SPVS

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SPVS Officer Team 2009-10
President - Iain Richards BVSc CertVA MRCVS
		Qualified from Liverpool in 1988 and spent the next seven years in mixed practice in Yorkshire, Cumbria and Derbyshire. After attending a SPVS seminar on “The Next Move”, he purchased a five vet mixed practice in Kendal in 1996. This was followed by the acquisition of a neighbouring practice in 1999. The practice has since expanded to a two centre, eleven vet practice; of which Iain is a co-director. He was President of the Lakeland Veterinary Association in 1999 and has served as its BVA rep since then. He was elected to SPVS Council in 2001 and served as PRO from 2003-2006. e-mail: president@spvs.org.uk

Senior Vice President - Richard Hillman BVSc CertVA MRCVS
		Qualified from Liverpool in 1982. Principal of nine vet small animal practice in Walsall, West Midlands, clinical director of 11 vet practice in Birmingham, partner in North Birmingham emergency clinic and partner in a veterinary practice management software company. Elected to Council in 2001. Recent Graduate Support Officer 2001-2004. email: svp@spvs.org.uk

President Elect - Jacqui Molyneux BVSc BSc MRCVS
		Principal of four-vet small animal practice in County Durham, qualified from Bristol in 1981, co-opted onto Council in 1999 and elected in 2000. Treasurer since 2004. Elected as RCVS councillor 2006. 1, Plantation St, Leadgate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 7PP. Surgery phone 01207 590340, fax 01207 590358, Email: presidentelect@spvs.org.uk

Honorary Secretary - Neale Roach BVSc MRCVS
		Principal of small animal practice in Lancashire, qualified from Bristol in 1981. Elected to Council 2003, Honorary Secretary since May 2007. Email: honsec@spvs.org.uk

Honorary Treasurer & Junior Vice President Richard Holborow BVSc MBA MRCVS
		Qualified from Liverpool in 1975. Director of West Mount Vets Ltd., a five centre small animal practice. Co-opted onto Council 2001, elected in 2002. SPVS Computer/IT Seminar Organiser 2003/04. Honorary Secretary 2004 - 7. West Mount Vets Ltd, 187, Pellon Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire. HX1 5RJ.

Honorary PRO - Gudrun Ravetz BVSc MRCVS
		Qualified from Liverpool 2002, now a small animal practioner in the North West and a keen runner and triathlete. Elected to SPVS Council 2005.

Honorary Editor - Harvey Carruthers BVMS MBA MRCVS
		Assistant in mixed practice in Perth, Scotland. Previously principal of the Stone Lion Veterinary Centre in Wimbledon. Special interests include gun dog health, regular contributor to various countryside titles including Shooting Times. Graduated from Glasgow in 1990. Elected to council 2007. Email: editor@spvs.org.uk

	Member Support Officer - Nick Acworth BVSc CertEM(StudMed)
		Qualified from Bristol in ’97, one year in mixed practice in Bedfordshire, six years at Rossdale and Partners in Newmarket, during which I spent one year in South Africa, before returning to take my Certificate in Stud medicine (giving me a Cert EM(Stud Med) in addition to my BVSc). Three more years in equine practice before joining Companion Care, as Operations manager, in March 2007. Co-opted to Council 2007. Email: mso@spvs.org.uk

Secretariat

Claire Rosser, Sarah Reeve and Claire Smith keep the Society's office running smoothly.

Council Members

John Hill MVB MRCVS

Qualified from Trinity College Dublin 1975. Senior partner in 6 vet mixed practice in Crumlin Co Antrim. Elected to SPVS in 2002 after serving for a previous term from 1989 to 1998. Elected President for 2007-2008. Past President of Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland in 1993, Past President of the North of Ireland Veterinary Association in 2004, Chairman of Northern Ireland Veterinary Educational Trust, Board member of Veterinary Northern Ireland. Glenburn Veterinary Surgeons, 7 Nutts Corner Road, Crumlin, Co Antrim BT29 4BW. Tel 028 9445 2226

Ewan McNeill BVMS CertVR

Partner in a city centre small animal practice in Nottinghamshire, qualified from Glasgow in July 1984. Co-opted onto SPVS Council for one year before being elected to council in 1999. Honorary Public Relations Officer 2000 - 2003, President 2006-2007. Now a BVA board member and VBF area representative, also sits on the management board of In Practice.

61, Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 1FD
Surgery phone 0115 941 7894, fax 0115 941 7833, email: ewan.mcneill@spvs.org.uk

Michael Clarke BVetMed MRCVS

Qualified from London in 1984, worked in small animal and mixed practices for six years before becoming principal of a small animal practice in Bamber Bridge. Member of Council since 1996, Bulletin editor 1997/2002 and Past President of the Society, 2004/05. Currently organiser of the Final Year Student Seminar and SPVS representative on the BVA Medicines Group. Withy Grove Veterinary Clinic, 39, Station Rd, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6QR.Surgery phone 01772 330103, fax 01772 330669, email: michael.clarke@spvs.org.uk

Simon A Godsall BVSc CertSAO MSc (VetGP)DMS PGDSM MCMI MRCVS

Principle Veterinary Surgeon with the PDSA – West Midlands, Wales & South West, qualified from Liverpool in 1986. Elected to Council in 2002. Email: simon.godsall@spvs.org.uk

Nick Lloyd BVSc MRCVS

Qualified from Bristol in 2001, joined a mixed practice in Devon, became a partner in 2004. Elected to council in 2004. Chairman of the Vet XML Consortium and is involved in recent graduate and IT Projects. Kingsteignton Veterinary Group, 21 Gestridge Road, Kingsteignton, Devon. TQ12 3EZ. Surgery Phone 01626 354260 Email: nick.lloyd@spvs.org.uk

