About
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Meet the Team
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Jamie Scott, President
Hi I'm Jamie and I'm President for Vets in the Community! My job mainly involves overseeing the overall running of the project, liaising with our student team, staff helpers and external partners! I'm also taking the baton from our previous president Sarah and completing the purchase and building of our custom Vet trailer! I love Vets in the Community because it allows us to help not only the pets of the homeless and vulnerable housed people of Nottingham, but also their owners! Hearing their stories is inspiring and being able to offer them our services is important to me and makes ViC something I care a lot for!
Hi I'm Jamie and I'm President for Vets in the Community! My job mainly involves overseeing the overall running of the project, liaising with our student team, staff helpers and external partners! I'm also taking the baton from our previous president Sarah and completing the purchase and building of our custom Vet trailer! I love Vets in the Community because it allows us to help not only the pets of the homeless and vulnerable housed people of Nottingham, but also their owners! Hearing their stories is inspiring and being able to offer them our services is important to me and makes ViC something I care a lot for!
Tyler Willard, Vice President
Hey! I’m Tyler, a 4th year vet student and Vice President for ViC. I have a real interested in charity and shelter medicine, with a strong belief that every animal deserves to be loved, looked after and treated for any illness or condition they have.
I really hope that when I graduate, I can move on to a PDSA graduate scheme, working with people and pets who who have limited access to veterinary health care. Aside from university, I’m an avid knitter and work with the international veterinary student association to organise cultural exchanges around the world.
Hey! I’m Tyler, a 4th year vet student and Vice President for ViC. I have a real interested in charity and shelter medicine, with a strong belief that every animal deserves to be loved, looked after and treated for any illness or condition they have.
I really hope that when I graduate, I can move on to a PDSA graduate scheme, working with people and pets who who have limited access to veterinary health care. Aside from university, I’m an avid knitter and work with the international veterinary student association to organise cultural exchanges around the world.
Mikayla Davison, Secretary
Hi, I’m Mikayla and I’m the General Secretary for Vets in the Community. My role is to organise the students and staff attending each clinic and make sure everyone knows where they should be and when. I get to send out lots of interesting emails about the clinic dates and answers lots of questions! I enjoy working with Vets in the Community because I find it a really valuable cause to help and enjoy meeting lots of new people with their cute pets. It is an amazing opportunity to practically apply the basic day-to-day knowledge gained on the vet course in a safe and friendly environment.
Hi, I’m Mikayla and I’m the General Secretary for Vets in the Community. My role is to organise the students and staff attending each clinic and make sure everyone knows where they should be and when. I get to send out lots of interesting emails about the clinic dates and answers lots of questions! I enjoy working with Vets in the Community because I find it a really valuable cause to help and enjoy meeting lots of new people with their cute pets. It is an amazing opportunity to practically apply the basic day-to-day knowledge gained on the vet course in a safe and friendly environment.
Jenny Hall, Treasurer
Hi I am Jenny, I am a 4th year vet student, and I am the treasurer for VIC this year. This role involves handling the money! The treasurer has the main control over the accounts, approving the expenses claims, helping with fundraising as well as attending clinics! I love being apart of the VIC family and being able to help our clients! Its such a rewarding society to be apart of and I look forward to seeing you all on clinic!
Hi I am Jenny, I am a 4th year vet student, and I am the treasurer for VIC this year. This role involves handling the money! The treasurer has the main control over the accounts, approving the expenses claims, helping with fundraising as well as attending clinics! I love being apart of the VIC family and being able to help our clients! Its such a rewarding society to be apart of and I look forward to seeing you all on clinic!
