Rob Sherman is a Partner Veterinarian at Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic. A native of Frederick, Oklahoma, he graduated from Oklahoma State University with a BS in Animal Science in 1997 and Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. Dr. Sherman started at HCVC in May 2000 as an associate veterinarian mentored by Dr. Rick Willingham and Dr. Mac Glaess. Dr. Sherman became a partner in 2003. He is a mixed animal practitioner with special interests in dairy production medicine. Dr. Sherman was honored as the TVMA 2015 Food Animal Practitioner of the Year. When he has free time, one of his favorite pastimes is fishing, especially fly-fishing for trout in a cold-water mountain stream.

In the spring he enjoys hunting for turkeys. His favorite fall activity is watching college football when he goes to visit his children at their colleges. He and his wife, Shanon, have two children. Matthew is a student at Texas A&M University and Madelyn is a student at Oklahoma State University. They have two cats—Walter and John Denver. Walter is a fat black cat whose first and only love is cat food. Dr. Sherman is confident he doesn’t know his own name. John Denver is their long-haired cat that is likely the friendliest cat you could meet. His favorite experience from working at HCVC is not one particular time or event; it is the people. He says he has been blessed to get to help our clients with their pets and livestock through the years, and his goal is to be the best doctor he can be every time he sees them. He also points out that he is blessed to be surrounded by a team of co-workers that cares for one another and strives to do their best.

T.K. Potter is a Partner Veterinarian at Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic. A native of Cleveland, Oklahoma, he is a second-generation graduate of Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. He earned a B.S. in Ag Economics from Oklahoma State University. He joined Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic as an associate mixed animal veterinarian in September 2007 and became partner in 2008. Dr. Potter has special interests in small animal orthopedics, canine reproduction, soft tissue surgery, and ocular surgery. When Dr. Potter has free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, and spending time with his family. He and his wife, Karen, have three children Tobin, Kallie, and Autumn.

Dr. Potter has five dogs. Gundy, named after OSU’s coach Mike Gundy, is a seven-year-old black lab. Temple is a 12-year-old Golden Retriever that loves all the attention you can send his way. Baily is a three-year-old cocker spaniel that loves adventure on the Running P Farm. Lucy is an eight-year-old Heeler rescue and is Autumn’s pet. Harper is a two-year-old Poodle/Doodle and is Karen’s inside baby. Dr. Potter says his favorite part of being at Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic is the relationships that have developed over the years with clients and colleagues.

Mark Birkenfeld is a Partner Veterinarian at Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic. A native of Nazareth, Texas, he is a 2009 graduate of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. He earned his B.S. in Animal Science from Texas A&M University. He started at HCVC in May 2009. He moved back to the Texas Panhandle from 2012-2018. We were blessed to get him and his family back to HCVC in July 2018 as a mixed animal practitioner and partner. Dr. Birkenfeld’s special interests are food animal production medicine as well as soft tissue surgery.

Mark and his wife Bernadette have been blessed with five children: Samuel, Anna, Mary, Leo, and Simeon. When he is not at the clinic, you can find him spending time with his family raising his children and working on his farm raising cattle. They have lots of pets on the farm. They have several cats–Marvin, Luna, Yoda, and the Coop Kitties–as well a horse named Penny and lots of cows, goats, chickens with a few guineas and ducks to boot! Dr. Birkenfeld says getting to come back as a partner in the practice he started out at following vet school has been a blessing. Some of his favorite success stories while at HCVC involve extracting some pennies from a cat’s intestinal tract, removing part of a dog’s liver that contained cancer, and intensively managing a cow whose claw had sloughed to heal the infection and allow the hoof to regrow while keeping the cow healthy and sound.

Lindsey Muenchow is an associate veterinarian at Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic. She graduated with honors from UTSA with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2017 and graduated from Ross Veterinary School in 2021. She joined the team at HCVC in February 2021. She has been a tremendous asset and is an incredibly talented veterinarian! When she is not at work, she loves visiting family and friends, reading, and playing volleyball. She has three pets. Ava, a cat that she adopted from St. Kitts during her first semester at vet school, is very shy but very loving. Parker is a Terrier mix that she adopted as a rescue while she was at HCVC on externship! Bowen is an Anatolion Mix she adopted as a rescue her first year at HCVC to be Parker’s friend, and they are now the best of buds. Her favorite experience while working at the clinic is the first time that she pulled a live calf! It was August and HOT but she delivered her first calf on a Sunday afternoon. Mom and baby both did great, and the best part is that the baby grew up to be an award-winning show Brahman with V6 Ranch.

