heartland animal hospital

Melissa has been part of our Nursing Team since 1997. She is very passionate about making our clients and their pets feel comfortable during their office visits. Melissa has been certified as a Fear Free Professional, taking this passion to a higher level. She is dedicated to providing compassionate care and knowing each and every client and patient by name. Melissa is very knowledgeable and enjoys assisting with surgeries and radiology. She also enjoys and takes great pride in handling our social media. She is the proud owner of her cats Jackson and Victoria. She enjoys playing volleyball, reading, and spending time with her family. She is also a licensed EMT-B.

Leigh has been a part of the Receptionist team since 2000. She enjoys meeting all the friendly clients and their pets. When Leigh is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family and grandchildren. She has two dogs, Axel a Deutsch Drathaar and Carter a Labrador Retriever.

Brenda has been a part of the Receptionist team since 2016. The much-loved part of her job is greeting the clients and her enthusiasm to meet new people. She likes to learn as much as she can about our client's pets and their endless pet stories. This is her way of personalizing customer service and providing a comfortable experience for owners and their pets. Brenda has 2 Schnauzers named Kitty and Lily. She enjoys cooking and gardening.

Amber has been a part the Nursing team since 2023. She has been working as a technician since 2021. Amber has always loved animals since she was a kid; furry, feathered, or scaled! She loves taking care of her patients. You can usually find her trying to converse with her patients to take their medications; bribed with a treat of course! Outside of work, Amber likes to attend local music shows, play video games, and spend time with her beagle, Barney!

Kara has been a part of the Nursing team since 2024. She has been in the Vet field since 2020. She grew up wanting to take care of animals, but tested out human medicine first as a phlebotomist, but felt that animal health was more of her calling. Growing up she had many pets: bunnies, turtles, snakes, fish, lizards, Guinea pigs, hamsters, tree frogs, dogs and cats. Kara currently has 4 dogs, Zara, Esme, Koda and Bunkie and one cat, Mama Kitty. In her free time she likes to read or binge watch One Tree Hill over and over again