Staff

  • Dr.
    Meghan Myers
    Owner/Veterinarian

    Dr. Meghan Myers was born and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Hershey High School and continued her undergraduate education at Penn State. In 2006, Dr. Myers attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and obtained her degree in veterinary medicine. Dr. Myers has been practicing veterinary medicine in Lebanon and Palmyra prior to purchasing Hershire Animal Hospital from Dr. Brauner in 2016. Owning a practice in her hometown has been a dream of Dr. Myers' since veterinary school. Her special interests include internal medicine, with a special focus on longterm management of endocrine diseases such as diabetes, and dermatology.* In her free time, Dr. Myers enjoys spending time with her husband Josh, their sons Benjamin and Henry, their 3-legged chihuahua mix Crabby, and their 2 cats Leon and Theodore.

  • Dr.
    Autumn Hynson
    Associate Veterinarian
    Dr. Hynson graduated from Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. She was born and raised in Maryland but has worked in the Hershey area since graduation. In her free time Dr. Hynson enjoys running, baking, traveling and spending time with her husband and their three cats. In addition to dogs and cats, Dr. Hynson enjoys working with sheep and pocket pets.
  • Dr. Susan Zhang
    Associate Veterinarian

    Dr. Susan Zhang grew up in New Jersey and attended NYU for her undergraduate studies before graduating from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. She completed a small animal rotating internship and then practiced in her hometown for a few years prior to moving out to California. She has since returned to the east coast and is excited to be at Hershire Animal Hospital. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, eating, hiking, and traveling. Her cat and dog, Cheerio and Tater,keep her plenty busy as well.

  • Dr.
    Erika Gallisdorfer
    Associate Veterinarian

    Dr. Erika Gallisdorfer is a Lancaster Pennsylvania native. She attended West Virginia University for her undergraduate studies before graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008, attending these two schools resulted in Dr. Gallisdorfer being an avid college football fan. After graduation she spent 5 years practicing out in Denver, Colorado before moving back to the east coast where she practiced in the Lancaster area until joining Hershire Animal Hospital in 2022. Dr Gallisdorfer and her husband have two boys that keep them very busy and can often be found at a hockey rink, wrestling room, baseball diamond, or lacrosse field depending on the season. In the spare time that is left, Dr Gallisdorfer enjoys road trips with her family, the outdoors, and relaxing with a good book, a cup of tea and her two cats.

  • Dr.
    Alesha Glass
    Associate Veterinarian

    Dr. Alesha Glass is a 2020 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She was born and raised in a small town on the outskirts of Williamsport, PA (home of the Little League World Series). Dr. Glass is a Fear Free Certified Elite Professional. She lives by the words “taking the pet out of petrified” every day. She has special interests in all types of surgery, ophthalmology, behavioral health, geriatric medicine, and working towards preserving the human-animal bond. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, cooking/baking, enjoying the outdoors, going to concerts, and spending time with her family and friends.

  • Dr.
    Laura Wojcik

    Dr. Wojcik grew up in Montgomery County, PA. She attended University of Massachusetts for her undergraduate studies and obtained her veterinary degree from Western University of Health Sciences in southern California. After graduating veterinary school Dr. Wojcik worked as a mixed animal veterinarian and then a small animal veterinarian in eastern Washington. After a few years of working in eastern Washington, she decided to move back to Pennsylvania and joined the Hershire Animal Hospital team in June 2023. When not working she enjoys traveling, hiking, camping, and spending time with her husband, her son, and her two dogs Padfoot and Leonidas.

  • Steph Shaak
    Veterinary Technician and Office Manager

    Steph was born and raised in Lebanon County, and graduated from ELCO High School in 2008. After graduation, Steph moved to North Carolina and began working as a Veterinary Technician in 2008 at a small animal practice. She worked at a couple different practices after moving back to her hometown, eventually coming to us at Hershire in 2017. She has 5 cats who rule her house, and Siberian Husky named Tazer.  In her spare time she enjoys going for hikes, reading, painting and drawing. 

