Meet the Owners: James & Alyssa Paine
With his love of animals and a keen interest in medicine, dentistry, and surgery, it makes complete sense that James would become a veterinarian. Pursuant to his dream of having his own Veterinary practice, Dr. James Paine received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010, just after receiving his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Southern New Hampshire. To this day, he continues to further his education in medicine, surgery and behavior.
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Calling Alyssa Klavans Paine an animal lover would be quite an understatement. After receiving her Masters Degree in Conservation Biology from Columbia University, she founded Applebrook Inn in 2003, with the goal of providing a social boarding environment for people's pets that provided both mental and physical stimulation. Currently, Alyssa contributes a great deal of her time to expanding programs at the Pet Resort with a mission of providing the best care possible to all the guests.
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ASSOCIATE VETERINARIANS
LISAY CHIZMAR
Dr. Chizmar grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Santa Clara University. She graduated from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009 and then completed a one year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery. She has been practicing in the Philadelphia area ever since and has worked as an ER doctor and general practitioner. She loves all animals but has a special place in her heart for cats! Dr. Chizmar has volunteered with several international groups and travelled to Ecuador, Nepal and Nicaragua performing sterilization surgeries and basic medical care to street animals. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and son. Outside interests include travel, reading, and physical fitness.
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ERICA DILODOVICO
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DEVON KREIBEL
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ALYSSA RUCH
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LYNNE VANDEMOTTER
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Alyssa has been with Applebrook since the beginning for 2019. Her favorite part of the job has been getting to see all the different animals that come through Applebrook Inn and getting to really know some of our regular clients. She is excited about completing grooming school in the fall of 2019 and can't wait to bring this new skill to the table. In her free time, she likes to take the opportunity to go on random adventures and play around with photography. Alyssa shares her home with her cat Sammy and her Shih Tzu/Bichon mix Cody!
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Lynne joined our team in September 2019 with several years of experience working as a client care specialist in the veterinary field. Immediately she brought a smile to everyone at the front desk and greets all our human and animal friends like she has known them for years. She loves spending her free time at home on her farm, which she shares with an assortment of animals including goats, sheep, an alpaca, turkeys, chickens, a horse, mini donkey, a black Angus Steer, her Springer Spaniel Ellie, and her two cats Jinx and Codie.
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