Meet Our Team
Dr. Corinne Lemay, DVM
Dr. Lemay was born and raised in Manchester, NH. She received her bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in Vermont and attended Veterinary School at Cornell University in New York. Upon graduation from Cornell in May, 2008, she spent several months practicing both large and small animal medicine before deciding to pursue a career as a small animal practitioner.Dr. Lemay has been a veterinarian at Manchester Animal Hospital since 2010. She has a special interest in surgery and dentistry, and she enjoys wellness and preventative medicine, as well as managing acute and chronic diseases. Outside of work, Dr. Lemay enjoys spending time with her husband, two daughters, and their family dog, Bella. She also continues to play soccer, a sport she has enjoyed since her youth.
Dr. Elizabeth Brown, DVM
Dr. Brown was born and raised in Southern Vermont, and completed her undergraduate and graduate educations in Massachusetts. Upon graduating from the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2000, she went on to complete a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center in Norwalk, Connecticut. Dr. Brown remained at this group practice for six more years working as an emergency clinician and then as a general practitioner. While working in general practice she cultivated strong interests in internal medicine and ultrasonography. She has been practicing in Southern New Hampshire for the past 10 years.Dr. Brown has been very happy with her move north and loves Southeastern New Hampshire. Not only is she closer to family, but she is also closer to favorite locales such as the Maine seacoast and Boston. She keeps active with many interests outside of work, especially with her dog Porter.
Dr. Nikki Clifford, DVM
Dr. Clifford grew up in Rockland County, New York. She received a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Cornell University before graduating from Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. After graduation she remained in the Central New York area working in small animal general practice before relocating to New Hampshire and joining the Manchester Animal Hospital team. Her professional interests include small animal internal medicine, preventative medicine, dentistry, and radiology. In her spare time, Dr. Clifford enjoys running, hiking, reading, and spending time with her husband and their pets - a dog, a cat, and a rat.
Dr. Casey Hart, DVM
Dr. Hart is a Maine native. She was born and raised in southern Maine, where most of her close family still resides. Dr. Hart completed her undergraduate education at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. After which, she travelled around the US, living in California and Texas before landing in Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2020. She loves surgery and learning new procedures that can help change animals’ lives. She lives in southern NH with her beautiful rabbit, Nes, and her mischievous cat, Eugene. When she’s not working, Dr. Hart enjoys walks, hikes, traveling, breweries and nightly screenings of “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune”.
Dr. Lindsey Hipke, DVM
Dr. Hipke is no stranger to New England, and happy to have returned back to her roots! Born and raised in Bedford, NH, she pursued her undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware, obtaining a bachelor degree in animal science before moving to New York and graduating with her DVM degree from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. She spent a short time practicing small animal medicine in Denver, CO before moving to Houston, TX where she's spent the last 15 years in private practice. Passionate about all areas of small animal practice she has particular interest in dentistry and surgery. Dr. Hipke enjoys spending her free time with her husband, son and 2 cats. She also loves traveling, reading, painting and pilates.
Paulina, CVT- Practice Manager
Since childhood Paulina has always had a passion for the health and wellbeing of animals. She graduated from Great Bay Community College with her associates in Veterinary Technology. After graduating she spent time in Alaska working as a veterinary technician before returning to the East Coast and joining Manchester Animal Hospital in 2018. In her free time Paulina can be found on an adventure, hiking with her Bernese Mountain Dogs Niko, Mia and Birch, scuba diving, traveling the globe, reading or cuddled up to her cat Archer.
Marley - Certified Veterinary Technician
Marley has always had a love of animals and found her passion for veterinary care after nursing her former stray dog, Scout back to health. Marley graduated from Great Bay Community College with an A.S. in veterinary technology in 2017 and became a certified veterinary technician that same year. She joined the Manchester Animal Hospital team in 2020. Marley has a special interest in client education and loves getting to know her patients and their people. Marley lives in Manchester with her husband, Hector, two rescue pups, Scout and Tula, and special needs kitty, Gomez. In her free time, Marley enjoys exploring new places around New England and spending time with her family and pets.
