Meet the Team

Dr. Elizabeth Feltes, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists

Dr. Feltes, DACVB, Elite FFCP-V graduated from The Ohio State University in 2006 with her degree in Veterinary Medicine. Throughout her undergraduate schooling, master's programming and 4 years of vet school she always kept behavior in the forefront. As a veterinary student she spent time with multiple boarded veterinary behaviorists honing her skills and developing the plan for The Behavior Clinic. In 2007, The Behavior Clinic opened as  a mobile veterinary behavior service in Northeast Ohio. Today, the clinic is a 3000 sq. ft. facility located in Olmsted Falls with a nearby training center (Pet Education Center), providing care to animals not only from Ohio, but also Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York. 

Over the years Dr. Feltes, DACVB has developed and implemented a bite prevention program for the Olmsted Falls City school system, began a residency program that allows other veterinarians to follow their dreams of becoming DACVB specialists in veterinary behavior under her guidance, and has provided behavior care for local raptor centers and zoo's. Her research focuses on aggression between housemate dogs for which she won the 2018 R.K. Anderson Resident Research Award. As a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Dr. Feltes has taken her education and commitment to excellence in  veterinary behavior to the next level. 

When not seeing patients, she is an active board member for the Cleveland Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Bath Pony Club, a mom to two active young men, wife of a Lakewood fireman, owned by 1 golden, 2 labs (Bowie, Alice & Lincoln), 2 horses, 3 goats, 10 chickens and 2 cats (Josephine & Erie). She enjoys sharing her passion for horseback riding, skiing, nature and all things animal with her family. 

Meet the ACVB Residents! More details coming soon!

Dr. Alexis Traylor, ACVB Resident in Private Practice

Dr. Abbey McDermott, ACVB Resident in Private Practice

Dr. Dana Al-Nazer, ACVB Resident in Private Practice

Marianne Manning, RVT, KPA CTP,  VTS (Behavior), Elite FFCP-V; TBC's Office Manager

In addition to assisting our doctors with appointments, Marianne provides virtual classes for kittens, cats and dogs.  She is a graduate of Cuyahoga Community College's veterinary technology program, a Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner, certified in Low Stress Handling SilverTM  Level, and an Elite Fear FreeTM Certified Professional.  Marianne expanded her management journey by becoming TBC's Office Manager in November 2025.

Currently, Marianne resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband Keith, a lovely orange tabby cat, 1 basset hound and 2 gorgeous Sphynx cats. In her free time she enjoys developing online behavior learning options for veterinary teams, hiking, exploring the National Parks, and hanging out with friends and family. 

Tiffany Firebaugh, RVT, KPA CTP, VTS (Behavior), Elite FFCP-VFamily PawsTM Licensed Educator

Tiffany joined TBC in 2019 and is graduate of Brown Mackie's veterinary technology program.  Prior to joining TBC, she worked in a mixed animal veterinary practice in Loudonville, Ohio where she also ran puppy classes and worked with pets who were anxious about seeing the vet.  

In addition to assisting our doctors with appointments, Tiffany is a Family PawsTM Pet Parent Educator and she loves talking about keeping kids and dogs safe!  She is an Elite Fear FreeTM Certified Professional and is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) with the goal of becoming a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Behavior. She has a special interest in beef cattle as she showed steers  growing up.  

When not at work, Tiffany enjoys hiking with her Beagle, Gunner, in the local Metroparks, perusing book fairs, collecting houseplants, and reading. 

Sarah Karr, Client Coach

Sarah has joined TBC full-time as of 2026!

More details coming soon!

Lizz Bradford, KPA CTP, Client Coach

Lizz is a graduated from the University of Findlay in 2014 with a degree in animal science and  a passion for helping people and animals.  Her experience working in veterinary practice, teaching humans, and managing a rescue has been beneficial to her position here at TBC, where she has been part of the team since 2017.

If you check out our Pet Education Center, you'll see Lizz provides private training sessions, runs our Puppy Prep Academy, AKC Star, CGC and a lot more!   She is a graduate of the Karen Pryor Foundations Course and the Karen Pryor Academy.  If you run into technical problems with your telemed appointments or have issues sending an electronic document, Lizz will often be the person helping you!  

Lizz and her wife Celia have Onix the dog, Pudding the Persian and Davi the Bengal cat, who keep them busy with their various escapades. When not at work, Lizz may be found playing board games, reading, or enjoying time with friends and family.  

Becca Evans, Lead Customer Care Specialist

Becca joins us from the world of rescue and shelter medicine. Her experience helping fosters and adopters navigate complex behavior problems brings compassion and empathy to the care she provides to our clients.   

When not at TBC Becca loves going to country music concerts, hiking with her dog Frisco, and camping with her family.  

Jennifer Gero, RVT, CCAT

Jennifer joins us after working in Neurology for MedVet and she has a special passion for physical rehabilitation. She is a Certified Companion Animal Rehabilitation Therapist and brings these skills to our clients through private appointments and fitness classes!  In addition to supporting the Doctors in appointments, Jen is often behind the scenes making sure your pet's medications are prepared, assisting with classes, processing lab work and all sorts of other things!  

When not at TBC she's reading with her dog Jorah, listening to Taylor Swift, and being super creative (Jen hands down has the best decorated headset for the phones in the office)! 

 

Linda Kovach, RVT & Customer Care Specialist

We were very lucky to have Linda join the team as a Customer Care Specialist where she brings her years of experience as a veterinary technician and manager to provide care for our clients and patients.  Linda has been a veterinary technician in Cleveland for many years and she enjoys interacting with clients, making sure they are matched up with the information they need, and taking care of TBC's pharmacy. She enjoys her time with family, is an avid David Mathews fan, and likes touring wineries. 

Taylor Peirce, RVT, KPA CTP

Taylor joins us remotely from Indiana.  While at her general practice, she had the experience of working some behavior cases with a veterinary behaviorist local to her and when they moved, she found she wanted to continue to dive deeper into the behavior world.  At TBC she provides remote support for the team and virtual coaching for clients with dogs and cats. She has a special passion for separation distress cases! 

She and her husband welcomed a brand new baby girl and Taylor is now able to offer evening behavior therapy options for our TBC patients.  They have multiple cats and a super smart Australian Shepherd named Moana. 

 

Dr. Marie Hopfensberger, Diplomate, Am. College of Veterinary Behaviorists

Dr. Hopfensperger is a board-certified veterinary behaviorist who provides as needed relief services for TBC's Doctors. Her areas of clinical expertise include sedation of fearful and fractious companion animals, behavioral pharmacology, canine and feline aggression, and feline inappropriate elimination. Her current research is related to assessment of behavioral health and welfare of shelter dogs, as well as pharmacologic interventions to support their welfare while in the shelter. 

Dr. Hopfensperger received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, DVM from Michigan State University, and MBA from Central Michigan University. She served as an assistant professor at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine for more than a decade and was honored to have been named MSU’s Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher of the Year in 2021. Dr. Hopfensperger was the first veterinarian ever to be selected as Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellow. Her focus during this fellowship was on developing a One Welfare model of animal-assisted therapy, such that programming is beneficial for both human and animal participants.

Dr. Hopfensperger is also a passionate advocate for veterinary professional wellbeing, and during COVID, became a registered yoga teacher. We're very grateful to have her as a member of our relief team! 

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Olmsted Falls, Ohio 44138
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