Dr. Lindsay Floyd is a 2007 graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. She  has practiced in both North and South Carolina, but then ultimately ended up coming back to her  hometown of Birmingham, AL where she has lived since 2012. Dr. Floyd currently owns and  operates Compassionate Crossings (a house call mobile euthanasia service for the Birmingham  area) and is also a full time associate veterinarian at Lincoln Veterinary Clinic in Lincoln, AL. When  she is not doing veterinary related things (which is rare), her favorite things to do are working in  her garden and traveling. Dr. Floyd has been a member of the Wellness Program since 2012, Co-Chair of the Committee since 2020, and Chairperson since 2024.  The Wellness Program extended help and hope to her  during a time of struggle, and she seized the opportunity to join the committee and return the  favor to anyone in the veterinary industry needing assistance.  

Location: Hoover, AL and Lincoln, AL  

Contact Info: (205) 317- 6747; floydle17@yahoo.com

Hayley is a Florida native who moved to Alabama in 2008. She attended Auburn University where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences (Production and Management option), and she then completed an Associate in Applied Science in Veterinary Technology at Jefferson State Community College.  She currently works as the Program Director for the Veterinary Technology Program (Vet Tech program) at Southern Union State Community College.  Prior to this, she was employed by Auburn University and held positions as Animal Care Unit Manager/Vivarium Manager, the Licensed Veterinary Technician within the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economics directly under Auburn’s Institutional Veterinarian (Attending/University Veterinarian), and the General Surgery technician for Auburn University’s small animal teaching hospital.

Hayley became Vice President of the Alabama Veterinary Technician Association (AVTA) in 2020, and AVTA’s President Elect in 2022- to be President in 2024. She is also AVTA’s liaison to the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association (ALVMA) and is a committee member of the Alabama Veterinary Professional Wellness Program (AVPWP).  Hayley is excited to serve the technicians of Alabama in these capacities and strives to better the profession of veterinary nursing for the future.

Location: Auburn, AL

Contact Info: (904) 710-6081; h.pritchard.lvt@gmail.com

Dr. Straeter graduated from Hannover, Germany and then went on to a small animal internship  at Washington State University and a non-traditional residency in cardiology at the University of  Tennessee. Dr. Straeter has lived and worked in Alabama since 1993 with several of the early  years spent in cardiology research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She founded  Cardiac Evaluations aka Animal Cardiology in Birmingham in 1997 which eventually became her  sole workplace, with a satellite practice in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Straeter realizes the relative mental  shelter of a privately-owned specialty clinic while having been confronted with mental health  issues in other areas of her life. Mental well-being is important and needs to be a focus whoever  we are, and wherever we work. Decreasing the stigma associated with mental health issues and  the stigma of being “different” are signficant topics for Dr. Straeter which is why being a member  of the Wellness Committee is important to her. Dr. Straeter has a husband and 4 (almost) grown  children, quite a few dogs, chickens, geese, and horses, as well as several thousand bees.  

Location: Birmingham, AL and Columbiana, AL  

Contact Info: (205) 305-9652; dr.straeter@gmail.com

A native of Alabama, Dr. Hulon graduated from Auburn University with both her undergraduate  degree and with her D.V.M. She has practiced in a variety of areas during her career, including  small animal practice, Department Chair for a Veterinary Technology Program, and as a Technical  Veterinarian for Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Since 2011, Dr. Hulon has been a Regional Consulting  Veterinarian for Elanco Animal Health. Her current role is the Wellbeing Consulting Veterinarian,  focused on delivering trainings on wellbeing to our veterinary customers across the country.  Subjects in which Dr. Hulon has training are FRANK Communication Skills, in addition to  Certifications in Insights Discovery, Compassion Fatigue, Positive Psychology, QPR Suicide  Training, Fear Free, the Human Animal Bond and Mental Health First Aid. Dr. Hulon is very  involved in organized veterinary medicine and is currently involved with the Alabama VMA,  serving on the Wellbeing, Membership and Constitution/Bylaws committees. Dr. Hulon lives in  Auburn, AL. When not working, she can be found on the tennis court or attending an Auburn  event.  

Location: Auburn, AL 

Contact Info: (502) 396-7480; dvmommy@yahoo.com

Dr. Christa Bragg graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Dr.  Bragg went back to her hometown of Enterprise, AL where she works at the Dothan Animal  Hospital as an Associate Veterinarian.  

Location: Enterprise, AL  

Contact Inf: (334) 790-0952; clfbdvm098@aol.com

Dr. Cathleen (Cricket) Forester graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine  in 1991. Upon graduation, Dr. Forester began her career as a small animal veterinarian along the  Georgia coast. Not ever fully embracing Eastern time, Dr. Forester made her way back to Alabama  and eventually settled in Baldwin County. Dr. Forester has held a wide range of roles within the  veterinary environment and has worked in a variety of clinical settings, everything from single  doctor practices to corporate practice. This gave Dr. Forester the opportunity to provide care for  the beloved companions of people of all socioeconomic backgrounds from the impoverished to  the prosperous, which led to personal growth. In the Fall of 2013, Dr. Forester was hired to start  the Veterinary Technology AAS program at Coastal Alabama Community College and has held the  position as Program Director to this day. In her duties as program director, visiting veterinary  technology students placed in various practices, Dr. Forester has witnessed the importance of  Wellness for all veterinary professionals. These connections with both students and professionals  are the driving forces behind her involvement on the Wellness Committee and she strives to  make sure that no voice is left unheard and no one feels that they must struggle alone. 

Location: Fairhope, AL  

Contact Info: (251) 377-6683; Cathleen.forester@coastalalabama.edu

Dr. Ashley Norman is a native of Atlanta, Georgia who came to Alabama to attend college  and never left. Dr. Norman completed her undergraduate degree at Auburn University and  earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University College of  Veterinary Medicine in 1995. Dr. Norman enjoys all aspects of small animal veterinary  medicine, but her special interest is in general surgery. She is married and has two  daughters who are currently attending college. Her pet family includes three dogs named  Paco, Remy, and Bella; she also has a cat named Bobo.  

Location: Millbrook, AL  

Contact Info: (334) 657-4626; Anorm1619@gmail.com 

Dr. Babette Dixon has been in private practice in Baldwin county for 30 years. Dr. Dixon quit her  job in September 2021 and worked for a nonprofit organization for 6 months doing feral cat spays  and neuters. In April 2022, Dr. Dixon began doing relief work in Baldwin and Mobile counties.  When not working, she is usually doing something with pictures: taking them, scrapbooking,  organizing them. Dr. Dixon has 2 dogs and 4 cats. She wanted to be involved in the wellness  committee because there have been times in the last year where she just needed help figuring  things out. And she believes everyone NEEDS that one person to just listen. 

Location: Fairhope, AL and Mobile, AL  

Contact Info: babsauth@gmail.com