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Our Staff
Doctor
Dr. Craig A Ball
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Dr. Ball graduated in 1997 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine. In 1990 he graduated from Plano East Senior High. Dr. Ball has worked in the veterinary field ever since he was 15 years old. "I have a true love for all aspects of both large and small animal care. I aspire to meeting the needs of our clientele fully and truly improving the health and wellbeing of our patients."
Dr. Ball is married to his wife, Ashley and they have a son named Seth Alan. Seth was welcomed home in June 2007, by a large family of pets. They have three dogs, Maggie Mae - Beagle, Mocha - Chocolate Lab, and Little Orphan Annie - Australian Shepherd Mix. They have one cat, RC. When time permits they enjoy riding their horses Jake - Quarter Horse and Chief - Paint.
Dr. Ball enjoys fishing, bird hunting, riding ATV's and camping.
Memberships/Associations: AVMA, TVMA, ETVMA, AAEP, The Association of Former Students Century Club, 12th Man Foundation, Upshur County A&M Club - Vise President, Upshur County Lions Club. |
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Christina Fenton , DVM
Dr. Fenton joined the team at Gilmer Animal Clinic after graduating with her DVM degree from Texas A&M in May of 2007. She also earned a BS in Biomedical Science in 2001, from A&M. Christina grew up in the small town of Leander, TX, just outside of Austin. Her first job in high school was cleaning kennels for her neighborhood veterinarian. She says that was when she realized that this was what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.
Dr. Fenton shares her home here in Gilmer with her two dogs Kaycee, and Elmo. Besides playing tug of war with these two, Dr. Fenton also enjoys movies, camping, playing 42, singing, dancing, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
She is recently married to Mr. Brian Fenton, a long-time resident of Gilmer. They were married May 2009 and plan to continue to reside here in Gilmer.
Dr. Fenton currently holds memberships in the AVMA,TVMA, and the Texas A&M Association of Former Students.
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Management
Ashley Ball
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Ashley grew up in Keller, TX. where she graduated from Keller High School. She earned an Associates Degree in Accounting from Tarrant County College and she also attended Texas A&M University. She has worked in Mortgage/Banking for thirteen years and has been a licensed loan officer. She is the Office Administrator for GAC and handles all the financial aspects of the clinic.
Ashley is married to Dr. Craig Ball and adores her son, Seth. They have three dogs, Maggie Mae - Beagle, Mocha - Chocolate Lab, Little Orphan Annie - Australian Shepherd Mix and one cat, RC. They have two horses, Jake - Quarter Horse and Chief - Paint.
Ashley enjoys scrapbooking, reading, camping, riding ATV's and riding horses.
Memberships/Associations: Upshur County A&M Club, 12th Man Foundation, former member of 20th Century Club. |
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Mary Jenkins
Mary has been with the clinic since December of 2005. She has worked as our receptionist and currently as our office manager. She graduated high school here in Gilmer, and then received an Associates Degree from North East Texas Community College and a Bachelors of Science in Agronomy from Texas A&M Commerce. She has held a Certified Applicators License in Pest and Termite Control. And has attended several seminars on veterinary medicine and management.
Mary enjoys spending time with her husband, Calvin and her three children. Her kids, Desirae, Allen, and Derek are very active in cheerleading, dance, baseball, football, volleyball, and cub scouts. Their family also includes Poker, a blue heeler mix, and Dusty a doberman pincher. They have also have a cat named Louie .
The family enjoys taking trips to visit zoos, museums, and amusement parks. They also enjoy exploring caves, bowling, putt putt golf and going to the movies. But more than anything the five of them LOVE baseball. They are extreme fans of the Houston Astros!
Mary is a member of Latch Baptist Church, Den leader of den six of cubscout pack 314, and a member of friends of scouting.
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Technician
Donna Smith
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Donna was raised around the Houston area and moved to Dallas when she was twenty-one. She graduated from Rockwall High School and attended Kilgore College and Dental Replacements Academy. She moved to East TX. in 2005 to be closer to her family.
Donna has a daughter, Courtney Denise who attends college in Austin. Donna has one cat, Minx.
Donna enjoys golf, camping, fishing, rafting, and boating.
Memberships/Association: American Dental Association. |
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Brandi Upchurch
Brandi joined Gilmer Animal Clinic in May of 2007. She is working as a full time technician and does a little receptionist work when needed.
Brandi is the proud mother of Braylunn Heath, who was born on the opening morning of deer season 2008.
She has lived in Gilmer her whole life and plans to continue living in the Gilmer area, working with animals of all sizes.
In her spare time she loves to hunt, fish, camp, and go to rodeos. |
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Efrain Lopez
| Efrain joined Gilmer Animal Clinic in 2008. He is our large animal technician, and is most often accompanying our Doctors on their house calls. Efrain enjoys horse racing and rodeos. |
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Patricia McKinney
Patricia joined Gilmer Animal Clinic August of 2008. She was born in Longview and is a 2003 graduate of New Diana High School. Patricia has just recently moved back to Diana after living in Rockwall for 6 years.
Patricia is the proud mother of eight year old Nathan. She and Nathan decided to move back to our area so that they could be closer to her mother, Carol Sipes of Diana.
Nathan and Patricia share their love with their pets, Sierra, a pit bull mix (and all lap dog), and their tabby cat Saharra.
In her spare time she enjoys photography, journalism, sports with Nathan, animals and helping others.
Be sure to stop in to meet Tricia and the rest of the friendly staff of GAC! |
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Reception
Marcie Hunt
Marcie Hunt has been with the clinic since 2005. She was raised in East Texas and graduated from Harleton High School.
Marcie and her husband, Scott spend the majority of their time being involved with Bailey and Brett's activities, toting them (along with their friends) where they want to go, and watching them grow into teenagers. When they are not chauffering the kids, Scott and Marcie enjoy going out on dates, watching movies, eating out doors, playing the X Box, going to pet stores and visiting the zoo. Marcie also enjoys scrap booking, reading, and having quiet time. There is not much of that around her house.
Their house is ruled not only by the children, but the dogs. Norman is a chocolate Chihuahua who loves barking at people walking by the house, lounging in the sun, and snuggling under the blanket with whoever will let him. He thinks he rules the roost. Wilson is a Shih Tzu and the apple of Marcie's eye. He does no wrong, most of the time. He loves to fetch the ball, play tug with his rope, going for rides in the car, and snuggling with Marcie on the couch at night.
Memberships/Associations: Harmony PTO |
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Kennel
Annette Bohnert Annette is the kennel manager for Gilmer Animal Clinic. She is responsible for making sure that our boarding facilities are as compfortable and clean as possible for all your pets.
Annette and her fiancee Cam recently moved to Gilmer from Tracy, California. Their son Derrick also made the trip to Gilmer and has made many new friends at Gilmer Intermediate School. Annette's son Nicholas and Cam's boys, Jake and Zack, all teenagers, choose to stay in California to finish out their schooling.
The family also includes their beagle, Bailey, Izzy, a golden retriever, and two cats that go by Shadow and Willie. After settling in their new home a stray hound dog also joined the group earning the name Hope.
Before coming to Gilmer, Annette had worked for over thirteen years a as veterinary technician and then as a bio-tech animal facility manager for the last fifteen and half years. Her studies certified her as a laboratory animal technician, or "LATg".
Annette enjoys camping, and dog obedience showing
Her memberships and associations include NCBAALAS, and the National AALAS | 
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Volunteers
| The Staff at Gilmer Animal Clinic encourages young people to volunteer in the community and develop their bond with animals. If anyone is interested in spending a day or a few hours with us, just give us a call! |
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