Meet Our Team

Dr. Sarah Addison, DVM

Medical Director

Dr. Sarah Addison started her veterinary career with Animal Hospital of Avon. She took the adventurous opportunity to pursue veterinary school at St. George’s University on the beautiful island of Grenada and completed her clinical year at the University of Illinois, where she obtained her DVM as well as her Master of Public Health in 2016. She participated in and coordinated many community outreach clinics and educational programs, helping to expand her passion in preventative medicine, client communication and education. Dr. Addison has a particular interest in medicine, nutrition, and dermatology. Dr. Addison grew up on a farm in West Central Indiana and has a lifelong love of horses, outdoor activities, travel, and the arts. She now lives in Hendricks County with her wife and their growing family of kids and pets!

Dr. Kaitlin Meyer, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Meyer studied at Purdue University and the University of Illinois and comes to us with a variety of experience, including emergency, critical care, and specialty medicine. Her passions include the human-animal bond, behavior, and integrative and shelter medicine. As part of her dedication to animals, Dr. Meyer has volunteered in a variety of ways including fostering and providing medical and surgical care to shelter animals. As well, she’s traveled to areas where veterinary care is scarce to help animals that may not have gotten help otherwise. Dr. Meyer recently moved to the area with her two kitties, Ivy and Autumn, and is looking forward to meeting you and your pets soon!

Dr. Ashley Dunn, DVM

Part-Time Associate Veterinarian

Hailing from Germantown, Tennessee, Dr. Phelps-Dunn graduated from Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine and served as a dedicated equine veterinarian for a decade, and as an equine technical services representative. She also served as a sales consultant for Ceva Animal Health and as a senior technical consultant with Elanco Animal Health. At Elanco, Dr. Phelps-Dunn built and executed training programs for corporate partners on disease states and the Elanco portfolio and acted as a veterinarian advocate for numerous corporate partners. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she returned to practice treating small animals, rekindling a passion for providing companion animals with preventive medicine.

She currently sits on the board of trustees for the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, a Denver-based, nonprofit membership organization that leads the advancement of professional equine-assisted services.

Dr. Adrienne Dilger, DVM

Part-Time Associate Veterinarian

Jeanette K.

Practice Manager

Jeanette joined the Avon team in 2019 as the practice manager. Jeanette knew from a young age that she had a connection with animals and a love of science and medicine.

Jeanette began her career in the veterinary field over 20 years ago as a veterinary assistant and immediately knew this was the field for her. She has several years of experience in managing practices including emergency and specialty centers. Over the years, Jeanette has been very active in shelter medicine, fostering, volunteering, and rescue.

“My passion is to help animals, whether that is directly or through working closely with the families of the pets and supporting the team that cares for our patients.” Jeanette lives in Avon with her wife, three human kids and several four legged (and one 3 legged) rescue animals including dogs, cats, and rats.

Dena H.

Client Service Lead

Dena started in the veterinary field in 1996 and has been with Animal Hospital of Avon since 2007.   Dena graduated from Murray State University with a degree in Animal Science and a minor in Equine Science. Educating clients and mentoring others is her favorite part of her role at AHOA. Currently her three cats, two dogs and gardening keep her very busy at home. She is also a very proud momma of her two kids starting their careers. Dena enjoys birds, fishing, flowers, hiking, and riding horses.

Kelly A.

Technician Team Lead

Kelly received her Associates Degree in Animal Science from International Business College in 2012. Soon after graduating she passed her boards to be a Registered Veterinary Technician. Kelly has been with Animal Hospital of Avon since!

“Having the opportunity to be there for the animals and watch them get better is my favorite part of the job”.

Kelly and her husband recently added their first baby to their gang which includes a lab and two chihuahuas.

April L., RVT

Veterinary Technician

April graduated from Harrison College in 2015 with a degree in Veterinary Technology. She has been working as an RVT with AHOA for over three years. April loves working with animals and helping owners provide the best care possible for their fur babies!

In her free time, April loves spending time with family, friends, and church activities. She has been on yearly mission trips to Honduras since 2016. April is married with three bonus children, five grandchildren, and two doggies.

Abbey H.

Veterinary Assistant

Abbey joined Animal Hospital of Avon June of 2020. With a great passion for helping animals she started with pet sitting and working at a boarding facility. During that time, she decided to pursue a career in pet grooming. It was then Abbey knew she wanted to pursue something on the medical side of pet care. She then joined a small vaccine clinic and soon realized veterinary medicine was definitely for her!

When joining AHOA, Abbey excelled in pet handling and learning new information about pet health and well-being.

Abbey says, “With such an amazing work environment I am now attending Ashworth College to become a veterinary technician”.

Abbey has three dogs at home but would have an entire farm if she could.

Jackie F.

Veterinary Assistant

Bio coming soon!

Cienna A.

Receptionist/Veterinary Assistant

Cienna began her vet med journey in 2019 and has had a passion for helping animals since she was very young. She has 4 huskies and is a huge advocate of the breed. She also has a duck and jumping spiders! In her free time, she does candle making and makes resin pet name tags. Her ultimate goal being in veterinary medicine is to help pets and their parents as much as possible!

Taylor S.

Receptionist

Taylor has been part of our Reception team since October 2023. She came to us after being in the pet animal industry for almost ten years in various roles, mostly pet dog and service dog training. Her poodle, Legacy is an Intermediate Trick dog and together they enjoy always learning something new! Taylor holds several certifications: Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed, AKC Evaluator, Fear Free Professional, Trick Dog Instructor, and Pet CPR & First Aid.

After really delving into the science behind behavior and becoming acquainted with the Veterinary Medicine world, Taylor was accepted into Purdue University’s Veterinary Nursing program and hopes to graduate in 2027 and become a full time registered veterinary technician. She lives in Danville with her wife, two dogs, and three cats.

Amaya D.

Veterinary Assistant

Amaya graduated from the Vet Tech Institute through International Business College in 2022 & has been gaining experience in veterinary medicine since. She completed her externship at AHOA and joined the team full time in spring of 2024.
Amaya chose vet med because (of course) she loves working with animals! Her other passions include learning, teaching, client education, and developing relationships with her patients and their owners.
During her schooling and in her down time, Amaya volunteers at an animal shelter walking dogs, working on socialization, and spending advocacy time with the animals.
Recently, Amaya rescued a “spicy” black kitty named Vinny. She also has two ferrets, Socks and Hershey. In her spare time, she loves to listen to music, enjoys movies, and spends as much time as possible with friends and family (human and furry).

Melani W.

Veterinary Assistant

Bio coming soon!

Trinity J.

Technician Assistant

Bio Coming Soon!

Megan W.

Receptionist

Bio Coming Soon!