OUR TEAM

Education: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Hometown: Indian Trail, NC

Pets: Penny and Hazel (dogs)

Kristin has been in the veterinary field since 2006 and has been a part of the management team at Whole Pet Veterinary Hospital Davidson since its opening in 2013. She grew up in Indian Trail, NC, and received her B.A. in psychology from UNC-Charlotte.

Kristin is a huge supporter of animal rescue and adoption. She is a pit bull advocate and loves to educate people on this misunderstood breed.

Kristin became Fear Free certified in 2019 and tries to make every visit less stressful for both pet owners and their pets. She is also a member of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA).

She lives in the Lake Norman area with her husband and 2 children. On any given night, you can find her eating tacos and drinking margaritas – Mexican food is her fav! She also enjoys being outdoors, reading, taking weekend trips to the beach or Charleston, listening to music (she’ll beat you in music trivia!), and family movie nights.

Education: Glassboro University

Hometown: Mt. Laurel, NJ

Pets: Kevin and Charlie (yellow labs)

Linda grew up in New Jersey but moved to North Carolina in 2005 with her husband.

After spending over 20 years in the clinical research field, the move to North Carolina allowed her to pursue a career that reflected her love of animals: working at a doggie daycare/boarding facility. During those 13 years, she got to experience the joy of seeing cats and dogs every day.

Over the years of caring for her fur children, she was introduced to and excited about the holistic treatments available to treat many different conditions that her pets were experiencing. She is excited to be a part of this practice and to learn about this area of pet care. She is also Fear Free Certified.

In her spare time, she likes to hike, bike, and hang out with friends and family.

Education: Johnson & Wales University

Hometown: West Bridgewater, MA

Pets:  Floyd, Arya, and Mildred (dogs)

Heather was born and raised in southeast Massachusetts. She relocated to Huntersville with her husband and daughter, Lydia. She has been in the veterinary field since 2012 but has had a love for animals since she was young. She grew up with every animal you can think of. Dogs, cats, goats, ducks, pigs—you name it!

Heather grew up as a horse girl and has been riding for 23 years. In her free time, you can find her at the barn, hiking, or walking her dogs. You can also find her running with her German Shepherd, Mildred.

Heather is excited to be a part of the practice and to learn more about the holistic approach!

Education: Gaston College

From: North Carolina

Pets: Ruby and Crabcake (dogs)

Born and raised in North Carolina, Kayleigh has had a love for animals her whole life. Kayleigh comes to us as a registered technician, graduating from Gaston College in 2008. Kayleigh has a passion for exotic animals and supporting animal charities, her favorite being the World Wildlife Fund. Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is hands-on nursing care and helping the animals recover after illness, injury, or surgery. Kayleigh loves continuing education courses and gaining more knowledge to bring to her position as a technician. She has two dogs of her own: Ruby, a sweet Chihuahua, and Crabcake, an adorable Chiweenie. In her free time, Kayleigh loves to spend time with friends and family. Her favorite place to vacation is Ocean Isle, and she tries to visit as often as she can. She loves loves loves Christmas and enjoys buying decorations and decorating for the holiday.

Education: Miami Jacobs Career College

Hometown: Sidney, OH

Pets: Jordyn, Carmen, and Stella (dogs)

Megan is from a small town in Ohio. She moved to Huntersville in the summer of 2012 after finishing college to pursue a job as a licensed veterinary technician.

Megan got married in September 2016 and bought a house in Huntersville. She currently has three dogs: Jordyn, Carmen, and Stella.

Megan is obsessed with Corgis and anything to do with Corgis.

In her free time, she loves shopping, going to the pool or lake, country music, finding new trails with the pups, and exploring parts of the Charlotte area she hasn’t been to, and spending time with her husband and fur kids. She also enjoys crafting and sewing when she isn’t out and about.

Education: Gaston College Vet Tech 2004 graduate

Gerri has lived in the Lake Norman area for over 30 years. She is married to her best friend and they have one daughter, Sam, and Two miniature Australian Shepherds, Bear and Kodi.

Her love of veterinary medicine started from a very young age when she and her cousin would go around their grandfather’s farm tending to and caring for the animals; their favorite being newborn pups, kittens, and calves. At 7 years old, they called themselves the “rescue rangers” after a movie we had seen and even went as far as attempting once to repair a butterfly’s wing with scotch tape! It was a fruitless effort but will always remain in her memory of how helping animals to heal was ingrained in her soul/nature.

Since 2006 Gerri has owned a pet sitting and grooming business which allowed her to raise her daughter while still caring for animals. While she enjoys that side of the pet care industry, her calling was always to be in the veterinary technician field. She was already a client of Whole Pet Davidson for the past five years and was thrilled to have the opportunity for employment here and to once again work in the vet tech field.

For the past 5 years, she has pursued training in animal massage and electro-nutraceuticals technologies including Alpha-Stim and Avazzia certifications. Gerri is passionate about continued learning in both the fields of conventional and holistic therapies and how proper gut health can impact an animal’s well-being. Gerri believes our animals are absolute gifts to us and by learning to help them heal we actually learn to heal ourselves and the world around us.

When her nose is not in a podcast or book she and her husband enjoy camping, gardening, making fermented foods, and any chance to walk her pups in nature.

Bio coming soon!

Education: Ashworth College

Hometown: Long Island, NY

Pets: Freydo, Oreo, Pringle, Drake, and Gizmo (cats); Jax (Rottweiler)

Julie is originally from Long Island, NY but moved to North Carolina when she was 10 years old.

She has been working in veterinary medicine since high school. In 2015, she earned certification in veterinary assisting from Ashworth College.

