River Road Animal Hospital Staff

Originally from the Outer Banks, Amy moved to Southeastern North Carolina in 2005. She started at River Road Animal Hospital in July 2015 and comes with 2 years experience as a veterinary technician from Burgaw Veterinarian Hospital. At a young age Amy fell in love with animals and nature. Amy and her husband, Joseph have four beautiful daughters (Sarah, Elayna, Jade, and Alleigh) a dog named Ares, two turtles and a tank full of fish. When Amy isn’t caring for your pets she enjoys going to the beach or is usually involved in an art/craft project.

Autumn started with us in June 2012. She comes with over 24 years experience in the veterinary field and is currently our office manager. She is originally from the Catskills in upstate New York. She studied animal bioscience at Penn State and graduated from West Virginia Canine College with a degree in advanced dog training. She started at an AAHA accredited animal hospital in Ferndale, New York in 1987. She stayed with that hospital as their receptionist, veterinary assistant and assistant to the office manager until 1998. She also ran her own successful dog training business when not working at the animal hospital. She moved to North Carolina in 1998 then moved to Brunswick County in 2001. She worked at Companion Animal Hospital in Shallotte from 2002 until 2011 as their office manager, receptionist and veterinary assistant. She lives at home with her husband Daniel, her son Colton, their five recues dogs and one cat.

Becky has lived in NC since 1994 having came from The Shenandoah Valley in northwest VA. She’s always had a love of animals, growing up on a farm and riding horses since she was a young girl. Having previously worked at 2 other vet clinics, Becky brings 6 years of veterinary experience with her to RRAH. She has 2 children, a son Daelyn and a daughter Raven along with her Yorkie Peanut.

Brad attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he studied Biology and Psychology. Before coming to River Road Animal Hospital in 2007, Brad worked in laboratory medicine and pharmacology research and as wine bar manager for Landfall Country Club. He is experienced with dogs, cats, exotics and wildlife. He lives with his Staffordshire Bull Terrier pup Loki, aka “The Pig Dog”

Caroline attended Herkimer County Community College for Business. From there she went to work for Bank of America. She worked for them for 25 years as a Branch Manager and then as a Financial Advisor. Wanting to get away from the cold winters of New York, she retired from Bank of America and moved to Ash, NC. Caroline has joined RRAH as a receptionist because of her love for animals. She resides in North Carolina with her husband Edward and their rescued cat, Reese.

Although Mary Ellen is not technically on staff, she IS one of the family. Mary Ellen has been operating Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter on Oak Island, NC since 2007. After moving to North Carolina in 2003 she realized that there was no rehabilitation center for local shorebirds that swallow fish hooks, get tangled in nets, or are otherwise injured or orphaned. Local animal control and turtle rescue volunteers encouraged her to care for these injured birds. After volunteering at the SC Center for Birds of Prey and the Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter to gain experience, Mary Ellen obtained the appropriate State and Federal permits to open Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter. We are proud to be associated with Sea Biscuit and Dr. Travis is glad to donate as much of her supplies, services, and expertise as she can to support this extremely worthwhile local non-profit organization.

Meghan was born in Maryland but raised right here in Southport! Before coming to River Road she worked at Banfield Animal Hospital in Wilmington, NC. She took time have her 2 kids, and lives in Southport with them and Ash, a huge kitty she adopted from here and Lego, her crazy Pitt pup. She aspires to stay in beautiful Southport forever.

Air Force Academy and still serves part time with the Air Force Reserves as an A-10 Instructor Pilot. He helps with the clinic animals including Seth and Neuth – our two African Sulcatta spurred tortoises, and his favorite (the only pets that earn their own keep) our chickens Ginger, Zelda, Henny Penny, & Clucky.

Mike is a North Carolina native and attended UNC Charlotte with a major in Accounting. Prior to coming to RRAH in 2012 he owned his own Real Estate Development and Construction businesses for many years. Mike grew up with a love of animals, the outdoors, and wildlife. Like many North Carolinians he grew up with a love of the Coast, and had previous experience with Southport and it’s atmosphere. In 2008 he and his wife Sally decided it was time to pack their bags and move from Winston-Salem to Southport. All of their 6 children are grown and they have 9 grandchildren. Mike’s family also includes Sugar & Skipper, Jack Russell Terriers; and Tigger, their Persian cat.

