Wendy was born and raised on a dairy farm in North Dakota. She is now a permanent Kansas resident after spending most of her husband's Army career in the Manhattan area. Her and her husband, Jason, have one grown son who lives in Colorado. Wendy has been in the veterinary field for 20 years, receiving her RVT degree from Brown Mackie College in 2015. She has spent the last 6 years primarily working with dental, orthopedic, and anesthesia procedures. Prior to that, she lived in Australia for two years, where she volunteered at a wildlife park, working with a variety of animals including koalas and kangaroos. She enjoys working with geriatric animals, dentistry, and surgery. In her spare time, Wendy enjoys reading, baking, spending time outside, doing large jigsaw puzzles, and listening to music and podcasts. She lives with her husband, black Lab, and Dachshund just north of St. George.