The Team
Catherine Walker
Position:Human Resources Manager
-BBus
Catherine commenced with Animal Emergency Service after a career in industrial relations, human resources and business management. ... read more
Amanda Campbell
Position:Senior Nurse & Hospital Standards Officer
-Cert IV Vet Nursing Dip Vet Nursing (Emergency & Critical Care) AVN
Amanda has many years of experience in veterinary nursing. She commenced in the industry out of a want to improve animal’s lives while ... read more
Dr Danielle Huston
Position:Veterinary Manager Tanawha
-BVSc(Hons)
Despite a life-long love for our furry friends, Veterinary Science wasn’t Dr. Huston’s first dream. As a young child, she dreamt of ... read more
Kelly Hodge
Position:Nurse
Kelly commenced with Animal Emergency Service in 2011 after a career working in customer service and working with the gorgeous koalas ... read more
Dr Matt Rosen
Position:Hospital Director Tanawha
-BVSc(Hons)
Dr. Rosen graduated from Veterinary Medicine from the University of Queensland in 2005, after completing two other degrees at the same ... read more
Tiffany Marshall
Position:Senior Nurse
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Tiffany Marshall started her vet nurse career in 1996 working for a 24hr large and small animal practice, She graduated in the year ... read more
Leah Curran
Position:Receptionist
-Cert II Animal Studies Cert II Retail Pharmacy
Leah was a Pharmacy Assistant previously but her true passion has always been with animals as she grew up on a small farm. After ... read more
Leigh Davey
Position:Nurse
-Cert IV Vet Nursing
Leigh Davey grew up on a farm and always had animals in her life, just loved being around them. With 15 years, Leigh started working at read more
Mikaila Carlsburg
Position:Nurse
-BAppSc (Veterinary Technology) & Cert IV VN
Mikaila has wanted to work in the animal industry since she was in primary school, about age 7 or 8. She’s always been passionate read more
Tamara McCallum
Position:Nurse
-Cert IV Veterinary Nursing
Tamara has always had a variety of animals through her life and always had an inkling she was going to work with animals. She just ... read more
Grace Borg
Position:Reception Manager
-Dip HR Management Cert III Frontline Management
Grace commenced with Animal Emergency Service mid-2016 in the role of Reception Manager at the Underwood practice. This follows an ... read more
Dr Lachlan Kesteven
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BVSc
Like so many others, Dr Lachlan Kesteven grew up with a fascination with all animals great and small. While Lachlan was always ... read more
Dr Gerardo Poli
Position:Hospital Director Jindalee
-BVSc (Hons Class 1) MVS (Small Animal Practice) MANZCVS (Emergency & Critical Care)
Gerardo completed his Bachelor of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland in 2008. He graduated with first class honors and ... read more
Dr Kayla Jones
Position:Veterinary Manager Underwood
-BVSc
Growing up with animals and the loving bond a human has with a living creature (big or small), is where the inspirations and ... read more
Dr Alexandra Hynes
Position:Hospital Director Underwood
-BVSc (Hons) MVS MANZCVS (Emergency & Critical Care)
Dr Alex Hynes is Director and Senior Emergency Veterinarian at AES Underwood . Her passion for helping animals and her talent in the ... read more
Rikki-lee Dess
Position:Nurse
-Bachelor of Veterinary Technology & Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
Rikki-lee grew up on a farm in Dubbo and that’s where her love of animals started. After working in all different industries, ... read more
Narelle Adams
Position:Customer Care
-Cert IV Dog Behaviour, Diploma of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Cert II Animal Care
Narelle loves reuniting strays with their owners and looking after clients while the vets and nurses look after their pets. Narelle ... read more
Sharon Hee Xiao Xin
Position:PetICU Nurse
-Dipl. Vet Tech, BSc
Sharon graduated with a Diploma in Veterinary Technology, from Temasek Polytechnic Singapore in 2010 and has been working in a small ... read more
Dr Brooke Schampers
Position:Veterinarian
Dr Brooke Schampers grew up in Brisbane, and for as long as she can remember she has always had the dream of becoming a veterinarian ... read more
Lee Imperatrice
Position:Nurse Coordinator
-Certificate 4 in veterinary nursing
