Meet Our Team

Manager

Karen is originally from New York and spent 15 years in Florida before settling in Knoxville in 2006. She has been in the management field for over 30 years and has been a Veterinary Practice Manager since 2010. Her hobbies include gardening, cooking, traveling, and home remodeling. She also enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband. Karen has a special love for pit bulls and currently lives with two rescues, Pebbles and Oliver, and two cats.

Customer Service Representative

Nicole has lived in Tennessee her entire life. She enjoys working with horses and hanging out with friends in her free time. She has owned horses for 12 years and cared for dogs and cats in a boarding facility for two years prior to joining our team. She is excited to continue her adventure at Companion Animal Hospital.

Veterinary Assistant

Deanna started working kennels here in 2013 and now has been hired full time to help as a receptionist and veterinary assistant. Deanna has lived in Knoxville her whole life and enjoys being with friends, family, and her doggo, a Bernese Mountain dog mix, Bear. Deanna always knew she would work with animals. Deanna is starting her adventure to become a licensed veterinary technician through Saint Petersburg College.

Veterinary Assistant

From landscaping to reception, Kaylin does just about everything here at Companion Animal Hospital, but she primarily works as a veterinary assistant. She is also doing most of the renovations and working countless hours to bring bright new life to our new building. Kaylin has mostly worked with exotics and horses up until now and worked the last four years as a zookeeper.

When she isn't working, Kaylin's hobbies including hiking, kayaking, home improvement, and her biggest love of all, horses. She primarily trains jumpers but is starting down the adventurous path of cross country. She shares her life with her two pitbulls, two cats (one of whom is blind and has special needs), multiple reptiles, fish, and a horse.

Veterinary Assistant

Sarah lives in Corryton with her newly-wed husband, Alex, their dogs, Cleo and Lily, and cat, Izzy. She is currently attending Penn Foster College to achieve her Veterinary Technician Degree. She has a heart for making every animal she meets feel loved and safe, no matter its size or species. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys going on spontaneous adventures and having game nights with her friends.