Dr. Wes Spangler is the Medical Director of Riverbend Veterinary PetCare Hospital, and co-owner and Medical Director of TotalBond Veterinary Hospital at Paw Creek and a Fear Free Certified veterinarian. He is originally from a small beef cattle farm in Southern Virginia and says that his time on the farm shaped his lifelong passion for animals. He completed he undergraduate work at Virginia Tech and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from The Ohio State University in 2017. Dr. Spangler moved to the Gastonia area following graduation where he spent two years at our Forestbrook location as an associate veterinarian before moving to Paw Creek. His professional interests include cardiology, oncology, and surgery, as well as providing understandable, yet thorough, client education.
Outside of the hospital, Wes spends much of his time outdoors hiking, biking, kayaking, and more with his newly adopted dog, Shadow. He enjoys watching and playing music, exploring the area with friends, and just relaxing with his cat, Rikku, while watching Game of Thrones.
Dr. Kim Langholz has wanted to be a veterinarian since grade school, and is currently the co-owner at Riverbend Veterinary PetCare Hospital. Dr. Langholz originally took a different path and used her biology teaching degree to be a research technician. After a variety of research positions, Dr. Langholz decided to get her Masters of Education in Special Education. She taught grades 6-12 at a hospital school for many years. She then served as the Director of the Challenger Learning Center and after hearing a particularly inspiring speech from an astronaut, she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian! Dr. Langholz graduated with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000.
Originally from Iowa, Dr. Langholz has lived in Arizona, California, Missouri, and North Carolina, and is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in 4 states. She is married and has an adult son, a daughter-in-law, two delightful granddaughters, and one dog, Tebow. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and painting. She enjoys watercolor, acrylic, and oil painting but would like to become skilled in watercolors particularly.
Rhonda is the Practice Manager at our PawCreek hospital. She started as a Customer Service Representative with TotalBond in 2014. Rhonda has two pets who keep her very busy: Punkin, a pug mix and Nova, a pit bull. She and her family love to travel, but especially love taking small day trips with the dogs. Nova loves to ride in the car, no matter where they go! Rhonda is passionate about customer care, making sure that each client’s needs are taken care of and their concerns are met with understanding. Rhonda is also Fear Free Certified, which means she'll help your pets with a fear-free experience!
Hope joined the Riverbend team after relocating from Columbus, Ohio with her family and is a Registered Veterinary Technician in both North Carolina and Ohio. She has worked in veterinary medicine for over 10 years and has been an RVT since 2009. Hope has wanted to work in veterinary medicine since she was 5 years old and is passionate about internal medicine and geriatrics.
She shares her home with her husband, two gray cats, Huckleberry Finn and Fionna, and two orange and white rabbits, Ceviche the Magnificent Lion and Pimento Loaf. She enjoys gardening, baking, traveling, scrapbooking, quilting, and all things Christmas!
Born and raised in New York, Christina moved to Charlotte, NC seven years ago and has been working with the Riverbend family for over a year. Growing up, she always had a great passion for animal care and became a Registered Veterinary Technician in 2020. She shares her home with a shy and sweet little rescue dog named Cherry and is thrilled to provide the best care for your fur babies!
Francesca is a native to Charlotte, NC. From a young age, Fran knew she wanted to work and care for animals. She is a recent spring 2021 graduate from North Carolina central university. Fran joined our team January 2022 as a Veterinary Technician Assistant. Her interest is in small and large animal medicine as well as clinical research. Fran has one amazing chiweenie named Bella. On Fran time off she enjoys painting, hiking and swimming.
Marissa joined the Riverbend team in February of 2022. She grew up in Gastonia and has a growing passion for pets of all shapes and sizes. Marissa began working with animals back in 2020 as a kennel assistant and became a veterinary assistant in early 2021. She shares her heart with 3 pets of her own. Her two Boston Terriers, Bully and Flik, and her orange kitty, Nemo. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her friends, exploring new places and true crime documentaries
Katlyn joined the RiverBend Team as a Approved Veterinary Assistant in April 2021. In the spring of 2020 she relocated from New York to sunny Charlotte, NC after 27 years and decided to turn her passion for animals into a career. In her free time she loves cooking, kayaking and photography, especially pet portraits. She shares her home with her fiancé and two wonderful cats, Miss Sassafras and Clara Jane.
Sara joined the TotalBond team in October 2020 as a Receptionist and has over a decade of customer service experience. She grew up in Charlotte but has family in Boston and Cape Cod. In her free time she loves hanging out with friends, walking on the Greenway, or reading fantasy and thriller novels. She loves all things nerdy, especially Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Marvel. She is very creative and loves writing, painting, and making dreamcatchers.
Phone: 704-971-2075
