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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

We are very pleased to welcome the addition of Elizabeth Ballard Lopez, VMD, as an Associate Veterinarian on the staff of Silver Maple Veterinary Clinic.
Elizabeth 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 then completed an equine medicine and surgery internship in Scottsdale, Arizona. From there she proceeded to Texas A&M University where she completed one year of a large animal internal medicine residency. After deciding that the academic environment was not her style, she moved to the Texas panhandle where her husband, Mark, was a practicing dairy veterinarian. She was employed for the past 2 years as a mixed animal practitioner in the rural town of Dalhart. During this time, Elizabeth was active in providing veterinary services to the local dog shelter and raising public awareness about the benefits of spaying and neutering dogs and cats.
Elizabeth’s professional interests include curbing the pet overpopulation problem, equine medicine, small animal surgery, ultrasonography, and pathology. She also enjoys good food, good friends, and good music including that of her husband’s band. She likes riding her Haflinger, spending time with her 3 dogs and 4 cats, and taking in the scenery from the back of Mark’s BMW motorcycle.

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 15 years. She takes care of the business end of things and also takes care of the Large Animal aspect of the practice. 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 10 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 six 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 and two cats.

Autumn Wentz
  Autumn was hired in September of 2006 as a Veterinary Assistant and a Receptionist. She is very involved with horses and shares her home with a Rottweiler.

Kirstin Peterson
  Kirstin Peterson was hired as a Veterinary Assistant and is now functioning as a Veterinary Technician. She's a part time student at Kutztown University with an interest in geology.

Mia Andersen
  Mia Andersen is a Kennel Assistant. She is a senior at Fleetwood High School 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 also is a "Rottweiler person", sharing her home with 2 males.

Haley Andersen
  Haley Andersen has been with us since May 2005. She is a full-time student at Kutztown University majoring in pre-veterinary biology and she plans to follow a career in veterinary medicine. She is a Veterinary Assistant in the clinic and a Manager in the kennel.

Marina Rotille
  Marina is a Kennel Assistant and and has been with us since May of 2006. She is a senior at Fleetwood High School.

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 this year.

Bethanne Kushner
  Bethanne is our newest Receptionist.  She was recently married and has a cat named Sprinkles.
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