Meet Our Team

Lydia joined Blackfalds Veterinary Hospital in February of 2019. She grew up in South Africa and moved to Canada with her husband, Daniel, in 2008. They have two boys, Ruell and Arnoux, and share their house with a Siberian Forest Cat named Maui, a resident Grandma Susan, and her English Cocker Spaniel called Rafael. Lydia studied veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary and graduated in 2018. She would love to help you take care of your furry, scaly, or feathery critters of all sizes and shapes. In her spare time, Lydia enjoys travelling, bird watching, and spending time with her boys.

Dawn graduated from the AHT program at NAIT  in 2000 and has been working as a Registered Veterinary Technician since.  She joined the Blackfalds Vet team when we opened in 2012 as Office Manager.  She has special interest  in internal medicine and likes to take x-rays and analyse lab samples while always learning new things about her career.   She lives in Red Deer with her husband, two daughters and their dog, Minnie.  She enjoys camping, reading, kayaking and hanging out with her family.  

Jen was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She graduated from the Veterinary Technologist Program at Olds College in 2008 and has been enjoying caring for a variety of animals ever since.

She has a strong interest in anesthesia, reproduction and emergency medicine.

Jen has a fondness for cats and volunteers with the ROAR society helping raise young orphaned kittens.

She enjoys camping, fishing and practicing Muay Thai on her days off.

Sherri graduated from the AHT program from Olds College in 2000.  She has since worked in many different fields and practices.  She started her career at Cedarwood Vet Hospital where she was extensively involved with their Reproduction program for 8 years.  She then went back to Olds College as an instructor for the Veterinary Technical Assitant program for the next 9 months.  She moved on the Central Alberta Humane Society and practiced shelter medicine for 3.5 years.  After that she switched gears into the Swine industry where she stayed for 2.5 years before joining the team at Blackfalds Vet in 2017.

In her spare time she enjoys camping and spending time with her husband, Kevin and their 2 children, Sam and Dylan as well as their 2 furbabies, a 5 year old cat named Marcus and a 1.5 year old Lab x named Ellie Mae.

Mackenzie graduated from the Animal Health Technology program at NAIT College in 2020. She previously worked at Animal Emergency Hospital before joining the Blackfalds team in December of 2021. She has special interest in surgery, anesthesia, and emergency medicine.

In her spare time, Mackenzie enjoys catching up with family/friends as well as  being outdoors with her dog King!

Hailey began her industry journey in 2006 by attending the animal health program at Lakeland college. As a new grad in 2008 she worked in mixed animal practice and animal services. After that she moved to education as an Instructional Assistant and later an Instructor at Olds college.

At home she has a collection of animals she shares with her family including two dogs (Sierra & Duke), five cats (George, Motts, Oliver, Alex and Snowflake), two goats (Dale & Paddy) as well as a flock for birds including chickens, ducks and geese. She also enjoys bee keeping and has two hives! She is excited to join a passionate team here at Blackfalds Veterinary Hospital and meet all the pets and clients that are lucky to call this clinic their hospital.

Jackie graduated from the Animal Health Technology program at Lakeland College in 2006. She has worked in both small animal and mixed animal practices. She has special interest in surgery and anesthesia. She joined the team at Blackfalds Veterinary Hospital in the fall of 2022.

In her spare time, Jackie enjoys reading, DIY projects, and camping with her husband and 3 daughters.

Erica graduated from the Olds College Animal Health Technologist program in 2019. Her tech journey started at Blackfalds Veterinary Hospital shortly after graduation. After 3 years, she transitioned into an emergency medicine position at Pulse Veterinary Specialists and Emergency. During her time at Pulse she enjoyed being challenged, learning new things, and as a result fell in love with emergency medicine. Erica is also interested and passionate about rescue medicine and canine behavioural cases.

Erica enjoys spending time with her partner and her dogs, doing pretty much any activity that involves being outdoors. In the summer you’ll likely find her on her motorcycles, in the mountains or on her paddle board.

Holly Fellhauer became the Blackfalds Hospital Financial Administrator when we opened in 2012. She has an integral role in the hospital and is always taking on new tasks and responsibilities. She lives in Red Deer with her husband and two sons and in her spare time she enjoys travelling and photography.