Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Josh Ervin, DVM Owner

Pomeroy & Wellston Location:

Dr. Josh Ervin, owner and operator of Ohio Valley Animal Clinic is a 2007 Graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He was born and raised on a beef farm in Racine, Ohio, where he resides today on the family farm. Upon Graduation, Dr. Ervin moved to Logan, WV, to practice at and operate the Logan Animal Hospital. After 4 years, he accepted a position as an emergency veterinarian at the Tri State Animal ER located in Huntington, WV. Dr Ervin's lifelong dream has been to own a veterinary hospital leading to his decision to return home and serve the community. His hobbies include anything outdoors, archery, power lifting, farming and sky diving.

Dr. Ysabel Wright, DVM Associate

Athens Location:

Dr. Ysabel Wright is a 2017 graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. She started working for OVAC in January of 2019.

Dr. Wright was born and raised in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. After high school, she moved to the 'Big Easy' to complete her B.S. degree in Biology at Loyola University New Orleans. Thereafter, she moved to the beautiful Carribean island, St. Kitts, to complete her veterinary studies. She completed her clinical veterinary training at Oklahoma State in 2016-2017. Dr. Wright decided to pursue a postgraduate degree in research on Holstein- Friesian dairy cows. She spent part of 2018 in Ireland, then returned to St. Kitts to finish up her research.

While in veterinary school, Dr. Wright also met the love of her life. Her and her fiance, Abal, are currently planning their fall Carribean wedding! Dr. Wright's hobbies include dancing, playing her cello, listening to music, anything outdoors, and spending time with her family, friends, and pet dogs and cat.

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Larissa "Suzy" Morris - Receptionist/Veterinarian Assistant

Larissa resides in Rutland, Ohio with her husband, Tyson, their 3 dogs, Copper, Lady and Timber along with their 25 + chickens. Larissa graduated from Meigs High School in 2012. In her free time, she enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with her family.

Kirsten "Kam" Maple - Veterinarian Assistant

Kirsten resides in Athens, Ohio with her fiance, Sean, and their three dogs; Max, Chloe, and Diesel. She graduated from Glen Este High School and Live Oaks Technical School in 2016. In her free time, Kam enjoys being outdoors with her dogs, horseback riding, and hunting.

Tekoa Martinez - Veterinarian Assistant

Tekoa Martinez grew up in Pomeroy, Ohio and graduated from Meigs High School in 2015. She currently resides in Racine, Ohio with her boyfriend and fur baby, Kopie. She enjoys being outdoors and loves playing with her dog, camping, hiking, kayaking and fishing.

Shae Nelson

Shae grew up on a farm located in Morgan County, Ohio where she enjoyed showing horses and cattle. She would travel all over the state to show cattle, as well as barrel racing horses. She was also active in 4-H and FFA. Shae now resides in Athens County with her fiance, Charlie, and their furry kids at Smoke Rise Ranch. In her free time, she enjoys riding her horse RJ and spending time working cattle with her fur babies, Jake and Gizmo. Shae joined back up with the OVAC team in April 2019.

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Jordan Heightland - Veterinarian Assistant

Jordan and her fiancé Austin, live in The Plains with their dog Koda and cat Kade. Jordan graduated from Athens in 2013 and is interested in pursuing online classes for veterinary technician. In her free time she enjoys drawing pictures of animals, fishing, camping and hanging out with her mom, dad, and brother.

Leah Huff - Veterinarian Assistant

Leah grew up in Vinton County, Ohio, graduating Valedictorian of her class in 2015. She is currently a senior Biological Sciences Pre-Veterinary Medicine major at Ohio University, having received the Jewell Cutler Scholarship. She loves to travel and try new things, and is always up for a challenge. Leah loves being outdoors and spending time with her family and animals, as they are the support that keep her going. She also rides on the Huntseat Equestrian team, so she spends a lot of her time at the barn. In her free time, she also works as a personal trainer.

Pennie Stack - Veterinarian Assistant

Pennie is a lifelong resident of Athens County. She was an active member of 4-H and FFA at Alexander High School and attended Hocking College in the Ohio Peace Office Basic Training program. As a seventeen year veteran police officer she continues as a supervisor currently. She is a full time student at Ohio Christian University pursuing a PhD in social work to practice independent clinical therapy for emergency personnel and grief sufferers. Pennie lives with her husband Robert and her children. She enjoys spending time with her family, her Mastiff Abby, her Shepard Zeus, and riding their horses Ace, Tucker, Booz, Mac, and her newest addition Cody.

Laiken Hamilton

Laiken grew up in Albany, Ohio on a small farm with various animals. She graduated from Alexander High School in 2018 and received her Cosmetology License in June of 2018. Laiken enjoys spending time with her dogs, Smokey and Gypsy.

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Christine Thew - Receptionist

Christine was born and raised in upstate New York. She has recently moved to McArthur, Ohio with her husband, George and their bulldog, Ruby. She joined The OVAC Team on October 1st, 2018. She loves working with animals, spending time with family, and fishing.

LeDeana Sinclair - Veterinarian Assistant

LeDeana grew up on a farm in Racine, OH but moved to Mason, WV in 2013. She graduated from Wahama High School in 2017. She found her love for animals at a young age. She barrel raced horses ever since she was 4 until 16. She currently lives in Pomeroy on a farm called "White's High Low Farms" with her grandparents, raising many different species of animals and showing Dexter cattle. LeDeana enjoys showing cattle, horseback riding, bowling, hunting, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Emily Chesser - Veterinarian Assistant

Emily grew up in Vinton County, OH on her family farm. She was very active in 4-H and FFA, where she competed in livestock judging and showing pigs and cattle. She also showed Quarter Horses for 8 years. She also breeds and sells show cattle and has an adorable Australian Shepherd named Gunner. She attends Morehead State University, where she is pursuing a degree in Pre-Veterinary Science. She hopes to attend Veterinary school, specializing in food animal medicine.