Our Team

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Dr. Emily Leonard

Dr. Leonard started practicing veterinary medicine in 1999 after graduating from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, West Indies. Her veterinary career started in Upstate New York practicing companion animal, large animal, and emergency medicine. She and her 2 girls, Brooke and Lily, moved back to her hometown of St. Louis in 2009. In St. Louis she worked at Veterinary Specialty Services in the emergency and critical care department as well as in a private practice for companion animals in Manchester. Dr. Leonard always admired Cherry Hills Veterinary Hospital founded by Dr. Christine Simcik. In July 2014 Dr. Simcik contacted Dr. Leonard with tears in her eyes and said she was ready to retire and felt the Leonard family would continue the practice with each individual patients best interest at heart.

Pam-Eder

Pam Eder, Office Manager

Pam lives in Fenton with her husband Skip and her 6 rescue dogs/cats…Ralphie, Evee, Penny, Karl, Simon & Glenn.

She has always had multiple pets and animals have always been her passion. She started working in the veterinary field in 2012 and immediately fell in love with being in the animal care environment.

When she’s not working at CHVH she is helping to rescue animals and volunteers with several local rescue organizations, works with her husband in real estate, kayaking, gardening, and spending time with her 2 adult sons.
Avery Rogers

Avery Rogers, Registered Veterinary Nurse & Hospital Manager

Avery Rogers is a Registered Veterinary Nurse who has been employed in the veterinary medical industry throughout the St. Louis area since February of 2008. Upon graduating from Sanford-Brown College – Fenton in 2009, she has worked in private companion animal medicine, emergency medicine, and most recently shelter medicine.

Her interests include anesthesia/surgery, dentistry, and radiology. In the summer of 2017, Avery volunteered at the St. Louis Zoo Veterinary Hospital and assisted the nurses there with procedures on a wide variety of species.

Avery lives with her husband Dave and daughter, Twila. She has a sassy tortoishell named Dee and an English Bulldog, Chuy – the sweetest girl in the world. In her spare time, Avery loves to collect bones, read books, and tend to her growing collection of indoor plants.

Avery is excited to be a part of Cherry Hills Veterinary Hospital and strives to deliver compassionate and progressive veterinary medical care to the entire community.
Mikaila Sayers

Mikaila Sayers, Registered Veterinary Nurse

Mikaila knew from a young age that she wanted to work in the veterinary field. Growing up she took any opportunity she could to be around animals, and had a large variety of pets of her own. Mikaila recently graduated from Midwest Institute in 2022 with a Veterinary Technician degree/Associate of Occupational Studies. During school she worked at Veterinary Specialty Services where she worked in the ICU and Emergency and Critical Care department. She is very excited to be working in a clinical setting and providing care to all the wonderful patients here at Cherry Hills. 

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Lisa McKinney, Veterinary Technician

Lisa McKinney has been employed in the veterinary medical industry throughout the St. Louis area since September of 1989.   She has worked in small animal medicine and exotic medicine.

Before veterinary medicine, she was in human nursing and worked at Bethesda for 4 years.

For the last 20 years Lisa has been breeding and showing Shih Tzus. She currently has a standard poodle named Quinn and four Shih Tzus: Oscar, Ava, Tiffani, and Piper. All are finished Champions. She has Champion Shih Tzus all around the world including Belgium and Denmark.

In the past, she had a North American River otter “Bogart" and a Mink "Rust" as pets along with several other exotics from reptiles to other small mammals.

Lisa is excited to be a part of Cherry Hills Veterinary Hospital and strives to deliver compassionate veterinary medical care to the entire community.
Cricket

Cricket, Reception (aka Donna Riehlman)

Cricket has always had a passion for animals and while growing up brought home strays with the hopes of keeping all of them. She was born and raised in Kentucky and became active in creating a local SPCA. Through determination and hard work, their group was able to raise the funds to build a much needed animal shelter. In 1981 she moved to St. Louis with her family, worked in a local insurance agency for 30 years and is now happy to be working as a receptionist at Cherry Hills Veterinary Hospital.

Lily-Leonard

Lily Leonard, Reception

Lily was born in Upstate New York on November 30, 2007. She is another daughter of Dr. Leonard’s. Now she lives in St. Louis and attends school at The Fulton School at Saint Albans. Lily is a receptionist at Cherry Hills Veterinary Hospital and can’t wait to meet new dogs and cats!

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Sarah Saak, Receptionist

Sarah was born in St. Charles, MO but started moving around the country when she was only 3. Her passions growing up were playing sports and working with animals. She volunteered at local vet offices and humane societies. In 2005, at the age of 19, she started working at a veterinarian’s office in Texas. She moved back to MO in 2010 where she continued working in the vet field. She started with us

in 2021. She has an Associate’s Degree in Business Management from St. Louis Community College. She is happily married, has one young son, and one young, big Great Dane. In her spare time, she enjoys attending rugby games with her husband, going to the movies, and she loves to read.
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Misti Woolfrey, Receptionist/Veterinary Assistant

Misti was born in Richmond, VA and moved to Villa Ridge at the age of 4. She is a proud mom of a 14-year-old son and an 8-year-old Labrador mix named Bow. Misti’s love for pets led her to obtain her Veterinary Assistant Certification from the Midwest Institute in 2011 and she continued learning by achieving her Basic Obedience and Leash Training Certification from Animal Behavioral College in 2019, making her well-equipped to care for your furry family members. She has a passion for pet training and sitting. When she’s not busy being a pet whisperer, Misti likes to reel in some fish or challenge her friends to a game of Cornhole or can be found horseback riding. We are ecstatic to have Misti join the Cherry Hills Veterinary Hospital team.

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