Brittany - Veterinary Technician
Brittany has been part of the Manchester Animal Hospital team since December of 2008 after graduating with a Small Animal Care Degree from the Thompson School of Applied Science May 2008. Through the years she has learned a tremendous amount when it comes to client education, in-patient care and monitoring of anesthesia.She enjoys all aspects of Veterinary Medicine but has a particular interest in client education and in-patient care. She enjoys coming up with ways to help better clients understanding of the importance of the services we recommend. In her free time she enjoys playing softball with her co-ed softball team on Sundays, paddle boarding with friends and visiting local wineries. She has one cat named Righty who she loves spending time with. Righty was a former hospital cat who lived in the back office and treatment area with our other previous hospital kitty, Lefty.
Kayla - Veterinary Technician
Kayla who was born and raised in New England found her passion for animal care when she was very young, and was fortunate to have parents that allowed her the opportunity to rescue/raise a variety of pets. Kayla followed that passion into adulthood volunteering at local shelters, and the college she attended.Now, Kayla is able to cover many roles for our hospital, creating relationships with patients, and clients alike. In her down time, Kayla enjoys spending as much time outdoors in the sunshine as possible with her son Ryker, and she also continues to pursue her hobby of photography, with her pets being some of her favorite subjects to capture!
Tanya - Veterinary Technician
Tanya is a New Hampshire native and has been in the animal world since she was 14. As a young girl Tanya knew she would work with animals. Tanya worked at multiple horse stables, from exercising the horses to cleaning stalls. After graduating high school 2004 she and her family moved to Florida, where started as a kennel technician working her way up to Veterinary technician in a year. Her husband, 4 dogs and 2 cats moved back to NH from FL in 2015, when she started working for Manchester Animal Hospital. She and her husband had a son in 2020 they all love adventuring in their spare time. They have a dog, cat, and a bearded dragon.
Anne - Veterinary Technician
Anne has been a veterinary technician since 2002. She is a Laconia native and graduated from the University of Maine in 2001 with a degree in Wildlife Biology. She currently shares her home with her 2 Australian Cattle Dogs, Sydney and Dodger, her cat Felicity, and her flock of chickens. In her free time Anne enjoys spending time with her husband and son, collecting comic books, hiking and beekeeping
Sarah - Certified Veterinary Technician
Originally from Rhode Island, Sarah moved to New Hampshire in 2013. She knew from a young age she was passionate about animals and their care. All through high school she volunteered at her local animal shelter where she began to learn about veterinary medicine. After graduating high school she started her college career at Green Mountain College in Vermont majoring in Environmental Studies, but left after one year to pursue her passion of working with animals. Sarah then attended Northwestern Connecticut Community College and graduated with an A.S. degree in Veterinary Technology, and that same year passed the VTNE to become a certified veterinary technician. When she isn’t caring for animals Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband (who is also a veterinary technician) and her English Bulldog mix, Ollie. Her hobbies include hiking, indoor cycling and binge watching Netflix.
Melissa - Veterinary Technician
Melissa is a NH native. She had a strong passion and love for all animals and their well-being from a young age. She studied animal sciences in high school and attended Great Bay Community College Veterinary Technology program. When she was younger she volunteered lots of time at the local animal shelters, and entered the veterinary field in 2015. When not at work, she enjoys spending her free time outside adventuring with her boyfriend and two yellow labs Blake and Annie, or spending time with friends and family.
Sophia - Certified Veterinary Technician
Sophia is a Manchester, New Hampshire native who has always known she wanted a career in the animal field. She first got her start as a kennel attendant here at MAH in high school. In college she pursued a Veterinary Technology degree, graduating in 2020. Later that year she became certified, and soon found her way back home to us in 2021. In her free time Sophia enjoys reading and going on adventures with her rescued laboratory beagle, Dot.
