About

Say hello to our staff...

Edda Eliasson, DVM

Dr. Edda has been practicing veterinary medicine for almost 40 years. She opened Village Veterinary Service in 1991 and has called the village of Amelia "home" since then. In this time, she has worked closely with several rescue groups in the area, providing low cost services and cat and dog neuters. Since 2005 Dr. Eliasson has cared for and placed over 3,000 kittens and cats from her own cat rescue program. She and her husband Marcus have one daughter, Anneliese, who also works at Village Veterinary Service. They have 1 dog, a dachshund named Pepper, 2 cats, Lawrence and Pharoah and a horse named Vickie. In her free time, Dr. Eliasson is an avid equestrian and enjoys being a member of the local Cowboy Fast-Draw Society.

Dee Miller, DVM

Dr. Miller is a 2002 graduate of Virginia Tech and has been practicing veterinary medicine for the past 15 years. She was raised in and around the Roanoke, VA area and moved to Amelia county in 2009. Dr. Miller has been practicing medicine at Village Veterinary Service for 4 years and resides in Amelia with her husband Greg and her cat Molly. Dr. Miller has several egg-laying chickens and enjoys caring for them as well as gardening, spending time with her grand kids and learning more about organically sustainable food sourcing.

Casey Dalton

Casey is our Practice Manager at Village Veterinary Service and has been with VVS for over 10 years. She loves all aspects of her job, but really enjoys talking with people and forming lasting relationships with clients and their pets. She and her husband Ben have three children, and bulldog Stella. Outside of the office, Casey enjoys photography, spending time with her family, camping, live music and advocating for Autism awareness.

Anneliese Ovando

Anneliese, a 2012 graduate of University of Deleware, is Village Veterinary Service's finance manager. Anneliese "Lili," is Dr. Edda's daughter and she was basically raised at the office but she has been working here officially since 2014. She has a dachshund named Ralph, 2 cats, Huey & Kevin and 2 horses, River & Shep. Anneliese is an avid equestrian and is currently pursuing a Masters in Business degree from University of Phoenix.

Tom Carroll, DVM

Dr. Carroll has been an associate veterinarian at VVS for over 10 years. He received his D.V.M. from the University of Georgia in 1973 and has worked in both mixed and small animal practice. He enjoys mentoring the staff and students in pursuit of their Veterinary Technician degree. He resides on a farm in Midlothian with his wife Helen and two miniature schnauzers. They have two daughters, Stephanie and Denise. When he's not practicing veterinary medicine, he enjoys high school and college football and is also active with wildlife conservation, especially the Eastern Blue Bird.

Jessica Steinke

Jess has been with VVS for about 2 years and is our Assistant Kennel Manager. She is a tough girl and a hard worker and we have loved having her here in the office. She lives in Amelia with her cat, Ryuk. Jess enjoys watching Japanese Anime and doing Zumba when she's not taking care of the animals at the office.