Staff Biographies

Liz Wilmot is a graduate of Sheffield University in England. She has been in the animal care field since 1986 first working in and then managing a large boarding establishment. She took over Countryside kennels with her daughter in April 1994 and has continued to educate herself in the animal care field. She currently holds the American Boarding Kennels Association Pet Care Technician and Advanced Pet Care Technician certificates and is active in the organization. She is Regional Director of ABKA Region 2 which covers Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Has acted as moderator at round table discussions and was selected to serve on a panel of experts at a regional meeting. She also attends the national ABKA conventions yearly and attends seminars as often as possible, She attended a class and obtained a certificate in Animal CPR. She also presented a kennel profile at the 2002 regional meeting of ABKA.

Angie Montgomery has been in the pet care field since 1987. She attended the Nash Academy of Animal Arts and was awarded a certificate of excellence in Pet Grooming. Angie is also the holder of the Pet Care Technician Certificate and attends seminars on a regular basis both at the regional and national level. She is extremely knowledgeable in all areas of animal care and supervises the grooming and kennel staff as well as participating in all areas of animal care on a daily basis. Angie is the one that everyone calls on if there is a problem dog or cat that the staff cannot handle. She works tirelessly to assure that all pets are well taken care of and is extremely aware of the little things such as making sure all dogs have bedding every evening or that the geriatric dogs get late exercise, extra bedding and are treated at all times with TLC