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Susan Gaffney, DVM
Dr. Gaffney is originally from Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1986. She practiced in Tulsa for 10 years before moving to Angel Fire with her family in 1996. She opened Angel Fire Small Animal Hospital in 1997. She has two grown adult children, Lewis and Erin. They were 2 1/2 years and 10 months old when she moved to New Mexico. Though it’s just her husband, Tim, and she living here now, the whole family loves to ski, bicycle, hike, camp and fish, the main reasons they moved to this beautiful area. She has a wonderful dog named Stella, a horse and 5 goats. |
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Rachel Plympton, DVM
Dr. Plympton came back to the Moreno Valley after spending the past 5 years in Montana. She graduated from Washington State University's veterinary college in 2010. After graduating from veterinary school, she did an internship in large animal rural medicine in Nova Scotia. She worked on large ranches in Montana, doing a lot of cattle herd health medicine. She works on large and small animals and eventually will have a large animal mobile practice in the area. Her family has lived in Black Lake for generations. Her grandfather taught school in Cimarron years ago. She loves doing surgery and is currently just working one day a week as well as filling in for Dr. Gaffney when she is out of town. She has two small children and loves having time to be mostly a full time mom. She likes to kayak, ski, hike, bicycle and raise sheep.
Dr. Plympton came back to the Moreno Valley after spending the past 5 years in Montana. She graduated from Washington State University's veterinary college in 2010. After graduating from veterinary school, she did an internship in large animal rural medicine in Nova Scotia. She worked on large ranches in Montana, doing a lot of cattle herd health medicine. She works on large and small animals and eventually will have a large animal mobile practice in the area. Her family has lived in Black Lake for generations. Her grandfather taught school in Cimarron years ago. She loves doing surgery and is currently just working one day a week as well as filling in for Dr. Gaffney when she is out of town. She has two small children and loves having time to be mostly a full time mom. She likes to kayak, ski, hike, bicycle and raise sheep.
Shalese Shell, RVT
Shalese is our registered technician. She helps in pre-surgery, anesthesia, assisting in the exam rooms, administering vaccines, medications and treatments, assisting in dental cleanings, performing diagnostic tests and x-rays, client education, and is very experienced in this field. She is always smiling and working hard. Shalese is a native New Mexican and grew up in Cimarron, graduating from Cimarron High School. She attended Brown Mackie College in Albuquerque in 2014 where she obtained a degree in veterinary technical science. She completed her training and gained her Registered Veterinary Technician status in 2017 after graduating in 2016. She has two young daughters, Amilese and Eavenese and a dog named Rocky. Shalese likes to snowboard, play basketball and go running.
Shalese is our registered technician. She helps in pre-surgery, anesthesia, assisting in the exam rooms, administering vaccines, medications and treatments, assisting in dental cleanings, performing diagnostic tests and x-rays, client education, and is very experienced in this field. She is always smiling and working hard. Shalese is a native New Mexican and grew up in Cimarron, graduating from Cimarron High School. She attended Brown Mackie College in Albuquerque in 2014 where she obtained a degree in veterinary technical science. She completed her training and gained her Registered Veterinary Technician status in 2017 after graduating in 2016. She has two young daughters, Amilese and Eavenese and a dog named Rocky. Shalese likes to snowboard, play basketball and go running.
Lakeisha Sayer, Hospital Manager
Lakeisha is our hospital manager and the most likely person to answer the phone and be working at the receptionist desk. She is a wonderful multitasker and valued employee. Lakeisha has lived in New Mexico a majority of her life. She first joined the clinic in July 2011 but moved to Montana in July 2013. Lucky for us, she returned to Angel Fire in February 2017. Lakeisha has two children, Colton and Brooke. She has a beautiful Australian Shepherd named Mona. In her spare time, she likes to ski with her boyfriend, hike with Mona and cross-stitch and paint by numbers!
Lakeisha is our hospital manager and the most likely person to answer the phone and be working at the receptionist desk. She is a wonderful multitasker and valued employee. Lakeisha has lived in New Mexico a majority of her life. She first joined the clinic in July 2011 but moved to Montana in July 2013. Lucky for us, she returned to Angel Fire in February 2017. Lakeisha has two children, Colton and Brooke. She has a beautiful Australian Shepherd named Mona. In her spare time, she likes to ski with her boyfriend, hike with Mona and cross-stitch and paint by numbers!
- Madalynne Melone, Veterinary Assistant
- Maddie is our veterinary assistant. Maddie has lived in New Mexico most of her life. She grew up in Albuquerque and moved to Angel Fire in January 2018. She has worked at Stray Hearts Animal Shelter and 10,000 Wags Pet Resort. She also has a degree in baking and pastry. (We got to taste some of the wedding cake she made for her brother's wedding and it was fanstatic!) Maddie is often the one answering our phone, assisting in the exam room, filling prescriptions and basically helping all aspects of work behind the scenes. We are happy she decided to be part of our team! Maddie is considering going back to school to become a veterinary technician. She has two dogs, Honey and Quinn. She enjoys reading, hiking and baking.
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Sunny Boy, the clinic parrotlet
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Teddy Bear, the clinic cat
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