Dr. Kevin Ballard - Veterinarian / Co-Owner

Dr. Kevin D. Ballard was born and raised in beautiful Southern Utah, growing up in the town of Hurricane. He grew up next door to his Grandparents who always had a horse for him to ride. He knew from a young age that he wanted to be a veterinarian and focused his efforts to reach that goal from late in middle school through graduation from Hurricane High School in 1995. He attended Southern Utah University from 1998-2002 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree, then moved on to Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine from 2002-2006. He worked at Desert Pines Equine Center in Las Vegas, NV from May of 2006 to September 2012. He also worked part-time at the Southwest Animal Emergency Hospital in St. George, UT starting in the fall of 2011 before purchasing Kanab Veterinary Hospital in August 2012.

Dr. Ballard thoroughly enjoys being a veterinarian, consistently going above and beyond in the care for all his patients and their human companions. He involves himself in community events such as, volunteering his time at the annual low-cost vaccination clinic sponsored by the Best Friends Animal Society. He can be seen, with his family, driving a team of horses and wagon during the annual Western Legends Round-Up event as well as during the July 4th and Pioneer Day parades.

Dr. Ballard and his wife, Ann, are the proud parents of ten children. They enjoy the outdoors together riding horses, driving wagons, camping, hunting, fishing and ranching. Dr. Ballard has always had a deep love for nature and animals. His love for service comes from his parents and grandparents, and he genuinely loves to help others in any way he can. He loves living in Kanab and is intensely passionate about serving the animals and people of Southern Utah.

Cami Cotter – Executive Director

Education: Master’s in Business Management and Leadership
Interests: Outdoors, Travel, & Animals
Email: kanabvet@gmail.com

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, a Master’s Degree in Business Management and Leadership, together with a plethora of experience in starting and running her own small businesses, Kanab Veterinary Hospital was determined to have Cami join our team. After “courting” Cami for a time, KVH is delighted she ultimately decided to join our team in August 2018 and has certainly epitomized the term “hit the ground running” ever since.

Cami’s business management career has spanned almost two decades and traversed both the small business world and the larger corporate world. It includes owning and operating a large-scale childcare facility caring for some 100 children daily: starting and running a property management company with her husband for house rentals as well as a boat maintenance and repair company. Owning and operating one’s own businesses is extremely demanding and time-consuming. So, when Cami and her husband decided to have a family of their own, they knew they needed to make a few lifestyle adjustments to devote themselves to raising their children. At this time Cami crossed back into the Corporate world, accepting employment at a semi-conductor manufacturing facility. With Cami’s formal education qualifications and experience in running her own businesses, it is not surprising that she was quickly elevated to managing teams of employees across multiple production areas. Specifically, Cami was in charge of supervisor development and leadership training program, to help others grow within the company.

Although giving up business ownership and moving into an employee situation did afford Cami and her husband more time to devote to the raising of their children, the Corporate world is very fast paced, demanding and stressful. Additionally, Cami had been working the nightshift for over a decade to ensure the most efficient use of her time could be devoted to raising her children. Cami had dreamed of moving to a small, remote town with a small population of warm and friendly people. The offer to work at Kanab Veterinary Hospital was a perfect match for her skills and experience as well as for the lifestyle she dreamed of for her and her family.
Cami loves to explore nature and learn about animals. Kanab is a great location to indulge in both of her favorite things. Cami foresees Kanab as her family’s long-term home.

Cami is a strong asset to our team and is responsible for managing both the Kanab Veterinary Hospital and the Page Animal Hospital businesses.