Shanon joined the HCVC team in August 2008 working part-time as a Customer Service Representative. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.S. in Marketing in 2000. She met her husband Rob at OSU. They married after his graduation and moved to Sulphur Springs in May of 2000. They have two children. Matthew is a student at Texas A&M University, and Madelyn is a student at Oklahoma State University. Shanon took over as Practice Manager in January 2011. Her favorite things to do are anything with her family! The Colorado mountains are the family’s favorite vacation spot where you can catch them Jeeping, fishing, or just enjoying the beauty of God’s creation! She has two rescue kitties, John Denver and Walter. Shanon’s favorite experience at HCVC is the life-long friendships that have been made with clients and co-workers.

Merry joined the HCVC team in July 2009 as a Customer Service Representative and currently serves as Inventory Manager. She keeps us stocked and prepared to meet the needs of our clients. When she is not busy working, you can find her crafting, redoing old furniture, gardening, traveling, and spoiling her doggies and cat. She has quite the menagerie of rescues including five dogs and one cat! Alvin is a 14-year-old Pomerarian, Max is a five-year-old Great Dane mix, Fancy is a seven-year-old Pomeranian, Cricket is a five-year-old Frenchie, Scrat is a one-year-old mini Aussie, and Sticky Joe is a three-year-old Tabby. All of her crew has special needs, and she gives them all the extra love and care they require. One of Merry’s favorite parts of working at HCVC is getting to love on the animals. She especially relishes the day she got to assist and handle a pretty large owl! But she says the best part of being at HCVC is getting to work with and for some really great people and lots of amazing clients.

Berenice joined the HCVC team in August 2019 as a Customer Service Representative. When she is not at work, you can find her spending time with family and friends. She also loves watching movies and shopping. You will always find her helping our clients with a kind and genuine smile! Her favorite experience at HCVC has been meeting new people and their pets. One of her favorite memories is receiving a sweet and thoughtful card from one of our clients.

Marliu joined the HCVC team in February 2024 as a Customer Service Representative. Marilu has a beautiful and contagious smile that will make any day better! When she’s not at work you can find her spending time with family and enjoying her weekends grilling yummy food and enjoying the outdoors. Her family dog, Lucky, is a five-year-old German Shepherd that is extra loved and spoiled! Her favorite experience at HCVC is meeting all our four-legged friends and just being able to help all the clients who walk through our doors. She has also enjoyed learning, gaining experience, and sharing laughs with her co-workers.

Jackie joined the HCVC team in June 2024 as a Customer Service Representative. She loves spending time with her family when she is not helping our two- and four-legged friends. Her favorite experience so far is meeting new furry friends!

Carrie joined the HCVC team in June 2023 as a part-time Customer Service Representative. She loves spending time with her three grandsons, gardening, and working with her goats and horses. She and her husband have six dogs, four cats, seven horses, three donkeys, 30 goats, and some geese and ducks. They are all special to them and are all spoiled rotten! Her favorite part of HCVC is the staff, which she says is amazing to work with. Carrie likes that every day is a new experience!

Sheena joined the HCVC team in July 2007 as our kennel technician. She is affectionately known as the “dog whisperer” because she has a gift of being able to work with some of our more anxious patients in a calm and gentle manner. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with friends, riding through the country, and soaking up nature. She has two rescue cats, Jinks and Haggard, and a rescue dog named Carmen. She enjoys playing with all of them and says they are each special in their own way. Her favorite thing about HCVC is that when she has had hard times in her life, her bosses and coworkers have always been here to help make her laugh and find joy in the moment!

Maria joined HCVC in August 2020. While not at the clinic, she loves a good nap with her cats. She also enjoys going to Dallas and eating ramen. She has seven cats and one dog. Gordita is her oldest cat who is anti-social and likes to hide. Hobo is her beloved. He loves to play with his tail. Kiala is her overweight cat, but she has lost five pounds since Maria adopted her! Sunny is her orange cat who loves to nap on the roof. Stazi is a tabby cat that likes to judge everything you do. Happy, a gray kitty, always wants to be carried over Maria’s shoulder. Bobbie, who loves to give kisses, is her newest rescue kitten. Her dog Levy likes to sneak in the house and take naps on the couch, but don’t tell her mom! Her favorite experience at HCVC so far has been adopting Hobo–he just makes her so happy!

Taylor joined the HCVC team in July 2022 as a small animal tech. In her free time, she enjoys spending time riding horses and taking care of her animals. She has three miniature dachshunds–Wes, Leya, and Cinch–that she loves like her children! Her favorite experience is getting to learn more than she could ever have imagined about the care of animals and becoming the technician she is today.

Kodi joined the HCVC team in July 2023 as a small animal technician. While not at work, she enjoys spending time with her four children playing games and watching movies. She loves a good fishing trip! Her family has seven dogs. Her fur babies are Summer and Daisy. Summer is a rescue dog that she adopted while working at HCVC. Her favorite experiences at the clinic are getting to love on everyone’s animals and learning new things. She enjoys watching successful treatments and being able to be a comfort to our clients in hard times.

