Our Managers
Carrie Pelletier, RVT, Hospital Administrator
Carrie Pelletier, RVT grew up in Maine and moved to North Carolina in 2008 where she enrolled at Central Carolina Community College working toward a future in veterinary medicine. Carrie decided to move to the mountains of North Carolina in 2010 and enrolled at Asheville-Buncombe Technical College to become a Registered Veterinary Technician. Finding a passion in emergency medicine, she worked at a busy 24-hour small animal practice for three years after school.
When an opportunity to work with the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine came up she was excited to move back to the Raleigh area. She went back to private practice in 2014 after realizing that emergency medicine was her true passion. She joined the Wake Veterinary Medical Center team as the practice manager in the fall of 2017 and has since been promoted to the Hospital Administrator. She has a handsome three-legged beagle mix named Maximus and enjoys cooking, gardening, spending time with friends, and traveling.
Alyssa Siar, Surgery Manager
Alyssa grew up in Suffield, Connecticut where she spent the majority of her youth and colligate years either on an athletic field, riding and showing horses, or rescuing animals to be rehabilitated. She started college at Temple University, playing on the Woman’s National Championship Lacrosse team. She then studied Veterinary Technology at the University of Pennsylvania and later Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. Alyssa and her husband Jake moved to Raleigh in 1995 when she took a position at NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine in the Surgery and Anesthesia department. Alyssa’s primary background has been at teaching universities in Specialty Services (Emergency medicine, ICU, Surgery, and Anesthesia). She is very happy to now be in a private practice that combines General and Specialty surgery to ensure all animals get specialized treatment and care. She is passionate about offering outstanding patient care and ensuring pets are treated like family while here.
Alyssa’s time away from Wake Veterinary Medical Center is spent with her 2 sons and husband as well as training and showing her 5 Champion German Shorthaired Pointers and pet Maine Coon Cat. She has also Coached the Woman’s Varsity Lacrosse Team at Sanderson High School for the past 9 years.
Hannah Vestal, ICU Manager
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Michelle Mayo, Customer Service Manager
Michelle comes from a Navy family and settled down in North Carolina in June of 1997. Throughout her childhood she always had a love for animals and wanted to one day work in the veterinary field. In the fall of 2000 Michelle got her first job at an animal hospital in the Raleigh area. From there she has continued her career in various veterinary settings ranging from general practice, specialty services and emergency care, she joined Wake Veterinary Hospital and Urgent Care, now Wake Veterinary Medical Center, in May of 2020. Michelle has a passion for customer service and being in client services allows for her to share that passion and team building with her CSR team. While away from work Michelle spends time with her son Noah, family, friends and her three cats Olive, Birdie and Levi. She is also an avid volunteer and foster for local rescue groups.
Ashley Pittman, RVT – ER Manager
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Anaiz Harris, RVT, Primary Care Manager
Anaiz Harris, RVT grew up in Long Island, New York before her family and her childhood dog, a sheltie named Annabelle, relocated to Cary, North Carolina during her sophomore year of high school. She fell in love with North Carolina almost immediately. She graduated from UNC Wilmington with a bachelor’s in social work and although veterinary medicine wasn’t her first choice in school, it was always a passion of hers to help both people and animals alike. It wasn’t until the passing of Annabelle after 14 years together that Anaiz started to realize she wanted to bring her compassion and empathy from her social work background into the veterinary medicine field.
In 2018, Anaiz moved to Sanford, NC to attend Central Carolina Community College for their Veterinary Medical Technology program. After graduating in May of 2020, Anaiz moved to be closer to family during the pandemic. Becoming a RVT while working for a small general practice of Vets Pets really helped her stand apart and gave her a sense of responsibility to continue to learn in order to help clients, patients, and co-workers alike. Anaiz is very excited to start this new chapter in her life with the team at Wake Veterinary Medical Center. When she isn’t working, you can find her spending time with her dog, Gryffin, or with her parents who she is very grateful for everything they’ve done to help her find better opportunities in life. She also loves to read and talk about books, so she started a book club with people who all have different roles in the veterinary world, that way she can spend time with friends talking about the two things they love, their books and their animals.
Ashley Khan, RVT, Emergency Assistant Manager
Ashley Khan, RVT grew up in California living everywhere from the sunny coast of Long Beach all the way to the majestic redwoods. While attending Humboldt State University, Ashley found her passion in animal care starting with a local Humane Society where she adopted her three cats. After moving back home, she continued to pursue her passion and enrolled in Veterinary Technician school at Mount San Antonio College. While in school, she had the opportunity to work in an Emergency and Critical Care Hospital to jump start her career in emergency medicine.
Over the past 12 years, Ashley has traveled throughout California with her husband and worked in a variety of veterinary hospitals in both Southern and Northern California before making their way to North Carolina. She joined Wake Veterinary Medical Center in 2018, where she has been able to further her passion and grow in the field of animal emergency medicine. In Ashley’s off time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and son as well baking delicious treats, crafting and quilting.
Deanna Metcalf, ICU Assistant Manager
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Wake Veterinary Medical Center
1007 Tandal Place
Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone: (919) 266-9852
Fax: (919) 217-0314
Email: [email protected]
OPEN 24 HOURS EVERY DAY
For after hours emergencies, please call (919) 266-9852.