Meet the team
Animal care is a very personal business and client relationships are important to us. We have a lot of talent under one roof at our Coalville vet animal surgery – so meet the team and see what makes us tick.


Diane Storer

Cathy Churchill
Cathy joined us in November 2014 having worked in a number of practices over the years. She has a specific interest in surgery and has introduced keyhole surgery to Cockburn’s so that we are now able to offer laparoscopic surgeries for spays, abdominal biopsies, removal of cryptorchid testicles and foreign body retrieval.
Cathy is currently studying for a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP) an extra qualification that veterinary surgeons can undertake when they have been practising for at least a year.
Cathy supports Bath Rugby Club (sorry Tigers fans. Bath? Please! Of all the clubs in the premiership…) and is an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction books.

Nadine Wainwright
Nadine joined our veterinary team in May 2018. Having completed a degree in Physiology, Nadine fulfilled her ambition to become a vet qualifying from the University of Liverpool in 2007.
Nadine enjoys all aspects of general practice with a particular interest in medicine and feline medicine.
In her spare time Nadine enjoys going to the cinema, gym and spending time with family and friends.

Chloe Bonsell
Hello, some of you may know me already, but my name is Chloe! I have been coming to this practice for many years now and spent a lot of time here as a veterinary student, lurking in the back of consultation rooms! I graduated from Nottingham Vet School in July 2020 and was lucky enough to start my career here at Cockburns with the most lovely and supportive team.
I have always lived locally and I am a big Leicester City fan. If I am not watching the football, then I am commonly playing on the Xbox or tending to my new beehive! My latest fascination is discovering new vegan cooking recipes.
Along with the bees, I also have 3 rabbits: Foxy, Grey-Joy and Dorothy!
I know that being here at Cockburns will allow me to become the best general practitioner I can be – I enjoy seeing a wide variety of cases and learning more and more each time.
Kian Guerzoni
Joe Dunne
Originally from rural Suffolk, after graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2021, Joe decided to stay up in the Midlands and joined Cockburn Vets as the newest vet on the team. Joe has a keen interest in soft tissue surgery and ultrasonography, and is looking forward to developing both those skills during his time at Cockburns.
In his spare time, Joe likes to read, paint landscapes Bob Ross style, hike, go to the gym, and cook. He lives in Coalville surrounded by his artworks and far too many plants! Back home in Suffolk, he has two cats and a corn snake lovingly cared for by his family.

Maxine Treadwell
Maxine is our Head Veterinary Nurse and leads our wonderful veterinary nursing team. Maxine went straight into veterinary nursing from leaving school in 2007. She qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2013 and started working at Cockburn’s in January 2015. Having a keen interest in anaesthesia and emergency and critical care patients led Maxine to complete a Nurses Certificate in Anaesthesia. This specialist qualification provides advanced knowledge of safe anaesthesia and effective pain management.
To relax Maxine enjoys walking her two athletic lurchers, Dee-Dee and Yogi Bear, going to the cinema, reading and spending time with family and friends.

Amy Lamb
Amy joined the practice in January 2019 and qualified in August of that same year. She has worked in many sectors in the animal care industry and as well as her Diploma in Veterinary Nursing, she has a Degree in Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour and Welfare), A National Diploma in Animal Management and A First Diploma in Animal Care.
Her interests in practice are training the student nurses and orthopaedic procedures.
Amy has many animals at home! 2 Guinea pigs, 2 Rabbits, 1 Budgie, 3 Dogs, 3 Cats, 1 Giant Land Snail, 4 Hamsters, 1 African Pygmy Hedgehog and Lots of Fish!

Ali Connellan
Ali joined the team in September 2017, following 8 years working as a level 3 qualified beauty therapist in a health spa and a further 2 years as a medical secretary in the NHS. She as however always wanted to be a veterinary nurse and is currently in her second year of training. She has a particular interest in nursing our poorly in-patients, giving them lots of TLC and sharing in their owner’s joy when they recover and go home.
Ali has two cats, Alfie and Dillon, who are very energetic and like to get up to mischief regularly!

Charlotte Matthews
Charlotte joined us at the start of 2020 as a 2nd year Student Veterinary Nurse.

Meg Jones

Chloe Lakin
Chloe is a key member of the practice leadership team. She has great organisational skills which she readily uses to keep the rest of us in check! Following graduation from Nottingham Trent University in the summer of 2011, Chloe started working as an RVN in July that year, and joined our team at Cockburn Veterinary Group in October 2012. More recently she has undertaken the prestigious Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management and is now actively involved in the day-to-day management of the practice.
Outside work, Chloe enjoys life with her husband and daughter and they all love to go for long walks in the countryside with their energetic dogs – Jingo the Border Collie and Peppa the Jack Russell Terrier.

Elaine Bircher
Elaine joined Cockburn Veterinary Group in 2007 as a member of the reception team migrating upstairs to become our Office Manager in the summer of 2019. She owns three horses and all sorts of animals and birds seem to enjoy living at Elaine’s house – including wild pheasants, a fox family and lots of breeding swifts who like to nest in the stables and keep the horses company.

Andie Chapman
Andie has worked on Reception since 2007 and lives in Coalville with a fabulous Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Doc – he’s a wonderful ambassador for the breed and possesses, we believe, the biggest grin in canine history. Andie processes all our client insurance claim forms, ensuring that settlement takes place as quickly as possible.

Rachael Oliver
Rachael is our longest serving reception member, having joined Cockburn Veterinary Group in 1998. She is a very creative person and is in charge of our fabulous waiting room displays and notices.
