Deana Schenher, DVM
Dr. Deana Schenher grew up on a mixed farming operation in Ogema, a southern Saskatchewan town. She attended the University of Saskatchewan after high school and obtained her degree in Agriculture, majoring in Animal Science. She then was accepted to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 2007. She came to Melville right after graduation and worked for another clinic. She enjoyed the area and the clients very much. In 2009, she opened the Animal Health Centre of Melville.
She enjoys all aspects of mixed animal practice, especially those complicated cases that stimulate the mind. No case is too big or too small, stop in and say hi!
Breanna Olafson, RVT
Breanna grew up on a farm near Hudson Bay, SK. She graduated from the Registered Veterinary Technician program with honours from Lakeland College in 2014 and has been a part of our team ever since! She takes a special interest in small animal dentistry. She spends most of her spare time barrel racing in the summer and spending time outdoors with her pupper, Roxy.
Chantel Rehaluk
Veterinary Care Coordinator
Chantel grew up in Yorkton, SK and has always had a passion for animals. She has carried that love into her career, beginning with work at local pet stores after graduating high school to expand her knowledge and experience with animals.
Chantel joined our team in early 2022 and has since taken on the role of lead receptionist. She enjoys helping clients and their pets feel welcome and cared for, while supporting the team where needed in the clinic as well.
Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and her own fur babies, notably, Ana, her border collie; Nina, her mixed-breed pupper. Bell and Kit, her rescue cats, along with many scaled fish friends.
She usually has a full house of fur babies, as she also loves fostering cats for the local rescue!
Megan Malinowski, RVT
Megan grew up on a cattle farm at Gull Lake, SK. She graduated from Olds College in 2010 and has been a registered vet tech ever since. She loves all aspects of veterinary medicine with a special love of large animal medicine. Megan farms with her husband and 3 young kids by Theodore SK where they raise purebred red angus cattle. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family, being outdoors, camping and fishing.
Tara Monteyne
Veterinary Care Coordinator
Tara grew up both in the deep valleys and coulees around Willow Bunch, SK and the sprawling northern boreal forests and lakes in Whelan Bay, SK.
She joined the clinic as one of the Veterinary Care Coordinators in April 2026, bringing with her almost four years of shelter and kennel experience from RHS and a lifetime of love for creatures both with fur and without.
Tara is currently working towards her goal of becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician with a special focus in reptile and exotic medicine.
At home, she’s owned by her two cats – Luna and Astra, two axolotls, and two geckos. On the weekends she enjoys tending to her ever-growing houseplant collection, drawing, and reading.