Megan Whitwam, Senior Outreach Officer
Hi! My name is Megan. I am a 4th year Vet Student and the Senior Outreach Officer for ViC this year! I have a years worth of experience on ViC doing outreach so was very excited to carry on these duties! My role mainly involves reaching out to our current client base and partner services to keep them all in the loop and finding more contacts to keep ViC thriving and expanding! I make sure to have a close relationship with our clients and their four legged friends with fortnightly calls and frequent correspondence so no one misses out on any of our opportunities! I love spending time at the clinics chatting to old faces and meeting new ones over a cuppa and cake. I love working alongside my outreach team and our committee as a whole and am looking forward to the future and the prospects that our new trailer will bring us!!! 🧡
Hi! My name is Megan. I am a 4th year Vet Student and the Senior Outreach Officer for ViC this year! I have a years worth of experience on ViC doing outreach so was very excited to carry on these duties! My role mainly involves reaching out to our current client base and partner services to keep them all in the loop and finding more contacts to keep ViC thriving and expanding! I make sure to have a close relationship with our clients and their four legged friends with fortnightly calls and frequent correspondence so no one misses out on any of our opportunities! I love spending time at the clinics chatting to old faces and meeting new ones over a cuppa and cake. I love working alongside my outreach team and our committee as a whole and am looking forward to the future and the prospects that our new trailer will bring us!!! 🧡
Laura Beesley, Junior Outreach Officer
Hi I'm Laura. I'm a 2nd year Veterinary student and the Junior Outreach officer for ViC this year! 🐾 My main role is notifying our partner services of upcoming clinics to ensure that service users are aware of what we can do to support their pet's healthcare. I also answer clinic related queries and ensure that vulnerable and homeless individuals are able to come along to the clinics based on their eligibility. I love helping at our veterinary clinics and thoroughly enjoy chatting to our clients about their lives and pets and feel very blessed to be able to be part of a service that can help them out. I often man the tea, coffee and cake station as well as meeting 'n' greeting clients and helping with student led consults.
Hi I'm Laura. I'm a 2nd year Veterinary student and the Junior Outreach officer for ViC this year! 🐾 My main role is notifying our partner services of upcoming clinics to ensure that service users are aware of what we can do to support their pet's healthcare. I also answer clinic related queries and ensure that vulnerable and homeless individuals are able to come along to the clinics based on their eligibility. I love helping at our veterinary clinics and thoroughly enjoy chatting to our clients about their lives and pets and feel very blessed to be able to be part of a service that can help them out. I often man the tea, coffee and cake station as well as meeting 'n' greeting clients and helping with student led consults.
Maddy Ogden, Social Media Officer
Hi! I’m Maddy and I am the Social Media Officer for ViC this year and a third year vet student. My job is to keep our website and social media sites (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) up to date! I get to post cute photos from clinics and share events we are running to raise money for the clinics, as well as replying to messages that come through these sites. I love being a part of ViC and seeing the impact we have on people who need our services! Attending clinics and getting to know our clients and their pets is so special. In my spare time I captain the ultimate frisbee team and enjoy travelling, cooking and going to gigs with friends.
Hi! I’m Maddy and I am the Social Media Officer for ViC this year and a third year vet student. My job is to keep our website and social media sites (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) up to date! I get to post cute photos from clinics and share events we are running to raise money for the clinics, as well as replying to messages that come through these sites. I love being a part of ViC and seeing the impact we have on people who need our services! Attending clinics and getting to know our clients and their pets is so special. In my spare time I captain the ultimate frisbee team and enjoy travelling, cooking and going to gigs with friends.
Maddie Eggleton, Senior Stock Manager
Hi I’m Maddie, I’m Senior Stock Manager for Vets in the Community. My role is to keep our stores stocked with all the drugs and equipment we need to run our clinics. I’m grateful to be working with a wonderful team to make veterinary care more accessible to the people of Nottingham and their awesome pets. It’s been the best experience getting to know all of our clients. I’m a third year vet student with a love for small animal practice. When I’m not at vet school, I love cooking, music and art as well as being with friends. P.s. this is Percy the goat!
Hi I’m Maddie, I’m Senior Stock Manager for Vets in the Community. My role is to keep our stores stocked with all the drugs and equipment we need to run our clinics. I’m grateful to be working with a wonderful team to make veterinary care more accessible to the people of Nottingham and their awesome pets. It’s been the best experience getting to know all of our clients. I’m a third year vet student with a love for small animal practice. When I’m not at vet school, I love cooking, music and art as well as being with friends. P.s. this is Percy the goat!
Katie Wood, Junior Stock Manager
Hi everyone! I’m Katie, a third year vet student and I am the Junior Stock Manager this year. I am very proud to be part of such an amazing team and helping our clients to care for their animals which are such important parts of their lives! My role is to help Maddie to sort through all the stock we have at ViC. This includes sorting through donations of food, harnesses, toys and blankets and also staying on top of all the medications we dispense to our clients.
Hi everyone! I’m Katie, a third year vet student and I am the Junior Stock Manager this year. I am very proud to be part of such an amazing team and helping our clients to care for their animals which are such important parts of their lives! My role is to help Maddie to sort through all the stock we have at ViC. This includes sorting through donations of food, harnesses, toys and blankets and also staying on top of all the medications we dispense to our clients.
