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THOMAS R. MOWERY, DVM
Founder/Practice Owner
 Dr. Thomas Mowery who started High Point Animal Hospital in1985, graduated from The Ohio State University in 1976. Dr. Mowery grew up on a dairy farm in Henry County. He initially worked with all animals including cattle, horses, sheep and more. Ten years ago he began to work on small animals only.
Dr. Tom and his wife Deborah, a pharmacist for the Whitehouse Apothecary, have two children. Aaron is an elementary school teacher in the Dublin School System and Casey is living and working in New York City.
Dr. Tom enjoys spending his free time with his family, traveling, playing cards and skiing.
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MOLLY S. BOPP, DVM
Practice Owner
Molly Bopp, DVM has been practicing veterinary medicine at High Point Animal Hospital since her graduation from The Ohio State University in 1987. At that time, High Point had one doctor and one assistant helping during the office hours while the other veterinarian went out on large animal calls. Dr. Bopp's interest in veterinary medicine started at a young age and was solidified by spending her high school years training and showing horses.
 Orthopedics and surgery have always been special interests of Dr. Bopp and she keeps current on recent advances and information through many avenues of continuing education. Dr. Bopp has recently been focused on animal physical rehabilitation.
 Dr. Bopp splits her time between the practice and caring for her family. Her animal charges include Shadow, a cat, who is happiest when he is in his favorite place riding on the children's shoulders anywhere they go. The newest addition to the family is a Golden Retriever named Quinn. Her husband Brian and her two sons complete Dr. Bopp's family. The Bopp family spends its free time supporting St. John's and Pacesetter Soccer, playing piano and practicing agility with Quinn.
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JOHN O. JONES, DVM
Practice Owner
 Dr. John Jones grew up in Northwest Ohio graduating from Liberty Center High School. He inherited his interest in veterinary medicine from his father Marvin Jones who was a state veterinarian for northern Ohio. John graduated cum laude from Ohio State with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture. For veterinary school, he also attended Ohio State graduating in 1991. For the next year he lived in Morocco serving as a Peace Corp volunteer. He worked in a large animal practice in a small town on the edge of the Sahara Desert.
John met his wife Sheri after starting work at High Point in January 1993. They were married in 1998 and have three daughters, Morgan, Sydney, and Jenna. In their free time the Jones family enjoys travel, gardening, and of course Ohio State football.
Dr. Jones enjoys small animal medicine and surgery with a special interest in ultrasound imaging and endoscopy.
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MONICA SLOVAK, DVM
Associate
 Monica Slovak, DVM has been at High Point Animal Hospital since October 1998. She is one of our associate veterinarians who graduated from the Ohio State University in 1997. She currently lives in Rossford, Ohio with her husband Rob and antisocial cats Taz and Kenny. When she is not caring for her son Benjamin, who was born June of 2003, she tries to keep up on scrapbooking, art, reading and gardening.
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TIFFANY R. HYLAND, DVM
Associate
 Dr. Tiffany Hyland joined the staff of High Point Animal Hospital in August of 2004.
Dr. Hyland has worked as a small animal practitioner since graduating from Ohio State University Veterinary College in 1993. Dr. Hyland enjoys many aspects of veterinary medicine. She has special interests in internal medicine, preventative medicine and pain management. When not working She enjoys spending time with her three sons and working in her pottery studio.
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ERIKA KEADY, DVM
Associate
 Erika Keady is the newest addition to the High Point family starting in 2010. Splitting her childhood between Southern California and Maine, Erika attended the University of Maine for her undergraduate studies in biology and animal science. A recent graduate of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, she is excited to venture out into the world of medicine. She currently lives in Perrysburg with her husband and four-legged children, Pedro (Australian Shepherd) and Jack (Red Heeler). When not working, Erika enjoys the outdoors, horseback riding, movies and traveling.
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NIKI HOODLEBRINK, OFFICE MANAGER
 Niki Hoodlebrink is the office manger for High Point Animal Hospital. Niki joined our team in March 2000. She is a 1997 graduate of the Ohio State University with a degree in Animal Science/ Farm Management. Niki was raised in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, but currently resides in Pemberville with her husband, Dennis, and daughters Alyssa and Paige. Their family also consists of Toby, a Golden Retriever adopted from the Toledo Area Humane Society, and Pumpkin, a long haired orange feline friend. Any free time that is found outside of work and family is spent on reading and scrapbooking.
