Meet Our Veterinary Team
Meet the Veterinarian & Team of Root River Veterinary Center! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Get to Know Our Veterinary Team
Meet Our Veterinarians
DR. LEANNE FROESE
Veterinarian/ Owner
Dr. LeAnne Froese grew up in a small farming community in Southern Alberta, Canada. It is here that her love of animals began as she became actively involved in 4-H and spent many hours training her border collie, Scooter, in agility. After graduating from high school, she moved to North Dakota where she gained a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Dr. LeAnne later received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University.
In 2010, she moved with her family from Colorado to Minnesota. In 2014 she and her husband purchased Root River Veterinary Center. Dr. LeAnne and her family have grown to love Southeastern Minnesota and plan to make it their long-time home. She and her husband Tyler, have four children, Isaiah (Adrianna), Aubrey, Lander, Levi, and one grandson, Moses. Their furry family includes an Australian shepherd named Maple and 3 cats, Gabby, Bo, and Twiglet. Dr.LeAnne finds the veterinary profession very rewarding as it allows her to combine her love for animals with her passion for teaching and people. Her professional interests include internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, dentistry, and preventative care.
In her spare time, Dr. LeAnne enjoys gardening, the outdoors, art projects of different kinds, and spending time with friends and family.
Hospital Staff
TYLER NIELSEN
Tyler Nielsen has been the Practice Manager at Root River Veterinary Center since 2014. He grew up on the front range in Colorado and after graduating from high school, got a BS in Business Management from the University of Wyoming, 03′. He has also been teaching business classes at Chatfield Jr/Sr High starting in 2022. Tyler lives in Chatfield, is married, and has 4 kids. He became a Grandpa in 2023! He also has 4 pets, Maple, Gabby, Bo and Twiglet. In his spare time, he enjoys history, traveling, photography and the outdoors.
KRISTIN SCHWIER
RECEPTIONIST – OFFICE MANAGER
Kristin was born and raised in Bird Island, MN. She graduated college with a degree in Hospitality. In 1993, she moved to Fillmore County and made it her home. She began working for Root River Veterinary Center in the spring of 1996.
Kristin and her husband Bob live on a farm outside of Fountain, where they raise Registered Hereford and Angus cattle, along with crop farming. they raised three kids on the farm. Alex is in the US Army, married to Audrey. Clay is a welder, married to Julia they have two kids, Lia and Lane. Emilee is an early childhood teacher, married to Justin, and has a daughter, Marlow.
With the kids gone, four-legged kids have taken up residence. Beckett, Bob’s farmhand and “lap dog,” is a lab x golden retriever, Frankie is a spunky little house kitty, and Bonnie, Vinny & Vito are outside farm cats in charge of security and vermin control.
Kristin enjoys being a grandma most but also enjoys traveling with their camper, spending time at their lake home, and riding a 4-wheeler.
CARRIE TATUM
CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
Carrie joined the RRVC team in September of 2022. She grew up on a farm in Iowa. She was an officer and showed animals in FFA and 4- H. Carrie and her husband now call Southeast Minnesota their home. They have an acreage together with various animals, including a cat, Bynx, three dogs, Zara, Millie, and Atlas, a grade quarter horse Ciro and a Mustang, Galilee. Carrie is a Certified Pharmacy Technician and a Certified Veterinary Technician. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at NICC and completed her internship at Iowa State University Veterinary Medical Center. In her free time, she enjoys kayaking, riding horses, and spending time with her animals, family, and friends.
JOHANNA DEVINE MEYER
CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICAN
Johanna grew up in Ridgeway, IA, on her great grandparent’s farm, where she raised and showed bottle calves, sheep, milk goats, ducks, chickens, rabbits, and dogs at the local county fair through 4-H. Currently, she has three Australian Shepherds; Louie, Gypsy, and Willow. She graduated from Dordt College in Northwest Iowa with a degree in Animal Science in 2018. In 2022, she graduated with an associate degree in Production and Companion Animal Veterinary Technology. Johanna joined RRVC as a Certified Vet Tech in October 2022. In her free time, Johanna likes to walk with her dogs, garden, lift weights at the gym, and work on house projects with her husband on their early 1900s fixer-upper.
Dr. Whiskercloud
Veterinarian
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