Lindsey has had a passion for animals and an interest in conservation and veterinary medicine her whole life. After serving in the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic, She made her move to North Carolina in 2015 and finally took the leap into veterinary medicine by joining our team in 2018. She is currently attending San Juan College online working towards a degree in veterinary technology. In her spare time she is almost always on roller skates either playing for the Cape Fear Roller Girls, coaching their new recruits or heading up the local Chicks in Bowls chapter. Lindsey resides in Wilmington with her boyfriend Emmett and their two dogs Chuck, a lab/pit mix, and a siberian husky named Meeko.

Amber has worked at River Road Animal Hospital since July 2018. Before that Amber worked two years at an animal boarding facility. Amber graduated from Animal Behavior College’s Veterinary Assistant program. She lives in Southport, North Carolina, with her two dogs, Mugen and Nyssa.

Megan moved to North Carolina in 2016 and has been with River Road since November 2017.Having worked as a nurse for over 10 years, she decided to make a change to animal medicine. She has always had a love for animals since she was a little girl. She married her husband Jason last October and they have 5 children (Caitlin, Aidan, Daniel, Audrey, and Avery) between the two of us and a dog named Lucy.

Misty is a sincere, curious, hard-working gal that grew up on a dairy farm in western North Carolina. She currently lives in Southport with her family that includes Tripp, a golden retriever, Loki (a Scooby Doo lookalike), two cats, some pet rats and a chicken…or two…or ten:-)

Laura began working for River Road Animal Hospital in January of 2019 after moving here from Raleigh. She grew up on the coast and enjoys snacks, boat rides with family, and spending time with her two cats, Skyler and Walter, and dog, Charlie. Laura graduated from High Point University with a Bachelor’s degree in History. She has always had a love for animals and worked at the local humane society while working towards her Bachelor’s in History and began her technician career in 2018 in Raleigh. NC State football games and Game of Thrones are her favorite. Laura is committed to providing exceptional care and compassion and looks forward to taking care of your 4 legged family members!

Krystal is originally from Long Island, New York. Her family moved down here when she was 12. She has always been around animals her whole life. Her mom was a huge animal lover and always rescued animals. They rescued pigs, had a few birds, and chickens. Her parents bred reptiles, mostly bearded dragons, snakes and chameleons. They also had geckos and even hissing cockroaches. Animals are her passion. Krystal has four dogs, all who are rescues. Pictured is three of the four, Peach, Oreo and Azul. In her down time you can find her working on her vehicles, at a local park or beach with her dogs.

MaKayla grew up on a small family farm with a variety of different kinds of animals in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, where her passion for animals began. She moved to Greensboro in 2016 but deciding that still wasn’t close enough to the beach, came to the area in June of 2018. She had been a dog groomer for over 3 years but came to RRAH to pursue her goals to work in the veterinary field. She has 3 dogs –  Ella, Gunner and Odin – as well as a bearded dragon named Freyja. In her free time she likes to spend her time outdoors whether it be camping by a fire, at the beach with her dogs or cruising in her Jeep. 

Krystal is originally from Long Island, New York. Her family moved down here when she was 12. She has always been around animals her whole life. Her mom was a huge animal lover and always rescued animals. They rescued pigs, had a few birds, and chickens. Her parents bred reptiles, mostly bearded dragons, snakes and chameleons. They also had geckos and even hissing cockroaches. Animals are her passion. Krystal has four dogs, all who are rescues. Pictured is three of the four, Peach, Oreo and Azul. In her down time you can find her working on her vehicles, at a local park or beach with her dogs.

Hannah is an animal lover! She grew up on farms working and taking care of people’s animals in CT. She moved here about 9 months ago for school.  She has a rescue dog named Marlow who has been with her for almost 2 years now and he means the world to her! She is so grateful for being able to work at River Road Animal Hospital and become part of this amazing group of animal lovers. Lastly, she is excited to learn more as we continue to care for people’s fur families!