Dr. Breanna Isom - DVM

Dr. Isom grew up in Washington State and says she still considers herself a “Pacific Northwesterner at heart”. Even so, Dr. Isom has very quickly relaxed into her new role at Kanab Veterinary Hospital and fallen in love with the people she has met in our community, whom she says have “all been exceptional”.
Since early childhood, Dr. Isom was destined to become a veterinarian. When she was not out riding horses, devotedly caring for her dogs and cat, and raising FFA market animals, she absorbed herself in James Herriot books and the Animal Planet TV channel. A local veterinarian recognized Dr. Isom’s passion and talent for caring for animals, and through her encouragement and mentorship, helped establish young Breanna’s path toward becoming a veterinarian.

Dr. Isom’s veterinary skills and her devotion to the animals entrusted in her care are evident from the moment you meet her. As too is her compassion, not only for the animals, but also their human companions. Dr. Isom’s gentle, relaxed style, her excellent listening and communication skills, her thoroughness and follow through, makes her a strong member of our veterinary team. Kanab Veterinary Hospital is proud that Dr. Isom chose to join us!

In her spare time, Dr. Isom and husband, Zach, are avid hikers and campers. Strongly family oriented, Dr. Isom and Zach expand their outdoor adventures as often as they can to include family. They both love to immerse themselves in any community service projects. Dr. Isom and Zach share their home with a recued Corgi named Clark, who survived parvo as a puppy. They also have an Appendix Quarter Horse mare named Luna that has been a companion since Dr. Isom was a teenager.

Jordyn Parker - Veterinary Technician

Jordyn Parker – Veterinary Technician
Education: Veterinary Technician Degree, BA in Anthropology, Associate’s Degree Arts and Sciences.
Interests: Mountain drives, experimenting in the kitchen, reading and her artwork

Jordyn made an unexpected appearance when her mother was visiting family in Kanab and Jordyn arrived 2 ½ months prematurely! Jordyn began life as she planned to live it, always ahead of her time. Almost as soon as she learned to read, Jordyn began devouring information about animals – of any species – from books, nature documentaries and the Internet. From an early age, Jordyn demonstrated a natural ability to retain and accurately share all she learned about animals and quickly became the “go to” animal expert in the family.

Other early childhood experiences were learning how to take care of special needs animals. Her first kitten, Ryan Tucker, was diagnosed with FIP (an incurable and terminal illness) and crossed the Rainbow Bridge at just one year old. Jordyn’s natural compassion made his short life as comfortable and happy as could be.
Leaving high school two years ahead of schedule, Jordyn began her journey toward ultimately attaining her Veterinary Technician degree from the Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology in Colorado. The two-year curriculum included a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, shadowing qualified veterinary people in clinic settings and a ten-week internship where Jordyn gained experience working with cats, dogs, some exotics such as parrots and reptiles – and even fish! Additionally, Jordyn has spent time volunteering at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s Parrot Garden where she worked closely with the vet techs caring for the Parrots.

Jordyn has seamlessly assimilated into the Kanab Veterinary Hospital’s “family”, a term she uses to describe the warmth and friendless of her work environment. Jordyn is extremely skilled, gentle and compassionate with all the animals she encounters, treating each one as an individual. Jordyn is also an excellent listener and communicator, instilling confidence in the people who entrust their beloved animals to her care.

Tylee Johnson – Veterinary Assistant

Tylee is a genuine native of Kanab, growing up in a closely-knit family surrounded by her grandparents, aunts, and uncles. Having always found joy in animals, being able to work with animals in any way possible is a dream fulfilled when Tylee joined Kanab Veterinary Hospital as a Veterinary Assistant in February 2020.
Tylee spent a brief period away from her close-knit Kanab family when her US Marine Veteran {and high school sweetheart} husband was stationed in California. In their tiny California apartment, feeling homesick, they decided to give their love and a forever home to a rescued German Shepherd mix named Ruger, now 6 years old. When Tylee and Clayton returned to Fredonia, AZ, and a larger home, they added two Lionhead bunnies to their family named Nibbler and Pequeño.

