Hope Connelly
Hope joined the staff at the Equine Medical Center of Ocala in 2003 where she serves as our lab supervisor and is in charge of the daily lab operations. Hope was born in Park Ridge Illinois in 1965. Residing in Florida most of her life she graduated from South Sumter High School in 1983. Hope worked locally with horses until 1988 when she joined the United States Air Force. After 2 years of Medical Laboratory Technician School she graduated and served the remainder of her time at Griffis Air Force Base in Rome, NY. In 1994 she left the service and worked at the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Ocala FL. and the University of Florida Clinical Laboratory. Her hobbies include fishing, kayaking, and riding her new Harley-Davidson motorcycle.