Michele Mescher, RVT, is the Hospital Administrator at Glenway Animal Hospital, and has been a staff member since July 1996.  She attended the University of Cincinnati where she received her Bachelors degree in Biology and her Associates degree in Veterinary Technology.  She recently completed her degree in Business Management and is working towards her MBA in Business Administration.  She lives with her husband Dave and their son Noah, as well as: three cats Linus, Franklin, and Country; one dog a terrier mix named Phineas; and three fish.  Her favorite part of the job is helping the patients and clients, and being able to work with a variety of animals.  Michele has lived in Cincinnati her entire life, and outside of work, she enjoys scrapbooking, creating homemade cards, and various outdoor activities. 

Erin Crisp, RVT, has been working at Glenway Animal Hospital since February 2006.  She attended Miami University where she received her Bachelors degree in Zoology in May 2005.  She graduated from the Veterinary Technology Program at Raymond Walters College in the summer of 2010.  Erin is currently exploring her interest in animal behavior and considering pursuing a specialty.  She currently lives with her three cats, Abe, Elenore and Lucky.  Her favorite part of the job is spending the day playing with cats, small fluffy dogs, and the occasional ferret.  She also enjoys the fact that it's "never boring" and that there's always something new to learn and see.  Outside of work she enjoys reading, baseball, watching sports and going to the movies.  Erin was born in New England and loves the Red Sox and Patriots. 

 Kara Gotham, RVT, has been in a Veterinary Technician with Glenway Animal Hospital since April 2008.  She is interested in the physical therapy and behavioral aspects of the practice, and would like to eventually get a Bachelors degree in Biology.  She has three cats and one dog (a rat terrier).  Kara enjoys working at GAH because, "The clients and staff are all great loving people who have the same love of animals that I do."

 Deana Krallman, RVT, has been at Glenway Animal Hospital since October of 2005.  She attended Raymond Walters College where she received her Veterinary Technology degree in 2005.  She lives in Kentucky with her husband Paul, their son Matt, one dog, two cats, and a goldfish!  Her favorite part of the job is surgery and dental work.  Deana says that all of the staff are easy to work with, it's clear that the doctors really care about their patients and the staff.  Outside of the office she enjoys horseback riding, teaching riding lessons, softball, football, bluegrass concerts, and boating.  Her future plans include moving to the country and running a small farm. 

Julie Kurzhals, RVT, has been with Glenway Animal Hospital since June 2007.  She graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Raymond Walters College in 2010 and is pursuing advanced degrees in teaching at Mount St. Joseph.  One of her favorite things to do is to take her two dogs, Bruce and Sampson, to the park and let them romp around.  She says, "I love being part of a team who wish the best for everyone's pets.  I love the fact that I am able to participate in nursing animals back to health.  Being part of such a caring, welcoming and efficient hospital makes me proud."

 Diane Zdelar-Bush, RVT, has been with Glenway Animal Hospital since June 2007.  She says she's working towards retirement, and although she's considering more training in a specialty, for now she likes "basic care of critters."  She has two golden retrievers, Henry and Marvin, who undoubtedly agree with her reading recommendations of Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul and Walking Circles Before Lying Down.

 Erica Ehrhart is a Veterinary Assistant and has been working at Glenway Animal Hospital since April 2009.  Her favorite part of the job is seeing sick patients get better.  "I love the process and the steps taken to get a patient back to 100%, and I love our standards of care."  She also loves that Glenway Animal Hospital is a teaching hospital, she has learned so much and is eager to continue learning.  Erica has lived in Cincinnati her whole life and considers Cincinnati a hidden treasure.  Outside of work she loves watching movies and spending time with her family.  Erica has a cat named Frodo.   

 Stephanie Heiman is a Veterinary Assistant and has been working at Glenway Animal Hospital since August of 2009.  She is currently taking classes to become a Veterinary Technician and enjoys learning more about cats and dogs, although she loves all animals.  Stephanie has two chocolate labs named Bayley and Loey.  Bayley lives with her parents, but is really the whole family's dog.  Loey just turned one in March.  Stephanie and her husband, Jeff, are having so much fun with her.  She loves working at Glenway Animal Hospital because of the people, the environment, and the fact that she learns something new each day and everyone is so helpful.

