Friday: 7:30am-5pm
Sat & Sun: Closed
Friday: 7:30am-5pm
Sat & Sun: Closed
Our Staff
Heritage Pet Hospital Dedicated Staff
Deb
LVT, CVPM, Hospital Administrator
Deb Bahr is excited to return to Heritage Pet Hospital after a 1.5-year break exploring other professional opportunities. Coming back to HPH feels like coming home—to the team, the culture, and the work she loves most.
Deb first joined Heritage as a Certified Veterinary Technician and served as Hospital Administrator from 2003 to 2024. She returns with renewed perspective and energy, continuing her commitment to supporting both patients and the people who care for them.
She is Fear Free Certified, a graduate of the Karen Pryor Academy as a Certified Training Partner, and has been a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) since 2006. Deb earned her Associate in Applied Science degree from the University of Minnesota–Waseca and later obtained her certificate in Veterinary Hospital Management from St. Petersburg College.
Outside of work, Deb enjoys time with her husband, three grown sons, three dogs, and a cat. She loves cooking, boating, being outdoors, and planning home improvement projects—while her husband somehow ends up doing most of the actual work.
Kathy
Certified Veterinary Technician
Kathy graduated from the University of Minnesota, Waseca in1988 with an A.A.S degree in Veterinary Technology. She has been with Heritage Pet Hospital since September 1, 1988, and has grown to know many of our clients and their pets quite well over the years! Kathy has a passion for her career and believes pets are members of the family that deserve the best care. Kathy enjoys being part of a talented veterinary team and getting to utilize her nursing skills every day! Some of her special interests include managing the care for diabetic patients and mentoring/teaching veterinary technology students from RCTC. Kathy earned her Fear Free Certification in March 2019 and finds it very rewarding to help pets “love” coming to visit the vet! Kathy is also involved in the community by sitting on the Advisory Board for the Rochester Community and Technical College’s Veterinary Technology Program and the Advisory Committee for the Olmsted-Rochester Law Enforcement K9 Foundation. She and her husband David share a home with their “furbaby” cat “Milo” and in her spare time, Kathy enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, yoga, enjoying a good cup of coffee and summer vacations in Northern Minnesota.
Cheryl
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Cheryl is a 1982 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Waseca and has an A.A.S degree in Veterinary Technology. She has been with Heritage Pet Hospital since 1999. Her Special interests Include avian health & behavior, geriatric felines and feline behavior, & pharmacy & inventory management. At home, Cheryl enjoys training and playing with her Australian Shepard, Siamese cat & 2 African Grey Parrots.
Amy
Certified Veterinary Technician
Amy graduated from the Medical Institute of MN in 1995 with an Associate in Applied Science degree. She has worked in the Veterinary field for 24 years and has been with Heritage Pet Hospital since October of 2007. Her favorite thing about coming to work every day is being part of a close-knit team, and the satisfaction of working with our clients and helping them heal. Amy’s special interests include dentistry and radiology. In her spare time Amy enjoys pool league, camping, golfing, hiking and participating in the VFW Auxiliary. She shares her home with her husband, Dave, her dogs Morgan (a Lab/German Shorthair cross), Bailey (a Lab/Husky cross), Hudson (puggle) and a long-haired orange tabby cat named Jack. They just moved into their newly built home in September 2018 which resides on a beautiful 5-acre wooded lot!
Brandi
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Brandi has been with Heritage Pet Hospital since March 2023. After working for 13 years in a nursing home, she went back to school and graduated in 2013 from the Minnesota School of Business with an AAS degree in Veterinary technology. Brandi has worked in small and large animal clinics throughout the 4 different counties. She is Fear Free Certified and absolutely loves the positive atmosphere at Heritage. Brandi is grateful for the wonderful people she works with, who make coming to work exciting! Drawing blood is her favorite thing as well as talking and joking with all of the clients. Brandi has 1 dog, Bailey, 2 cats, Gizmo and Jaxon and also has 3 nephews that are the highlight of her days. Brandi enjoys spending time with family and friends, going out to eat, reading and watching tv.
MaryAnne
Certified Veterinary Technician
Bio and image coming soon!
Meghan
Veterinary Technician
Meghan graduated from the Madison area Technical College in Madison, WI in May 2022 with an Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology. Meghan is excited to be part of the Heritage Pet Hospital team because of their outstanding reputation for providing the best care for their clients, pets and staff. Meghan is interested in getting Fear Free Certified and to learn more about how to help with behavior cases and her goals also include continuing her education and getting her VTS (Veterinary Technician Specialty) in anesthesia and/or dentistry in the near future. In Meghan’s free time, she enjoys traveling to different places to hike, going to concerts and spending time at the river or cabin and she lives with her dog, Rosie and her boyfriend, Dustin.
