CUMBERLAND VALLEY - Key Persons
Dr. Saxton grew up an active athlete in Sykesville, Maryland, playing everything from soccer, basketball, softball and track to boys lacrosse. She attended Bridgewater College, a small liberal arts school in Virginia and earned a bachelor of science in biology. While at Bridgewater, Dr. Saxton played on the college's women's soccer team, including games in both Germany and Holland. In 2008 she graduated with her DVM from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and joined the Cumberland Valley Veterinary team. GO BUCKS! She is married to her high school sweetheart, a Department of Defense civilian, Staff Sergeant in the Maryland Army National Guard and Iraqi war veteran. Dr. Saxton shares her home with a mischievous Bengal cat, Ace, and a yellow Labrador retriever, Dakota, who is a registered therapy dog. She enjoys scrapbooking, playing and watching sports, especially the Baltimore Ravens, skiing and cooking.
Dr. Dolan grew up in Reston, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. She went to Virginia Tech for her undergraduate studies, earning a B.S. in biology. She went on to earn a M.S. in biology from The College of William and Mary and returned to Virginia Tech to earn her DVM at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She joined Cumberland Valley Veterinary Clinic in 1996. She is married to a dairy veterinarian, Dr. Edward Wurmb, and has a young daughter, Abigail. Her family also includes 4 horses,4 dogs - 2 of which are rescues, 5 cats, 3 rabbits, 3 goats and 2 cows.. Dr. Dolan's greatest passion includes horseback riding; she participates in horse trials and combined training. She also enjoys golfing, skiing, antiquing, and gardening. She is a member of Hagerstown Sunrise Rotary Club and prior to the birth of her daughter enjoyed volunteering at a local horseback riding program for the handicapped. Go Hokies!
Dr. McKenna is a 1986 graduate of Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, College Park. She has been with Cumberland Valley Veterinary Clinic since January 2010. She previously worked in Gaithersburg, Germantown, and did relief work in Montgomery and Frederick counties. She had her own practice in Frederick from 1988-2000.
She currently lives on a horse farm in Boonsboro with her husband, dogs, cats, horses and a pony. She has two grown children; a son who is working on his Masters and PhD degrees in Seattle, Washington and a daughter who is graduating from college and applying to medical school. She and her husband are avid foxhunters and are Whippers-in for the local foxhunting club (New Market-Middletown Valley Hounds). Dr. McKenna enjoys spending time with her family and friends, riding and competing her horses, fox hunting, gardening, and traveling. She believes that being a veterinarian is a great profession, and that patients/pets are AWESOME!
Dr. Wesley went to Gettysburg College and Towson State University for his undergraduate degree in Biology. He then worked at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as a research technician for several years, and part time at a small animal hospital in Baltimore as a Veterinary Technician. His increased interest in veterinary medicine led him to a full time position at the small animal hospital, and then to the University of Maryland School of Medicine followed by veterinary school at Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. He enjoys ice hockey, reading history and biography, Shakespeare, classic movies and building his own computers. He has two cats named Nick and Nora.
Tammy Snyder is the practice manager and Tara Martin is the business manager at Cumberland Valley Veterinary Clinic. Both have been with the practice since 1996. Together, they handle the daily operations of the clinic.
Job Titles:
- Business Manager at Cumberland Valley Veterinary Clinic