Her interests include supporting her local sports teams…Go Panthers! Go Hornets! She also enjoys going to concerts and watching horror movies.

Education: Methodist University

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Pets: Oliver and LoLo (cats)

Emily grew up in the Southeast, has lived off and on in the Charlotte area since 1997, and has been back in the area since 2008. Emily comes to us with more than nine years of experience and loves all aspects of her job. She strives for patient care and client satisfaction every day.

Emily has a four-year bachelor’s degree in communication/mass media from Methodist University. She was also a four-year starter and two-year captain of her collegiate softball team. Emily has been married for eight years to her husband Mike, who works in healthcare. They have three four-legged children and hope to have a couple of two-legged children soon. Emily loves to hike, work out, travel, and try new places to eat. Emily also likes to be involved in the community and fundraising for all causes. She is very excited to be back and servicing the Davidson and Lake Norman community. We are excited to have her great attitude and smiling face!

Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana

Pets: Eshgh (cat), Aziz and Nazanin (dogs)

Sara was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She moved to North Carolina post-Hurricane Katrina.

Sara belongs to her cat, Eshgh (love), and her dogs, Aziz (dearest) and Nazanin (sweetheart).

With over a decade in the field, her bleeding heart shows through her work, and she is passionate to advance her knowledge in holistic veterinary medicine and fear free practices.

Hometown: Hickory, NC

Pets: Gunner & Boone (dogs), Grim (cat)

Alex has called North Carolina home for most of her life, with a wonderful year spent in Washington State. Her passion for animals started at an early age, with her own animals as well as strays she befriended and brought home. Alex is fear-free certified and takes a special interest in pocket pets and exotics. She is excited to learn more about integrative medicine here at Whole Pet.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking with her dogs, and listening to live music.

Education: UNC-Charlotte

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

Pets: Cheeze (golden retriever), Cody (Mixed)

Candace originally grew up in upstate New York, but considers Mooresville her hometown.

She has three sons who keep her busy traveling up and down the east coast wrestling year round.

Candace loves reading, movies, traveling, and of course wrestling.

Candace has been in the veterinary field for 19 years. Work-wise, she loves learning new things and her main focus is always the client and making sure they leave happy.

Education: Colorado State University

Pets: Pickles, Carolina, Thatch, and Bauer (dogs), Calypso (cat)

Katie is new to the Lake Norman area and veterinary medicine but has been working in the pet industry since 2007. She has a bachelor’s degree in equine sciences and business from Colorado State University. Katie grew up riding horses and working in barns.

She has 8 years of working in a natural pet store that specialized in holistic nutrition and care.

Outside of work, Katie enjoys gardening, hiking with her dogs, and playing and watching ice hockey. She has also taken 2 of her dogs to national dog agility competitions.

Bio coming soon!

Hometown: Sparta, NC

Pets: Moe, Nayla, Daisy, Freely & Frankie

Nikki was born and raised in North Carolina and relocated throughout the east coast before finally settling down in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her husband and 5 year old daughter last year. She has had a love for animals since childhood, gifting her family with every stray and abandoned animal she wandered upon. As an adult, Nikki’s husband & daughter have learned to expect just the same.

Though she has just begun her journey in the veterinary field, Nikki has several years of rescue experience as a foster and Adoption Liaison for a local animal rescue. She is passionate about animal welfare education and serving her community. As a client of Whole Pets Davidson since 2015, Nikki is grateful for the opportunity to now be part of our Davidson team to give our clients and pets the highest quality care.

Education: Gardner-Webb University, CPCC

Julian grew up in the University City area and moved to Cornelius in 2010. He graduated from Community School of Davidson. He is currently working toward an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice at CPCC. He enjoys being outdoors. He is an Eagle Scout. For his project, he built a roof for a bird cage at the Carolina Raptor Center. Julian has always had a connection to animals. He is happy to be a part of the Whole Pet staff. He likes sports. His teams are the Panthers, Hornets, Knights, Hurricanes, Checkers, and Charlotte FC

Bio coming soon!

Kelly was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania and moved to Charlotte in 1988. She’s called Huntersville home since 1992. She enjoys the Lake Norman area and resides with her husband, Todd, and two sons, Cameron and Dawson.

In her spare time, she likes to watch movies, shop, and enjoy family time at the beach.

Education: Eastern Michigan University/Pensacola Christian

Hometown: Lake Orion, MI

Pets: Keyla Elizabeth, Bentley Chase, and Raina Lynn (dogs); Tigger Thomas and Cotton Socks (cats)

Tracy grew up in Michigan and lived in Colorado Springs for 15 years before marrying the love of her life and moving back to Michigan. They have three daughters together: Ashley, Leah, and Claire.

Tracy comes to us with more than seven years of experience as a veterinary receptionist/pharmacy tech.

In her spare time, she loves to travel, shop, and spend time with friends and family. Her greatest joy is loving on her precious granddaughter, who just turned one. She also LOVES Christmas.

Tracy is excited about working with an amazing group of ladies and getting to know our clients and their pets.

Hometown: Florence SC

Education: Francis Marion University

Pets: Tucker, Coal, Peanut, Pearl, Peter, Periwinkle, Emmi, Jackson, Max, Picasso, Joey, Rosie (dogs)

April was born in Sumter, SC, and lived in various small towns all across that area throughout her youth. She left home at age 15 in pursuit of a better life. She opened her 1st small business at age 22 and currently owns 3 small businesses. She is an entrepreneur. She loves people and animals. She has a beautiful wife and three wonderful kiddos. When she’s not at the office she can be found either working with one of her businesses, cooking for her family and friends, or out playing kickball. She also loves relaxing on the couch at home when she has a free minute.