About Us

Michelle Hemp serves as a practice consultant to Onalaska Animal Hospital. It’s a role she is extremely qualified for after serving as a veterinary practice manager for more than 25 years, including at Onalaska Animal Hospital.

Not only does Michelle have extensive experience in veterinary practice finances and operations, but she also has a deep affection for animals. She was a pet therapy volunteer with her border collie Teddy for eight years. Through that experience, she witnessed the power of the animal-human bond and how deeply animals benefit our lives. She and her family were recognized for that service when the Coulee Region Humane Society named them Volunteers of the Year.

Michelle is a native of West Salem, Wisconsin. She and her husband Brian raised their son Sam in the region and are also parents to Bella and Harley, mixed-breed Maltese-Chihuahuas.

Dr. Rita Miller is a board-certified veterinary specialist in small animal internal medicine.  

At Onalaska Animal Hospital, Dr. Miller serves as a valued veterinary consultant providing abdominal ultrasounds and echocardiograms to patients.

She earned her DVM from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Her training also includes completion of a small-animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Guelph in Canada and a master’s degree from the Ohio State University.

Dr. Miller also serves as an assistant clinical specialist in small-animal medicine at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and provides telemedicine consults for Idexx Laboratories.

Dr. Steven Timm is a mobile veterinary surgeon who practices in southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota.

Onalaska Animal Hospital is fortunate to utilize Dr. Timm’s expertise in orthopedic and soft tissue surgery. Steven enjoys the challenges of helping to treat pets throughout the driftless area.

Dr. Timm is a DVM graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. His experience includes wildlife epidemiology and surgical sterilization, emergency and critical care as well as over twenty years as a mobile small animal veterinary surgeon.

In his spare time Dr. Timm has an old country farmhouse he cares for, and enjoys the fishing, hiking and wildlife of this region.

Kayla Beron is a veterinary technician, assisting Dr. Nicole in surgery, dental care and appointments, along with drawing blood, running laboratory work and taking X-rays. Her fun, caring personality puts both clients and patients at ease. Kayla says she’s glad to be part of Onalaska Animal Hospital because it blends state-of-the-art equipment and work-life balance with excellent care and customer service.

In her free time, Kayla likes to spend time outdoors with her husband and son camping or on the river. She also appreciates getting together with friends and family, and, of course, playing with Saber, her Catahoula/coonhound mix.

Olivia Waltman is another smiling face you’ll see when you come to Onalaska Animal Hospital. Olivia is a customer service representative who brings experience from the pet world. In addition to loving her three-year-old Hound mix, Hudson, she fosters more than 15 dogs, cats and kittens and volunteers at the Coulee Region Humane Society. Her favorite thing about working at Onalaska Animal Hospital is the team work; she says the staff is like family to one another.

Sara Sherrard serves as a customer service representative. She delights in establishing relationships with clients and patients and brings exceptional compassion to her work. She has an associate degree from Western Technical College.

A firm believer in the animal-human bond, Sara has a dog, Mylee, and a cat, Nala. On her days off, you’re likely to find her spending time outdoors with family, hiking, camping or ice fishing.

Dodie Manor-Bower  is a customer service representative whose favorite part of her job is interacting with clients and patients. A certified dog trainer, she’s been working with pets for more than 30 years in dog daycare and boarding, animal shelters and veterinary clinics. Not surprisingly, she loves animals and has two dogs, four cats, one guinea pig, three geckos, four goats, many chickens, frogs and fish. When she isn’t spending time with animals, you’ll likely find her gardening, enjoying a good book, movie or music, fishing or boating.

Emily prefers to be known as a professional puppy pamperer. She has worked with animals since 2017 and began grooming pets in 2019. Her end goal when she began grooming was to work for a veterinary clinic, and she said when she saw Onalaska Animal Hospital for the first time, she knew it was the place for her. Emily joined our team in 2024, bringing patience, a creative heart, and experience from animal shelters, pet stores, daycare, and boarding facilities. Outside the animal hospital, she enjoys gardening, fishing, camping, audiobooks, and coloring, and stays busy with her husband, toddler son, two dogs (Jade, a 12-year-old coonhound, and Penny, a 15-year-old chihuahua) and cat (Luciano, age 8).