a Care Coordinator here since 2014 and has brought with her years of experience in the veterinary industry. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Southern Illinois University of Carbondale and a diverse work background that includes Drafting, Project Management, Art Supplies Sales, and even being a Barista. Amongst her many talents, she finds interacting with pets and their owners most rewarding of all. Her pets at home include 2 cats and 1 dog – ranging in age from 2 to 17 years old. She is also currently fostering an additional cat and hopes to continue helping out foster pets in the future.

Ashley’s hobbies include blogging, crafting, being an apologetic coffee snob, and leaving rap voicemails.

Marley is a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) and graduated from the Vet Tech Institute at Fox College with an Associate’s Degree. She was a Cosmetologist for several years before making the decision in 2017 to switch to the veterinary field in search of a career that would bring her a sense of fulfillment and purpose. Since she was a little girl, she has always had a deep love and empathy for all animals and has found the purpose she was looking for as a CVT providing quality animal care. Her career change has been the best decision she’s ever made!

In her free time, she enjoys drawing, reading books/comics, going for walks, and is an avid moviegoer with her partner Adam. They also have 2 cat kids named Drake & Bowie, and a basset named Sully, who bring them endless amounts of love and joy!

Carley has wanted to work in the Veterinary field ever since she was a little girl. She graduated from a Veterinary Technician program in August of 2019 and will be taking the VTNE to become certified in March 2020. She is from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and will be moving into the city at the beginning of March!

Carley has 2 cats, Meow Meow & Frankie, and a dog named Sadie. Her hobbies include hanging out with friends & family, going to concerts, running, playing PC games, and watching movies.

Sylvia has worked in the veterinary industry for 20+ years as a Client Care Coordinator, Nurse, Nurse Assistant, and Kennel Attendant (of all of these she loves being and Care Coordinator the most). She is always working on continuing her education in animal health and is AIMLA Laser Certified. She has 4 pets – 2 dogs (Socks & Reyna) and 2 bearded dragons (Phoenix & Yoshi).

Sylvia spends her free time with her Mom, disabled brother, and 92-year-old Grandpa. She attends service on Sundays with her brother and also does pet sitting/dog walking in her free time. Sylvia also loves to travel – she has been to Barbados, St. Thomas, Dominica, and the Cayman Islands.

Rolando was born and raised here in Chicago. He has worked in the vet world for 18 years now as a receptionist, kennel assistant, and technician. He typically does receptionist and technician work at the hospitals he has worked at and really enjoys doing both. He doesn’t currently have any pets of his own, but his family has a dog (Zeus Shih Tzu) and a cat (Raven DSH black) that he helps take care of.

In his free time, Rolando enjoys going to the movies, playing video games, and going to the museums here in Chicago. He has a pretty big family here in Chicago and really enjoys spending time with them & going out with his amazing friends.

Kristy worked at a Humane Society for 6 years starting out as a receptionist and then later as a supervisor. She then worked at a vet clinic for 1 year before moving to Chicago in May of 2019. She is from Colorado and enjoys floating the river & going hiking with her dogs. She has two shelter dogs; an 8-year-old papillon mix and a 9-year-old chug (chihuahua/pug).

Dr. Katie King attended undergraduate classes at the University of Illinois where she learned about the human body, chemistry, physiology, and other general health topics. She left the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree. She continued her education by enrolling in the doctorate program at Logan College of Chiropractic where she was introduced to further strenuous coursework in the basic sciences, human diagnostics, clinical sciences, and chiropractic practice. Dr. Katie excelled in all of her national board certification examinations for chiropractic and physical therapy. She took a postgraduate course in Acupuncture and received her certification in Acupuncture. Dr. Katie received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree upon her completion of her coursework at Logan College of Chiropractic.

During school, Dr. Katie King was very active in extracurricular events, weekend classes, post-graduate classes, and additional training. She joined several groups to help gain a working knowledge and experience so that she can offer premium care to her patients. To further her qualifications, she served those groups as club officers.

Dr. Katie has been awarded academic achievement recognitions by the Dean of Academics several times including the “Post Doctorate Education” award and the “Clinical Excellence” award. She has also earned several other awards which recognized her academic excellence and dedication to the profession.