Dr. Jennifer Mahan grew up in Northeastern Ohio in a small town called Chardon. She was active in 4-H (raising a grand champion pig) and racing sled dogs. She was the first person East of the Mississippi River to race and finish the Jr. Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska. She was also very active in showing Siberian Huskies at both 4-H and AKC shows. Dr. Mahan attended The Ohio State University for her undergraduate degree and her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (graduating in 2009). Her first year out of veterinary school she practiced mixed animal medicine in rural Wisconsin, working on companion animals and dairy cows.  She fulfilled a dream of owning her own practice in July of 2013 when her and her husband opened Riverview Animal Hospital.  Dr. Mahan’s husband, Anthony Mahan, Esq. is an attorney practicing in both Ohio and Kentucky (www.mahanlaw.com). While she is not at work Dr. Mahan enjoys hanging out with her husband and sons, playing with their dog, Watson, and cat, Kuroi.

Dr. Mahan is a member of the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association), KVMA (Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association), ISDVMA (International Sled Dog Veterinary Medical Association), member and Past President of the CVMA (Cincinnati Veterinary Medical Assoication) and the AAFP (American Association of Feline Practitioners.)

Dr. Jamie Todd is returning to Kentucky in order to get back to her roots and move closer to family after living in Arizona for the past 3 years. She is a graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, AL. Prior to attending veterinary school, she obtained her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.

When not in the clinic, Dr. Todd loves spending time with her family, traveling, and attending concerts.

Briana was born and raised in Cincinnati. She grew up in a loving home filled with animals like dogs, cats, fish, and bunnies. Her passion working with animals began at a young age when she would volunteer for her local animal shelter walking dogs and playing with cats. She would later go on to be a kennel assistant at that shelter before eventually moving to Indiana where she started her first job at a veterinary hospital. She has worked as a kennel assistant and veterinary nurse since 2018 and hopes to continue gaining knowledge and experience working with small animals in the coming years. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors and visiting all the local parks. She currently lives in a small town in Ohio with her boyfriend, Cohen, her puggle, Joey, and her cat, Peaches.

Maya was born and raised in Newport Kentucky. She is an undergraduate student at Northern Kentucky University with a major in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry on a Pre-Veterinarian track. She has always had a love for animals and wants to have hands on experience with them. She wants to learn all that she can about animals and what being a Veterinarian is all about. She has always dreamed of having tons of animals, but currently only has one cat named Oliver. She is a huge Seahawks football fan and loves to watch professional soccer. When she is not at school or at work, she likes to play with her cat, hang out with family and friends, watch sports, and go shopping. Her goal is to graduate from Northern Kentucky University and go to Vet school to become a small animal Veterinarian.

Olivia was born and raised in Lexington, KY. Growing up surrounded by cats, dogs, horses, and a variety of small animals, her passion for animal care began at a very young age. Olivia completed a high school career education course with a few different veterinary hospitals, peaking her interest in the field. She left Lexington in 2018 to pursue a degree in Medical Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. During her time at UC, she volunteered weekly with Found House IHN’s Pet Program Shelter and completed her capstone service project with Ohio Alleycat Resource. Since graduating in May 2022, Olivia is thrilled to work as a Veterinary Assistant and plans to return to school to become a LVT in the coming years. In her personal life, she enjoys weightlifting, music, and browsing vintage clothing and furniture. However, her favorite time is spent with her cat, Tadpole.

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Stella was born in the Phillipines but raised in Erlanger, Kentucky for most of her life.  She currently has two dogs; Willow, a harlequin Great Dane and has recently adopted Junie from the Kenton County Animal Shelter.  In her free time, she enjoys hiking, weightlifting and finding new parks to explore with her dogs.  Stella has always had a passion for animals and has been working with them for the past four years.

Alayna was born and raised in central Illinois. She grew up on a small farm with multiple cats, dogs, bunnies, and her horse named Penny. Penny was her first animal she called her own which sparked her love for learning more about veterinary medicine. After high school she went to pursue her veterinary technology degree at Murray State University while competing for the universities track and field team. She graduated in 2021 with her bachelor’s degree in veterinary technology. Throughout college she was very involved in volunteering at the local shelters and working at a small vet clinic back in Illinois on university breaks. After college she moved to Cincinnati to pursue a career in veterinary technology with her two dogs, Nala and Layla.

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Megan lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband, 3 kids-Grace, Layla & Logan, and 7 pets. (Dogs-Lexi, Sierra, Jax & Echo. Cats: Whiskey, Esme, Amara) In her free time Megan enjoys spending time with her family, horseback riding, fostering animals, reading and swimming! She has always loved animals and has spent the last 5 years working in animal care, and 6 years prior to that in veterinary care. You could definitely say animals are her passion!