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RAQUEL ELIZABETH MENDOZA, RVT
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RACHEL EWBANK, RVT
 Rachel
Ewbank joined High Point in November of 2005. Rachel
earned her undergraduate degree from the University
of Toledo and graduated from Stautzenberger College
as a Registered Veterinary Technician. Rachel and
her husband, Shane, live in Haskins with their
three “boys”, Bud, a Chocolate Lab,
Toby, a Yellow Lab, and Finnegan, a silver and
white tabby cat. She is a huge football fan who
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KRISTIN SLEE, RVT
Kristin came to High Point in August of 2006 after graduating from Stautzenberger College. She lives in Holland with her husband and son. Kristins household also includes a squirrley cat named Butters and an energetic mixed breed named Roxy. In her spare time Kristin enjoys spending time with her family, exercising, reading and is a huge fan of Pittsburg Penguins hockey! |
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ERIN MCGINNIS, RVT
Erin came to us in August 2008 with an extensive
background in the field of Veterinary Technology.
She has 14 years experience including 6 years in
emergency care, a year in the ER Nursing Department
at a specialty referral hospital and 2 years at
a low cost, high volume spay and neuter Humane
Society. In addition to working with animals, Erin
thoroughly enjoys them in her spare time as well.
She loves horses and likes trail riding on her
own horse, Roxy. Her other furry friends include
two dogs, Bumper and Layla, and five cats, Abby,
Josefina (a White Fuzz) Reba (a Black Fuzz) Commando
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HOLLY BROWN, RVT
Holly graduated from Stautzenberger College in 2008 with a degree in Veterinary Technology and then joined High Point in April 2011. She resides in Walbridge with her boyfriend Andy and their dogs Apollo, a Boxer, and Brutus, a large mixed breed. In her free time Holly enjoys cooking and walking her furry friends. |
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KASEY LAMBERT, VETERINARY ASSISTANT AND CREMATION SERVICES
 Kasey came to High Point as a volunteer in1996 and was hired later that year as a receptionist. She was then trained as an assistant and held that position for many years. When the new hospital was built and the crematorium was added, the doctors asked if she would be willing to operate that portion of the clinic. Although it is a difficult position to have, Kasey feels comfortable being able to provide this service for her clients and patients as she has gotten to know them so well over the years. Most clients find it reassuring to have final arrangements for their pets handled by someone that they know cares deeply for them.
Kasey shares her Whitehouse home with her two incredible daughters. Other family members include her parakeets, Tommy, Joey and Willy, her cats, Jack, Bird and Wink, and her Golden Retriever, Sissy. Sissy is a fantastic greeter to clients when she comes to work with Kasey. She is also the Safety City Dog for the Village of Whitehouse where she and Kasey teach young children animal safety every summer.
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NICKI MCKENZIE, VETERINARY ASSISTANT
 Nicki McKenzie has been working at High Point Animal Hospital since 2002. As an assistant, she supports doctors and technicians alike during anesthetic procedures and enjoys working with clients during appointments.
A 2003 graduate of Springfield High School and a recent graduate of the University of Toledo with degrees in Secondary Education and History, Nick plans to stay in the northwest Ohio area while pursuing a career in the educational field. Although she is excited about starting her new life, Nicki will miss working with her friends at High Point when the time comes.
Most of Nicki’s spare time is spent showing her horses, Nuke and Jazzie. She currently lives in Maumee with her husband Sean, Jack Russell Terrier, Porsche, and her lovable cat, Adrian, who Sean has nicknamed “Boy Cat.”
