Meet The Team

Jessica graduated from Cambridge Vet School in 2011, and after a short spell in mixed practice realised farm animal medicine was her passion and signed up to the Westpoint internship, progressing to set up the Daventry branch in 2014.

Alex graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2012 and after a brief spell in mixed practice started working exclusively with large animals in 2013, initially in Shropshire, then for Westpoint Daventry, and now as one of the Clinical Directors of Cross Counties Farm Vets and Broughton Veterinary Group.

Growing up on a beef and sheep farm, working with animals was always on the cards for Mel, who graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2014. After two years in mixed practice and a year of travelling, she joined Broughton Vets and began to specialise in farm practice.

Alba graduated from the University of Cardenal Herrera in Valencia in 2012 and moved to the UK to work in farm medicine – and has been here ever since!

Gina graduated in 2018, and worked at a farm practice in Worcestershire before joining us in 2020. She has a small flock of sheep at home, sits on the committee for the Sheep Veterinary Society and runs the Cross Counties Flock Club. She is also a Milksure registered vet. Her other clinical passions include surgery and health planning.

Sophie graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2019 and joined Westpoint Daventry that August. She enjoys all aspects of farm animal practice, with a particular interest in surgery and beef health planning. She runs the Beef Club alongside Alba.

Outside of work, Sophie loves travelling to new counties, long hikes and paddle-boarding with her rescue lurcher Lyra. She also plays in defence for her local football team and enjoys watching both Arsenal Women and Lionesses matches.

James is originally from Cambridgeshire and qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2018. Since graduation James has worked full time as a farm vet and joined the Cross Counties Farm Vets team in 2021 to be closer to his family. James is interested in lameness control and is a mobility mentor. He also enjoys herd health work, exports, and working with pigs.

In his personal life, he enjoys finding interesting walks with his dog, taking on DIY projects at home and going rock climbing and bouldering when he can.

Lauren grew up on a sheep and beef farm, has a degree in Applied Animal Studies and is a qualified SQP. She initially joined the BVG team as a small animal receptionist, before joining CCFV as a Vet Tech in 2020, going on to graduate from the Veterinary Technician Higher apprenticeship at Harper Adams in 2024. She has her own small flock of sheep, as well as two dogs, three cats and a tortoise.