Grace Animal Hospital Meet the Staff

Hello, we are Russ and Rosan Sprinkles. We grew up right here in Gaston County and are high school sweet hearts from South Point High School in Belmont, NC.  After high school, Russ left to go to NC State for his studies while Rosan attended Belmont Abbey College.   Russ graduated from NC State in 2000 with his Bachelors Degree in Animal Science (Suma Cume Laude).  He then went on to the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine to obtain his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree where he graduated in the top 10% of his class.  Rosan went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business from Belmont Abbey College.  Rosan has a background in human medicine and has learned a great deal about veterinary medicine in the last few years.   We have a son named Caden.  He is five years old and requires most of our time when we are not working. He loves to do all of the normal things that kids his age do. Caden has truly been a blessing to both of us.

People always want to know how many pets we have at home.  Most all of our pets have joined us via the phrase, "let's just keep it until we find a good home".   Years later, they are still with us.  Right now we have Sara, our chihuahua. Dusty, Laura, and Mia are our cats. We also have pet fish and “orange fishy” is Caden’s favorite. We will probably end up having a lot more pets as Caden gets a little older. When we have free time from work, we like to go to Putt Putt, watch movies, go camping, mountain biking, and just enjoy God’s many blessings around us.

We opened Grace Animal Hospital in December of 2006. After a long search of trying to find the right location for us, we found it here! We have come to meet and know so many wonderful people that will hopefully be lifetime clients. Thanks to all of you for being such great clients and friends to us. We appreciate your business and look forward to being here for many years to come. Our dream of opening a veterinary hospital has come true and we owe it to our wonderful clients.

My name is Beth Guffey. I have been at Grace Animal Hospital since December of 2006. I have been in this field for about 6 years. I love working with animals and all of our wonderful clients. I was born and raised in Gastonia. I have been married to my wonderful husband Joe for almost one year. We share our home with our pets Leon, the cat, and our dogs Daisy, Abby, and our newest addition, Tank. In my spare time I do a lot of pet sitting. I love spending time with my family, hanging out with friends, shopping, traveling to the beach and going camping in the mountains. I hope you and your pet will come be a part of our family here at Grace Animal Hospital. Hope to see you soon!!

My name is Jennifer Yoder.  I've been at Grace Animal Hospital since March 2011.  My main career has been Medical Record Coding; however, I wanted to pursue a second career working with animals.  So, I enrolled in Gaston College's Veterinary Technician Program.  I graduated for the program with honors in May 2010.  I'm originally from Wilmington, Delaware but I also lived in Arizona for 17 years before moving to North Carolina in December of 2005.  I share my home with 6 cats.  Being at Grace has been a very rewarding experience and has given me the opportunity to meet many wonderful people and their pets.

My name is Catherine Payne, most people know me at “Cat”. I have been at Grace Animal Hospital since November of 2007. I have been working in this field for 11 years. Animals are my passion and I love what I do. I was born and raised in charlotte, but have only been in Gastonia for about 4 years. My family is from Canada and that’s where I would love to live one day. I have many animals that are my “kids”. I have two dogs, Millie and Gracie; 2 cats, Jumper and Ceaser, and an umbrella cockatoo named Echo. Outside of caring for animals, I love to spend time with my family and especially my nephews and niece. I also enjoy any outdoor activities, Virginia Tech football games, spending time with close friends and enjoying one day at a time.

My name is Jennifer Griffin.  I am new to the Carolinas.  My husband and I recently moved here from Athens, Ga.  I have been at Grace Animal Hospital since March 2011, and have been in the veterinary field for the past 8 years.  I absolutely love what I do!  I have several animals (too many to list) that I love!  They are my kids.  In my spare time, I enjoy any kind of outdoor activity, working out, spending time with family, watching football (Go Dawgs!), and pulling for the Atlanta Braves!