Melissa J.

Hospital Manager

Melissa is our hospital manager and a Fear Free Certified Professional, who joined our team in 2016. When not at work, Melissa enjoys watching baseball (Go Braves!), volunteering with Friends of Lumpkin County Shelter Animals – a non-profit committed to helping homeless pets in Lumpkin County, visiting museums and other historical sites with her husband, and watching The Office.

She has four dogs (Thor, Mitzy Chewbarka, Forest, and Kreeci) and five cats (Wellington, Bruce, Creed Catton, Peep, and Mars) and plans to get goats as soon as she can talk her husband into it. She's been attempting to talk him into getting goats for the last five years, so she is sure he will relent soon.

Working at VCA has given her not only the opportunity to help many, many pets, but also the ability to help and build relationships with their owners, community organizations and rescues, and her own, amazing staff.