Team Members

Tristan Harris

Tristan is the practice manager at Natural Bridge Animal Hospital, but also fills in wherever needed. He entered the veterinary field in 2008 as a kennel assistant and has worked in 4 different Charlotte, NC area hospitals, as everything from receptionist to rehabilitation technician. Tristan moved to Roanoke with his wife, Kerri McDermott, in July of 2016, with their intentions to purchase NBAH. Upon gaining ownership in mid-September of 2016, he quickly got to work designing and building NBAH's boarding facility utilizing his experience and views of what has provided the best service to boarders and their owners in his past positions.
Tristan has studied psychology and biology at Central Connecticut State University, University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Winthrop University. He also has a background in construction, which was beneficial in the renovations that have been done at Natural Bridge Animal Hospital.
In his limited free time, Tristan enjoys exploring his new surroundings, hiking, kayaking, fly fishing, and reading. He and his wife also love to travel and one of their goals is to visit each of the United States's National Parks. Tristan and Dr. McDermott have three dogs, two cats, and a new daughter, Kaeleigh, born October 28th 2017.

Emily Anderson, LVT

Emily started at Natural Bridge Animal Hospital in 2008. She earned an Associates in Applied Animal Science degree and passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam, becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician in 2009. She then spent a few years working as an LVT at Southside Animal Hospital in Savannah, GA before returning in 2011 to work continuously at NBAH.
Emily lives with her son in Buena Vista, where she has spent most of her life. In her time away from work, Emily enjoys spending time with her family doing outdoor activities, and karate. She also spends a lot of time training her adopted Labrador rescue puppy, Archie.

Sam Henk

Samantha grew up in Buffalo, New York and moved to the Rockbridge County area in 2007. Ever since she was young, animals have been a part of her life. She has always had a few dogs and, most of the time, cats as well. She began her career at Natural Bridge Animal Hospital in July of 2017, and is excited to take control of operations of our boarding facility, as well as help out wherever needed within the hospital.
Samantha currently has a dog, Logan, and a calico cat named MJ. In her free time, Samantha and Logan can be found hiking, swimming, fishing, or reading a good book.

Taylor Campbell

Taylor grew up on her grandfather's farm in Rockbridge County, where animals were a part of her life since day one. This sparked a love for animals, great and small, that persists to this day. Searching for a summer job led her to be hired as one of our kennel assistants here at Natural Bridge Animal Hospital.
She is currently a senior at Hollins University where she is majoring in environmental science and later she plans to pursue her life-long dream of being a veterinarian.
When time permits between her busy school and work schedules, Taylor enjoys kayaking, hiking, and riding horses. She also likes to spend time with her rambunctious dogs Baeleigh and Dover, and her beautiful gray calico cat Buena. Let's not forget to mention her seven goats, two horses, one pony, nine ducks, eight chickens, two pigs, one donkey, one cow, and hedgehog.

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India Snider

India grew up in Glasgow, VA, and her love for animals started at a very young age. She previously worked at Natural Bridge Animal Hospital in 2007 as a veterinary assistant, but then decided to try her hand at dog grooming. When the opportunity arose in June 2018, India jumped at the chance to return to Natural Bridge Animal Hospital as our receptionist.
India now resides in Buena Vista with her husband and three dogs, Nanuk, Lady, and Rocko. She enjoys spending her free time being with friends and family, reading, and knitting.

Thank you Trisha for your many years of service at Natural Bridge Animal Hospital. We wish you nothing but success and happiness as you start your next adventure.