Our Staff

Dr. Scott Schmitz
Practice Owner

Dr.  Scott Schmitz has been a veterinarian at CVS for 20 years.  He and his family live on an acreage near Baxter, Iowa.  Scott's wife Shelly works for the Baxter Community Schools, son Cody is a 2016 Finance graduate from Iowa State University, and daughter MacKenzie is a 2017 Veterinary Technician graduate from Des Moines Area Community College.  Over the years, Scott has enjoyed coaching his kids and following them through high school sports.  The Schmitz family has also been very involved in producing, exhibiting and selling wether type sheep all over the country.  Family pets include dogs, Isabella and Stella, both Yorkies, Tucker the long haired Chihuahua, Tegan the Corgi mix and 2 horses Amber and Odie.

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Years in Practice:       22
 
Education: Iowa State University, BS Animal Science, 1991 DVM 1995
 
Interests: Coaching, Raising Sheep

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Years in Practice:       9
 
Education: Oklahoma State University
 
Interests: Showing Sheep, Scrap booking and Concerts (especially Red Dirt Country)

mee Rueber
​Practice Owner

Dr. Aimee Rueber grew up in rural Sumner, in northeast Iowa.  Her family raised purebred sheep and feeder calves.  She earned her Bachelor of Science (Animal Science) and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Oklahoma State University.  In her free time she enjoys traveling and showing Rueber Shropshires and Hilltop Farm Hampshires.  Dr. Rueber lives near Haverhill with her husband Jesse.  Family pets include Roscoe the Border Collie, Poochy a Burnese Mountain Dog, cats Melvyn, Tanner, Marbyl, Kitty Kitty, Snorty, and Cobra, Thor the Llama, and goats and sheep.

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Years in Practice:       13
 
Education: University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, BA in Business Administration
 
Interests: Reading, fishing, travel, volunteer work, gardening

Chellney Newhouse 
Office Manager
I grew up in Marquette, Iowa in NE part of the state, my husband is Mark, who is a Mechanical Engineer with Lennox Industries.  Our daughter Katherine is a May 2017 graduate from Iowa State University and is the Agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Freeman High School in Freeman, South Dakota.  Our son Ben is a Senior at Iowa State University, enrolled in the Mechanical Engineer program  Animals have always been a big part of my life.  We had German Shorthaired Pointers, and enjoyed competing in Hunt Tests, Field Trials, Obedience, Agility, and Bench Shows.  We were active with GSP Breed Rescue for 8 years.  I taught obedience classes for 3 years.  When you have a chance to visit the clinic here, ask me about my T.V. star dogs.  Our family pets include Tippy the 3-legged cat, Licker, Button and Simba, also cats, and a handful of sheep.

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Jody Dobranski
Veterinary Technician
Hi, I am Jody and I live on an acreage outside of Melbourne.  I have been with Central Veterinary Services since I began as an intern in 2011.  I attended both Iowa State University and DMACC.  When I am not helping with the vet clinic animals, I enjoy riding and showing my horses.  I also spend several days during the summer judging horse shows at local county fairs. My family pets are Ivy a Great Dane, Baas a Border Collie, cats Noel, Monster, Horace, I-Lean and Colt, and 2 horses, Aaron and Sugar. 

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Years in Practice:       7
 
Education: Iowa State University,  BA in Animal Science, DMACC,  AA in Veterinary Technician
 
Interests: Reading, showing horses

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Years in Practice:       20
 
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Interests:  Deer hunting, motorcycles, running, reading

Lisa See
Receptionist

I have worked at the Baxter office location for 20 years.  My husband is Tedd and he works for the US Post Office.  We have a daughter Amanda who graduated from Grandview in 2008 and now lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and works for TaxAct.com.  Our family pets include cats Val and Kitty, a parrot named Murray, a cockatiel named Sidney, and chickens.

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