Lee has had a passion for animals for as long as she can remember. She pursued her passion at 17 years old by landing a job in a ... read more
Dr Philippa Williams
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (Emergency & Critical Care) MVS BAppSc (Hons)
Becoming a vet was always an ambition of mine from a very young age. I was born in Australia but my family moved to Hong Kong when I ... read more
Alanah McGrath
Position:Nurse
-Cert IV Vet Nursing
Alanah has grown up with a huge love for all animals and the will to want to help them and be surrounded by them. She has always wanted read more
Dr Clare Peterson
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BVSc MANZCVS (Emergency and Critical Care)
Working with animals was always part of Clare’s plan. Originally from Canada, she graduated from UBC in 2007 with a Bachelor of ... read more
Ali Stewart
Position:Practice Manager
-BEd, Diploma in management, Cert IV in assessment & workplace trainer, Cert IV in training and assessment, Cert II Environment sustainable workplaces
Ali has multiple years of management experience and provides leadership that fosters a positive environment of support and ... read more
Dr Dan McDougall
Position:Veterinarian
-BVSc MACVSc
Dr McDougall has been working as a veterinarian since graduation from the University of Queensland in 1998. His career commenced with a read more
Patrice Burford
Position:Nurse Manager Underwood
-Cert IV Veterinary Nursing, Diploma in Emergency & Critical Care
Patrice qualified in New Zealand in 1995 with a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing where she worked for 10 years as a small and Large Animal read more
Dr Vanessa Grose
Position:Veterinarian
Dr Vanessa Grose was schooled in Brisbane with school holidays spent on a sheep and cattle property near Dirranbandi. Animals have ... read more
Brook Wilkin
Position:Vet Nurse
-Diploma in Emergency and Critical Care
Brook recently joined the Animal Emergency Services team after living in WA for 3yrs. After growing up on a rural property where she ... read more
Emily Quinn
Position:Nurse
-B Science (Ecology & Conservation Biology) B App Science (Veterinary Technology)
Emily always wanted to work with animals. Her strong interest in wildlife conservation lead her to undergo a science degree in Ecology ... read more
Denise Nicholaidis
Position:Nurse
-Cert IV Veterinary Nursing
Denise always wanted to work as a veterinary nurse. She has had animals her whole life as a result of her great love for them. Working ... read more
Amanda Atkinson
Position:Nurse
-Cert IV Veterinary Nursing
Growing up on a farm in country Victoria with cats, dogs, sheep, goats, cows, rabbits, ducks, horses, and a pet pigeon, Amanda’s career read more
Dr Geoffrey Dodds
Position:Veterinarian
-BVSc (Hons) BSc (Hons)
Geoffrey had a fascination with animals and the natural world ever since he can remember. In 2006, he completed a Bachelor of Science, ... read more
Samantha Frew
Position:Nurse
-BBMs, Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, Certificate III in Animal Studies
Having always had a passion for animals, and after volunteering with the WILVOS Sunshine Coast, Samantha wanted to broaden her ... read more
Dr Sara West
Position:Veterinarian
-BVSc
Dr Sara has always had a love for animals and science, so a career in veterinary science was the perfect way to combine these two loves read more
Dr Simon Lemin
Position:Director
-BVSc MANZCVS (Surgery)
Dr Simon Lemin graduated from University of Queensland in 1990 and after 7 years in general practice, switched to the challenges and ... read more
Marilie Bester
Position:Senior Nurse
-Dip Vet Nursing
Marilie always wanted to be a vet and in grade 11, her dad helped her get work with the closes vets. From then, she progressed to ... read more
Catrina Buchanan
Position:Nurse
-Cert IV Vet Nursing
Catrina has worked for 2 years as Veterinary Nurse in a regular vet clinic but decided to try emergency and has been loving it ever ... read more
Olivia Knapman
Position:Senior Administration / Project Coordinator
-B App Sc (Hons)
Olivia graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor in Applied Science majoring in Environmental Studies & Zoology. Since then she has worked ... read more
Dr Rod Meehan
Position:Hospital Director Cararra
-BVSc MANZCVS (Emergency & Critical Care)
