Veterinary Technology Symposium

Heidi Lescun got her BS in Veterinary Technology from North Dakota State University in 1997. She worked as a veterinary technologist at Purdue University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital until 2000, when she moved to Australia for her husband Tim’s job as a veterinarian at a progressive equine hospital. In 2001, she returned to the Purdue VTH to provide anesthesia support and was appointed the supervisor of the anesthesia technicians in 2006. Heidi joined Vetamac in 2015 as service technician/sales associate servicing Northwest and Central Indiana.

Heidi is originally from Wausau, Wisconsin. She’s married to Tim, an Australian, and they have a daughter, Lili. She enjoys lasagna and 80’s rock, and she and Tim live on a small hobby farm with 4 horses and 3 dogs in Lafayette, Indiana. They enjoy attending Purdue basketball games and traveling and are often found showing horses at the Indiana Quarter Horse Shows.

Lauren Bacon is a registered veterinary technician who serves as director of traceability for the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH). She came to Indiana from a small town in Connecticut to attend Purdue University. After graduating, Lauren worked as a large animal treatment technician at the Purdue Large Animal Hospital, then worked in a mixed-animal veterinary clinic in Indianapolis. In her role at BOAH, Lauren is passionate about continuing to learn, mentoring others and delivering high-quality service. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, family and being surrounded by animals.