Meet Our Team

Dr. Youmans is a Knoxville native and graduate of University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2009. She also earned a master’s degree in veterinary public health from the University of Tennessee, giving her special insight into the veterinary public health field. Dr. Youmans enjoys practicing internal medicine, managing chronic disease, and teaching 4th year veterinary students. She also a Board Member of the Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and serves on the board of the Knoxville Veterinary Medical Association as Past President. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, traveling, reading, and spending time with friends and family. In Practice Since: 2009 Education: University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.

A 2002 graduate of UT’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Skinner is a decorated military veteran, a retired Navy Lt. Commander who graduated #1 in his class at Naval Retail School. He formerly worked at Central Veterinary Hospital and Beaverbrook Animal Hospital. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Lisa, and their two dogs Loki and Merlin. In Practice Since: 2002 Education: University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine

Jeff came to us from the human health field in 2011, and is now using his previous clinical and laboratory experience with his 4-legged patients. Jeff also doubles as our in-house computer tech support expert, and spearheads all of our computer system upgrades and maintenance. In his off time, he enjoys hanging out with friends and his Pug, Nacho.

Jessica has been a part of the KAC team since 2010 as a receptionist and veterinary assistant. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her husband and thirteen pets at home! She has two retired greyhounds, Solo(BGR Big Apple) and Vader(BGR Night Owl), two Pomeranians, Bella and Onyx, two cats, Anakin and Darth Maul, along with her six birds, Chrissy, Prince, Jellybean, Chloe, Luna, and Fiona, and last but not least, her pet snake, Miranda, a red tail boa constrictor.

Sara recently retired from the Knoxville Animal Clinic team in July 2020 after 16 years of loyal service at the front desk. Sara enjoyed interacting and getting to know our clients over the years and she will miss seeing our clients and staff. Sara is originally from New York and has lived in Tennessee since 2004. She enjoys traveling, spending time with her two children and six grandchildren in Arizona. She will be enjoying spending more time in her garden, reading, relaxing, spending time with her family, and her dachshund mix, Otto, during her retirement.

Gillian grew up in Nashville and is currently in Vet school at the University of Tennessee. She plans to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine and loves helping animals of all breeds and species. She loves hiking, kayaking, and hanging out with her cat Finn.

Proudly been in the veterinary field for 15 yrs with a mixture of small and large animal. In my spare time i enjoy riding horses, camping, and spending time with my 2 horses, 5 dogs(2 Cane Corsos, 2 Bostons and a pitty), cat, husband and 2 kids

Julianna is originally from Oneida,TN. She has a B.S. in general psychology and another B.S. in sociology. She has been a veterinary assistant for 2 and a half years. Julianna has plans to enroll into vet school. In her spare time she enjoys hiking with her two dogs Kenai and Koda. She also enjoys spending time with her bearded dragon, Zera.

Maddy is originally from Fenton, Michigan and now lives in Tennessee. She transferred to the University of Tennessee studying pre-veterinary medicine from the University of Michigan. She plans to attend vet school. While in Michigan, she worked at an animal hospital and volunteered at an animal rescue. In her free time she enjoys playing lacrosse, reading, spending time with family, and her two dogs Macy and Diesel.

Maddie is originally from Colorado, and moved to Knoxville in 2018. She has worked in both human medicine and vet medicine since moving to TN. In her spare time she likes to hike, hangout with friends, and spend time with her cat, Callie.

Laura has been in the veterinary field since 2019 after receiving her Bachelor’s in Animal Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Having been a pet trainer while in school and minoring in Wildlife & Fisheries, she has an interest in animal behavior and wildlife rehabilitation. In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her fiancé, Aaron, and rescue pup, Lola.

ake is a Knoxville native and has grown up here his entire life. In doing so he grew a love for the mountains and all the critters that live in them. In following this passion of his life he enrolled at the University of Tennessee studying animal science with a veterinary concentration. He is still enrolled and plans to graduate with his bachelors and apply to vet school during 2025. However, when his nose isn’t in a book or he’s not working in the clinic he is an avid hiker and loves to rock climb.