Meet Our Veterinary Team

We take a personal approach to every animal that comes through our door.

Our Veterinarians

Dr. Jonathan E. Mitchell

Owner / Veterinarian
Dr. Jonathan E. Mitchell was born and raised in Jackson, MS. Dr. Mitchell graduated from Forest Hill High School in 1996. He went on to complete his associate degree at Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS before being accepted into veterinary school at Mississippi State in 1999. He graduated from Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003.
Dr. Mitchell married his high school sweetheart, Dr. Brooke Mitchell, in 2001 while they were still in veterinary school. After graduation, Dr. Mitchell accepted an associate position here at Forest Hill Animal Hospital working along with the previous owners Drs. Bill & Jennifer Sullivan. Dr. Jonathan and Dr. Brooke became full owners of Forest Hill Animal Hospital in November 2004. Dr. Mitchell has a special interest in soft tissue and orthopedic surgical cases.
He has two children, Avery and Cole, along with 3 dogs and a cat. Dr. Mitchell is an active member of Wynndale Baptist Church in Terry, MS. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association as well as a member of the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association. He loves spending his free time outdoors with his family and friends.
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Dr. Brooke Mitchell

Owner / Veterinarian
Dr. Brooke Mitchell was born in Starkville, MS, and moved to Byram, MS in middle school where she finished high school in 1996. She then attended Hinds Community College and finished her undergraduate at Mississippi State University. She attended veterinary school at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine class of 2003.
Dr. Brooke (as she is known) met Dr. Jonathan Mitchell in high school and they were married in 2001. After graduating from veterinary school, they began working together at Forest Hill Animal Hospital and purchased the hospital in 2004. Dr. Brooke takes a special interest in small animal internal medicine, ultrasound, soft tissue surgery, and preventative medicine.
In her spare time, Dr. Brooke enjoys spending time with her family. She has two children, Avery and Cole, which keep her on her toes. She also has 3 dogs and a cat: English Setter Luke, Labrador Retriever Lacey, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Tucker, and Longhaired Calico Scarlett. She is a member at Wynndale Baptist Church. She is also active in the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association.

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Jessie Bethany, DVM

Associate Veterinarian at Forest Hill Animal Hospital and Byram Animal Hospital
Dr. Bethany is from Butler, Alabama. She received her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science with a minor in business management at Auburn University in 2012 where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She received her degree as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Mississippi State University in 2017. Right after graduation, she worked at Animal Emergency and Referral Center from 2017-2020. She then went to work at Banfield from 2020-2021 where she was Area Chief of Staff. In December 2021, she joined the staff at Forest Hill Animal Hospital/ Byram Animal Hospital.
Dr. Bethany’s main interest in veterinary medicine includes preventative dentistry, extractions, orthopedic medicine, and emergency/critical care.
Dr. Bethany has been married to her husband for 10 years. They have 3 children together: Brooklyn, Memphis, and Madison. They have a house full of dogs: Dakota (13 yo Schnauzer mix), Hank (11 yo GSP), Georgia (10 yo GSP), Diesel (8 yo GSP) and Cabella (8 yo GSP). They will be welcoming another GSP to their family around Christmas named Charleston.
When Dr. Bethany is not at work, she spends time with her children and husband. She also enjoys reading and the outdoors.
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Stephen Prevost, DVM

Raised in Colorado, Stephen completed his undergraduate degree in Denver. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 2007 with his doctorate of veterinary medicine followed by an internship in Miami, FL. Emergency and critical care has been his primary area of practice and interest, as he has remained in the south which included 4 years in Nashville, TN.
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Our Team

Carla Garth

Carla Garth graduated from USM in 1994 with a BFA. She began working at FHAH as a receptionist in 1997 and soon began working as a technician. She served as our head technician for many years. She is now our head receptionist/office manager and vet tech. (Jack of all trades master of none). She has 2 dogs Sundance (Belgian Shepherd) Cassidy (Border collie mix) and 2 cats Sean Conner O’Grady (An obese orange & white DOL) & Lilah Bette (a mini butterscotch DOS).
Carla loves the outdoors, and when she is not outdoors you rarely see her without a book (kindle) in her hand. She loves old black & white movies, history, science, she dabbles in writing, photography, and ghost hunting. She is a repository of pop culture and oft times useless knowledge. She would like to travel more than she gets too these days. Once retired she plans to load up a tiny house and hit the open road.