Tylee is selflessly devoted to the welfare of animals and their human companions. Upon meeting Tylee for the first time, you will be immediately struck by her warm and friendly nature. She takes her responsibilities for the animals in her care very seriously, showing great kindness and respect for each individual and unique personality she encounters throughout each day.
In her spare time, Tylee loves running with her German Shepherd and she is the assistant coach for the Fredonia High School cheer team.

An interesting tidbit: At school, history was Tylee’s favorite subject, finding past events “fascinating”.

Helen Valderhaug - Reception

Helen joins the Kanab Veterinary Hospital with the distinction of being a USAF Veteran. She worked as an aircraft armament system specialist during her military career. Subsequently, Helen has worked as a thoroughbred yearling groom, back in her home state of Kentucky, where she was responsible for preparing horses for the Keeneland sales. Traveling across country, before arriving in Kanab, UT, Helen held a position of Library Tech II at Yakima Valley College in WA, working as a cataloger.

Helen has always enjoyed working with and helping animals and people, so working at Kanab Veterinary Hospital helping “animal people” is a perfect opportunity. She draws from her experience as an ACO in a rural county that she says gave her a ‘new and broader perspective’ to the human/animal bond. Helen had originally wanted to become a veterinarian and was accepted into WSU’s pre-veterinary program.

Helen grew up in small towns and yearned to return to the small-town way of life. Helen and her husband drove 1,200 miles to Kanab in a small SUV with 3 large dogs (2 German shepherds and her border collie/chow mix named Libby who she adopted from the Central Washington Humane Society). Helen and Libby became a certified therapy team with Love on a Leash. Helen’s favorite part of Kanab are the people that call Kanab home. In her spare time, Helen loves exploring the area, participating in 5Ks and going to rock concerts – musical, not the red rocks of Kanab! 😊

Jodi Leach - Front Line Receptionist

Interests: Reading, Boating, Camping, Hiking, and Photography

Jodi joined the KVH team in June of 2018. Jodi is a native of Southern Utah who grew up following her grandfather around his cattle ranch in Johnson Canyon, Utah. Through her many interactions and experiences on her grandfather’s ranch, Jodi adopted a deep and passionate love and respect for all animals, large and small

Jodi loves the fast-paced environment of the veterinary field and has a natural talent for juggling all the many and varied requirements (and surprises) of a “front line receptionist”. Jodi is extremely compassionate to both patient and their human companion and goes above and beyond to take care of their needs. Jodi has a calm and steady demeanor that serves her, her colleagues, our patients and their human companions extremely well in an environment that at times can be emotionally challenging.

Jodi is an advocate of adopting shelter animals. She shares her home with a mix of feline and canine adopted companions, each having joined Jodi’s family when they were only weeks old. Jodi loves serving the community’s veterinary needs and is keen to expand her education and technical abilities, all devoted to making a positive difference in the lives of the animals and their human companions.

Jodi loves being part of the amazing KVH team and KVH is fortunate to have Jodi as a member of our family!

Andreya Caruso – Front Line Reception

Andreya brings with her a rich history of skills and experience as a caregiver. As a Certified Nurse Assistant, she provided Home Healthcare for the elderly and handicapped, with a specialty in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. It’s understandable why her family would describe Andreya as having a huge heart, filled with empathy for others, both human and animal and that she has a gift for helping people feel comfortable, even in difficulty situations. Her family also describes her as funny and charming. All these qualities mean Andreya is a perfect fit at Kanab Veterinary Hospital, to meet and greet our clients and their human companions.

Andreya, a native of the Kanab/Long Valley area, shares her life with her significant other, Ephraim, and four daughters between the ages of 2 years and 5 years old. The family is looking forward to a baby boy/little brother joining them later in 2022. He will also be welcomed into the World by Andreya’s other family members, three chickens named Ruby, Bo, and Jill, plus three goats named Gloria, Ninja and Oreo.

Andreya loves spending her spare time with her family going to the lake, camping and generally enjoying all the magnificent scenery that surrounds the small town of Kanab.