Veterinarian and Owner
Dr. Glaesemann’s passion for animal agriculture helped to shape her veterinary medicine career. Growing up on her family’s Fairbury dairy farm, Jennafer grew up with cattle, sheep, rabbits, and various poultry species. When Jennafer was just five years old, her father woke her in the middle of the night, asking her to hold the flashlight while he treated an ailing cow for milk fever. With the first geyser of blood as the needle punctured the jugular vein, Jennafer was instantly fascinated by veterinary medicine. When the cow “miraculously” got up shortly after her father gave it the calcium, it was almost like magical, super hero powers for this creature who needed help. At that moment, Jennafer took her first step toward a challenging, rewarding veterinary medicine career!

Jennafer’s childhood was filled with 4-H and FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) activities, further increasing her understanding of her beloved livestock. While exhibiting her dairy cattle, rabbits, and poultry at the Nebraska State Fair, Jennafer won several state championships in the 4-H and FFA exhibitions. Jennafer also proved an accomplished judge, earning state championships in poultry and dairy judging and dairy management evaluation.

Following high school, Jennafer attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, graduating with dual Bachelor Degrees in Animal Science and Veterinary Science. Jennafer was in the inaugural class of the Iowa State and UNL Profressional Program in Veterinary Medicine. After moving to Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Glaesemann earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2011.

While she received job offers elsewhere, Dr. Glaesemann really wanted a practice of her own. Knowing that she wanted to work mostly with large animals in a rural area, she methodically conducted a search throughout the United States. Dr. Glaesemann spoke with many practice owners and visited several practices in person, including the veterinary clinic Dr. Glaesemann was familiar with in her childhood. Dr. Glaesemann purchased Blue Valley Veterinary Clinic, only 26 miles from her childhood home. She joined the staff as an associate veterinarian in 2011 while she worked to finalize the clinic purchase. Clinic operations and management prompted Dr. Glaesemann to pursue a Masters in Business Admninistration (MBA) degree, which she earned from Chadron State College in 2016.

Dr. Glaesemann has deep family roots to Beatrice, as she is the fourth generation to work in Beatrice and both of her siblings have also worked in Beatrice at various times in their lives. Dr. Glaesemann’s family members have been delighted to assist her in keeping the practice running smoothly. Her parents fill in as front desk help, while her younger brother Aaron frequently stops in to handle technology-related tasks. Dr. Glaesemann’s older brother Nathan also pitches in when needed. (Nathan and Aaron put the roof back on the horse loafing shed in the spring of 2016, and it looks pretty spiffy!)

Even while she focuses on growing her practice, Dr. Glaesemann often reminds herself why she chose a veterinary medicine career. The everyday opportunity to make a positive difference in another’s life makes it easy for her to get out of bed each morning. She marvels at the magic of the human-animal bond and its relevance with any species. Dr. Glaesemann enjoys the mental and emotional engagement of challenging medical and surgical cases, and she gets great satisfaction from seeing a patient return to wellness after an effective rehabilitation program. There’s also the hands on work with livestock species that she’s enjoyed all her life, and, of course, introductions to all the adorable puppies and kittens.

Dr. Glaesemann enjoys life with Karla, a sweet, quiet Pit Bull mix. Dr. Glaesemann met this wonderful dog while interning at a small-town clinic that also served as the town’s animal shelter. As luck would have it, the clinic’s kennel worker took the dog outside to play, and they instantly bonded as best friends. Dr. Glaesemann has also been able to indulge her love for horses and now has seven American Quarter Horses.

Angela Glaesemann, sometimes referred to a “Momma G”, is Dr. Glaesemann’s mother. She cares for everyone at the clinic by helping out where needed, whether it’s picking up front desk duties if someone is ill or needs to attend a family function to running errands around town. She goes the extra mile to take care of clients, too, by coordinating medication mail outs as well as client correspondence. Though she grew up on a mixed beef/grain operation and raised her own kids on a family dairy farm, Angela’s inspiration to help out at BVVC doesn’t come from her agricultural experience but rather her desire to serve others and help everyone in whatever capacity she can.

Emily spent her childhood in Clatonia, sharing her life with her parents and sister. Growing up on a crop farm, Emily grew accustomed to living with chickens and other poultry, horses, dogs, and cats; she was often happily surrounded by animals.

After graduating from Tri County High School, Emily considered becoming a veterinarian, but decided she wasn’t interested in that level of intense study. Instead, Emily earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science: Livestock Production Management, graduating in 2012 after less than four years of hard work. Now, Emily was eager to put her degree to work – she wanted to work with animals.

Also during 2012, Emily got married, and she and her new husband decided to move back to Emily’s hometown. The hard-working couple purchased a house with 80 acres and shortly thereafter 24 head of cattle. They also took over the family’s haying business from Emily’s father and uncle. They have a young son and daughter.

Happy to be home again, Emily began looking for a cattle-focused job and soon learned about Dr. Glaesemann’s passion for large animal medicine. Emily began working at Blue Valley Veterinary Clinic in January 2013.

Emily especially enjoys cattle-related cases, as they increase her ability to care for her own herd. She has also been certified as an artificial insemination technician, another talent that has proven useful in this farm-friendly practice. Finally, Emily likes the challenge of correctly setting up an IV line, and she enjoys assisting with orthopedic surgeries.

Two happy dogs and three cats round out the home’s furry family members. Athena and Ziva are Anatolian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mixes and are also sisters. Not surprisingly, the two dogs have entirely different personalities. Athena’s calmer, more regal attitude makes her a bit of a princess; she has adopted her own couch in the house. However, more assertive Ziva has charmed her way onto the couch, and has also shown Athena that her younger sister is not a pushover. Not to be outdone, Emily also has several capable farm cats.

Finally, Emily loves her Clydesdale, Brandy, who was born in early 2013. Brandy likes to commune with the cows, and Emily is teaching her to drive. Skip the Quarter Horse also enjoys his life on the farm. Skip was a barrel horse in a former life, and he still loves to run at full tilt through an open pasture. Daisy, one of Emily’s cows, has also become somewhat of a pet; she loves to sidle up to receive a good scratch.

Bonnie is currently attending Penn Fosters online college, focusing on large and small animal medicine. She hopes to attend UNL’s cooperative program with Iowa en route to becoming a veterinarian. She is a pet parent to 2 cats, 1 dog, and 3 horses. Her days off include handing out with friends, helping out on the family farm with goats (and cattle, pigs, chickens, and more), and taste testing Nebraska’s cuisine.

Heather joined the Blue Valley team in 2019 as a veterinary assistant/receptionist but has grown into the role as our in-house groomer and pet stylist. She’s been our exclusive pet makeover artist since fall 2019. Heather also braves the elements to be our clinic opener and does early rounds through hospitalized patients and boarding visitors. Heather has 2 boys at home and is the pet parent to a Boxer, Melia, and a fluffy orange cat, Cat Stevens. Heather may also be found with a fishing pole on occasion in the summertime.

Originally from Seward with a previous career in human healthcare, Jacob joined the Blue Valley team in 2020. At home, Jacob helps operate a hog unit (and cares for his cats, dogs, horses, and cattle). Jacob utilizes these experiences in his work at the clinic with assisting Doc, working with clients, helping out around the clinic, and providing direct patient care. You’ll usually finding him chugging on sweet tea to keep him going throughout the day, although he also reaches for a Mt. Dew occasionally (but not as much as Doc). If he ever has free time, Jacob enjoys gardening, hanging out with his friends, game nights, music, and watching shows/movies.