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Kellie Duran

C.V.T.
Head Veterinary Technician at Forest Hill Animal Hospital
Kellie Duran is from Florence, Mississippi where she graduated high school with honors. She received her Veterinary Technician degree from Hinds Community College. She has been working at Forest Hill and Byram Animal hospitals since August of 2013. Her main responsibilities are leading and directing the technicians, ordering products/inventory, maintaining controlled substance logs.
Kellie’s main interests as a Veterinary technician include getting to know and love the patients she works with, Anesthesia (anything that goes on in the surgical suite), pathology/ running diagnostic tests, and most importantly learning new techniques to help keep our level of care at forest hill animal hospital top notch.
Kellie and her husband Tyler Duran have three dogs- Sadie May (Shetland sheepdog mix), Paisley (Mountain Cur mix), and Ryder (English Labrador retriever). They also have two children – Kemper and Chloe. When Kellie is not at Forest Hill Animal hospital, she spends her time with her husband and playing with her children.

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Marina Shannon

CVT/ Certified Veterinary Technician was born and grew up in Pella, IA. I moved down to Jackson, MS to explore a new part US and for School. I attended Belhaven for 2 years before going to Hinds Community College Veterinary Technician. I graduated from Hinds Community Veterinary Technician Program in May of 2021. I have been working with Forest Hill Animal hospital Since May of 2020. Ever since I was little, I have always had a passion for animals but just didn’t know what that would look like until I heard about what Veterinary Technician did and it was something that was up my alley and enjoy it very much. I find purpose in my work to glorify God through helping the amazing animals he has blessed us in this world!
I have 2 Black Labrador Retriever Mix named Zepporah (ALL Black) and Blacky Thumper (Black/White). I love going on runs with them and doing Dogs Day 5k in Hattiesburg!! I enjoy anything to do with sports, hiking, running, biking, and Swimming. I have completed an Ironman Des Moines of June 2022. I also like to read especially Historical/non-historical or anything to do with how animals have helped us in the war.
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Kristyn Kleisch, CVT

Kristyn was born in Clinton, Mississippi and graduated from Hillcrest Christian School in 2012. She then went on Hinds Community College to get her associates degree in veterinary medical technology in 2016. Kristyn obtained her veterinary technician certification also in 2016. She started her veterinary technician career at Forrest Hill Animal Hospital but now works at both clinics. Kristyn also works at the Animal Emergency and Referral Center in Flowood where she found an interest in emergency medicine and critical care. Kristyn and her fiancée Christian have 3 dogs- Shadow, Ollie and Dak and 2 cats- Binx and Felix. If you asked Kristyn what her favorite breed of dog is she would say Black Labrador Retriever and German Shepherd.
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Nareuna Ford

Nareuna Ford was born and raised in Jackson, Ms. She started working with us as a kennel tech in April of 2022. She is attending college to become a veterinary technician. She has 3 dogs: Nova (pitbull), Gremlin ( American bully), Sasha (pitbull), and 1 cat Ivy (domestic shorthair).
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Kimberly Burns

Kimberly Burns has been receptionist for Forest Hill and Byram clinics since 2014. She is married with 3 daughters and one grandson. She has one dog (Smokie) and 3 cats (Tiger, Peach and Shugs); all of whom are rescues or foster fails. Kimberly loves spending time with her grandson, her family, and is an active member at Lakeshore Church in Byram.
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Ashlyn Neal

Ashlyn Neal has been working between both clinics since June of 2019. Ashlyn has a son, Laine and four dogs. Finn (GoldenLabraDoodle), Faye (Lab), Boo (Terrier Mix) and Mazey (Labradoodle). She holds a special place in her heart for any type of lab/lab mix. If Ashlyn is not at work, she is more than likely driving around the United States exploring new places. Ashlyn is planning on going to Hinds to finish her biology degree in the Spring.
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Morgan Cannon

My name is Morgan Cannon. I am a junior majoring in Biological Sciences at Mississippi State. I work as a kennel worker and a tech assistant at both clinics. This is my cat Bluberry who lives at State with me! I love all animals and have tons of my own. I enjoy working and getting experience so I can be a veterinarian when I am older!
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Kate Sturgeon

My name is Kate Sturgeon. I am currently a junior at Mississippi State, majoring in Biology With a concentration Pre vet. I am a kennel/ tech assistant at both clinics. I have 8 dogs of my own, Char, Macy, Bumble, Bea, Cotten, and Honey. I also have two cats, Kylo and Skunk. I love spending time with all my animals. I also love working at the clinics because I get to learn so much about veterinary medicine.
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Madeline Walling

Madeline Walling has worked part-time as a Kennel Technician for 2 years while being a full-time student at Hinds Community College. She obtained an Associate in Arts degree there and transferred to Mississippi College where she is working on a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. She hopes to transfer to Mississippi State University for the Veterinary program. She has one Chihuahua/Shitzu mix and enjoys spending time with animals and family, practicing karate, and reading.
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