Charlotte Pace, BA(Hons) RVN VTS (Cardiology-IM) PG Cert (Vet Ed) FHEA
Charlotte Pace qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2003. In 2010 she passed the American Veterinary Technician exams and became the first nurse to hold the Cardiology qualification outside the US.
Charlotte has taught veterinary nurses on degree and diploma programmes. She also continues to write and lecture on veterinary cardiology and is a member of the editorial board for the Veterinary Nurse, a position she has held since 2012.
Currently, Charlotte works in 1st opinion practice and she has also recently qualified as a therapeutic counsellor. Charlotte was BVNA President in 2022-23 and her new book, ‘Practical Cardiology for Veterinary Nurses’ is out now.
Sarah Ramsden CertAVN (Dent) NCert (Dent) RVN
The Dental RVN
Sarah Ramsden is currently the Lead Dental Nurse at Vets4Pets in Leeds, Birstall.
She has completed two certificates in dentistry for veterinary nurses and has a passion for educating both owners and peers within this area.
Sarah feels fortunate that she can treat a range of maxillofacial conditions in practice and now offers a dental referral service, both in-house and to surrounding practices
James Taylor BVSc (Hons) MRCVS
Medivet
James graduated from the University of Liverpool with a veterinary degree in 2019. After working in small animal practice in South Wales, he went on to take on a role mentoring aspirational vet students, as well as being the president of a scholarship programme for current veterinary students.
Since then, he has taken the next step as part of the Medivet team and now mentors newly graduated vets across Wales and the South and West of England. Alongside this, he volunteers for the BVA and is currently the Welsh representative to the BVA council.
He lives in South Wales with his partner, who is a vet nurse, and their 2 cats.
Chloe Fay BSc(Hons) RVN CertVN ECC NCert (Anaesthesia) VTS (ECC) BLS/ALS RECOVER Instructor Certified
New Priory Vets Brighton
Chloe qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2012, gained her ECC certificate in 2016, her VTS (ECC) in 2018, became RECOVER BLS/ALS instructor certified in 2019 and most recently acquired her Certificate in Anaesthesia (2023). She is currently the clinical nursing manager at New Priory Vets Brighton.
Chloe is impassioned about sharing knowledge through teaching and developing both vets and technicians within her position at her current 24/7 hospital to provide gold standard care.
Chloe is on the review board for the RCVS ‘inFOCUS’ veterinary journal and has provided lectures and workshops internationally. Chloe is highly experienced and passionate about all aspects of emergency and critical care nursing, but her specific interests include critical care patients including renal and septic patients, and cardio-respiratory patients.
Victoria Plimmer BSc (Hons) RVN VPAC NCert (Anaesth)
Rata Veterinary Surgery
Victoria completed her degree in Veterinary Nursing at the University of Bristol in 2007, during which time she also gained her Veterinary Practice Administration Certificate (VPAC).
Victoria was a locum for several years post qualifying in first opinion and referral practice as well as working abroad (in animal shelters and practice).
She held a head nurse position in a first opinion practice and concurrently, had 5 years’ experience of lecturing veterinary nurse students which overlapped with her starting her current position at Rata Veterinary Surgery in 2015. This peripatetic orthopaedic RVN position utilises her NCert (Anaesth) certificate and surgical nursing skills.
Nicola Lakeman MSc BSC (Hons) RVN CertVNECC CertSAN VTS (Nutrition)
IVC Evidensia
Nicola works as the Nutrition Manager for IVC Evidensia. She graduated from Hartpury College with an honours degree in Equine Science, and subsequently qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2002.
Nicola has written for many veterinary publications and textbooks and is the editor of Aspinall’s Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing. She is also one of the Consultant Editors for The Veterinary Nurse.
Nicola has recently gained her Master’s degree in Advanced Veterinary Nursing with Glasgow University.