Kiara - Veterinary Technician
Kiara has always loved animals since she was a little kid, working with animals had always been her passion. She studied to be a veterinary technician at university of New Hampshire and earned her associates degree. She enjoys cuddling up to her one and only cat shmittens. On her free time she loves to enjoy the outdoors and hanging out with friends and family.
Taylor- Veterinary Technician
Taylor's love of animals started at a very young age! She has been a vegetarian since she was 9 and always had multiple pets growing up. Taylor received her certification in human phlebotomy in 2012, CMA in 2014 and practiced as a medical assistant for several years before she transitioned to veterinary medicine in 2016. Taylor's special interest continues to be phlebotomy, however she has also had extensive dental training and worked with wildlife. She currently has 3 cats, Pemberly, Finnigan, and Pippin more lovingly referred to as Pem, Boopin and Steve. In all her free time you can find her adventuring with her husband and son, longboarding in the summer and snowboarding in the winter!
Angela- Veterinary Technician
Angela is a New Hampshire native who grew up with a love for animals. She entered the veterinary field in 2018 and knew she had found something she wanted to dedicate her life to! In her spare time she loves experimenting with new recipes, hitting the beach, and spending time with her boyfriend and their dog, Jasper.
Melissa V.- Veterinary Technician
Melissa V. grew up in Rhode Island and moved to New Hampshire in 2020. After attending URI and being exposed to veterinary medicine, she always knew it would be part of her life. She went on to teach kickboxing and manage several studios for years, but finally made her way back into veterinary medicine in 2019. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her wife, three dogs, and two cats. She also loves to cook, travel and kickbox.
Jen - Veterinary Receptionist
Jen grew up in Ashland MA and started working at an animal hospital right after graduating from Framingham State University. She took a break from the industry to stay home and raise her two handsome sons. She returned to work as a substitute teacher for 7 years, but knew she wanted to get back into the animal field. She joined our team in September 2018. She lives locally with her husband, two sons and two of the most adorable kitties, CC and Poppy. In her free time she enjoys reading, going to the beach, and attending her boys basketball and baseball games.
Devin - Veterinary Receptionist
Devin has been a Derry resident for 7 years, and started working in the Veterinary field in 2015. She started working in the HR department, and quickly realized she wanted to join the heart of the hospital. She takes great interest in client education. At home she has her loveable Cane Corso, Daisy Mae. In her spare time, Devin enjoys spending time on the lake, exploring flea markets and soaking up as much time as she can with her new daughter, Phoenix.
Michelle - Veterinary Receptionist
Michelle grew up in Florida and moved to New Hampshire in 2000 with her family. After graduating high school she started her career in Veterinary Medicine as a Technician at the Hooksett Veterinary Clinic for 10 years until she decided to stay at home with her daughter Hailey. While staying at home with her daughter she had been working towards a Bachelor’s degree In Business Administration and is anticipated to graduate in the Fall of 2024. Michelle joined the Receptionist team at MAH because she discovered her passion is helping pet parents with whatever they need to keep their furry family member’s healthy and happy. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and checking out new places, soaking up the sun and getting outdoors.
Emily - Veterinary Receptionist
Emily grew up in New Hampshire, living alongside her mom and brother. Over the years Emily experienced owning many different animals- from guinea pigs to fish and currently, her senior cat, Cupi and Border Collie mix, Poppy. Her work experience in almost its entirety has been centered around her love of animals. While finishing high school she found herself at a doggie daycare, eliciting her work ethic and animal loving personality for the first time. While completing an Associates Degree in Business Management, Emily made the choice to leave the daycare in favor of the local animal shelter. It was at the shelter that she realized her passion was not just in spending time with all animals but a specific love for helping animals in need. With her degree complete, she decided to take that helping hand one step further by joining the team at the Manchester Animal Hospital. On her days off she makes sure to hit the beach with Poppy, or even the airport, always finding herself on an adventure to plenty of new places.