Eve Wilkes, Sponsorship Officer
Hi I’m Eve and I’m the sponsorship officer for ViC. I’m in my 4th year of university and really excited to be a part of this charity! My main interest is in small animal practice, so I can’t wait to meet all our clients and their furry friends over a cup of tea and some cake. My role this year is to help with all our fundraising events and sponsorship coverage, to ensure we can carry on providing this service to our very deserving patients.
Hi I’m Eve and I’m the sponsorship officer for ViC. I’m in my 4th year of university and really excited to be a part of this charity! My main interest is in small animal practice, so I can’t wait to meet all our clients and their furry friends over a cup of tea and some cake. My role this year is to help with all our fundraising events and sponsorship coverage, to ensure we can carry on providing this service to our very deserving patients.
Rheanna Ellis, External Relations Officer
Hi, my name is Rheanna and I'm External Relations Officer for ViC this year! My role is to bridge the gap between the clients using our services, the students running our clinics and the wider community supporting the whole operation. I'm a 4th year vet student and have an interest in small animals and exotic pets! In my free time I enjoy drawing, running, playing frisbee and socialising with my friends. I'm a people person and I'm more than happy to talk about ViC or anything else you can think of!
Hi, my name is Rheanna and I'm External Relations Officer for ViC this year! My role is to bridge the gap between the clients using our services, the students running our clinics and the wider community supporting the whole operation. I'm a 4th year vet student and have an interest in small animals and exotic pets! In my free time I enjoy drawing, running, playing frisbee and socialising with my friends. I'm a people person and I'm more than happy to talk about ViC or anything else you can think of!
Our Vets:
Jenny Stavisky, Founder
I started up the Vets in the Community clinic back in 2012, and it’s changed a lot since then, as each student committee has faced new challenges and made it better and better. Being at the ViC is one of my favourite things, and our clients are great. I teach primary care and shelter medicine at the vet school, and also have a research interest in shelters, infectious diseases and the relationships between people and their pets. Outside of work I enjoy walking my dogs, running and reading old detective novels.
I started up the Vets in the Community clinic back in 2012, and it’s changed a lot since then, as each student committee has faced new challenges and made it better and better. Being at the ViC is one of my favourite things, and our clients are great. I teach primary care and shelter medicine at the vet school, and also have a research interest in shelters, infectious diseases and the relationships between people and their pets. Outside of work I enjoy walking my dogs, running and reading old detective novels.
Aga Zoltowska
Aga completed the veterinary degree at the University of Liverpool in 2005. After graduation, she spent time in Cyprus working along the veterinary team of Paphiakos and CCP Animal Welfare. On her return to the UK, she worked in first opinion and emergency clinics as well as a referral clinic in Bristol. She is a RCVS Recognised Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Medicine (Feline) and holder of the International Society of Feline Medicine Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour. She joined the University of Nottingham as a Teaching Associate in Shelter Medicine in January 2019.
Aga completed the veterinary degree at the University of Liverpool in 2005. After graduation, she spent time in Cyprus working along the veterinary team of Paphiakos and CCP Animal Welfare. On her return to the UK, she worked in first opinion and emergency clinics as well as a referral clinic in Bristol. She is a RCVS Recognised Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Medicine (Feline) and holder of the International Society of Feline Medicine Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour. She joined the University of Nottingham as a Teaching Associate in Shelter Medicine in January 2019.
Helen Reed
After qualifying as a veterinary surgeon at Bristol University in 2000, I worked in mixed practice for 8 years, followed by 8 years in small animal practice. In January 2012 I began a part time role at Vet School as an associate teacher, facilitating clinical relevance sessions and personal and professional skills. Having discovered my passion for teaching is as strong as my passion for veterinary science, in September 2016 I took on a full time role at Vet School as an associate teacher, and am involved in teaching clinical skills and final year clinical rotations, as well as being involved with Vets in the Community which I love! Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, going on epic hikes with my Saluki Buddy and I am also a Girl Guide leader.
After qualifying as a veterinary surgeon at Bristol University in 2000, I worked in mixed practice for 8 years, followed by 8 years in small animal practice. In January 2012 I began a part time role at Vet School as an associate teacher, facilitating clinical relevance sessions and personal and professional skills. Having discovered my passion for teaching is as strong as my passion for veterinary science, in September 2016 I took on a full time role at Vet School as an associate teacher, and am involved in teaching clinical skills and final year clinical rotations, as well as being involved with Vets in the Community which I love! Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, going on epic hikes with my Saluki Buddy and I am also a Girl Guide leader.
