Like a lot of veterinarians, Renee grew up crazy for animals. This love was nurtured by her tolerant and dog loving parents who endured a parade of foundlings, fosters, and orphans in their home. At age sixteen her little girl horse obsession was sealed with an unbroken Appaloosa filly that grew to be a winning competitive trail and endurance trail horse.

Her first job, to support said horse, was kennel help/chief poop scooper.

Continued interest in veterinary medicine led to becoming a Certified Veterinary Technician. Continued horse obsession led to a job as an exercise rider and groom for the master of the Old Dominion Hounds. Eventually, veterinary medicine won, resulting in a newlywed husband, John Nolan, and graduation from Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Good friends and colleagues Paul Anikis, Monica Chapman, Pam Thayer, and Joe Davis all hail from “the best class ever” of 1991.

After John’s internships was a happy return to Virginia and settling down to part time homesteading, gardening, raising two sons, and working as a small animal veterinarian. Renee’s passion remains with veterinary medicine, with a focus of continued education and individualized care.

From a very young age, when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Monica always answered that she wanted to be a veterinarian. She still wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. Her father, a WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Veteran was a general surgeon in the Army and then had a second career as staff physician at the University of Maryland. Monica fondly remembers removing lumps from the very patient and obedient family dog, Brunhilda with her father teaching her local anesthetic administration, suture patterns and instrument handling techniques on the couch in the rec room.

Monica graduated from the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in the “illustrious and acclaimed” class of 1991, alongside colleagues Dr.s Renee and John Nolan, Paul Anikis, Pamela Thayer, and Joe Davis. She worked in small animal practices throughout Virginia in Waynesboro, Amherst, Lynchburg, and Roanoke before landing in Clarke County with her husband, Kimber, and joining the Middleburg Animal Hospital in 1996. Once their son, Oliver, was born, in 1999, Monica left private practice to enter public practice at the Fauquier SPCA where she spent 15 years as Veterinarian-In-Charge, practicing medicine and surgery, caring for the shelter animals and providing high quality, low cost spay/neuter services for the general community. Dr. Monica, CVIT, joined her classmates at Piedmont Small Animal in 2017 and is enjoying sharing her integrative approach to Veterinary Medicine with clients and patients.

Monica has always been interested in herbal medicine and began her formal training in 2012, studying under Teresa Boardwine, RH(AHG) in Sperryville, VA, completed certification courses in Foundations of Western Herbal Medicine and Apothecary (medicine making) in 2013, and worked as an intern with Geo Derick Giordano, MSc, RH(AHG). In early 2017, she completed a Graduate Degree in Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine at the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies (CIVT), studying under Dr. Barbara Fougere, a world leader in integrative veterinary medicine. She has also joined the faculty of CIVT and now mentors and helps teach classes educating Veterinarians all over the world about veterinary western herbal medicine.

Monica’s passion is using western herbs in an integrative approach to optimize health and wellness, and she established Mojo Medicinals, LLC in early 2017 in Paris, VA to bring the healing power of our plant allies to our 4-legged community. Dr. Monica is also a licensed hemp grower and producer and makes a whole plant hemp extract to provide this important green medicine to her patients.

Dr. Katy Wilson grew up in Colorado, exploring the Rocky Mountains on the back of her horse and showing Paint Horses while in high school. Her family helped forge a passion for caring for animals.

In 1992 she graduated from the Colorado State College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and worked the following two years as an equine practitioner before transitioning to exclusively small animal practice. She enjoys helping clients develop a loving bond with their pet and values the relationship formed with the clients in the process.

Dr. Wilson and her husband Dr. Dave Johnson, another CSU grad moved to northern Virginia in 1998 (many of you may know Dr. Johnson as the Piedmont Equine dental practitioner). They live in White Post with daughter Reagan, seven horses, two dogs, two cats and four chickens. In her spare time, she enjoys horseback riding and painting.

Dr. Thayer is the product of a military/foreign service upbringing. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon and raised in Sydney, Australia. Her family moved to the United States where they settled in Arlington, Virginia.

Dr. Thayer attended Radford College, graduating with a degree in Speech and language therapy. After being tenured in this first profession, she applied to veterinary school and was accepted to the Va Md Regional College of Veterinary medicine. She graduated in 1991 along with her husband Joe Davis and fellow classmates Rene and John Nolan, Monica Chapman and Paul Anikis.

She and her husband Joe, live on a farm in Marshall, surrounded by Golden Retrievers and horses. Their home was built in 1802 and keeps them busy as all farms and old houses do! She is an avid rider, competing in horse trials with her favorite horse, Whole Lotta Lovin. She and her husband are active members of the Old Dominion Hunt. Dr. Thayer also raises Golden Retrievers. The kennel name is Winterset’s Golden retrievers. Her girls named Merlot, Willow and Maple are always happy to greet anyone who comes to visit.

Pam and Joe have two daughters, Hayley and Kristina. Both have graduated from College and Joe and her are beginning their life as empty nesters. The family enjoys sailing on the Chesapeake Bay on Joe’s boat the Orianna, riding horses together and hiking whenever possible. She hopes that there will be more travel in their future.

Dr. Jodie Potts is a 2010 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Potts is devoted to providing excellence in Wellness and preventative care for dogs and cats. She firmly believes in the benefits of dental health and enjoys performing dental procedures as well as sharpening her skills in ophthalmology.

Growing up in middle Tennessee, a passion of hers has always been horses. She currently owns five: Comet, Fever, Tesla, Max, and Byrd.

She is married to Josh Potts and enjoys reading, hiking, and walking when not busy with the horses.