Kelsey was born and raised in Burlington, Kentucky and currently resides in Elsmere. She is a wife and a mother of 3 boys and 8 fur babies. She has four cats (Jamie, Khamira, Honeycup, and Littlefoot), two Pembroke Welsh Corgi’s (Daisy and Daphne), and two beagle mixes (Bolt and Eowyn). Her love of animals started at a very young age with her family’s first cat, Emily, and has continued to grow ever since. She came to Riverview Animal Hospital after 11 years in the healthcare field, including experience in pharmacy, sterile processing, and patient registration. She enjoys family golf outings, relaxing with a good book, watching comedies, playing video games, and being outdoors.

Abigail was born and raised in New Richmond Ohio where she was surrounded by livestock and small animals. She is currently an undergraduate at the University is Cincinnati studying Sport Administration. Her passion for animals began at a young age and continued through her life as she often volunteered at the local animal shelter and would foster animals in need. She currently resides in Bellevue KY alongside her boyfriend and their cat Stache, two dogs Ralphie and Lenny, and large mouth bass Jimmy. She likes to spend her free time playing video games and shopping.

Katelyn was raised in California, Kentucky and currently resides in Highland Heights. She grew up on a cattle ranch and had many pets throughout her childhood that fostered her love of animals. Katelyn attended Campbell County High School as well as Northern Kentucky University where she acquired an Associate of the Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. When she’s not working, Katelyn enjoys spending time with her family, playing video games, and cheering on the Cincinnati Bengals and Reds!

Izzy was born and raised in Cincinnati Ohio where he grew up with multiple dogs until he rescued one himself that ended up being his entire world. His name is Ceri and he’s a red pit terrier mix that is full of love and energy. Izzy spends most of his time 3D printing cosplay items, costumes and making other artwork, as well as playing video games.

Dee was raised in Bayonne, NJ and grew up raising a number of different animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, and fish.  She worked in the interior design industry for 15 years as a kitchen designer before deciding that she needed a career change and wanted to work with animals, hoping to oneday get involved with fostering and rescuing.  She currently resides in Bellevue with her dog – Kobayashi, and cat – Maru.  In her free time she enjoys crocheting, exploring museums, and playing video games.

Nikki was born and raised in Northern Kentucky and attended Lloyd Memorial High School.  After nearly ten years of working with adults with disabilities, she took two years off to raise her son, Max, and during that time also gave birth to her daughter, Marlo. Upon returning to the workforce, she decided to pursue a position in a veterinary hospital to fulfill a desire she had to work with animals. Nikki currently reside in Delhi Township with her husband Eric, their three children, three dogs and two cats. During her spare time she enjoys taking in what Cincinnati has to offer, with family visits to the museums and the zoo as well as listening to live music.

Melanie was raised in Bethel, Ohio, a small town Southeast of Cincinnati.  She had many pets growing up, including dogs, cats, rabbits and ferrrets.   She currently resides in Burlington, KY with her husband, Chris, and her daughter, Keeley, 3 dogs and 4 cats.  When not at work, she can be found reading a good book or cheering on her favorite sports teams, especially FC Cincinnati!

Peggy has lived in Northern Kentucky her whole life. She graduated from Bishop Brossart High School and attended Northern Kentucky University.  Peggy recently retired from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center after 29+ years in an administrative supervisory role in the Rehabilitation Care area.  At retirement she joined the Riverview Animal Hospital administrative team on a part time basis. Peggy, with her husband Steve, have three adult children and five dogs.  She also has 5 grand-dogs that live very close! In her spare time, she is a volunteer with Stray Animal Adoption Program (SAAP) and has held many positions within SAAP since she began volunteering in February 2013. She is also co-coordinator of the SAAP Search & Rescue team.

Cate was born and raised in Cold Spring, Kentucky and currently is a student at Campbell County High School. In the coming years, she plans to attend college and then even further her education in Vet School to obtain a Doctorate degree in Veterinary Medicine! Her passion for animals is very strong and she realized this at a young age, starting with her first dog, a Rottweiler-Chocolate Lab mix, Gunnar. She has been dancing competitively for 12 years and also plans to pursue this further through a college dance team. She balances this with her internship here at Riverview, the gym, schoolwork (which includes advanced, dual credit and AP classes), church events, and her relationships with friends and family. The thing she loves to do the most of all, though, is spend time with her Doberman, Ruby!

Abby was born and raised in Southgate, Kentucky, and now currently resides in Alexandria. She is currently a student at Northern Kentucky University, pursing a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. In her spare time, she likes to play guitar, video games, and sand volleyball. She has a 4 year old cat named Tux, and started working in veterinary medicine after realizing her passion for animals while working at the Cincinnati Zoo. She is currently a kennel technician here at Riverview!