​Valerie Olsen - Office Manager

​Valerie Olson has spent the last 35 years being a part of the Blue Cross Vet team. Val is our original employee that stuck with the team all these years. She comes with the clinic! Val began working at BCVC for Dr. Cope in 1987. At home, Valerie and her husband Verdell, maintain their own cattle ranch .  If all the day-to-day chaos home settles down, and there is a spare moment lying around, Val can be found tending to her flower gardens or spending time with her grandchildren.

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​Sharon Jakovac - Receptionist

​Sharon has been part of the Blue Cross Vet team since 19__. She and her husband Jack reside in the Salmon Valley and own and operate their own beef ranch. When Sharon is not working at the clinic, or taking care of things on the ranch she loves to spend time with friends at the bowling alley or travel.
Shawna Troughton - Receptionist

Shawna has been part of the Blue Cross team since 19__, she has filled almost all positions at one point or another, from helping out with office to assisting the doctor in surgery. Today she helps run the front office and heads up most all of our technical tasks. We have lovingly dubbed her our 'I.T. Gal'. Shawna was born and raised in the Salmon Valley. She and her husband have their own little farm at home including dogs, cats, chickens, goats, cows and one lonely peacock facing an identity crisis. With the animals, kids and grandkids, there is never a dull moment in the Troughton home!

​Lisa Johnson - CVT

Lisa Johnson is originally from Rigby Idaho. She attended the College of Southern Idaho's Veterinary Technology Program and graduated with her C.V.T. license in 2009. From there she moved to Leadore with her husband Chip where they're raising their 2 sons and tend their cattle ranch. We give Lisa extra points for commuting from Leadore to the clinic...yikes.

Missy Conner - Vet Assistant

Missy joined the BCVC crew in 2017. She moved to Salmon from Nevada in 2012 where she worked for various vet hospitals for 8 years. Missy is always accompanied by an entourage of critters regardless if it's at work, or at home. The clinic cats follow her wherever she goes (as you can see on the left) and at home she is adored by her 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 ball pythons and a partridge in a pear tree. 

Megan Jacobs - CVT
Megan was raised in Salmon ID and moved away to college in 2002. She attended College of Southern Idaho's Veterinary Technology Program and graduated with her CVT license in 2007. She completed her last internship with Renee and the BCVC team in 2007 after graduating. She then practiced as a CVT in Kimberly ID for the next 8 years and then in Boise for the last 7 years. She and her husband moved back to Salmon in 2021and Megan re-joined the BCVC team. Since having their daughter, Emma, in June of 2022, Megan has moved to an on-call employee to make more time for her family. Whenever the team is swamped, short-staffed or there is an involved after-hours emergency, she's there to help!