Our Team
Meet the friendly faces of the highly skilled doctors and staff who will be caring for your pets and livestock!
Veterinarian & Owner
Dr. Allison Bittner
Dr. Allison graduated from Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017 and began her career at OVC. She purchased the practice in the summer of 2020. Dr. Allison's favorite things to do are small animal C-sections and working with fearful and anxious patients to improve their experience at the vet.
Veterinarian
Dr. David Becker
Dr. Becker joined the team as an assistant while still in high school. He graduated from Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine in the spring of 2022. Dr. Becker most enjoys performing surgery on cattle and has a special interest equine emergency medicine and equine dentistry.
Veterinarian
Dr. Katy Brown
Dr. Katy returned to Orchard Veterinary Care as a DVM at the beginning of 2021. She is a graduate of Ohio State University and Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Katy's favorite part about OVC is working with our feline patients.
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Veterinarian
Dr. Cascie Powles
Dr. Cascie began working at Orchard Veterinary Care in 2021. She graduated from Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 2023 where she began her career as a veterinarian. Dr. Cascie most enjoys providing client education and the wide variety of patients and cases she gets to see everyday.
Office Manager & Registered Veterinary Technician
Rebecca Leigh
Becca began her career at Orchard in the spring of 2016. She graduated from the Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School and obtained her RVT license in the fall of 2016. She most enjoys assisting in surgery/anesthesia and has a special interest in exotics medicine.
Boarding Manager & Certified Veterinary Assistant
Darcie Smith
Darcie has been with the team since the fall of 2021. She became our cat boarding manager and obtained her CVA certificate in 2023. Darcie loves pharmacology and learning how different medications treat different illnesses. She also likes to assist doctors with exotics patients.
Customer Service Representative
Shelly Gilbert
Shelly joined OVC at the end of 2015. She comes to us with several years of customer service experience and she enjoys interacting with all of our clients and patients. She loves to watch our patients grow from puppy and kittenhood into their adult years.
Customer Service Representative
Sherry Bathori
Sherry began working with Orchard in the summer of 2020. She is the founder of WAHS and runs the Trap-Neuter-Return program for stray cats in our community. Sherry's favorite part about her work at OVC is seeing all the different types of pets come in.
Registered Veterinary Technician
Holley Johnson
Holley joined our team in the fall of 2022. She is a graduate of Columbus State where she earned her degree in Veterinary Technology in 2019. Holley loves all things phlebotomy and her favorite thing to do is place IV catheters.
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Registered Veterinary Technician
Stephanie Ranft
Stephanie started with OVC in the summer of 2023. She graduated from Columbus State and Otterbein University in 2021 with an associate's degree in Veterinary Technology and a bachelor's in Equine Science. She loves working with all of our equine patients and has many years of experience.
Shift Lead & Certified Veterinary Assistant
Katie Stewart
Katie has been with Orchard Vet Care since the beginning of 2017. She obtained her CVA certificate in 2023. Katie enjoys the variety of species treated at our clinic and that no two days are the same. She is one of our resident cat wranglers and enjoys assisting with aggressive and anxious patients.
Certified Veterinary Assistant
Niquie Cassidy-Vogel
Niquie began working with our team in the fall of 2022. She graduated high school with her certificate as a CVA. One of her favorite parts of her job is phlebotomy. She enjoys learning about and assisting in the treatment of the various species we care for.
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Certified Veterinary Assistant
Kailey Rogers
Kailey began her career with Orchard at the beginning of 2021. She graduated from Wilmington College with a Bachelor's in Animal Science, and obtained her CVA certification in 2023. She loves radiology and taking X-rays on both small animal and equine patients.
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Certified Veterinary Assistant
Faith Spriggs
Faith started with OVC in the spring of 2022. Along with being our surgery lead, she earned her CVA certificate in the fall of 2023. Faith enjoys surgery and anesthesia assisting, especially on C-sections. She also has a special interest in assisting the doctors with behavioral cases.
Certified Veterinary Assistant
Elizabeth Huston
Liz started at Orchard Vet Care as a kennel tech in the fall of 2022. She passed her exam and obtained her certification as a Certified Vet Assistant in 2023. Liz most enjoys assisting our doctors with ambulatory large animal and equine work. Her favorite skill to perform is venipuncture.
Certified Veterinary Assistant
Mariah Knowles
Mariah joined our team at the end of 2022. She obtained her certification as a CVA in 2023. She is currently a pre-vet student at Wilmington College.
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Veterinary Assistant
Katrina Shuff
Katrina has been with Orchard since the fall of 2023. She has over 10 years of experience working with many species of animals. Katrina enjoys performing venipuncture and has a special interest in shelter medicine/neglect cases and loves to see the transformation into healthy pets.