Meet the Owners: James & Alyssa Paine

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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.  

ASSOCIATE VETERINARIANS

LISAY CHIZMAR

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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.

ERICA DILODOVICO
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR

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Erica joined the Applebrook team in November 2019 and already we do not know what we did without her!  Beside having over 20 years of management experience, she brings her amazing dog Luna, cat Meat-a-pillar, and cockatiel Picasso to the family.  Erica brightens everyone's day here, and her passion for getting to know all our patients and clients and improving their lives is a welcome addition here at Applebrook!

BROOKE ASHLOCK
CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

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Brooke was our first addition to the veterinary team in 2019 and brings over over ten years experience as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She loves every aspect of patient care, and especially loves working at Applebrook Inn as it allows her to get to know veterinary patients even better since many of them spend time with us during day care and boarding.  Brooke and her family share their home with their dog, Reuben, two cats,  Riley and Eva, and even welcome a bunch of chickens and a rabbit to the mix! 

TAYLOR ASHLOCK
KENNEL TECHNICIAN

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Taylor started at Applebrook in the summer of 2019 and loved it so much she is staying through the school year! Her favorite part of the job is getting to spend so much time all the adorable dogs.  In her free time she enjoys hiking, skiing, kayaking, painting, photography, and being with her family and friends.  At home, you can find her enjoying playing with her dog, two cats, chickens and bunnies.  Taylor is an amazing artist and we are lucky enough to have her paintings throughout our exam rooms.  She has really helped us brighten up the place!

DEVON KREIBEL
VETERINARY TECHNICIAN/ MANAGER

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Devon joined us in May 2019  after working for a few years at the Montgomery County SPCA. She has a background in zoo and exotic animal care, as well as experience doing research while getting her undergraduate degree in Biology.  She leads our Veterinary support team with passion and energy, endless positivity, and pushes us all to be better.  In her free time Devon loves exploring outdoors, reading, listening to good music, and shares her home with her three dogs Hawk, Izzy, and Sydney.

DAWN KRAEMER
VETERINARY ASSISTANT/ GROOMER

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Dawn has been with Applebrook Inn for almost three years, and transitioned to the veterinary staff in summer of 2019. While she enjoys getting to know our clients, the thing she really likes is seeing all the different breeds and the variety of animals that come into Applebrook Inn. Dawn lives with her small terrier mix named Dixie.

LYNNE VANDEMOTTER
CLIENT CARE SPECIALIST

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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. 

ALYSSA RUCH
KENNEL TECHNICIAN & GROOMER

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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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