Meet the Team

Dr. Burton

Upon graduation in1995, he returned to the upstate to practice. Through the years he has gained a special interest in soft tissue surgery and internal medicine. He and his wife Tracie have four handsome boys, a boxer mix they adore, birds, and will be adding more animals to the mix.

Dr. Manley

Dr. Manley grew up on a small farm with horses, dogs, and cats. Her passions in veterinary medicine include dermatology, ophthalmology, dentistry, and surgery. She also highly values communicating with clients to be sure they have a good understanding of their pets’ needs.

In Dr. Manley’s free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, and bowling. She loves her 2 dogs and takes them with her whenever she can.

Dr. Hopson

Dr. Hopson first discovered her love of veterinary medicine growing up on a farm with beef cattle, horses, and various pets in Northwestern Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate B.S. in Biology from Grove City College and completed her veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2017.

Dr. Hopson began her veterinary career in upstate New York practicing livestock and small animal medicine. While there, she met her now husband Andrew who was up from SC visiting mutual friends and family. The two married June of 2020 and she is excited to now be practicing veterinary medicine in South Carolina. She especially enjoys soft tissue surgery, dentistry, and ultrasonography.  Outside of work, Dr. Hopson loves to adventure outdoors with Andrew, paint with watercolors, and travel.  

Jeska
Licensed Veterinary Technician,
Practice Manager

Jeska joined PAH in 2007 while being in the Veterinary Technology program at Tri-County Technical College. She has always had a passion for animals. She has worked in most areas of our hospital, but her favorite is assisting with surgeries. In 2016 our hospital began to grow and she became our Practice Manger but she still assists with surgeries, exam visits, and hospitalized patients. She is married with a son, 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 2 goats. She loves being outdoors, spending time with her family, and sewing.

Rebecca
Surgical Assistant

Brittany
Certified Veterinary Assistant

Brittany joined PAH in 2018. She is in the process of obtaining her Veterinary Technology degree. She has 2 dogs and 2 cats. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, friends and fur babies along with traveling and being outdoors!

Kelsey
Certified Veterinary Assistant

Kelsey joined PAH in 2018 after graduating from the Greenville Technical College Veterinary Assistant program. She has 3 dogs and one cat. She loves to paint, hike, and read books. 

Nick
Veterinary Assistant

Nick joined PAH in 2016. He has always had a passion for animals and their welfare. He worked at Petsmart for 5 years, 2 of which he was a manager, before joining PAH. He has a total of 11 animals. He enjoys hiking, snowboarding, yoga, film making, gardening, and soccer.

Kristen
Kennel Technician

Mandy
Licensed Veterinary Technician

Mandy is a licensed vet tech and has been with Pickens Animal Hospital since May of 2019. She received her associate's degree at Tricounty Technical College and her bachelor's at Murray State. She loves meeting new people, helping animals, her 3 dogs, 1 cat, husband and son. She enjoys fishing, reading, and spending time with her friends.

Robin
Lab Technician

Robin is a Lab Tech and has been with Pickens since July 2001. She loves animals and loves taking care of her 4 dogs and 8 cats. She is married with 2 children, and has 3 grandchildren

Michelle
Kennel Technician

Michelle Crowe is a kennel tech and has been with Pickens Animal Hospital since August of 2017. Michelle has been married to her wonderful husband Kenny for over 16 years and has two children, Kent and Allie. She has 3 dogs and 2 cats. Michelle is very compassionate with each animal that comes through our clinic and cares for them as if they were her own. In her spare time, she loves to watch her son play baseball and attending band and robotic events with her daughter. Michelle's entire family loves to cheer on the Carolina Gamecocks and the Atlanta Braves!

Nicole
Kennel Technician

Hannah
Veterinary Technician

Hannah graduated from Tri-County Technical College with a degree in Veterinary Technology. She has worked here since March 2020 and also did her externship here in 2016 and stayed until she got married and moved. Hannah has 2 dogs, loves to bake cakes, and loves to kayak and travel.

June
Administrative Assistant

June is our administrative assistant and has been with Pickens Animal Hospital since June 2011. Before that she worked in the accounting field with a CPA for 25 years. June loves animals and has 3 dogs and 1 turtle. She is married, has a wonderful daughter and son-in-law, and grandson. She loves working outside but loves playing with her grandson even more.  

Norma
Receptionist

Norma joined PAH in 1999 as a receptionist, she left in 2006 and came back in 2010. She enjoys reading & crocheting, has 3 children and 8 grandchildren. Norma is a dachshund lover but currently has a Schnoodle named Benny.

Kaylee
Receptionist

Kaylee came to PAH in 2016 as a Receptionist. In her spare time, she loves to go to the lake, hang out with friends, color, and watch movies all while loving on her dog, Jasper.

Joni
Receptionist

Joni joined PAH in 2011. Joni has been in the animal care profession for many years. She is married with 2 kids, 4 dogs, 2 cats, and a couple of chickens. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, rescuing and wildlife rehab.

Deana
Receptionist

Deana began her adventure at PAH in 2002. She currently has 2 horses, 1 dog, and 1 rabbit, but that is subject to change at any given moment being employed here. Her favorite part of each day is meeting all the sweet fur babies and their human parents. One of the most well known facts at PAH about her is that she is always cold! She was designed solely for the summer season and it never lasts long enough.

Lindsay
Receptionist

Lindsay came to Pickens Animal Hospital in June of 2020. She loves learning more about animals and their treatment, the cuddles are definitely a plus! Lindsay got married in April 2020. She has cows, chickens, sheep, goats, a rabbit, and 2 dogs. She loves the outdoors and kayaking has become a new favorite.