In 1991 Rod Meehan graduated from the University then worked in the United Kingdom for 2 years. He then partnered in a multi-practice ... read more
Hayley Strain
Position:Senior AES & Pet ICU Veterinary Technician & Nurse
-BAppSc (VT) / Cert II & IV VN
Hayley began her career with animals at the young age of 12 in a kennel hand and hydrobathing job at her local general practice back in read more
Kathryn Mepham
Position:Nurse
-BVSc-4th Year
Kathryn is a fourth-year vet science student studying at the University of Queensland. She’s from Canada, born and raised on ... read more
Dr Dana Seymour
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BS BVSc (Hons)
Dr Seymour became a vet because she thought it would be interesting and provide more excitement and challenges than her first degree in read more
Jane Roberts
Position:PICU Nursing Manager
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Jane has worked for the Animal Emergency Service since May 2000, she qualified as a veterinary nurse in the UK and relocated to ... read more
Dr Craig Farmiloe
Position:Veterinarian
-BVSc
Craig grew up on a farm where he developed a deep love for animals. His childhood experiences were the foundation for his international read more
Lisa Thurston
Position:Practice Manager Carrara
-Cert IV Vet Nursing, Dip Vet Nursing (Emergency & Critical Care)
Lisa completed her Certificate IV in vet nursing in 2000 and worked in general practice for a year. She then joined emergency medicine ... read more
Vicki Porter
Position:Accounts Manager
-Cert IV Business
Vicki has been an Office Manager in a range of different industries for over 30 years. She began with AES in 2010 and loves her job ... read more
Dr Rob Webster
Position:Director & Veterinary Specialist
-BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS (Emergency & Critical Care)
In 2014 Dr. Rob Webster became a specialist in veterinary emergency medicine and critical care. Rob has been working full-time as an ... read more
Dr Elise Lenske
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BVSc (Hons Class 1) MANZCVS (Emergency & Critical Care)
Dr Elise Lenske had the desire to become a veterinarian for as long as she can remember. She was lucky enough to grow up on the ... read more
Dr Alvaro Jordan Castillo
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BVSc (Hons)
Dr Alvaro Jordan Castillo commenced studies in medicine for humans but after two years he realised that if you aren’t covered in dog ... read more
Tracey Gierke
Position:Nurse
-Cert IV Veterinary Nursing
Tracey’s Veterinary Nursing career goes back many years to when she was still at High school, working on Saturday’s with an ... read more
Dr. Calvin Lai
Position:Veterinarian
-BSc BVs
Dr. Calvin Lai was born in Hong Kong. He had two cats when he was young, Mui Mui(younger sister) and Tai Wong(Big Yellow Cat). ... read more
Laura Ramsay
Position:PetICU Nurse
-Cert IV Vet Nursing
Laura has been vet nursing for the past 10 years. Starting out in a very busy Sydney clinic before she traveled the world for 4 years. ... read more
Dr Neil Wilson
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BVMS MRCVS
Dr Neil Wilson graduated from Glasgow University in 1993 and worked in farming practices in the UK before embarking on 10 years of ... read more
Dr Lisa Brumby
Position:Senior Veterinarian
-BVSc(Hons) CMAVA
Dr Brumby became a veterinarian due to a love of animals and desire to help them. She graduated from the University of Queensland in ... read more
Dr Lauren Russell
Position:Veterinarian
-BVetBio/BVSc (Hons)
Lauren wanted to become a vet because she has always had a strong interest in medicine and surgery, and of course, she loves animals. ... read more
Rhiannon Manganaro
Position:Senior Nurse & PICU
-Cert IV Veterinary Nursing, Diploma of Emergency and Critical Veterinary Nursing
Rhiannon started her nursing career at Animal Emergency Service in 2009 in Kennel Attendant role. She always knew she would work with ... read more
Jodi MacKinnon
Position:Director
-Dip Practice Management (Veterinary)
Jodi has played a pivotal role in the growth of Animal Emergency Service. As the Business Manager of both Animal Emergency Service and ... read more
Kate Wesche
Position:Nurse
-Cert 4 Veterinary Nurse
Kate is a Veterinary Nurse who gained her qualification whilst working in a large mixed practice in her hometown of Mackay. She has ... read more