Becca is a Class of 2028 DVM student, and this will be her third season working with box turtles through WEL and her second season as a Turtle Team Leader!

Grace is a Class of 2028 DVM student, and this will be her second season out in the field with WEL working with box turtles!

Tatum recently completed her Master of Veterinary Science program and will be joining the Class of 2030 DVM program!

London is a rising 3rd-year DVM student interested in zoological and wildlife medicine. This year, London’s project will focus on comprehensive health and disease surveillance in smooth green snakes.

Caitlyn is a rising 2nd-year DVM student interested in the One Health framework and its application to urban wildlife. Caitlyn is researching baseline hematology and blood pathogens in map turtles

Grace is a second-year veterinary student at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

Sophia is a 2026 graduate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Jenna is a member of the class of 2028 with a potential interest in zoo/wildlife pathology.
Sathvik is a member of the veterinary class of 2029 with an interest in free-ranging wildlife or zoo medicine, though open to many other routes.