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: 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: Penn Foster College

Hometown: Cornelius, NC

Pets: Zeus, Arrow, Chopstick (Chops), and Ralph

Alex was born and raised right here in Cornelius, NC! She’s been volunteering with animal hospitals since she was 16 and has been working in the veterinary field since 2020, earning her RVT license in 2022. Alex enjoys working with the more holistic approaches to medicine and is striving to learn more about herbal therapies!
Outside of her days at Whole Pet, Alex enjoys travelling, shopping, brunch, and spending time on the lake with her husband and their daughter.

Education: Elon University

Hometown: Davidson, NC

Pets: Ladybug (dog), Phoenix and Gryphon (cats)

Breanna grew up right here in Davidson, North Carolina. She has always loved animals and knew from a young age that she wanted to be a veterinarian. In 2016, she interned at Whole Pet Veterinary Hospital to gain experience as a technician. After leaving Davidson to attend Elon University for a biology degree, she moved back in 2018 to work at VHOD again. She applied to veterinary schools back in 2019 and plans to start studying this year. She is also Fear Free Certified. She loves music and traveling; if she could spend all her money on concerts and plane tickets, she would! While at home, she enjoys sitting on the couch with her family’s dog, Ladybug, and two cats, Gryphon and Phoenix.

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!

Education: Kent State University

Hometown: Kent, Ohio

Pets: DD and Ida Mae (dogs), Rascal (cat), Maddie Medusa and Clove (snakes), Jerry and Elizabeth (parakeets), and fish

Animals and their care have always been a huge part of Lynne’s life. She was raised on a small family farm in northeastern Ohio. Growing up, she was very active in both equine and beef 4-H. She was able to gain some experience with exotics managing a pet store while studying at Kent State. Her family then moved to North Carolina, and she went to work for The Institute of Environmental Toxicology at Clemson University working in wildlife research. She then moved back to North Carolina and found her calling as a veterinary assistant and has been blessed to do this job for the past 25 years!

She is very excited to be joining our family and learning how to better help our furry friends by combining traditional and holistic medicine. She is also Fear Free Certified.

In her free time, she enjoys boating and fishing with her husband and son, as well as rehabbing the occasional baby squirrel.

When she isn’t at work, she is known to be at the gym, spending time with family and friends or her two pups, Hayleigh (Boxer) and Goose (Pitbull/Chow/Akita mix).

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.

Keri and her husband have quite the acquired crew of rescued furkids. Their dog Taco had six other homes by one year of age before coming home with them. He was an incredibly fearful pup, but with their help he is learning to let his guard down day by day and to feel what it is to have a happy home. Their cat Gouda came from the Hurricane Dorian crew that Whole Pet fostered and found homes for in 2019 and their cat Keeper was a stray found hiding under a house.

When Keri isn’t keeping things moving in surgery she can be found spending time at the beach, in the mountains, or cooking with her husband, Brett. Who knows, she may even be throwing a bowl on her pottery wheel or settling in with a glass of wine and a good book.

Keri knows no strangers and loves making all of our surgery patients feel at home. She is happy to have found Whole Pet, and we are happy she did!

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.

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Pets: Cash, Presley, and Nelson (all guinea pigs)

Raye is originally from Charlotte, NC. She attended Belmont Abbey College, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. While in school she worked as an animal caretaker at The Schiele Museum of Natural History, looking after over 40 species.

Working at the Museum emphasized her passion for caring for animals but she was limited in being able to utilize her degree. Whole Pet combines her love of helping animals with her love of science.

Raye has 3 Guinea pigs named Cash, Presley, and Nelson. She is also active in her church, and enjoys singing, reading, embroidering, and rock climbing.

Courtney is from Greensboro, NC. She grew up riding horses and originally wanted to work with large animals, however, the wonderful world of cats and dogs won her over! Courtney graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Sciences and dove into the vetmed world headfirst. One of her favorite parts of veterinary medicine is developing relationships with clients and their pets to provide the best care possible.

She and her boyfriend have 3 dogs (a Husky, German Shepherd and Golden Retriever), as well as a cat. Her cat sometimes wears a hat…which Courtney crocheted, because it is a passion of hers (feel free to scroll back on our instagram feed @wholepetvets for proof, it’s something you don’t want to miss). Aside from crocheting hats for animals, Courtney is also fond of caring for her plants and is an avid coffee addict lover.

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.

Meet Taylor! Taylor was born and raised in Greensboro, NC along with her brother and sisters, being the middle child of five! Did you catch that? Taylor drives from GREENSBORO to care for our clients and patients! When she’s not here answering phone calls and emails, she can be found spending time with her fiancé or cuddling up with the both of her cats, Fitzgerald and Lou! Taylor enjoys learning new things and hopes to further her knowledge within Whole Pet, we couldn’t be happier to have her on our team!