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"We are proud of our staff, we appreciate their good work,
and we realize that they are essential to the clinic."

Annemarie Yoder, DVM, CVA
Dr. Yoder’s professional interests include equine medicine & surgery, small animal medicine and specifically blending Eastern and Western medicine to provide optimum care for our patients.
When not practicing, Annmarie enjoys working – whether it is on their 88 acre farm providing their own food, enjoying her Haflinger and Percheron horses or baking some treats.
Renewable Energy and sustainable living are also a large personal interest so in 2005 with Dr. Sam she helped found the non-profit organization Mid Atlantic Renewable Energy Association. She was a driving force behind promoting and organizing the first and second Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival, a hugely successful educational resource for the eastern seaboard in this field. Most of all, she enjoys spending time with her two budding animal enthusiast daughters, Rachel and Emma..

Samuel S. Yoder, VMD
A native Pennsylvanian who grew up in Kutztown, PA, Sam attended Muhlenberg College as an undergraduate and graduated in 1982 with highest honors earning a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry. He received the prestigious John Shankweiler Award in Biology and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Sam continued his education by attending veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1986 with highest honors and membership in the Veterinary Honor Society, Phi Zeta. Sam accepted an internship in Ambulatory Medicine/Surgery at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in 1986-87. After this long prestigious academic career, Sam chose veterinary medicine in the private sector by founding Silver Maple Veterinary Clinic, Inc., with his wife, Annemarie.
His professional interests include small animal endoscopy, large and small ultrasonography, small ruminant and ferret medicine. His personal interests center around self-sufficiency, archaeology, paleontology, history, geology and ecology.

Elizabeth Ballard Lopez, VMD

EElizabeth was born and raised in Hershey, PA. After graduating from The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Animal Science, she attended veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania and is a 2003 graduate.
Elizabeth and her husband (a dairy veterinarian) recently purchased a herd of registered Ayrshire cows and started Wholesome Dairy Farms. Grass fed raw milk, raw milk cheese, cage free eggs and grass fed beef are available at the dairy store in Yellow House, PA.
For more information, visit www.wholesomedairyfarms.com or visit our tent at the Pennsylvania Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival.

Laurel DeMaula, DVM

Dr. Laurel DeMaula grew up in sunny Los Angeles. After graduation from the University of Virginia, she took a commission through the Army ROTC and served overseas in Panama as a Quartermaster Officer.
After graduation from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, she entered private practice with a special interest in Feline Medicine.
She has a wonderful husband, Chris, two daughters, Sierra and Michaila, two dogs - Jack and Elwood and three cats, Micho, Tigger and Dinger.


Pamela Meyer-Middleton
  Pam has been at Silver Maple for 18 1/2 years. She takes care of the business end of things. Pam shares her home with four dogs: two Rottwellers, a Collie and an "Idontknowwhatheis", along with a good number of cats.

Karla Xander
  Karla Xander has been with us for 13 years. She is a Receptionist and the resident nurturer of abandoned kittens. She lives with a lot of other mammals including horses, goats, cats and dogs.

Jaime Vanek
  Jaime has been a Receptionist for 10 years. She is venturing into another role at Silver Maple which will include staff training and practice management protocols. Jaime has a German Shepherd, a Jack Russell Terrier and two cats.

Dianne Sattazahn
  Dianne started with us in July of 2006 as a Receptionist. She has a Jack Russell Terrier a Boston Terrier and two cats.

Kelly Adam
 

Kelly is once again the Kennel Manager, having returned to us after moving out of state for a period of time. She shares her home with Ally, a three year old Pitbull Terrier and Pasha, an 8 year old “spoiled” cat.


Kirstin Dorshimer
  Kirstin Dorshimer was hired as a Veterinary Assistant and is now functioning as a Veterinary Technician. She's a student at Kutztown University with an interest in geology and will be graduating in May 2010!

Mia Andersen
  Mia Andersen is a Kennel Assistant. She is attending classes at Kutztown University and is currently working on her own graphic novel.

Stephanie Sellers
  Stephanie Sellers is a Certified Veterinary Technician who came to us in August of 2006. She shares her home with her husband, son and her Rottweiler, Rusty.

Marina Rotille
  Marina is a Kennel Assistant and and has been with us since May of 2006. She is a senior at Penn State majoring in Biology and she plans to become a veterinarian. Her hobbies are reading, playing, tennis and running. She happily shares her home with her Golden Retriever, Bodacious, and her mini-horse, Bandit.

Missy George
  Missy is a Certified Veterinary Technician who started with us in December of 2006. She and her husband, Chris, are in the process of renovating an old farmhouse which they plan on sharing with a Great Dane and two felines.

Melissa Krell
  Melissa is a Veterinary Technician who has been working in the field for several years. She started with us in September of 2007. Missy is also a “Rottweiler” person and recently her female, Kimber, had a beautiful litter of nine puppies.

Bethanne Kushner
  Bethanne joined us two years ago. She and her husband are the delighted parents of Ty Landon, born in July ‘09.

Valerie Schlottman
  Valerie joined us in July of 2008 as a Vet Assistant. She is currently attending Lehigh Carbon Community College for Veterinary Tecchnology. She has a cat named Sam.

Trista Stump
  Trista started with us on April 6th 2009 as a Certified Veterinary Technician. Trista has been a Veterinary Technician for 12 years. She lives with 1 very fat cat named Crawford and most of her time is occupied by three children - Payton 6, Hayden 3, and Anna 10 month.
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