Dr. Steven Velling

Steve earned his Bachelor's degree in Zoology (1988) and his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (1992) from the University of California at Davis. After graduating, he joined the Peace Corps where he worked with the local government in Morroco to help eradicate rabies. When he returned to the U.S., he worked at a busy small animal practice in Southern California.

Three years later, he and his family moved to Northern Virginia to be closer to his wife's family and to have a better place to raise their children. He fufilled his dream of owning his own practice in July of 1998, when he officially opened the doors to Ashburn Village Animal Hospital.

Dr. Velling has two Welsh Corgies, Copper and Rusty, and one kitten, Jill. He likes to spend time with his family, travel, and participate in sports.

 Dr. Bev Hollis

Bev earned her undergraduate degree in English, Math and Biology from the University of Minnesota and George Mason University (1982 & 1991).  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 1997.

Upon graduation she spent the next 10 years in Nashville, TN where she worked in a small animal practice, started her own veterinary housecall practice, and became Nashville's first full-time shelter veterinarian.

She moved to Northern Virginia in 2006 and started working part-time for Ashburn Village Animal Hospital at that time.  Dr. Hollis also began a pet photography business in that same year.

In May of 2010 Dr. Hollis joined Ashburn Village Animal Hospital on a full-time basis.  She lives in Leesburg with her two dogs, Lily, a shelter terrier, & Niles, the world's funniest PBGV.

In her spare time she works a lot with her old-time film cameras.  She loves adventure travel, anything Apple (Mac, not the fruit), and long distance running.

Dr. Deann Ashby

Dr. Deann started off her education at College of Notre Dame of Maryland, which can be found in Baltimore, where she acquired a Liberal Arts degree in Biology and Art, with a minor in Chemistry, graduating in 1999.  She then moved to Houston Texas where she continued her education part-time, while working as a veterinary technician. 

After being accepted to St. George University School of Veterinary Medicine, Deann spent 3 years in Grenada honing her veterinary skills.  She then returned to the states to complete her clinical year at Tuskegee University, graduating from SGU in 2009.  

After graduation she spent the next 2 years working with a non-profit veterinary group in south Texas, working on education, animal wellness needs and population control issues in low income areas.  

Dr. Deann Always wanted to move back to the northeast to be closer to her family, and in November of 2011, she got her chance and joined the team at Ashburn Village Animal hospital.  She now lives in Silver Spring MD, and commutes, but hopes to soon move to Virginia, with her dog Cassie (13 years and counting), and cat Oliver (AKA, Mr. Trouble kitty).

In her free time she spends much of it with her niece and nephew, or looking into the local karaoke scene, and plans to spend as much time fishing and camping as possible when the weather warms up.

Dr. Angela Clarke

Dr. Clarke graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor's of Science in Animal Science in 1990 and then graduated from Michigan State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994.  After graduating from veterinary school, she did an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Pittsford Animal Hospital in Rochester, New York.  She spent one more year in small animal private practice in Rochester, and then moved to Washington D.C. to escape the cold.  In her spare time, Dr. Clarke enjoys watching football (both the American and European version, especially the English Premier League), long-distance running (she's completed 11 Marine Corps Marathons), travelling, and spending time with her husband and geriatric cat, Tasha, the softest cat ever.