Our Veterinary Staff Alpharetta, GA

Katie, our practice manager, joined Midway Animal Hospital in 2018. She has worked in many areas of veterinary medicine since 2002 and has been in a management role since 2006. Her primary goal is to make sure every client and patient receives the best possible care every time they walk through the hospital doors. Katie was born and raised in Georgia, specifically the North Georgia Mountains of Blue Ridge. She has been married since 2008, has one daughter and a long-haired Chihuahua named Choo Choo.  When Katie is not working she enjoys boating, camping, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Brandi joined the staff at Midway Animal Hospital in 2020 as a client service representative. She started her veterinary career in 2014 and has experience as a kennel attendant, technician assistant, and receptionist. She has a passion for wildlife rehabilitation. She has 2 dogs, a cat, and a lizard. In her spare time, Brandi enjoys spending time in nature, crafting and working with a non-profit organization teaching horsemanship skills to children with disabilities.

Mandy is one of our client service representatives. She joined Midway Animal Hospital in 2006 and has been in the veterinary industry since 2002. Mandy enjoys helping with client relations and loving on the patients that come into the hospital. She attended Cosmetology school but realized making people look pretty is stressful. She has 2 dogs, Fiji and Club Tail, and 3 cats, Rico, Ruby, and Bootsy. In her free time, she enjoys going to concerts or any place with live music, watching Netflix, and hanging out with family.

Melinda began working in the veterinary field in 2012 as a kennel attendant while she was working on her Veterinary Technology degree. She then worked as a veterinary assistant until graduating in 2015 from Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Ga. She joined Midway Animal Hospital since moving back to the metro Atlanta area in 2016. Melinda enjoys client education, assisting in surgery, and providing comfort to the most anxious patients, especially cats. She has 5 cats: Shelby, Eli, Schmidt, Thomas and Squirrel and one chihuahua named Chago. In her free time, Melinda prefers to be outside, roller skating or on a hike with her husband and Chago.

Skylar is a veterinary assistant. She started at Midway Animal Hospital in 2018. Her passion for helping animals started at a young age. Her working experience includes doggy daycares, customer service, and adoption counselor and admissions specialist for Atlanta Humane Society. When asked what she loves most about her job she said, “knowing that I am a part of keeping pets healthy and happy, educating clients, and giving all the patients a good snuggle.” In her free time, she enjoys playing with her dogs and watching movies.

Andrea joined Midway Animal Hospital in 2013. She has worked in many areas of the veterinary field but helps us part-time as a veterinary assistant. Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is surgery, and she loves helping to monitor the patients to ensure their safety during the entire surgical procedure. She has 2 dogs named Paisley and Liam who are her life. Her ultimate life goal is to start a non-profit rescue retirement ranch for senior pets where they can happily live out the last days of their lives.

Kendall started at Midway Animal Hospital in 2020 as a veterinary assistant. She has been in the industry since 2018 and has experience as an overnight emergency technician assistant, exotic general practice, and emergency medicine. Kendall graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. She has 2 dogs named Colt and Kali and 1 cat named Milo that she rescued at a young age. In her free time, she likes to do schoolwork in which she is studying to become a registered veterinary technician to further her career.

Kaitlynn joined Midway Animal Hospital in 2020 as one of our veterinary assistants. She has a true passion for veterinary medicine and has been in the industry since 2015. Her love of animals is evident at home as well as at work. She has 2 dogs and 1 cat. Kaitlynn’s favorite part of her job is building relationships with patients and their families. Her special interests include internal medicine and surgical procedures. In her spare time, she enjoys fishing and spending time with her friends and family.

Jazmine started working at Midway Animal Hospital in 2019 as one of our talented groomers. She has always loved working with animals and has experience in boarding and daycare facilities as well. When asked what she loves most about her job she said, “being able to transform the dogs that come in and seeing their different personalities by the end of the grooming session.” She has 3 dogs: Zeus, the mighty toy poodle, Bailey, the calmest Shih tzu ever, and Lady the big teddy bear Rottweiler. In her free time, Jazmine likes to read and swim. She has also recently taken up kick boxing.

Fawn started working at Midway Animal Hospital in 2006 as one of our artistic groomers. Her grooming career started in 2003 and while in grooming school she worked at a doggie day care facility. Fawn enjoys teaching puppies to enjoy the grooming process and showing them it is a good experience. She especially loves grooming cats. She has 1 dog and 2 cats.  Tilly is a mountain cur who is her hiking buddy.  Ben and Jerry keep her laughing with the various games they play at home. In her spare time, Fawn likes to go hiking and drive her mini cooper.

Sharon joined Midway Animal Hospital in 2020 after working in several animal care jobs previously. As a pet care specialist, she loves being able to constantly learn new techniques and gain more knowledge every day that improves her ability to care and improve animal welfare. She has one dog, a Corgi named Stella, who loves to accompany her on outdoor adventures. In her spare time, Sharon loves hiking with her husband and dog, gardening and working on different WWOOF farms.

Allee is one of our pet care specialists who joined Midway Animal Hospital in 2019 She has worked for various kennels since 2018. Allee is a recent graduate of Cambridge High School and is hoping to eventually go to vet school. She will go to North Georgia College starting in the Fall of 2021. When asked what she likes best about her job she said, “playing with all the boarding pets and learning as much as she can about veterinary medicine.” Allee has a Labrador named Jazzy who she adopted during quarantine. In her free time, she loves to go running with Jazzy and take her on hikes to explore new areas.