Mikayla
Veterinary Technician
Mikayla is currently attending Rochester Community and Technical College to start classes in their Veterinary Technology Program to become a certified veterinary technician and to finish her Bachelor of Science-Veterinary Technology degree at UWRF. She will graduate from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in May of 2023. She enjoys coming to work every day because every day is a new “adventure”, and everyone here makes work so much fun and enjoyable. She loves being able to interact with pets of all kinds and getting to know our clients as well. In Mikayla’s spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, hiking, gaming, horseback riding, kayaking, camping, shopping, watching tv, and spending time with family, friends, and pets. Her furry family members include a cat named Purr Box, a guinea pig named Pig-Pig, a horse named Bandit, two rabbits named Rosemary and Baby, and the multitude of other pets that her family has.
Darcy
Veterinary Technician
Darcy joined the Heritage Pet Hospital staff in June of 2022. She is currently in the Veterinary Technology Program at Rochester Community Technical College and is scheduled to graduate in 2023. After certification, she intends to find a specialty within the field relating to behavior, rehabilitation, dentistry, or ophthalmology depending on what she gravitates toward in the clinic and during the remainder of her coursework. After starting as a client with her two dogs, Sia and Ru, Darcy is now excited to work with the caring and talented team at Heritage Pet Hospital. During downtime, she enjoys all activities that involve her dogs, including walks, dog park trips, and training activities like speech buttons. She also loves to rock climb at Roca Climbing Gym, travel, kayak, hunt for agates, and binge a good Netflix series.
Mel
Veterinary Assistant
Mel has been with Heritage Pet Hospital since October 2023. She is currently in the Penn Foster Program working towards her AAS in Veterinary Technology. Her life passion was always to work with animals in some way. Mel has experience in pet grooming, volunteering at a reptile zoo and has been a Veterinary Assistant for the past 3 years. Her favorite animals are cats and exotic creatures. Mel enjoys watching movies, hanging out with friends, and taking care of her mini farm at home. She shares a life with her husband, cats, dogs, snakes, chickens and ducks.
Breanna
Veterinary Assistant
Breanna has been with Heritage Pet Hospital since March 2023. She is currently in the Penn Foster program to become a Certified Veterinary Technician. After graduation, Breanna would love to get certified in nutrition as well to help clients get the education that they need. Breanna has a Lab/Great Dane mix named Freyja, and a tabby cat named Bane. She obsesses over any large breed dog that comes through the door! In her free time, Breanna loves going longboarding, hiking with her dog, and watching the latest horror movies. Breanna’s favorite part of working at Heritage is doing surgery and building bonds with clients and their pets.
Emma
Veterinary Assistant
Bio coming soon!
Whitney
Veterinary Assistant
Bio coming soon!
Molly
Customer Service Representative
Molly has worked with the Heritage Pet Hospital team since 2013. She is proud to be a part of the Heritage Pet Hospital team. The highlights of her work are getting to meet, greet and help our patients and clients in every way possible and going home satisfied, knowing that she has made a difference in a pet’s life. She has learned so much while working in a veterinary clinic with the help of the wonderful team-oriented staff!
Molly lives in Rochester with her husband, Dale and their three children, Connor, Brayden and Alissa. She also has her pet rabbit, Rosie and her Guinea Pig, Nadine.
Kelsey
Lead Customer Service Representative
Kelsey joined the Heritage Pet Hospital Team in the Spring of 2018. She has always had a love for animals and working at Heritage has just strengthened that passion. Since she doesn’t have any dogs or cats at home, she will love yours up when they come in for their appointments! She loves joking around with clients and learning about their pets. Kelsey wasn’t used to being around exotics until working at Heritage but has fallen in love with them. She now has two adorable guinea pigs at home named Mash Potato and Turtle Sundae. Kelsey’s free time consists of spoiling her guinea pigs, watching movies and spending time with family.
Raven
Customer Service Representative
Bio and image coming soon!
Gracey
Customer Service Representative
Bio and image coming soon!
Sam
Veterinary Assistant
Bio and image coming soon!
Maddie
Veterinary Assistant
Bio and image coming soon!
Nicki
Veterinary Assistant
Bio and image coming soon!