Rachael Tarlinton
Growing up on a farm in southern Australia was my inspiration to be a vet! I did my undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney and then worked in mixed practice in QLD and the UK for a couple of years before deciding practice wasn’t for me and doing a PhD on koala retrovirus at the university of QLD. Marrying a German bloke meant moving there while working as a scientist at the University of Gottingen before coming to Nottingham 10 years ago to start teaching vet students (and researching viruses).
Growing up on a farm in southern Australia was my inspiration to be a vet! I did my undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney and then worked in mixed practice in QLD and the UK for a couple of years before deciding practice wasn’t for me and doing a PhD on koala retrovirus at the university of QLD. Marrying a German bloke meant moving there while working as a scientist at the University of Gottingen before coming to Nottingham 10 years ago to start teaching vet students (and researching viruses).
Sarah Cripps
After 16 years in private practice I moved to teach clinical and professional skills across the course at Nottingham Vet school and along with the on-site teaching and ongoing clinic work, I’ve got involved with running the Vets in Community Clinics. I thoroughly enjoy seeing the students run consults, chat to the clients and get to grips with preventative healthcare, in a friendly and stress-free environment. I love the fact that lots of times I’ve been the one to guide some students through their first ever consultation! The clients are interesting and it’s great to feel I’m helping them keep their pets healthy and the fact they come back clinic after clinic means we must be important to them too!
After 16 years in private practice I moved to teach clinical and professional skills across the course at Nottingham Vet school and along with the on-site teaching and ongoing clinic work, I’ve got involved with running the Vets in Community Clinics. I thoroughly enjoy seeing the students run consults, chat to the clients and get to grips with preventative healthcare, in a friendly and stress-free environment. I love the fact that lots of times I’ve been the one to guide some students through their first ever consultation! The clients are interesting and it’s great to feel I’m helping them keep their pets healthy and the fact they come back clinic after clinic means we must be important to them too!
Bree Merritt
I’m Bree. I’m a vet and teach final year vet students: mainly in a small animal practice and rescue centres, and sometimes at Vets in the Community. I love the relaxed atmosphere at Vets in the Community, it’s much more like a home visit than a hospital and such a great way to meet owners and their pets. And help them stay healthy of course. Outside of animals I relax by creating things: usually dressmaking, knitting, or gardening.
I’m Bree. I’m a vet and teach final year vet students: mainly in a small animal practice and rescue centres, and sometimes at Vets in the Community. I love the relaxed atmosphere at Vets in the Community, it’s much more like a home visit than a hospital and such a great way to meet owners and their pets. And help them stay healthy of course. Outside of animals I relax by creating things: usually dressmaking, knitting, or gardening.
Louise Corah
I'm Louise and I am a vet doing a PhD at Nottingham Vet School about consultations with the vet. I worked in clinical practice for 4 years including a year at a very busy charity hospital, so I was very keen to continue with clinical work in the charity setting. I love supporting the students and having the time to get to know the clients and their pets. Outside of work I am a very enthusiastic (novice) gardener and enjoy riding my bike (especially if there's tea and cake involved!)
I'm Louise and I am a vet doing a PhD at Nottingham Vet School about consultations with the vet. I worked in clinical practice for 4 years including a year at a very busy charity hospital, so I was very keen to continue with clinical work in the charity setting. I love supporting the students and having the time to get to know the clients and their pets. Outside of work I am a very enthusiastic (novice) gardener and enjoy riding my bike (especially if there's tea and cake involved!)
Chris Stavisky
I have been involved with Vets in the Community since it started. You will probably see me with one of two Labradors. Working for the Big Issue means much of my time is spent out on the streets doing outreach, which gives me a reasonable knowledge of the homeless / vulnerably housed community. On clinic days I try and arrive before the University staff / students but that is dependent on my paid job. I liaise with the building owners and help with practicalities like setting the room up, fetching milk and tea bags, starting the client list. I bake cakes earning me the less than imaginative title of “Cakeman”. Occasionally depending on how the clinic is going I may take two or more students into town and show them how to do outreach spreading the word on the streets about the valuable service that is ViC.
I have been involved with Vets in the Community since it started. You will probably see me with one of two Labradors. Working for the Big Issue means much of my time is spent out on the streets doing outreach, which gives me a reasonable knowledge of the homeless / vulnerably housed community. On clinic days I try and arrive before the University staff / students but that is dependent on my paid job. I liaise with the building owners and help with practicalities like setting the room up, fetching milk and tea bags, starting the client list. I bake cakes earning me the less than imaginative title of “Cakeman”. Occasionally depending on how the clinic is going I may take two or more students into town and show them how to do outreach spreading the word on the streets about the valuable service that is ViC.
