Managers
He graduated from the University of Florida in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in finance and minoring in real estate. Upon graduation, Jason remained local to the University of Florida, establishing a career with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter as a financial advisor, and later as a salesman and customer support specialist for a large regional supply company. He was then given the unique opportunity to work for the University of Florida Tissue Bank where he climbed the administrative ranks and was asked to open a satellite office branch in Los Angeles, California.
After several years in southern California, Jason and Dr. Jodi decided to move to the Triangle area of North Carolina. Jason then worked for Fresenius Medical Care as the area manager for seven branches of their dialysis treatment centers. Afterwards, and with his strong entrepreneurial spirit, he decided to go to work for himself rehabbing dilapidated homes here in the Raleigh area. He obtained a real estate broker’s license and still enjoys investment real estate.
Jason jumped at the chance when Dr. Jodi proposed opening their very own veterinary hospital and has been by her side during the entire process. His real estate construction background helped when building the hospital and his previous medical, managerial, and financial experience makes him a well-qualified practice administrator.
Jason loves being a father of three and enjoys traveling, having new experiences, and learning to golf in his spare time. He hopes to learn how to play the guitar one day. He’s a huge animal lover and proudly owns dogs, cats, and chickens!
Administrators
Jennifer is currently the Training Coordinator at Harmony Animal Hospital where she supervises the Kennel Attendants and Technician Assistants along with overseeing the training of our entire technical team.
Jennifer shares a home with her husband James and their children, Christopher and Savannah. She has three dogs named Mick, Sadie, and Juliette, as well as three cats named Reagan, Riley, and Oscar.
When not at work, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her kids, gardening, hiking, camping, and working on home improvement projects.
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Breanna lived in Boone for a few years attending Appalachian State and she finished her degree in business administration at UNC-Greensboro where she met her husband, Paul. They currently have 3 pets – 2 dogs Kali and Lena and 1 cat Ophelia. Kali and Ophelia were adopted from animal shelters and Lena was abused and neglected before she was rescued.
They live in Morrisville and in her spare time she enjoys being outdoors, yoga, spending time with friends and family, walking her dogs, and shopping. Breanna is very excited and happy to be part of the Harmony Family.
Customer Service Reps
Jennifer’s background includes several years as a Veterinary Assistant and three years of experience as a Veterinary Receptionist in other veterinary hospitals. She very much enjoys seeing clients and their pets every day and knowing that she is helping to make pets healthier and happier! She and her husband adopted a comical mixed-breed pup named Lucy in September 2011 from Best Friends Pet Adoptions.
In their spare time Jennifer and her husband enjoy baking, singing, and training Lucy. Jennifer also enjoys running 5K races and has recently discovered a love for photographing portraits of people and their furry family members.
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Currently she has one cat, Lucy, who is epileptic, which has taught Karla more than she could have imagined! In her free time she enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephew, reading, crafting, knitting, swimming, and hiking. She’s excited to be a part of Harmony Animal Hospital, because they offer top-notch care, and have the best doctors and staff of any animal hospital she’s ever seen!
She is passionate about building genuine relationships with patients and going the extra mile for anyone she meets. Before beginning her journey with Harmony, Melanie worked for a cell phone provider offering on-site and off-site assistance to businesses and in customer care. In October of 2017, she moved to Raleigh, NC to be with her fiancé.
Melanie and her fiancé have a Bullmastiff, named Dixie and a kitten, named Daisy Mae, both of are rescue pets. When she is not spending time with her family, she enjoys traveling, cooking, painting and fishing. She is very excited to be a part of the Harmony family and to help give the exceptional care, service and love that all of our patients deserve.
When Shantel is not at work she spends her time, study, playing video games, exercising, visiting the outer banks and playing tennis. On most nights you can find her snuggling with her adopted cat, Baise Prometheus Wigglesworth the First.
Shantel is excited to be a part of the Harmony Animal Hospital family and looks forward to meeting pets and their owners everyday.
Technicians/Nurses
Mandi came to Harmony with over 3 years of experience as a veterinary technician. She purchased a home in Fuquay-Varina where she resides with her boyfriend, her 3 dogs: Charlie, Echo, and Madison, and 1 large cat: Doobie.
When not working, Mandi enjoys trying out different restaurants with her boyfriend, spending time with her pets, and fixing up her home.
Currently, Rhiannon is pursuing an Associate’s degree in Veterinary Technology at San Juan College. In the future, she would like to specialize in large-animal medicine, particularly equine. Rhiannon has a son, River, who enjoys animals as much as she does. They have two fur babies – Dixie, an Australian Cattle Dog, and Sahara, a Quarter Horse cross. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, barrel racing, archery, being on the lake or anything outside.
Ashley graduated from Central Carolina Community College in May 2013 with her degree in Veterinary Medical Technology. She comes to Harmony Animal Hospital with 3 years of experience and is a registered Veterinary Technician.
Ashley currently lives in Apex with her husband and 2 furry daughters Lilly and Patsy. She enjoys various crafts, gardening, and spending time outside.
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When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling with her family and boyfriend, Griffin. She has a Great Dane/Irish Wolfhound named Atlas. She spends almost all of her free time with him and takes him just about everywhere with her. They go hiking, swimming, and travel often to the beach and mountains together. She also has a cat named Olive, but plans to expand her furry family this summer.
She’s been in the veterinary field for over 2 years and has played many roles in the hospital but has a passion for being a veterinary technician. She is so excited to continue her career with Harmony where she gets to help animals every day and continue her passion.
Assistants
Michaela shares her Fuquay-Varina home with her husband David-lee and their daughter Charlotte (Charlee) along with their 2 Australian Shepherds Gatsby and Whisper. They also magically acquired an orange and white domestic shorthair cat in 2016 named Buttercup, but they call “Kat”.
In her spare time Michaela enjoys spending time with her family, Photography, naps (if she’s able to take one) and Crossfit.
Jessy has always wanted to work in the veterinary field. When she saw a job listing for a Vet Assistant, she decided to pursue her passion. She was hired by a mobile clinic and loved working with the animals there. Searching for her next opportunity, she was thrilled to find Harmony Animal Hospital –and is so excited to be a part of the team!
His interest in the veterinary field began at a very young age. Aaron developed an extreme love of animals and was fascinated by watching them playfully interact with one another. But, it was the death of his family dog, Abbey, from complications of Lyme disease that truly motivated Aaron to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. He made a promise to himself that he would dedicate his life to saving as many animals as possible.
When Aaron is not at work he enjoys watching sports, listening to music, exercising, going to the beach, hanging out with friends, and of course, playing with his dogs. At this time, he has four canines named Caroline, Chloe, Mallory, and Max, all of whom are Labs or Lab mixes.
When she’s not working hard as a kennel attendant here at Harmony, Meghan spends her free time with her dog, Diego, as well as her family. She also enjoys baking, going for walks, traveling, and watching movies.
Meghan is extremely excited to be a member of the Harmony team, and feels honored to be able to care for animals every day.
Kennel Attendant
He developed an interest in veterinary medicine during his first college biology course. He’d always loved animals but it wasn’t until this class that he realized that veterinary medicine was the path his life should take. In 2017, Alex received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Appalachian State University.
He’s currently working part-time at Harmony while earning his master’s degree at NC State in interdisciplinary physiology. Before coming to Harmony, Alex interned at the North Carolina Zoo at the VHS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. After completing his master’s degree, he hopes to attend NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
When he’s not at school or work, Alex spends time in Troutman with his family and his dog Boss. He also enjoys scuba diving, Dungeons & Dragons, and video games.