Amy Parker is the office manager at Glenway Animal Hospital, and has been here since August of 2003.  She attended The Ohio State University where she received her degree in Photography and Cinema in 1980.  She lives with her husband Charlie and what she simply describes as "a house full" of pets.  Her favorite part of her job is researching new products, working with the sales reps, and disaster preparedness for GAH and pet owners.  Outside of work she enjoys antiques, collectibles and gardening.  She also operates a booth at the Brass Armadillo Antique Mall.  In the future she would like to move to Charleston, S.C.

 Becky Haftertepen has been with Glenway Animal Hospital since August of 2006, and works the front desk as a Customer Care Representative.  She was raised on the West Side of Cincinnati and is a '75 graduate of Oak Hills High School.  She lives with her husband Bob, two dogs (Rosie and Taz), two cats (Tails and Willow), and 5 gold fish.  She also has two sons: Matt who lives in Kansas and Nick who is an MP with the Marines.  Becky enjoys meeting people and their pets, and thinks Glenway Animal Hospital "has the best vets and staff in town, which makes it a pleasure to come to work."  Her future plans include spending time with her grand daughter Emily.

 Erin Heitkamp has been working at Glenway Animal Hospital since June of 2009 as a Client Care Representative.  Erin graduated from Xavier University with a Bachelors degree in International Affairs.  Erin has a 2 year old Hound mix, Maverick, who loves every person and animal he meets.  "I look forward to coming to work because of my friendly co-workers, the adorable pets to play with, and the variety of new things to learn everyday.

 Regina Sullivan is a Client Care Representative who has been with Glenway Animal Hospital since October 2007.  She's been enjoying her time at the hospital working with pets, their owners and her co-workers.  She is especially interested in the surgery and wellness aspects of the practice.  She is married and has five children: Tabitha and Brandon (both in college), Kitty, Butters, Star (cats), and Charlotte (a Pug).

Scooter is the official greeter of GAH. She came to GAH in the fall of 2003. Scooter was living on one of the Cron's neighbor's porches because she did not have good bathroom habits. Everytime Diana and Elizabeth Cron came by walking the dog, she came running , or rather scooting out to greet us . We were smitten. When we were finally able to talk to her owner, we found that she had been bitten in the back by a dog when she was just a kitten. Despite earlier medical treatment, she had permanent damage to her spine in the area that controls bladder, bowels and hind legs.

Scooter's owner allowed us to bring Scooter into our office for a diagnostic workup and treatment, and ultimately to stay. While her physical challenges would make it difficult for her to live in a home, she does the best when she can get plenty of time to scoot around. We decided to adopt her as our permanent mascot. Scooter is quite the lucky cat to have all her medical needs (and her whims) tended to by the dedicated staff of GAH.

Her primary jobs are to greet clients and patients by day and keep the other clinic cats in line at night. She is well loved and has found a forever home in our hospital and the hearts of our team members and clients.

Angus has been a GAH family member since August 2008. He was extremely ill when he came in and needed aggressive treatment and a long period of hospitalization to get better. When he finally did, we found that he is a VERY cool cat, but nobody we knew was looking for a cat with quite as much energy as he has. He and Axl also became bonded rather quickly and now they are inseparable. His favorite spot to sleep is on a computer printer where he often turns it on himself so he can paw at the paper as it shoots out. He loves to help type medical records with anyone that will let him. His secret wish is to someday get Scooter's job, as he loves to say "Hello, pet me and see what I can do...and how fast I can run...and how much trouble I can get into, but aren't I so cute doing it, so you really can't get mad at this sweet face, can you?" to everyone that comes in.

Axl has been a Glenway Animal Hospital family member since August of 2008. He had a severely shattered rear leg due to a run in with a cat-hating dog. We were unsure we could save his life, much less his leg, but after several lengthy surgeries, pins, wires, and screws, and lots of TLC, (including Elizabeth Cron's cast off Care Bears as nursemaids and cagemates), he recovered nicely. Can you even tell which leg had the problem? We can't either, but we have LOTS of x-rays to prove it. He can dash around the office as well as the next guy. As it turned out, Axl showed up just about the time that our beloved Orange (our first "office" cat) began his downward spiral from cancer. When Orange passed on, Axl took his place as the Orange Office Cat. It seems GAH is now destined to have one .