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Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team!

Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Twin Valley Veterinary Services in West Alexandria! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!

Please call us at 937-839-4169 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!

Dr. John Ulrich

VETERINARIAN/OWNER
John Ulrich graduated from The Ohio State University in 1998. He has been practicing in West Alexandria for the past 20 years. His father, Mark Ulrich was a large animal vet for the Dayton area and John followed in his footsteps. Dr. John lives at his family farm with his wife and their 6 children. Their farm is also home to plenty of cattle, 3 donkeys, 2 cats and 3 Brittany’s named Rusty, Roscoe and River. Dr. John enjoys the outdoors and of course Ohio State Football.

Dr. Marisa Schaar

ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN

Marisa Schaar has been a part of our team since 2012. She started out as a volunteer and quickly turned into an employee. Marisa graduated with a Bachelor’s in Animal Science from the University of Findlay and then went on to graduate from the University of Missouri with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. She lives on a beautiful farm with her husband, Austin, and their Australian Shepherd Mix, Delilah, their Chi-weenie, Daisy and their cats Jasmine and Myrtle. They have recently added mini herefords to their farm as well.

Anita Highley

Assistant Manager and Training Advisor

Anita Highley has been apart of our team since June 2020. She has been an incredible addition to our team.  Anita has worked in the Veterinary field for over 14 years, including an Emergency Clinic in Tennessee. She is active in wildlife rescue and very knowledgeable in neonatal kittens and puppies.  She is married to her best friend Doug for 32 years, together they have 3 sons and 2 granddaughters.  She is fur mom to numerous animals and has an amazing passion towards any and all animals. We are so excited to have her grow with us.

Lani Sollenberger

VETERINARY ASSISTANT
Lani Sollenberger has been apart of our team since November of 2017. Lani is our part-time assistant. She runs her family farm with her husband and three children. She is a fur mom to plenty of cattle and barn cats and her group of Australian Shepherds.

Sharon Nichols

Receptionist

Sharon Nichols has been a part of our team since March of 2020. Greener Pastures is her home oasis where she spends time with her husband and many animals. She is a fur mom to her alpacas, horses, donkeys, dogs and cats. She is a client turned employee and we are happy to have her on our team.

Teresa Wysong

Receptionist
Teresa is a client turned employee who the joined our team in October of 2022. She is a lifelong resident of West Alexandria, where she lives with her husband and the youngest of their six children. Teresa enjoys working with horses and their people and is earning her Western Dressage Judge Certification. Teresa has been a fantastic new addition to our team and we are excited to have her grow with us.

Allison Colwell

Veterinarian Assistant/Technician Student
Allison has been apart of our team since September of 2022. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Dylan. Together they have two beautiful twin boys, Braxton and Beckham. They enjoy their time on their farm with a handful of cows, their two dogs, Beau and Remington. Allison is currently in school to become a Registered Veterinarian Technician. Animals are her passion and we can not wait to continue to see her grow as part of our team.

Chelsea Thompson

Veterinarian Assistant/Registered Veterinary Technician Student
Chelsea has been apart of our team since May 2022. She is currently in school to be an RVT. She lives at home with her husband on their farm, where they raise cattle, sheep, shepherds, peacocks and tons of other animals. Her knowledge and skill have been a huge addition to our team. We are excited to have Chelsea as part of our team.

Kellie Skeese

Receptionist
Kellie is our part-time receptionist, she lives in Preble County with her 2 sons, boyfriend and 3 bonus children. She is the fur mom to 2 beautiful pups. She also works as an esthetician through out the rest of the week and she has loved learning about the veterinary field and of course seeing everyone’s pets! Kellie is such a fun part of our team and we can’t wait to have her grow with us!

Brandie Benton

Veterinary Assistant
Brandie is a 2007 grad of Brookville where she resides with her boyfriend, 2 children Cheyenne and Dakota, 3 dogs Gunner, Moose, Roxy. She has a love for both humans and animals. She has been a medical assistant for 15 years and recently decided to explore the vet side. She enjoys sunshine and being outdoors.

Veronica Sizemore

Veterinary Assistant
Veronica worked at a shelter for a year and decided she wanted to do more. The last few years she has started rescuing, transporting, fostering, and donating time and money to all pets that she can help. Pets do not get a voice in things so she decided at a young age to be that voice, and an advocate for them. She lives with boyfriend, Quintin, and 3 year old Liam. She has a pit bull rescue, Bub.

Sofia Leeth

Veterinary Assistant/ Veterinary Tech student
Sofia is a student at Edison State Community College studying to be a RVT. She spends her free time with many animals. She has 2 goats Sunny and Sky, a cat named Pickles, and 4 dogs Harley, Lucy, Wesly, and Wyatt. Also she has 2 cows Bronco and Tilly. Sofia spends most of her time with her boyfriend of 5 years Hayden. They love to golf and spend time with all his animals.

Caroline Helling

Receptionist
Caroline has an 18 year old daughter that graduates 2024. She helps with the youth group at Salem Lutheran Church which has given all the best teenage best friends a person can ask for. She loves to travel all over the world, meeting new people on mission trips. Her goal is to go to all 7 continents. When she isnt working , she is out getting bullied by her 5 goats Whiskey, Mocha, Lucy, Big Bertha, and Cali, or riding her horse, rascal.

Dwight Cordero

Veterinary Assistant /Veterinary Tech student
Dwight is currently studying at Sinclair Community College for RVT. His ultimate goal is to eventually get into vet school. Dwight lives with his family and 2 dogs, Maki and Buck, also 4 leopard geckos, Yin, Yang, Natsu, and Tokyo. He enjoys a lot of activities such as reading, crocheting, and gardening.

Christy Gregg

Registered Veterinary Tech
Christy has been a RVT since 2009. She has had the chance to work in many veterinary fields, including animal shelters and loves taking care of animals. She has been married to her amazing husband Paul for 20 years. Her fur babies, Tinkerbell and Minnie dachshunds keep her very busy. She loves going to the beach and Disney. She will be in charge of RVT appointments here at TVVS.

Kevin

Clinic Cat
Kevin was born at Twin Valley Vet Services during Covid. Staff bottle raised him and placed to forever homes his 3 siblings. Kevin is a typical 3 year old toddler and can be cute and mischievous, but definitely keeps the staff entertained. He is loved by all.