PHARMACY TEAM
Meet Your Pharmacy Team
We’re Here for Your Animals & You
Our animal pharmacy is here to serve you! Highly experienced, knowledgeable and friendly, you can trust your animals’ health will be in good hands. Respected and trusted for all your prescriptions and other animal health supplies, our team is here to help you make sure your animals are healthy and happy. Your veterinary clinic can work with us directly or you can submit your veterinarian clinic prescriptions to us on your own! Contact us with your questions at [email protected].
See our Pharmacy Hours here.
Jeff Sawyer—Pharmacist in Charge
RPh., NDSU
Licensed in 11 states
Started at Leedstone: 2002
As our Pharmacist in Charge, Jeff oversees the daily functions of our
in-house pharmacy. He started with our company in 2002 and offers his expertise and sense of integrity to customers and team members alike. Jeff and his wife, Karen, have 6 children; plus, since 2012, they’ve taken in 19 children through the foster care program. It may be a full house at times, but there’s always room for their yellow lab, Lucien, who loves to go on hunting adventures with his family. Jeff and Karen own a farm and raise crops for wildlife habitat development. Besides hunting, Jeff enjoys fishing and supporting his children in their activities.
Alexis Meyer—Pharmacist
Pharm.D., NDSU
Licensed in 6 different states; soon 7!
Started at Leedstone: 2012
Alexis works with the entire pharmacy team to ensure the prescriptions leaving the pharmacy are safely and correctly prepared. She loves the variety in her work, helping our customers keep their animals healthy—from the smallest of frogs and turtles to the larger cows and horses; and even nature’s more exotic animals! “It’s fun to always be thinking ‘on-the-spot’ with customer questions. I enjoy the customer interaction, working with a great team and always learning more about new medications.” When she’s not at work, she and her husband, Nathan, enjoy family time with their 3 children—Evan, Cora, and Luke. Hoping to get a dog soon—and the family is looking into getting a mini goldendoodle! Alexis also enjoys reading in her free time, and she most recently finished her first quilt!
Emily Smith
B.S., Animal Science (emphasis on dairy production), U of M, Twin Cities: 2004
Certified Pharmacy Technician: 2015
Started at Leedstone: 2007
Emily’s love of animals began when she was young, growing up on a dairy farm in Central MN where her parents continue to milk cows. As the head Pharmacy Technician, she enjoys assisting customers with their large-animal questions while getting to know them and their operations. Not only is Emily immersed in animal health while at work, but she lives it every day on their 2 farms! Emily and her husband, Jeremey, raise dairy steers on their farm and a have a small organic dairy herd at another location. They and their 5 children also have pets: a 3-legged “sweet and loving” black lab named Ellie, and a spunky yellow lab named Griffin. Emily and her family enjoy water skiing, camping, board games, and going to the movies together. They loved their recent trip to Yellowstone National Park and hope to do more traveling in the future.
Amy Sand
A.A.S., Veterinary Technology:
MN School of Business, 2009
Certified Veterinary Technician: 2009
Certified Pharmacy Technician: 2019
Started at Leedstone: 2015
Amy joined our Pharmacy team with enthusiasm, knowing she’d be able to continue assisting pet families with the health of their small animals. She enjoys helping our customers with their questions about pharmaceutical and over-the-counter solutions to keep their animals healthy. Being a Certified Veterinary Technician, she previously worked in small-veterinary practices, and she brings her knowledge and experience of caring for pets to our team. Amy and her husband, Travis, have 2 young boys who keep them very busy. They also have 5 GloFish pets and are hoping to become dog parents again soon! Amy loves to cook, spend time with friends & family, and work with arts & crafts. Together, her family enjoys spending time playing outside and going for bike rides. They also have fun gardening, listening to music, and taking site-seeing drives wherever the road takes them.
Sophia Ahrens
A.A.S., Veterinary Technology:
Ridgewater College, 2007
Certified Veterinary Technician: 2007
Certified Pharmacy Technician: 2021
Started at Leedstone: 2013
Before starting with our team, Sophia worked 5 years in a mixed animal practice, taking care of large and small animals. This hands-on experience, coupled with her educational background, are a perfect fit in our team. As a Certified Veterinary Tech, a Certified Pharmacy Technician AND part of our Customer Care team, Sophia is our customers’ go-to person for insight on animal health and behavioral solutions. She’s also our Technical Writer for Marketing team helping us with product descriptions, comparison charts and helpful articles—and bringing you a unique perspective on your animals and how to care for them. Sophia, her husband Jamie and their three young children have 1 cat and 3 dogs: Kiki, a domestic long-hair cat; Tinker, a chihuahua; Benelli, a German short-hair pointer; and Lola, a Doberman pinscher. She balances this busy life with lots of outdoor activities; including going for walks, fishing and cross-country skiing.
Sheila Petermeier
Registered Pharmacy Technician: 2003
Started at Leedstone: 1998
Sheila is a treasured staple in our pharmacy and salesfloor teams. She works with our Pharmacists and Techs, “who are all very experienced, knowledgeable and kind,” and brings her expertise wherever she is needed—pharmacy, sales floor or helping our fulfillment team. Although she currently has no pets, she does have two
‘grand-dogs’; both springer spaniels whom she adores, “and they love me too!” After taking her first trip in many years last year, her hope is to do a lot more traveling in the future!
