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. 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 purchased the practice in August of 2025. He most enjoys performing surgery on cattle and has a special interest in equine emergency medicine and equine dentistry.

Veterinarian
Dr. Allison Bittner
Dr. Allison graduated from Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017 and began her career at OVC. 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. 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.

Veterinary Assistant & Practice Manager
Katrina
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.

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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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.

Certified Veterinary Assistant & Shift Lead
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
Mariah Knowles
Mariah joined our team at the end of 2022. She graduated from Wilmington College in 2024 with a Bachelors in Animal Science, concentrating in Pre-Veterinary Medicine. She is currently enrolled in Penn Fosters Veterinary Technician program to further her education and hands-on experience. She loves working with all animals and especially enjoys working with cattle and assisting with bovine caesarians. ​​​

Kennel Tech
Mikayla
Mikayla joined OVC in 2024 as one of our kennel techs. She is currently a student at Wilmington College where she studies Pre-Veterinary Medicine. She has a special place in her heart for retrievers and hopes to become a mixed-animal veterinarian.

Kennel Tech
Sydney
Sydney started with OVC in the summer of 2025. She is currently studying pre-veterinary medicine through Arizona State Universities online program. Her main goal is to be able to advocate for animals. She has a special interest in working with small animals but also loves working with equines.

Veterinary Assistant
Alli
Alli came to Orchard in the fall of 2025. She graduated with her Associates degree in Veterinary Technology in May of 2025 and plans to sit for the VTNE in January! Her favorite things are phlebotomy and placing IV catheters. She loves learning about all species and being able to advocate for her patients.

Registered Veterinary Technician
Ashley
Ashley started working at OVC in the summer of 2025. She graduated from Columbus State and became a RVT in May of 2025. She is interested in learning about all the different species we see here. Her current favorite things are phlebotomy and radiology.