
Meet the team
Find out more about our friendly team!
Our Directors

Alistair Love
Equine Clinical Director
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Alistair grew up locally and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2008. He holds the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Equine Practice and is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Equine Practice. After becoming a partner in 2019, he began working towards an RCVS certificate in veterinary business management. A firm believer in using education to prevent and reduce illness, he organises a yearly meeting on behalf of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA), with the aim of ensuring that vets across the North have access to high quality veterinary education. He also regularly consults on and contributes articles to Your Horse Magazine and organises our practice educational client evenings. Away from work, he enjoys spending time with his children and playing football and racquet sports.

Dawn Bowness
Farm Clinical Director
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Dawn grew up on a beef and sheep farm in Cumbria, and graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 2009. After a couple of years in mixed practice, she joined Clevedale to pursue her interest in farm animal practice. She enjoys acting as an integral part of our clients’ businesses, focussing on preventative health planning and maximising productivity. Her particular interest in sheep led her to achieve the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice and RCVS Advanced Practitioner status in sheep health and production. She has also been part of AHDB’s Challenge Sheep project since 2017, and enjoys teaching the next generation of vets on various sheep topics. Outside of work, she is kept busy with her two children and small flock of sheep, and can occasionally be found sneaking in the odd game of hockey.

Nicole McKenzie
Small Animal Clinical Director
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Nicole grew up in the local area and did most of her EMS placements at Clevedale. She graduated from Bristol University in 2014, after which she gained experience in mixed and small animal practices in Northallerton and Redcar. After working as a senior vet for five years, she felt the time was right to progress to clinical director, a role that has allowed her to pursue her passion for people management, while developing clinical interests such as anesthesia and ultrasonography. She enjoys spending her free time with her daughters and riding her horse.

Rebecca Robinson
Small Animal Clinical Director
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Becky studied agriculture at Harper Adams University, before completing her degree in veterinary medicine at the Royal Veterinary College. She later worked at a mixed practice and as a small animal night vet, during which time she completed a post-graduate certificate in emergency and critical care. Seeking some sunshine, she returned to daytime practice, working in a busy small animal hospital prior to joining our team in 2024. She has a keen interest in laparoscopic procedures and heads up our laparoscopy service. When she’s not at work, she is kept on her toes by her young family and menagerie of pets, which includes a dog, several rabbits and a tortoise.
Our Practice Manager

Joseph Keatley
Practice Manager

Jill Barker
Practice Manager
Our Veterinary Surgeons

Alice Jopling
Senior Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Emily Paton
Senior Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Philippa Middlemas
Senior Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Kalmos Bunyan
Senior Veterinary Surgeon,

Beth Mackay
Veterinary Surgeon

Ghanem Mohsen
Veterinary Surgeon

Rob Mackay
Veterinary Surgeon

Andrew Barber
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Camilla Corvino
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Elizabeth Watson
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Freya Bourke
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Jessica Weighell
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Joshua Henry
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Katherine Berry
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Marcin Kowal
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Sylvie Guthrie Allen
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Victoria Coates
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Imogen Whigham
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS

Hannah Poultney
Veterinary Surgeon, MRCVS
Our Veterinary Nurses

Kathryn Hogarth
Head Registered Veterinary Nurse

Lily Maynard
Head Registered Veterinary Nurse

Rachel Harrison
Head Registered Veterinary Nurse

Sophie Widdowson
Head Registered Veterinary Nurse

Amy Thompson
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Emma Gallagher
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Rebecca Butcher
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Emily Appleton
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Hannah Gooderham
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Katie Graley
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Kerry Cattell
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Kirsty Kemsley
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Louise Bunyan
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Victoria Hodgson
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Rachel Turnbull
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Sophie Bell
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Maia Queen
Student Veterinary Nurse

Hannah Foster
Equine Registered Veterinary Nurse
Our Care Assistants

Bethany Nicholson
Animal Care Assistant

Charley Goldsbrough
Animal Care Assistant

Karen Taylor
Animal Care Assistant

Maizie Thompson
Equine Nursing Assistant

Sharon Roche
Equine Nursing Assistant

Bethany Hodgson
Veterinary Care Assistant

Christine Daniels
Equine Nursing Assistant
Our Reception & Admin staff

Carol Brooks
Receptionist & Admin Support

Cindy Swallow
Receptionist & Admin Support

Deborah Walker
Receptionist & Admin Support

Emma Maude
Receptionist & Admin Support

Emma Wrigley
Receptionist & Admin Support

Faye Walker
Receptionist & Admin Support

Freya Lefevre
Receptionist & Admin Support

Gill Sotheran
Receptionist & Admin Support

Issy Hogarth
Receptionist & Admin Support

Jane Young
Receptionist & Admin Support

Janet Mapp
Receptionist & Admin Support

Julie Hurst
Receptionist & Admin Support

Karen Whittaker
Receptionist & Admin Support

Katie Rouse
Receptionist & Admin Support

Louise Dawson
Receptionist & Admin Support

Lynne Porritt
Receptionist & Admin Support

Megan Henry
Receptionist & Admin Support

Rachael Tindall
Receptionist & Admin Support

Rosalie Macrae
Receptionist & Admin Support

Ruth Cockrem
Receptionist & Admin Support

Samantha Dalton
Receptionist & Admin Support

Siobhan Finnigan
Receptionist & Admin Support

Susan Rodgerson
Receptionist & Admin Support

Victoria Russell
Receptionist & Admin Support

Lauren Milburn
Receptionist & Admin Support
Other

Martin Lowther
Head of Client Services

Jacqueline Nicholson
Office Manager

Michelle Williamson
Office Manager

Kate Metcalfe
Veterinary Clinical Coordinator, RVN