Mervyn Harris BVsc MRCVS

Previously founding partner in mixed practice in West Wiltshire; now employed by CVS Group in S/A work in same practice. Graduated Bristol 1966. Past President and Council member of the Mid West Veterinary Association and BVA rep for MWVA on BVA Council since 1984. Elected to SPVS Council 1998, President 2003/04. Email: mervyn.harris@spvs.org.uk

James Yeates BSc BVSc MRCVS

Qualified 2004 from Bristol University. Small animal practitioner for RSPCA, St Philips; Petsavers Resident in welfare, ethics and law at Bristol University. Undertaking a PhD in veterinary ethics on quality and quantity of life issues. Elected to Council May 2006. Email: james.yeates@spvs.org.uk

Mike Vaughan BVetMed, MRCVS

Acquisitions manager at CVS which runs 117 practices across the UK. Graduated from London in 1973. Elected to Council 2007. Chairman VetXML Consortium Email: mike.vaughan@spvs.org.uk

Ian Anderson BVM&S MRCVS

Qualified from Edinburgh in 1986 and worked in mixed practice ever since. Following 6 years in Oxfordshire and then Hertfordshire moved to Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire in 1992 and has been a partner since 1993. The practice is now an 8 vet (6FT, 2PT) mixed practice based at a tier 3 veterinary hospital in Laurencekirk with another 4 surgeries in North Angus and South Aberdeenshire. Ian has particular clinical interests in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine and ophthalmology. He is involved in practice management and his interests include marketing and mentoring younger graduates. Ian has been involved with the North of Scotland Division of BVA for over ten years and has served on the council in a number of capacities including programme secretary for several years and president in 2003/4. Elected to Council 2008. Email: ian.anderson@spvs.org.uk

Chris Barker BVSc Mlitt CertVR MRCVS

Qualified from Bristol in 1980. Varied career, encompassing periods in mixed practice, specialist equine and even lab animal work, before settling into small animal practice in Carlisle. As Director of the Ashlea Veterinary Centre (Tier 2/VN TP), alongside his wife, Kirsty, he represents the token male in the building. Email chris.barker@spvs.org.uk

Dr Paul R Manning MA VetMB MSc(VetGP) DProf MRCVS

Qualified from Cambridge in 1979, principal of a mixed practice in Newport Pagnell. Member of SPVS Council since 1998, Honorary Treasurer 2001/04, Honorary Editor 2005 - 2008. Email paul.manning@spvs.org.uk

Ben Walton BVSc MRCVS CertSAS

Graduated from Liverpool in 2002, and then spent 2 years in mixed practice in Lancashire before moving to small animal practice in Manchester. He achieved the RCVS CertSAS in 2007. ben.walton@spvs.org.uk

Dave Rowlands BVSc CertEM(StudMed) MRCVS

I graduated from Liverpool University in 1997. After a year and a half in mixed practice in south Wales I followed my true vocation which is equine practice. I worked for 2 years in a busy equine practice in County Cork, Ireland before going to New Zealand suposedly for a 6 month locum for a stud season but I stayed for 2 and a half years! I returned to the UK in 2003 to work at Rossdale and Partners, Newmarket where my duties were mainly stud work and sport horse medicine. In 2005 I joined Penbode Veterinary Group, a 26 vet mixed practice covering Devon and Cornwall to establish a new equine department (Penhale Equine Clinic). In 2008 I became a partner. We now have 3 full time equine vets within the practice.
My non professional interests include: skiing, triathlon and cooking.

Email dave.rowlands@spvs.org.uk

Catriona Curtis BVM&S MRCVS

Graduated from the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in 2004. For two and a half years she worked in a rural mixed practice in the south Lake District. She then worked in New Zealand for a few months before returning to the UK and locuming as a small animal vet. Since April 2008 she has worked as a small animal vet in a large progressive mixed practice near Carlisle. She has an active interest in medicine and critical care. She is about to start her Cert AVP. In 2007 she was the Lakeland representative on BVA council. Elected to council in May 2009. email: catriona.curtis@spvs.org.uk

Nick Stuart BVM&S MRCVS

Qualified in 1981 from Edinburgh. Worked at Rowe Veterinary Group, as sole vet to a large pig and dairy enterprise, at Terry Heard’s pig practice and set up a business carrying out embryo transfer in pedigree sheep before buying a mixed practice in Gloucestershire in 1989. In 1992 he merged with a neighbouring practice to form Vale Vets which grew to a 33 vet practice and Vale Referrals was launched in 1994. Vale Vets sold the Bristol practice in 2005, split with Bushy Equine in 2009 and now have 2 centres, the veterinary hospital in Dursley and a thriving referral practice in Portishead. Elected to Council 2009. Email: nick.stuart@spvs.org.uk

Co-opted Council Member

Philip Goddard BVetMed MBA MRCVS

Qualified from London in 1986. Worked at a University, as a locum, and for the PDSA before starting in the family practice in London as an assistant. In a career break, he took a full time MBA at Cranfield, qualifying in 1990. He was a Council member of the BVHA 1992-8, President 1996-7, a Council member of BVA in 1996-7 as the BVHA representative and an alternate BVA Council representative for SPVS. Council member of the SPVS since 1995, Honorary Secretary 1998-2001, President 05/06. RCVS Veterinary Hospital Inspector 2000-05. Runs the Goddard Veterinary Group, a 40 site small animal practice in London with about 60 vets. There are three night centres with full facilities for hospitalisation, emergencies and referrals. The practice has 3 Tier 3 hospitals, has one central VNAC with peripheral TPs. Wanstead Veterinary Hospital, 84, New Wanstead, London, E11 2SY. Surgery phone 0208 989 7744, fax 0208 532 9115, email: philip.goddard@spvs.org.uk