Page started at HCVC in February 2024 as a small animal tech. When not at the clinic, Page enjoys spending time with her three boys playing games, going for walks, cooking together, and cuddling up to watch movies! She also loves to travel, ride horses and anything outdoors. Her pets include four dogs, three snakes, one bearded dragon and the newest, Marshmallow, a rescue calico kitten. Her favorite experience has been learning from our amazing team of doctors and making an impact helping our patients and their owners. Every day is a new challenge to learn and grow both personally and professionally.

Carli started at HCVC in February 2024 as a small animal tech. Carli loves spending time with her family and friends. She especially enjoys taking her kids to rodeos, hunting, fishing, sports, and everything else they love to do. She has two mini aussies, Rodee and Diesel, and a golden retriever, Witty, that is her precious special needs daughter’s service dog. She also has two cats, four horses, one pony, some Longhorns, around 100 chickens, ducks, geese, and quail–her personal “Old McDonald” farm! Her favorite experience is how much she loves being able to provide the best care to all of our clients' pets at HCVC. She loves how much she has grown as a technician thanks to all of her wonderful co-workers and feels so blessed to be a part of this team!

Ireland started at HCVC in February 2024 as a small animal tech. When Ireland is not working or in class, she is taking care of her animals: a Cane Corso, a plot hound, a dachshund, and a bearded dragon. She also enjoys spending time with family and friends and loves anything outside! Her favorite experiences at HCVC have been meeting new people and helping their furry companions. She loves learning about the personalities of each pet that comes in and enjoys helping our pet families and comforting them in times of need.

Maysen joined the HCVC team in June 2024 as a small animal tech. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her pets, taking a nap, shopping, and just hanging out with her family. She has three dogs, Annie May, Bo, and Nash, a bottle calf named Millie, a horse named Lady, four chickens, and two geese. Her favorite part of working at HCVC is the people! She says she has made many new friends that have taught her so much in a short amount of time. She loves caring for the pets and loves on them as her own. She says she likes coming to work every day because every day is an adventure!

Harlie joined the HCVC team in August 2024 as a small animal tech. When she is not at work, she enjoys time with her family and friends. She has an 8-year-old dog, Kali. She is her pride and joy and gets all the love at home from her family! Her favorite experience working at HCVC is assisting with surgeries in the operating room. Knowing she gets to help play a critical role in saving the lives of the patients we are privileged to work on has been incredibly fulfilling.

Bailee joined the HCVC team in September 2024 as a small animal tech. She breeds and raises show cattle, something she loved all through high school. She enjoys riding ATV’s and spending time with family when she is not at work. She has two dogs. LuLu is a toy aussie, and Tate is a mini aussie. Her favorite experience is the environment at HCVC! She says everyone has been super welcoming and very kind. She also loves getting to meet and help all the patients that come in the clinic. She says you never know what is going to come in so that keeps it exciting!

Emmi started at HCVC during high school with the Vet Tech Practicum Program last year. When she is not working as a small animal tech or going to class, she loves to paint, read, and spend time with her family, especially her niece and nephew! Emmi has three dogs and three cats along with her beloved Ozzie that sleeps with her every night. Emmi’s favorite experience working at HCVC is getting the opportunity to watch and help animals get better.

Kate joined the HCVC team in July 2024 as a small animal tech. She is pursuing her dream of becoming a veterinarian. When she is not in class or working, she loves to read, paint, and spend time with her family. She has a min pin named Rhett, a hamster named Hamilton, a cat named Snickers, and a small herd of goats. Her favorite experience so far is seeing an Italian greyhound for the first time!

Murphy has been a part of Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic for over 20 years, 13 as a large animal tech. He raises registered Horned Hereford cattle, loves to rope and train horses. He has a heart for the youth that love the show ring and fits a lot of cattle that go to Texas and Oklahoma major shows. He has two pets, a 13-year-old cur cross dog, Buffalo, that thinks she is human and a rescue blue heeler puppy, Rue, that is keeping him on his toes! Murphy says that working here is a blessing and that the vets are some of the best people he has ever been around. He enjoys visiting with clients and helping everyone he comes in contact with have a good experience at HCVC.

Christian has been a large animal tech for over two years. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his two boys hunting, fishing, and riding horses. He has a special pet, Pete, that is a 2-year-old chocolate heeler. You might have seen Pete following him around up here providing emotional support and canine supervision. Pete loves working cows and is sharp as a razor! Christian says getting to see new things everyday is a favorite experience at HCVC.

Alfredo started at HCVC during high school with the Vet Tech Practicum Program and has been full time for two years. When he is not at work as a large animal tech he enjoys being at home and spending time with his family. Alfredo says that working here has been a great place to make friends and learn the ropes from fellow large animal techs.