Dr Amy Schneider was born and raised in Fredericton. She has always had a strong love for animals and has worked with them all her life. Her mother is a veterinarian and Amy worked in her hospital since she could see above the counter.

Dr Schneider did her BSc at UNB and received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the Atlantic Veterinary College in 1999. She has worked at the Valley Vet Hospital since graduation and became part owner in 2001. Dr. Schneider loves to interact with clients as well as performing surgery.

Amy and her husband, John Michael, have have extended their family to include Isaac and Louis. They enjoy living in the country on their hobby farm with their 2 dogs Africa and Kaley.

Dr. Susan Malone is a 1983 Ontario Veterinary College graduate. She worked for 10 years at the Sussex Animal Hospital as an associate and practice owner before moving to the Fredericton area. Susan, with her great sense of humour, joined us at Valley Vet Hospital in 2000. Her areas of interest are endocrine disease, nutrition and internal medicine. She is also in charge of operating our mobile medical clinic.

When not practicing medicine, Susan is busy with her 3 children, Laura, Patrick and Emily. She also has a sheltie named Abby and 2 cats, Kia and Rio.

Barb Gaddess , AHT, RVT, originally from Minto, Barb now lives in Lincoln with her toy poodle and best buddy Oke and is co-owner of Valley Veterinary Hospital. She graduated from U PEI with a BSc and went on to Ridgetown College where she received a Veterinary Technician Diploma. Barb worked as an RVT in Ontario for 2 years before returning to New Brunswick.

Barb organizes our mobile unit, coordinates the surgical and treatment activity and does an excellent job taking care of our patients during anesthesia.

Sarah Buyting , AHT, RVT, is from Burton, NB. After 2 years in a BSc program at UNB, she completed a 3 year Animal Health Technologist study at Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Sarah worked in various positions since 1991 before settling in with us in 1998.

Sarah has excellent organizational skills and will make sure that your pet gets what they need. Sarah is also our reproductive technician. We are the only Synbiotics clinic east of Montreal that collects and freezes canine semen. If you have any breeding questions, why not give her a call?

Sarah is married to JP who is a dairy farmer in Maugerville. They enjoy the country life with their daughter Marieke, a son named Josh, a lovely Labrador Retriever, Maddie, a Golden Retriever Echo and a cat named Gracie.

Brenda Blizzard For those of you who are currently clients at the Valley Veterinary Hospital, Brenda will be a familiar face. She has been with us since 1986 and is an invaluable member of our team.

Brenda has numerous responsibilities as office manager, but greeting clients who have become friends, is her favorite. If you don't see her when you come in, you can be sure that she is not far away, ensuring that your experience at Valley Veterinary Hospital is a positive one.

Brenda and her husband, Dwight, have 2 daughters, Angela (a previous employee of VVH), and Amanda. She also has two cats named Sysco and Solara.

Shawn Stairs joined our team February 2001 and has become a familiar face since then as our receptionist. She is a joy to have around due to her quick wit and zest for life. Her previous occupations included lab technology and owner of The Sandwich Tree restaurant in Fredericton. These, along with her friendly manner, make her a great receptionist.

Shawn and her husband, Ross have 3 wonderful girls, Abby, Erin and Laura who is our evening and weekend receptionist. She also has 3 dogs, Ben, Rusty and Calvin and 2 cats Diesel and Ella.

Liz McCann joined the Valley Vet team in June 2006. Her face can be seen either behind the reception desk or acting as our vet tech assistant. Liz was brought up not far from us in Rusagonis, NB and has always loved animals. She currently shares her heart and home with “Heathcliff” the cat. She is a UNB Alumnist but went back to school to take a one year technician course. She is planning to further her education more by taking a three year correspondence technician course to become a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Kent Latchford came to Valley Vet in March 2004. As our Maintenance/Kennel person, Kent keeps our clinic clean while providing our patients a warm and loving environment during their stay. While not working Kent's time is occupied enjoying sports, playing music, and spending time with his dog Ciara and his two cats Ben and Mia.

Sandra Demerchant is our Veterinary Assistant and she joined us in February of 2004. You will usually find her helping other staff with their daily tasks. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband, Peter, and their daughter Bailey.

Rounding out their little family are dogs, Rusty , and Daisy the cat.

Rose (grey & white) has been with us since Sept 2003. She’s very friendly and loves to sleep where it’s warm or beside Jake. Jake (tabby) came in the summer of 2002. He’s a big, friendly, loveable guy who is usually found in his own chair. Because these 2 can get themselves into trouble, we’ve had to add a gate to our food room to keep them from helping themselves.”