Animal Hospital of Cloverdale
Loving and Quality Care for your Pets
Staff
Edward Biery, DVM
Owner / Veterinarian
Dr. Biery graduated from UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in June 1980 after obtaining a B.S. degree in Animal Science at UCD in 1976. After graduation Dr. Biery, a California native, spent 14 months doing an internship at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, Mass. Angell provided an intensive educational experience balancing practical experience in medicine and surgery with additional classroom education. Ed’s next stop was at a busy ten doctor practice in Thousand Oaks, Ca. In 1984 Dr. Biery purchased the Animal Hospital of Cloverdale.
Ed and his family have resided in Cloverdale ever since that time. Both of Ed’s children went through the Cloverdale school system. Ed’s family has had a multitude of pets over the years, many of which were adopted from the Animal Hospital. Currently his dogs are Charlie, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that came from Cloverdale and Gracie, a Chihuahua cross that was a stray adopted from the hospital.
Ed has seen the Animal Hospital grow from a one-doctor, two employee practice to a busy multiple doctor practice. Many things have changed over that time, the quality of medicine has improved with the times, but the care and compassionate tone he set then has not changed. Dr. Biery’s special interests are surgery and ophthalmology.
In his spare time Ed enjoys reading, camping and long walks with his family and dogs.
Katie Silva, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Silva joined the Animal Hospital of Cloverdale staff as an associate veterinarian in July of 2007, after graduating from the UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in June 2007. Prior to veterinary school, Katie worked as a veterinary technician at an animal hospital in Cotati. She received her BS degree at UC Davis in 2001.
Katie is a Sonoma County native, raised in Rohnert Park. She attended high school in Santa Rosa. Katie and her husband Mike have 2 children, Elizabeth born in May ’09 and Alexis born in January ’11. They reside in Cloverdale with their dog Bob, leopard gecko, Gus, and their cat, Dude. Dude was adopted after Dr. Biery and Dr. Silva repaired his broken leg when he was brought into the hospital as an injured stray.
In her spare time, Katie enjoys camping, reading (especially Stephen King novels), and playing board games with family and friends.
Amy Smith, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Smith has been an associate veterinarian with the Animal Hospital since 1997. Prior to that, she spent time working as a relief veterinarian at several practices in Ukiah and was an associate at a general practice in Ukiah. She graduated from UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1994, and received a BS from Humboldt State University in 1990.
She currently shares her home with 4 cats and 2 dogs. When not enjoying work, Amy is busy with twin sons and is an avid outdoor enthusiast.
Matt Ostermann, BA,RVT
Animal Care Specialist
Matt has been a member of the staff since 1997, when he was only 16 years old. He has worked with animals all his life, including volunteering at Safari West, working with Wildlife Fawn Rescue, and traveling to Namibia, Africa to work with the Cheetah Conservation Fund. Matt has one pet of his own, a female tabby cat named Nala, who has the softest fur and whose vocal abilities are second to none. In the past, he has had exotic pets such as leopard geckos, scorpions, and tarantulas.
Matt graduated from Sonoma State University with a BA in Liberal Studies in 2003, and received his Registered Veterinary Technician license in 2006. In his free time, Matt enjoys wine tasting with his beautiful wife Elyce, playing softball, playing tennis, baseball, football, etc. with his son Dylan, and playing board games with his fellow co-workers and friends.
Matt has lived in Cloverdale almost his whole life and loves being able to help the animals in the community that he lives in.
Ellen Gunningham, RVT
Animal Care Specialist
Ellen has been a valued employee since 2002. She received her AA degree in 1997, as well as attaining her NVT and California RVT license that same year. Prior to working at the Animal Hospital of Cloverdale, she worked for a large emergency clinic in Sacramento as well as a veterinary hospital in Ukiah.
She currently resides in Ukiah with her husband John. In her spare time, she and John train German Shepherds for the sport of Schutzhund for the Working Dog Association. They currently have 4 German Shepherds, Haylie, Ursus, Arit, and Sky, and one cat, I.V. Ellen also enjoys bowling, fishing, and horseback riding.
Kevin Deabi
Animal Care Specialist
Kevin has been with us here since 2006. He lives in Ukiah. Kevin has one dog, a German Shepherd named Hero. Kevin has worked in the past training police dogs for the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department. He has been a member of the Working Dog Association since the age of 18 and helps train German Shepherds as an agitator and handler helper.
In his spare time he enjoys fishing, is an avid moviegoer, and enjoys working on computers.
Kala Kerns
Animal Care Specialist
Greetings Cloverdale, my name is Kala, My family and I recently moved here from the small town of Cazadero, where I grew up. I have a wonderful husband, Ryan, and two beautiful daughters, Morgan and Trinity. We have two dogs, Bailey and Sheila, who we adopted from the Sonoma County Humane Society, as well as two cats, Buzz, who was born the night after my oldest daughter Morgan, and Carmella who we took in as a semi-feral kitten. I had the privilege of beginning my career at the Humane Society alongside my husband as a Kennel Technician, where I had the opportunity to advance to Veterinary Assistant, and Receptionist. I also worked as a Veterinary Assistant for PetCare Animal Hospital where I was able to broaden my experience as a nurse, while attending classes at the S.R.J.C. In my spare time I enjoy entertaining friends and family, making jewelry, gardening and going on day trips to the ocean and spending time with my family.
Cathy Demattei
Customer Care Associate
Cathy has worked at the Animal Hospital of Cloverdale since 1995. In that period of time, She and her partner Geno have welcomed into her home 2 dogs and 2 cats, three of which were strays brought into the hospital. Cathy has two sons, Tony and Julian.
Cathy is very involved in the Cloverdale community, having served on the Cloverdale Citrus Fair Board for 12 years, and being a charter member of the Cloverdale Kiwanis Club. Playing bocci ball in the spring and summer league has been one of her main sources of entertainment for the last several years. She has also enjoyed visiting her grandson, Santino, and daughter-in-law, Maresa in Malaysia multiple times.
Catherine Colleen (CiCi) Richardson
Customer Care Associate
CiCi has worked in the veterinary field since 1995, and has been at the Animal Hospital of Cloverdale since 2002. She fell into this line of work by chance and has enjoyed all that it has to offer. Helping animals, workplace camaraderie, and a strong sense of community are the most enjoyable aspects of the job. Her love of animals has even led to pet sitting part-time.
She has one dog, Wrecks, one husband, Kenny, and two eighteen year old sons, Jimbo and Kyle. CiCi enjoys volunteering her time with the Kiwanis Club of Cloverdale and numerous other events around the area. You may often see her “in costume” for one of the various fundraisers in town, Halloween, or for no reason at all.
Suzi Schweitzer
Customer Care Associate
Suzi has been with the Animal Hospital of Cloverdale since 2002. She has worked at a few different businesses in her life, but has found this job to be more rewarding as she loves animals. She has a few animals herself, 2 dogs, Hooch, a Catahoula, Nikko, an American Staffordshire Terrier, and a leopard gecko left behind by her daughter when she moved out.
Her husband Gary and her have 4 children between the two of them, Amber, Jeff, Jana, and Jenae are all grown up now. In their spare time they enjoy going for rides on their Harley’s. YES, she has her own too! She also enjoys doing “PartyLite” candle parties when requested.