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STEPHANY METZGER, VETERINARY
ASSISTANT
Stephany started working at the High Point office
in Whitehouse in December 2006. Prior to working
here, Stephany trained black bears to Waltz in a
traveling circus. It was a glamorous life, but she
wanted to change to something … tamer. She
graduated from the University of Findlay in 2006
with a BA in English. She has always loved animals
and was excited to join the High Point team. Despite
her allergies with cats she enjoys her position as
Veterinary Assistant. In her spare time Stephany
enjoys reading, scrap booking, writing, and traveling
to exotic destinations like Lexington, Kentucky to
watch thoroughbred racing, Her dog, Charlie Brown,
a Lab and Cheasapeake Bay Retriever mix, also keeps
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MOLLY PIERCE, ASSISTANT
 Molly came to us in August 2008. She graduated from Stautzenberger College as a Vet Tech in March of 2010. Molly enjoys working out, spending time with her family and friends, her two cats Peaches and Hazel and her dog Rubee. She's also a huge football fan who loves the Ohio State Buckeyes! GO BUCKS! |
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MONICA PATAKY, VETERINARY
ASSISTANT
 Monica began working at High Point Animal Hospital in February 2008. Before working with us she attended Defiance College where she received her Bachelors Degree in art. She enjoys walking her Dachshund at the local parks, scrapbooking and spending time with her husband and daughter. |
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EMILY MILLER, VETERINARY ASSISTANT
Emily began working at High Point in June 2010. She grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Ohio with her husband a few years ago. She is a graduate of Marywood University with a degree in Psychology.
Emily loves working with animals and volunteers at Nature's Nursery in Whitehouse. She enjoys spending her free time with her friends and family and her two kitties Banshee and Bella. |
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ELIZABETH SANDERSON, RECEPTIONIST
 Elizabeth Sanderson began working with us in March of 1999 after bringing her own pets to High Point for many years. She enjoys her job very much, especially the unpredictability that keeps her on her toes at all times. As a child, she had goats, chickens, rabbits, hamsters, fish and of course dogs and cats. She developed a love for animals at a young age and it has continued through the years.
Elizabeth is mom to three kitties. Boo and Sunni are both rescued female torties from High Point and Squirt is all black and came form the Toledo Humane Society.
Along with working at High Point, Elizabeth is a full time student at Owens Community College where she is majoring in registered nursing. She hopes to someday practice in the field of midwifery. Until then, she will enjoy her time spent here with her furry friends.
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JENNIFER UEBERROTH, RECEPTIONIST
Jennifer Ueberroth started at High Point Animal Hospital in August 2004. She has 15 years of customer service experience in banking. Jennifer grew up in Oregon, Ohio and still lives there with her children and her boyfriend Dave. Her two wonderful children are Tony, a student at Clay High School, and Lindsey, who will be attending Mercy College majoring in pre vet. Jennifer has one cat, Brownie (a.k.a. "ELF" for Extremely Large Feline) and Darby, an Old English Sheepdog mix that she rescued. Jennifer is also Dr. Nickie Slovak's older sister!
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PEG SALTER, RECEPTIONIST
Peg has been with High Point for many years. She was a receptionist at our Maumee office until our Whitehouse location opened in 1997 where she has worked ever since. Peg really enjoys sewing and quilting. If you visit our Whitehouse office you can usually see some of her beautiful quilt work displayed there.
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ANGELA LARSON, RECEPTIONIST
 Angela came to work for us in May 2005 after 11 years in the
receptionist field. Like the rest of her co-workers, she’s
had a love of animals since she was a child, especially dogs
and rodents. She currently shares her very small and crowded
home with her 2 Collies, 2 degus, a guinea pig and 1 escape
artist rat. If there’s any spare time, she can usually
be found curled up with a good book.
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KELLY CHALLEN, RECEPTIONIST
 Kelly started at High Point in March of 2006. Prior to that she attended BGSU where she received her degree in Elementary Education. She was a substitute teacher and a manager of a kennel before joining our team. Kelly loves reading, working out, collecting PEZ and listening to music- especially Pearl Jam! Her favorite thing, however, is playing with her nephew, Milo, the world's biggest cutie pie! Kelly's furry family includes Ana, a Collie, and Luke and Kermit, both cats rescued from the clinic. |
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JOAN HALLETT, RECEPTIONIST
Joan started at High Point in January 2011. She is from the Swanton area and has a cat named Elsa. Joan enjoys spending time at the local parks and reading. |
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