  • Nichelle Fernandez
    Certified Veterinary Technician and Surgery Supervisor
    Nichelle graduated from YTI in 2015, earning an associates agree in special science. In the future, she hopes to become certified in animal nutrition. During her spare time, she likes to spend time with her son and read.
  • Courtney Burridge
    Veterinary Technician and Hospital Administrator

    Courtney grew up in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania and graduated fromCumberland Valley high school in 2015. After graduating high school, shewas undecided on her career path but eventually found a passion forveterinary medicine while working part time at a kennel. Courtney thenattended YTI for the veterinary technician program and graduated in Januaryof 2020 with an associate in specialized technology. Courtney has familypets that she considers her own- Moses (hound mix), Gretchen (Catahoulamix), Guenzel (German Shepherd), Bella (family cat). In her spare time,Courtney like to go kayaking, camping, and spend time with her family andfriends.

  • Ashlae Davis
    Veterinary Technician and Technician Supervisor

    Ashlae grew up in Middletown Pa before she relocated to Pittsburgh to attend the Vet Tech Institute in 2013.  She graduated from VTI in 2015 and has experience in general practice.  Ashlae enjoys spending time with her two children and her pets Snooki and Dembe.  She also enjoys gardening, snowtubing and cooking. 

  • Heather Platzer Veterinary Technician

    Heather grew up in Mechanicsburg, Pa, and has always had a strong passion for animals. She is currently living in Middletown with her whole herd of misfit rescues; a pitbull mix Petra, two cats Ares (a chunky orange feisty guy), and Ty (an extremely shy calico girl,) and a leopard geckoFrankenstein whose half blind! Heather enjoys kayaking, photography, horror movies, going to the gym, and binge-watching shows.

  • Melissa Johnson
    Veterinary Technician

    Melissa recently moved to the Harrisburg area from South Carolina with her husband and 3 fur babies. She started her career in the vet field about 7years ago and enjoys being a tech at Hershire Animal Hospital. Outside of work Melissa enjoys spending time with family and loves being outdoors.

  • Megan Amelang
    Veterinary Technician

    Megan grew up in Baltimore, MD before relocating to York. She graduated from Stevenson University and CCBC with a bachelor's degree in science and an associates degree in applied science. She has had a variety of employment experiences from dog walker to an animal attendant at a zoo. In her spare time, Megan likes to be out in the sun and fresh air or by the water.

  • Becca Foltz
    Veterinary Technician

    Becca grew up in a small town outside of Philadelphia. She now lives in Elizabeth town with her boyfriend, 3 cats and 2 rabbits. Becca received her associates degree in veterinary nursing from Harcum College and became a CVT in 2019. In her spare time Becca enjoys camping, hiking, baking and going on road trips with friends.

  • Alyssa Burkholder Veterinary Technician

    Alyssa grew up in Manheim, Pennsylvania and graduated from YTI in 2019 with an associate's degree in Specialized Technology. Alyssa has always had a passion to help animals and started her career in veterinary medicine at a young age. Her primary goal is to help her patients receive the highest level of care, so they can live a long healthy life by your side. Alyssa lives with her husband Kyle, and 2 dogs: Shelby, a German Shepherd and Aspen, a MiniGoldendoodle. Her free time is spent mostly with family and friends. She enjoys; hiking, walks on the beach, cooking, painting, anything outdoors, you name it she's there! Alyssa is excited to be a part of the Hershire Team and is excited to meet you and your pets!

  • Skylar Broome
    Veterinary Technician

    Skylar has been working with animals for over seven years and only traversed into the veterinary medicine field two years ago. They enjoy creepy, crawly friends as much as the fluffy ones. They have four cats at home that cause mischief and in their free time enjoy playing video games, reading horror novels, and collecting furbies.

  • Angie Scheetz
    Receptionist
    I grew up in Lebanon County and have two daughters, Katelyn and Katrina. I also have 3 dogs, two German shepherds and a vizsla, two cats, and a chinchilla. I love working with animals. I look forward to working at Hershire and meeting all of the clients. Please come in and say Hi!
  • Kate Sherlock
    Receptionist

    Kate was born and raised in Philadelphia. She Moved to the Hershey/Middletown area 10 years ago. She started in the veterinary field 5years ago. She has 4 crazy cats, Turkey, Potato, Ham, and Mac. In her free time she enjoys going on hikes, snowboarding, and spending time with her 2 daughters.

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Monday:

8:00 am-7:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-7:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-7:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-7:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-6:00 pm

Saturday:

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Sunday:

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