Meet the Team

Education Veterinary Degree: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

I am Dr. Mary Beth Soverns, a proud graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. In 1988, my husband, Dr. Carroll Thumel, and I co-founded Countryside Veterinary Clinic.

I am a 2006 graduate of the Virginia- Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. I am originally from Maryland and have been practicing at Countryside since graduating in 2006!

Education Veterinary Degree: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Education Veterinary Degree: University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Education Veterinary Degree: University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Although you may have known me as Dr. Breakell, I have recently been married and am now Dr. Watkins.

I graduated from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech in 2017.

Dani graduated with a degree in graphic design in 2010 from Clover Park Technical College in Washington State, where she was born and raised. Soon after she graduated she decided that graphic design was not the path she wanted as a career for her life.

We are very proud to have Kathie as part of the Countryside team since 1996! Kathie received her veterinary technician degree from Essex Community College in 1997.

Joanna started out with Countryside by shadowing Dr. Webster (Dr. Young) in 2011 and quickly became a wonderful asset to our clinic. We were then lucky enough have her join our staff as a Veterinary Assistant.

Danielle began working at Countryside Veterinary Clinic in 2000 as a receptionist. After graduating from Catonsville Community College of Baltimore County, Essex, with her degree in Veterinary Technology, she became registered technician at Countryside!

Caroline graduated from Allegheny College with a degree in Biology. She has always had an interest in animals and wanted to pursue a career in the field. She is interested in becoming a registered veterinary technician.

Courtney is from Frederick County where she attended Urbana High School and Frederick Community College.

Samantha absolutely loves animals and grew up in Crownsville. Since then, she has volunteered at shelters and rescues as well as worked at doggie daycares and kennels across the country!

Amber grew up in Catonsville, Maryland, and graduated from CCBC in 2022 with her certificate in Medical Assisting. Aside from her roles here at Countryside, she is a dance teacher, and a proud owner of two cats, Myla and Cali, and a dog named Coco!

Emily grew up here in Maryland where she rode horses and found she had a huge love for animals. She currently has a boxer named Tasha and they love hiking together. She has a passion for photography and horticulture and took classes in both at Montgomery College.

Minnie was born and raised in Maryland. She graduated from the University of Maryland College Park in May 2019 with a Bachelor’s in Animal and Avian Sciences. She has always had a passion for animals ever since she was little.

In addition to my role as a Customer Service Representative at Countryside, I plan to become certified in personal training and yoga.

Kristen grew up in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York, her two biggest passions are animals and cooking. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in London in 2012 and worked in professional kitchens for over a decade.

Joanna is from California but was born and raised in Washington state.

While Keyani grew up in Philadelphia, she moved to Maryland to pursue new opportunities in veterinary medicine. She has always had a passion for animals and has known that she wanted to work in this industry since she was 7 years old!

Colleen was born and raised in Ellicott City. She grew up riding horses and has spent her life surrounded by animals.

Ashley was born and raised in Howard County. She attended Glenelg High School and Howard Community College, where she earned her degree in Psychology. Ashley grew up riding and working with horses and has always been passionate about helping animals.

Brooke has been a veterinary assistant with Countryside since 2008, but her family have been clients of ours for over 25 years! She is currently attending Catonsville Community College of Baltimore County and is interested in becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician.

A member of the Countryside staff since December 2022!

Nick joins us with a Bachelor's Degree in Pre-Veterinary Science and a Minor in History from the University of Delaware! He has 3 dogs, "Hooper", an English Black Lab, "Honey", an English Yellow Lab, and "Sulley", a Havanese and a cat named "Ozzy".

From the time Sky was little, she always knew she had a passion for animals. She grew up in Glen Burnie MD, where she spent a lot of her time with her grandparents who rescued many different types of animals and she helped train and take care of them!

A member of the Countryside staff since April 2023!

Ethan always has a lifelong love of animals and a true compassion to care for them. He says he is overjoyed to be able to work with and love on your pets daily! In his free time he enjoys playing guitar, skateboarding, and playing with his pitbull, "Pax".