Get to know the people who make it all happen. Our team is made up of passionate, hardworking individuals who care deeply about the work they do and the people they serve. Each member of our team brings unique skills, experience, and compassion to ensure the best experience and care.
Molly Evers is a registered veterinary technician. She graduated from the Brown-Mackie Veterinary Technology program in 2014 and immediately started working at Union Veterinary Associates. She has been a tremendous asset to the practice since January of 2014.
Molly has always loved animals and grew up with various dogs, cats, pocket pets, and horses. She spent 4 years volunteering at a wildlife rehabilitation clinic where she learned she had an interest in the medical aspect of animal husbandry. In the clinic she really enjoys running bloodwork and educating pet parents to help them provide the best possible care for their furry kids.
She lives in Union with her husband, two teenagers, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 15 chickens, a corn snake, and a horse. When she’s not at work she enjoys spending time with her family, caring for her menagerie, bike rides on the Katy Trail with her husband, and horseback riding.
Samantha Gotsch joined our staff in August of 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri with her Bachelors in Animal Science and minor in Captive Wild Animal Management. Following college, Sam worked as a farrowing technician in swine production for three years. As a farrowing technician, it was her job to care for mother pigs and their babies, making sure they had everything they needed to thrive. After managing the farrowing department for three years, Sam decided it was time to take her career towards something greater. Knowing a job as a veterinary technician would give her a wider array of animal species to learn about, Sam pursued an open position at Union Veterinary Associates. We are so lucky that she opened this next chapter of her life in animal care. Since 2019, her passion for animals has helped fuel her success as a veterinary technician. She is eager to learn and continues to build on her solid foundation of animal care and husbandry.
Sam, her fiance', three dogs, three cats and her chickens reside in Bourbon, MO where they enjoy their quiet little piece of land. Her free time is filled with outside activities such as gardening and candid animal photography.
Carrie joined the world of veterinary medicine after spending a large part of her youth working at the large animal branch of the Humane Society. Her main role included rehabilitating severely neglected equines that had been rescued. This involved extensive hands-on physical therapy and when they were ready, retraining them to be ridden. While she gained valuable experience with equines, Carrie wanted to expand her knowledge of small animals. Since joining the UVA team, she feels that every day brings something new and exciting to learn. Carrie grew up in a home full of various animals, and she is thrilled to be in a field where she can apply what she learns to her everyday life.
