Management Team
Kris -Hospital Manager – A Butler native, Kris and her husband have recently returned to the area to be closer to family and friends. Kris accepted the position of office manager in September 2011. She has 2 children, both recently married. She and her husband, Scott, enjoy spending time with their two cats, Iris and Onyx.
Amber –Assistant Manager– did her externship with us at BVA, while attending VTI. After graduating, Amber was hired in 2008. Amber was our reception manager then was promoted to Assistant Manager. She shares her home with her husband, daughter, son, 2 dogs, and 6 cats! Amber works hard to keep everything moving smoothly throughout our busy days at BVA.
Melissa – Assistant Manager– graduated from Sanford-Brown Institute in Pittsburgh and joined our team in April 2011. She enjoys all aspects of the hospital, and has wanted to work with animals her entire life. She shares her life with a Doberman/Lab mix named Mya and enjoys learning new things, books, music and movies.
Brandi -Floor Supervisor- joined our kennel staff in July of 2009 to gain animal experience. She graduated from the Vet Tech Institute 2012. She has worked in all areas of the hospital and most recently has been promoted to Floor Supervisor. She shares her life with 2 dogs, Emma and Sara, and a guinea pig named Hannah.
Jassa– Floor Supervisor–is our newest member or our leadership team. Jassa started with us in 2014 as a technician after graduating from VTI. We are glad that Jassa decided to challenge herself in this new role. She has two pets at home, her dog, Willow and a cat named Pitsy.
Receptionists
Linda – “LO” joined the BVA team in 2002 after working at the library. The change of pace is welcomed and she really enjoys being a receptionist here – “You get to meet so many people and pets!” She is originally from the Phoenix area and enjoys revisiting that area in her off time. She shares her life with her 2 sons, 2 dear friends and an older spoiled cat.
Channing – was a client before joining our team in March 2009. She enjoys being a receptionist and likes to watch our doctors perform surgery when she has the opportunity. She shares her home with her husband, children and 4 spoiled labs, Kelsey, Morgan, Maya and Hunter.
Lorraine – Our employee from “Across the Pond” is a native of London, England. As a military wife, she has traveled around the world with her husband. She was a volunteer at the Base Veterinary Clinic in Naples, Italy, and after moving to the States she worked at another local veterinary hospital for 9 years. Lorraine joined our team in April of 2008. She shares her home with her husband and 2 Bassett Hounds, Owen, other wise known as, “What’s this” and Tillie, known as “Trouble”!
Ashley– attended Slippery Rock University for Elementary Education. She is very interested in educating our clients and helping the patients. She shares her home with her husband, Matt, a Dachshund named Geno and 2 cats, Lemieux and Nala. Ashley enjoys cheering on the Penguins!
Mariah– decided that she wanted a change in career, so she decided to try Butler Veterinary Associates. We are so happy that she did! She enjoys working with our patients. She has many animals at home also. Mariah has a horse named Ace, two dogs, Timber and Shania, and a cat named Thor.
Allison-For as long as she can remember, Allison had wanted to work in a Veterinarian’s office. She applied and we liked her enthusiasm immediately! Allison wants to learn as much as she can and would like to work in many different areas of the hospital. She started out in our kennel and now she is apart of the reception team. We hope she continues to learn many more areas of our hospital!
Courtney– is new to our reception team. She has always wanted to work in the Veterinary field. The opportunity presented itself and Courtney couldn’t turn it down! She has started to learn all about the field in our busy office. Courtney has a Beagle named Gunner and a cat named Zora at home that have helped her prepare for her new career!
