Success doesn’t happen overnight. It takes months (often years) for a person to grow from an animal loving kid into the professional and thriving veterinarian they were always meant to be. 

Dr. Sara Mc. Peck, a Massachusetts native and mom of three, is the co-owner of one of the largest veterinary practices in Alaska, Tier One Veterinary Medical Center.  We caught up with this busy boss mom to find out more!

1.     Dr. Sara is a graduate of Mississippi State College of Vet Med. 

2.     After graduating, she served four years in the U.S. Army as a Veterinary Officer where she was responsible for more than 350 military working dogs.

3.     As a Veterinary Corp Officer, she received a variety of awards, including a Bronze Star, a NATO Medal, a GWOT Medal, two Army Accommodation Medals, among many others.

4.     While in officer training at Fort Benning, Georgia, she met and later married the love of her life, Dr. Sean McPeck. Together they co-founded Tier One Veterinary Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska.

5.     At first, Dr. Sara hated the idea of living in Alaska, she was a born and bred New Englander and couldn’t imagine a life far away from the east coast.  But after moving there and starting her family, she now couldn’t iming living anywhere else. 

“Alaska is home to 17 of North America's tallest mountains and has more than 3,000 rivers and 3 million lakes,” says Dr. Sara, “If you love the outdoors like we do, Alaska is definitely a place you can live your dream.”