Staff

Dr. Gleaton

Dr. Heather Gleaton is a graduate of the Honors College at the University of South Carolina and the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She resides in Greenville with her husband, Ralph, and children, RJ and Riley. She has owned Roper Mountain Animal Hospital since 2003. She especially enjoys internal medicine of all small animals. She is a member of the AVMA, AEMV, GGVMA, and the SCAV. She is a former board member of the March of Dimes, the Animal Emergency Clinic, and the Tri-County Technical College Veterinary Technician Advisory Committee. She is a past president of the GGVMA and was the Outstanding Young Alumnae in 2004 for the College of Science and Math at the University of South Carolina. She has served as the District 4 representative for the SCAV and currently, in her "spare" time, she is a nationally rated and college women's gymnastics judge for the USAG and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She has also competed on American Ninja Warrior Season 9 in Daytona Beach and placed 5th in the world in 2019 in the National Ninja League.

Dr. Ross

Raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Dr. Ross completed her undergraduate degree at Auburn University in 2008. She then went on to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a veterinarian, graduating from Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. Upon graduation from MSU-CVM, Dr. Ross joined the RMAH team and practiced here for the next 3 years. She says that RMAH quickly became like a second family to her. However, she returned to Columbia to practice with her longtime mentor at a large private small animal hospital where she remained for the next five years. In November, 2020, the RMAH family called her back to the upstate and she could not be more excited and appreciative to be back where her dream was first realized. Dr. Ross has six rescue pets - three dogs (Munchie, Shiloh, and Red), two cats (George and Murray), and a tortoise named Sergio. She also has a feisty Betta fish, Bonnie. In her spare time, she loves to garden, read, and travel.

Dr. Barnes

Dr. Allie Trippe Barnes is a native of Columbia, SC and has moved back to South Carolina after
spending the last several years in Texas and then in North Carolina. She received her
Bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2014, and graduated magna cum laude from
Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018. After graduation from veterinary
school, Dr. Trippe spent 3 years working in private practice and 1.5 years working for the
ASPCA’s Poison Control Center. She has two animals of her own— Ranger, her 11 year old
German Shepherd mix, and Briar, her 2 year old DSH. In her free time Dr. Trippe enjoys reading,
hiking, paddle boarding, rock climbing and discovering new breweries.

Noelle - Practice Manager

Noelle has lived in Greenville for 14 years. She was born and raised in Michigan but has lived in Boston, MA, Portland, ME, and Atlanta, GA before settling her in Greenville with her husband and two children. She has also been a dog mom since she was in college. Noelle has learned the art of customer service by interning for the Walt Disney Company and working for Marriott International. In addition, she has worked for Prisma Health in Critical Care Medicine taking care of the sickest patients who required mechanical ventilation and counseling their families in the most stressful of times.
In her spare time, Noelle teaches group fitness classes at the Prisma Health Family YMCA and mentors a running group through Fleet Feet in Greenville. Noelle enjoys running half marathons in Disney of course!

Tammy - Client Service Specialist

Tammy is a Greenville native and a 1994 graduate of Tabernacle Christian School. She is currently a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. She is also a member of the Alzheimer's Association and does all she can to help them in their quest for a cure. Tammy has been working here since March of 2005 and says that she honestly enjoys her job. She loves meeting new people every day and being able to call clients by their name when they walk in the door. To her, you and your pet are her extended family and she takes pride in that. When not working, she enjoys reading, relaxing by the lake, and being with family and friends. Her family is her first priority. She looks forward to meeting many more clients, new and existing, with their pets in the years to come.

Ashleigh - Veterinary Technician

Ashleigh is a student at Tri County Technicial College studying to become a veterinary technician. She started with us August of 2021 and will graduate with a degree in veterinary technology in May of 2022.

Michelle - Veterinary Technician

Michelle has been working for our hospital since 2007 after moving here from Connecticut. When not at the hospital she enjoys spending time with her family and watching her daughter dance.

Sarah - Licensed Veterinary Technician

Sarah joined our staff after doing an internship with us in the summer of 2012 through the Tri-County Technical College Veterinary Technology program. Sarah graduated with her veterinary technology degree in May of 2013.

Sara - Licensed Veterinary Technician

Sara joined us in the summer of 2013 after completing her externship with us for Tri-County Technical College. She obtained her degree in Veterinary Technology in 2013.

Alycia - Licensed Veterinary Technician

Alycia graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in TN in December of 2016 with a Bachelors Degree in Veterinary Technology and started working for RMAH in February of 2017.

Ashley - Veterinary Assistant

Ashley joined our team as a veterinary assistant in June of 2017.

Abby - Licensed Veterinary Technician

Abby started as an intern from Tri-County Technical school in the summer of 2020. We liked her so much that we hired her full-time once she graduated!

Marilene - Veterinary Assistant/CSR

Marilene started at RMAH in November of 2021 as a trainee veterinary assistant and quickly progressed to helping at the front desk. She earned her certificate as a veterinary assistant from Penn Foster College and she loves working with animals!

Anna - Client Service Specialist

Anna is originally from Greenville, SC. She holds a Business Degree in Human Resources and most of her career has been spent in the customer service field. Working with people and serving them is one of her passions along with loving animals. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, reading, playing with her rabbit, Gus, and spending time with her family.

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