Meet the Team - All of us

Katie was brought up on a farm in the Scottish Borders and graduated from Edinburgh University in July 2008.  She subsequently began her career in mixed practice in Berwickshire and then spent 6 months travelling around New Zealand before returning to the UK to locum up and down the country; from Wiltshire to the Isle of Lewis!

Katie joined Capontree in March 2012. She mainly works out of our Brampton branch and consults at Haltwhistle too. Her main interest is small animal surgery.

In her spare time Katie enjoys cooking, baking and preserving, gardening and walking her Border Terriers Bramble & Thistle. She has also recently started riding again after a long break.

Fiona joined us in March 2017 after a spell in mixed practice in Scotland. She is a local, being well known to most of the farming community and in 2019 she married Stuart, a local farmer.

Fiona works as a mixed vet, seeing both small and large animals, predominantly in Brampton and Haltwhistle. She has taken a keen interest in several health initiatives, including the BVD Stamp it out campaign in England

Emily started her nurse training with us in 2020.

Vicky joined the Capontree reception team in July 2022 and will be based mainly at the Brampton and Haltwhistle surgeries. 

Katherine joined us in August 2022 after graduating from the University of Liverpool that summer. She has started in a mixed role but has a keen interest in large animal work so will be focusing on this area initially, and is looking forward to getting to know all of our clients and farms.     

Having grown up in the Lake District she loves anything involving hills or water, so outside of work can usually be found running up a fell with her Border Terrier Maisie, or surfing over on the North East coast. 

Olivia started a regular placement with the Capontree nursing team in 2021 to gain experience. She joined the team full-time in Summer 2022 as an Animal Nursing Assistant and has now started studying at Askham Bryan College in Gateshead for her full Veterinary Nursing qualification. 

She says "I spend most of my spare time painting, reading and riding horses. Having taken up baking in lockdown, I also enjoy experimenting in the kitchen and sharing my bakes with the team. I have two much loved animal companions  - a spaniel named Buddy and a cat called Patrick"

Natasha graduated in the summer of 2022 from Liverpool. She has joined us on the companion animal team and will be based predominantly at Brampton. 

Jeanette joined our team at Capontree towards the end of 2022. She works mainly on the small animal reception at Brampton and Haltwhistle. 

Lucy joined our nursing team in August 2023. She will be assisting the nurses with all aspects of pet care and has just started her training towards her Nurse qualification at Askham Bryan College in Gateshead

Charlotte joined us in Summer 2022 in a small animal position. She has a developing interest in surgery and is found mainly at our Brampton and Haltwhistle surgeries.

Outside of work Charlotte plays the violin and has a keen interest in Moto GP. 

Marie joined the team at Capontree in June 2023. She will be working on both the small animal and large animal reception at both Longtown and Brampton. 

Lilly joined our nursing team in January 2024. She will be training alongside the vets and Registered nurses with all aspects of pet care and progressing her further qualifications in animal care

Sarah joined our large animal team based from Haltwhistle in Autumn 2023. She has interests in all aspects of livestock health and production. 

Gemma joined the team in the Summer of 2024 and will be assisting the nurses in their day-to-day tasks, while also starting her qualifications at Askham Bryan in Gateshead. 

Euan qualified in the Summer of 2023 and joined our team shortly after. He will mainly be seen out and about on farms throughout the practice area. 

Matthew was born in Belfast but grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne. He graduated from Glasgow vet school in 2021 and spent two years at a small mixed practice in Angus before joining the team in Autumn 2023.

He works out of our Longtown branch as a 50:50 mixed vet, with a particular interest in emergency/out of hours work for farm and small animals. He is often kept company on calls by his dog, Annie, a Welsh Corgi.

Outside of work, Matthew is a keen football supporter, and regularly spends weekends off driving up to Glasgow to use his season ticket

Charlotte is a local girl, from Croglin. She graduated from Nottingham University in December 2024 and joined us straight after. Charlotte will be working both on farm and seeing small animals, mainly through the Brampton surgery. 

Outside of work Charlotte enjoys netball and walks with her dog 

Laura graduated in 2021 from Liverpool University. She has joined our team in Spring 2025 as a mixed vet with a focus on large animal work. She will spend a lot of her time from Longtown, but will also be seen at Brampton. 

Outside of work Laura enjoys running and the gym. 

Vikki joined the team in October 2023 as our practice Administrator. She is the point of contact for your pets insurance claims and client accounts. Vikki has over 20 years experience of undertaking different roles within the veterinary practice. She is Petplan trained and has a wealth of veterinary related qualifications.

Vikki has a love for cats and has several at home who live happily with her chocolate lab Luna .

Vikki is very keen Newcastle United supporter which is reflected in her black and white themed office. Vikki has a love of football and audiobooks.